Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Bridport to Sidmouth (25 April 2009)

Dear Tasmania,

Congratulations. I don't know how you've done it, but you've turned me into a hill lover. I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but glancing through old journal entries I see that as far back as April 1 (Queenstown to Lake St. Clair), I listed climbing up the hills as one of my favorite parts of the day! And then on yesterday's ride again, thoroughly enjoyable! This is worth mentioning, Tas, because I used to go to great lengths to avoid any sort of uphill back home in Bellingham, WA. Zigzagging through neighborhoods, taking the long way home, complaining bitterly about the final, 200m uphill stretch to reach the garage. So really, thank you, Tasmania, for turning me into the best hill-climbing cyclist I can be.

Sincerely,
Kelsey

PS: Now, please don't go crazy, out of control with hills on my last few rides since I've told you this. Keep it within reason. Thx.

Bridport to Sidmouth
Total K's: 73.18
Avg Spd: 16.5 k/hr
Max Spd: 48 k/hr
Hours on bike: 4:24
KM Scary Hill Rating: 3/7

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