lovely librarian! I'm almost a librarian too (one class left and I'm official!)

hills can suck (especially LONG slow ones like you're describing) but the best way to get better at hills is....to climb hills It sucks now but by the end of the summer you'll appreciate all those up miles you put in! (I'm trying to be a cheerleader, but I appreciate where you're coming from, hope you find some other trails to play on too!)