It was my first commute after the Covid lockdown. I left at sunrise, so the light was low, and I was very conscious of trying to be visible. It was a fun ride down the hill and not as cold as I was expecting.
The way up was OK, I left at 4pm to beat the worst of the traffic and the rain. As it was the Friday before a long weekend I also expected traffic to be lighter, and I think it was in general.
The ride up the hill felt slow, and according to Strava it was 12:33, my slowest time by miles, and actually 3 minutes longer then my last ride up the hill. It could be because I stopped before crossing the traffic to get to my street, as 3 minutes over 1.4km doesn’t seem right to me. But it did feel like I was riding slowly.
It was rewarding to do it, and the start to the day was fun.