HTFU ("Hills To Fly Up" but sometimes known by a less appropriate name) is our regular Tuesday night hill climb/power development workout. Come prepared for 60-90 minutes of steep hills and hard efforts. This will help you develop more power and mentally prepare you for challenging sections of your race course.

Equipment: Helmets are required to ride. A good headlight and taillight are recommended. Also MUY IMPORTANTE make sure that your bike is in good working order and there is plenty of life left in your brake pads. Can not stress this enough... Check your gear BEFORE coming out! Riders are encouraged to bring road or triathlon bikes for the sake of keeping the group pace consistent, but we'll gladly welcome a new cyclist on a mountain or hybrid bike. Bring your willingness to suffer and leave your inhibitions at home as we will tackle some of the steepest hills in Seattle.

Pace and Regrouping: HTFU is designed to get your heart rate close to anaerobic threshold and give you 3-4 chances to get close to your max HR. As everyone will conquer the hills at their own best-effort pace, we regroup frequently (at the top of almost every hill) and try not to lose anyone. Please note that this is a training ride and not a social ride. This requires that you pay attention to the group dynamics as we ride on open roads and try to stay with the group.

Routes: Our routes change every week, going through a 5-6 week cycle from easiest to hardest. To start things off, I’m doing an Introduction to HTFU. This route has half the climbing of our normal routes. There are a couple of steep climbs to let people know what to expect on the regular routes, so it is a great way to get warmed up, and see if you want to join us on the bigger routes. I encourage everyone to join. This is a no drop ride.

Our route rotation:

HTFU Ravena https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42741584

HTFU 75th https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43379536

HTFU Golden Gardens https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36429048

HTFU Queen Anne https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39923411

HTFU Magnolia https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42757911

HTFU 98th https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42746798

HTFU Bellevue https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43907665

Location: We meet in the parking lot of Gas Works Park and start/end all our rides from there. Be aware on nice days this parking lot will fill up in the afternoon; if you're driving to this event, give yourself some extra time to find parking.

Time: Be ready to roll at 6:30 pm. We will have a brief safety speech, then roll a soon as it is done. Again, arrive early enough to be ready to roll at 6:30 sharp. If you are late, don’t expect to join the ride. Most rides are about 1.5 hours in length.

Weather: Rain or significant chance of rain cancels this ride. We'll make the final call no later than 5:30pm day of the ride. Please check back in the comments section prior to ride for cancellation due to bad weather.

In order to participate in any Seattle Triathlon Group event, you must sign our electronic waiver. Waivers only need to be signed once per year or if your contact info has changed. Please use the same email address for the waiver as the email address you use here on Meetup so we can match them up. New this year is that I will only be accepting electronic waivers - please complete the waiver ahead of time! No waiver, no ride!