So yesterday was the first “round trip” commute – riding both ways – of the season.\u00a0 Which means the first climb up Cathedral Hill of the season.<\/p>\n
Make no mistake about it; by June, I’ll be zipping up Grand Hill like it’s hardly there (although Ramsey Hill is kinda the great white whale for me; maybe this year, maybe not.\u00a0 Even when I was in my twenties, I didn’t ride up Ramsey Hill).<\/p>\n
But the day-by-day hill that I face in my workadaddy, hugamommy routine is Cathedral Hill – the big hill from which the, doy, Cathedral of Saint Paul looks over downtown.<\/p>\n
The BikeRadar map says it’s about a 100 foot climb from my office to the corner of Summit and Selby.\u00a0 And in about three weeks, that’s all it’ll be.<\/p>\n
But that first climb-out of the year is always a bear, even if you take the long way up the hill – up Wabasha to the 94\/Capitol frontage road, and then up John ireland Boulevard.
\nBut a smaller bear every year.\u00a0 Two years ago, when I started bike-commuting, I ran out of wind aroud Marshall and had to walk it the rest of the way on my first attempt.\u00a0 Last year, I made it to the top (in first gear, nice and slow and easy).<\/p>\n
I did about the same yesterday, but feeling much better about the whole thing.<\/p>\n
And by golly, it’s time to get on the road again!<\/p>\n
Shucks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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