Yep, just a little steeper than mine: https://www.strava.com/segments/623328 https://www.strava.com/segments/623328 AFAIK your 'naive' understanding is pretty

Yep, just a little steeper than mine: https://www.strava.com/segments/623328 https://www.strava.com/segments/623328 AFAIK your 'naive' understanding is pretty right on. I subscribe to the philosophy of spending as much time as possible in the "sweet spot" (search on that term), which is toned down just a bit from the best effort you can do in an hour.