Critical Mass goes West and I get my QOM back.

Well attended... there was our leader Stu and Marko, Mikhail, KD, Buffalo² and Yale. We did have another woman who I'd not yet met, but she dropped off not long after the group met me at the Carnegie Science Center. No issues other than impatient drivers on the McKees Rocks bridge.

This picture doesn't do the hill justice.

The Steuben Street hill was my most challenging climb so far. I looked up as we approached and feared I'd be walking the bike up that thing. I toughed it out, but my thighs are rather angry with me the next day. I had one short bout of muscle cramps a few hours afterwards. I'll live. I'm getting much better at hills.

HOW does Endomondo know I was cycling with Mikhail?!?

I bothered to update Strava and learned I've regained both my Queen of the Mountain titles on Polish Hill. So awesome. When I first lost my QOM to someone, I thought I'd never beat her time, but I have. Yes, I'm definitely getting better at hills.

Meet the former Queen Of Polish Hill.

Today, I got an email from Strava.

I was left to wonder. "What the heck is my QOM and how did I lose it?"

I quick Googling and I discover it means Queen of the Mountain.

Well, that's interesting. Strava has leaderboards for segments and hills, I learned after I poked around. As it turns out, I was the only woman to track a segment up Polish Hill. I was QOM by default... and I didn't even know it... until...

Um, yeah.... I won't be breaking her record up that hill. My head might explode. However, I will be thinking about beating my own record the next time I haul my ass up that hill. Thanks, Strava!

Currently, the KOM is 1:44. Dang.