Wheny ou talk about the hill on Courcelle, you're talking about the one that goes up to the left of Home Depot under the autoroute, right? That's a pretty good achievement, making it up there consistently after about a week. Glad that the saddle sore is starting to fade too, it can be a real motivation-killer. Don't worry about other cyclists blowing past you, until you're wearing lycra everything and competing in national competitions it will always happen. These days I'm usually the one doing the blowing-past, but I still get mine handed to me occasionally from some sponsored lycra racer on a carbon fibre bike that probably weighs about the same as my pannier.