Hills are such a mental thing! We went for a ride on local country roads yesterday. No big deal, except I finally felt ready for my "nemesis" hill. It's 8/10 of a mile, but turns out I've been riding much steeper hills all spring/summer long! Why does this hill do this to be every year? I don't think I ever even got up the nerve for it last year! No more, it's just a hill, get over it!