You are absolutely in the long-range commuting category now. I live 26 miles from work and we are a single-car family. My commute is consistently 1 hour and 55 minutes, regardless of traffic or weather. On the days I hop the bus or train it is 2 hours and 10 minutes (about twice a week).

When talking with cyclists, some get it, some don't. Non-cyclists have a really hard time even grasping the concept that I do this because I enjoy it.

I've worked here for over 10 years so most folks know that I ride a long way to and from work, but there is the occasional new employee who asks about my commute. I'm always a little uncomfortable discussing it with people here. Mostly because I don't want to come across as braggadocios, so I try to just be matter-of-fact and then it can come off as false modesty ("Yea, I'll ride over 50 miles today. No biggie.").

At our company awards banquet, this past spring, one of our managers was at the podium, commending another employee for his daily 2-hour drive into work. A guy from my department called out, "McNair does that, too! Only he's on a bicycle!"