I had a great ride yesterday, my first long ride of the year. Worked a half day and cycled all the way home, just over 37 miles with the two biggest hills in Essex (which are not big by anyone else's standards). Very windy out, but mostly tailwinds so I was flying home. And the hills seemed a lot easier than I recall from last time. Either the wind was helping me up or those three rides up big hills in Norway over Christmas actually helped. I choose to believe the second option, although the first is probably more likely.