Originally Posted by gregjones

Strava shows the "real" hill that I have to climb rising 156 ft in .5 mile. I don't know how this translates to the rest of the world, but the damn thing is steep to me. It's only about a mile longer to go up it on my return from one of the grocery stores that I shop at. On most trips I am not at all pressed for time so I go to the hill. One local Strava user labels the segment "The Beast" (the term I use for it also starts with a "B"), his best time is just under three minutes. It takes me quite a bit longer with the basket panniers filled with groceries. I'm getting better on it, real slowly better.