Five Tips for Uphill Cycling

Pedaling an uphill climb is very hard for a beginner. Too much exertion on the first stage of climbing is exhausting and you may not be able to reach the top if you had already spent your energy. Negotiating the few meters to the top of the mountain range is like pulling a rope attached to a nearly pulled spring or coil. The farther you go the more it gets tougher. And if you lack the reserve strength for the whole climb it is likely an exciting going down but prostrated. When climbing for the first time, do not be disappointed if you can only manage a short distance rise. Don’t force yourself as your legs muscles will not cooperate and suffer the legs’ pain on the following day. Here are the following steps to observe while negotiating a long climb:
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The One-Armed Cyclist

I was traversing the length of Daangreyna, on one morning of my work-out. Alone this time and without my cycling buddies, I tried to gain little speed for more stamina. But unknowingly someone was behind me and gone beyond with greater speed. That was Meling, the one-armed cyclist, with his jersey’s left sleeve freely swinging as he broke the wind barrier, as if taunting me for more speed or …”eat my dust.”

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