terrymorse 

Remember when you fell behind the group running laps in high school? You’d come over the line last, exhausted, just as the coach told everyone to hit the showers — except you?

I do. Coach told me “4 more laps”. It felt like punishment, but it wasn’t. It was training, and it worked.

The same is true for climbing. If you’re struggling with the hills, do more hills. Ignore all the other training advice for now. Just get out there and do more hills!