Recommend a hill in SW London for hill repeats?

PinkPedal

After basically being lazy and not training for one reason or another, I've got back into it. Although the fitness is starting to return, I seem to be even more rubbish on hills then ever! Usually head to Richmond p on a weekend to do some laps but what I think would help is some midweek hill repeats.

Can anyone recommend a hill for these? Ideally sw London and not too full of traffic.

Thanks

fidbod

With the long light evenings at the moment it is feasible to get out to boxhill or coldharbour for hill repeats.

Boxhill is good for the reasonably long grind style repeat. Coldharbour is more of a power climb.

Stuart

p.s. if you want a training partner for midweek loops drop me a line.

PinkPedal

Thanks, and apologies for taking so long to post a reply! I think I have a bit more training to do before I can contemplate Box Hill :oops: A few weeks time and I could be brave enough!

PP

phil s

If you need a few more weeks to be ready for Box bleedin Hill then you're a bit farked, TBH

cjcp

Broomfield Hill in Richmond Park is a useful one, as is Dark Hill (by Kingston Gate). Alternatively, there's Star & Garter Hill, which is the hill just left out of Richmond Gate, and Nightingale Lane, which is short and steep (the top of it is on the left, about 300 yards from Richmond Gate, but it's one way, so you have to drop down on to Petersham Road to go up it).