Kfergos, you feel that way because the hills in Harvard are steep. I used to live in the town next to Harvard, so doing those hills in the beginning of my riding "career" sort of made me think they are normal. But, they are not.
And as far as the racer boys; well my son used to ride up and down, and around Oak Hill/Pinnacle Hill/Woodchuck Hill. He would do the loop 7 times and my husband would do it twice in the same time!
Let me know next time you are out that way. I will take you up Vaughn Hill Rd. and Old Bay Rd. in Bolton .