Had a nice ride home last night. My legs felt great and I really rode hard for the last couple miles... cruising along at 20ish mph w/o a tailwind or elevation change to help. Good I did it... the good workout made me feel less guilty about the fish, chips, and fried Snickers I had at my favorite chipper.

Took an alternate route to the Mount Vernon Trail from home that I'd only ever used to ride home before. It adds some mileage and didn't really end up adding much time at all. I think I'll have to go this way more often. The change of scenery was refreshing.

Lots of commuters out these days. Ended up catching a couple going about my speed as me, so instead of pushing past I just rode along behind them for a couple miles. Nice to ride in a bit of a convoy, even though we didn't talk at all.