I was on the fence this morning when I woke up. By the time I had finished the 1 mile walk with the dogs I had talked myself into going by bike and dealing with the one bottleneck area we have at the moment. One of hte major bridges going into the city is closed down (scheduled for the rest of the month) and the other two (not counting the highway) are getting super backed up, leaving me really with only 1 way to get into the city on a bike (the other one has a sidewalk I have used before, but right now there is a huge pipe on it as they try and pump water from one side of the river to the other). The bike lane on the bridge I ride over is blocked by another big pump, right where traffic bottlenecks. I had to be a bit aggressive getting over into the traffic lane. That was the only downside. The rest of the ride was fantastic.

It showered right before I left, and the sunrise was beautiful. I forgot my helmet and gloves. Temperature is terrific, in the 60s this morning, around 80 this afternoon. I am riding a century not this weekend, but next weekend. In lieu of a 50-60 miler beforehand, I am going to try and bike commute everyday until next wed, then give myself 2 days to rest up. I'm slightly worried about the distance, as the longest ride I have done in the past few weeks was a 40 miler.