Originally Posted by
Random11
One thing I will take from this is that I should probably try to push a little harder going up the hills.
That is good advice you have given yourself. But in all of it your original attitude still applies, keep it fun! One thing I have found after a couple years of more regular riding and being in better shape, the big hills are what makes it fun for me now. The longer and steeper the better! But it took me several years to get to this point.. don't overdo it and kill the fun.