you know, this run sucks forward. let's map it out for ya here. So forward you go up this sort of hill, it's a hill but not too bad. You go down this massive hill, and then for the next three and a half miles you're steadily going uphill until you go up this medium grade but long hill and then you get back home. Now reverse you get three and half of slight downhill, followed by a mere half mile of complete and total pain as you climb the long miserable hill, and then you cruise downhill back home. So I think, due to my careful calculations,that going backwards is preferable than forwards. Good day to ya