Took a different route home today. Madison Ave. was closed to all but emergency traffic only and bikes! Or so I thought. When I got on Madison, I saw a few cars whose drivers had the right ID that allowed them to drive up Madison as well as a few private buses. Oh well, not as clear as I thought, but not a lot of traffic either. Ended up riding up the middle of Madison Ave. (literally), passing every bike and blader I saw b/c I was on a misson. Not a mission to drop commuting posers, but a mission to get home really fast. Call it a personal challenge. I was spent when I got home and since I forgot to reset my computer, whatever avg. speed I had blended in w/ this morning's commute and the lunchtime riding. Oh well, it seemed like I might've been going fast.