Cycle Commuting: Day Two
Well, the ride this morning was MUCH more pleasant! I took it easy in the city, and this time when I got to the north end of the Harbour Bridge I didn't feel like I was going to die! Great Success! I pushed slowly but steadily up the Pacific Highway, then up Walker Street. There's a big hill at the end of Walker Street as you approach St Leonards Park, but there's a bit of a dip before that - so I accelerated hard (top speed - 34.2kmh according to GPS) which gave me enough momentum to get up the first steep part of the hill. I did end up pushing the bike up the rest of the hill, like I said - I wasn't going to overdo it. After that I went through St Leonards Park, crossed at the crossings on Falcon Street (across the freeway), then ducked down the first part of Bent Street, got some momentum for the hilly part of Yeo Street, and I was at work!
I think I'll stick to this route. It's not worth going over the overpass to Winter Ave from the top of Walker Street as it means you lose altitude down the overpass and stairs, and then have to go up two hills (Bent Street and Yeo Street) - I much prefer to use the hill at the start of Bent Street to gain momentum for Yeo. I'm sure it's faster too even though it's further. As I get fitter the hills will get easier and I'll cut time there. Can't complain at the moment, took me 35 minutes which is roughly the same as it does to walk / bus, and I got my cardio in at the same time! My goal is to do it in 20 minutes - but I think that's still a ways off!!
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