I did the route in the opposite direction, using the shortest distance. It basically trades off some distance on MUP for a shorter distance on a freeway access road. There's only about a half mile section of the access road that sees any kind of significant traffic in the morning; the rest is pretty much low risk, but I left it up in the high risk section. I often use this in the morning but rarely going home because there is more traffic on the access road plus it has a long, steep climb in the middle.
Hi Risk Sections- 4.1 mi
. Country 2-Lane- 0.5 mi
. Fwy Svc Road- 3.4 mi
. Multi-Lane Hwy- 0.2 mi
Low Risk Sections 11.0
. Residential Streets- 6.7 mi
. Trails- 0.3 mi
. Neighborhood Feeder Streets- 3.1 mi
. Bike Lanes- 0.9 mi
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bragi 
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