Frustrations with climbing

So I did a pretty mean 50 mile / 13 hill ride on Memorial Day Monday.



I was surprising frustrated by my performace compared to the other cyclists.
Granted, I was on my 700 cc road bike (vs my 650 cc QR TT), which I hadn't ridden since Poconos 70.3 Half Ironman. And I had on my mtb spd's!

I noticed a massive gap would grow between me and the group on longer climbs. For short steep climb, I would blow past them with my mountain goat legs.

I think this article helps demystify my frustration, "Climbing Smart on Race Day" by Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/Climbing-Smart-on-Race-Day?page=2

I train with hr. I am not training with power yet, as I can't afford it. Appearantly, your hr lags power by 90s, so perceived exertion via hr data will make you work too hard. At least, that is what I got out of this piece.