ogami dake TT (44:50)

A TT on Wednesday's climb:

• Nota~Nakayama Pass~Sakurazaka Pass~Ogami Dake

It's wet and mid 20s. Perfect weather for a hard effort. The wind is strong though. Mostly a headwind.

3,2,1 Go!

Nakayama Pass breaks you in slowly. After the sweeping right the gradient picks up. 13 percent on the left curve. 80 cadence, 170 HR, gears to spare... good sensations.

Drop into Ukawa village. Sakurazaka Pass. Big ring on the lower slopes. The upper slopes are like steps. Easy, steep, easy, steep. 178 HR at the top.

A slight descent. Right turn. Mt. Ogami Dake. Steep at the start. 2 deers in the road. Mother and child...

A wide variety of gradients. It's hard to maintain the intensity. Something to work on in training.

Into the clouds. The last concrete steep section. The paragliders take off. Goal.

• Ogami Dake TT (17.8 km, 686 m climbing, 162/178 HR, 79 cadence, 23.7 kmph, 44:50 )

Home in less than 2 hours. The same time as one climb of Isonobe. But with more climbing. A good asaren option.

Thursday's training: Road (55 km, 860 m climbing)