Took the tica out for its first hill training night with the Texas Wheels.  It was howling wind in our faces going out, so I just went ahead and sped by the peloton as soon as traffic was clear.   Even *I* could feel the wind buffeting me - I was only doing 18 when I shoulda been doing 24 or so.  Given my lack of time on the tica since my return I was likely a little slower than I should have been up the hills.
 
Even so, The leaders who blow the doors off the rest of the peloton didn't catch me until the beginning of the second loop up the Texas Plume, which is a personal best for me.  
 
I didn't do the second part of the hills, which include a 20%er TWICE.  I just didn't have it in me, and now that I can actually run the small ring, I know for sure I need a little bigger gearage in the back.  
 
So just 20 miles, but the return trip was fun - no less than 26mph the whole way.