I've read this thread often but this is my first post to it.

I usually ride my bike to work 2 - 3 times a week and I run in once a week. It is a 9.5 mile route and since it is in Pittsburgh consists of quite a few hills. Two are pretty major, which are long and steep. The route itself has light traffic except for a 1/2 mile stretch where things sometimes gets hairy. The route starts out with a short run through my housing development to a bike trail, which I follow for 1/4 mile. I then go through a Coraporate park which has a paved bike trail. I then hit a back road that takes me through a quite wooded area. I then must get on the busy highway that I mentioned before which has a very narrow shoulder. After that I finish up on a road that has wide shoulders and just a litlle traffic.

I started out today's ride a little late so I had some time to make up. The trouble is that I have to be at work at 0730 and it's getting light later and later. I'm now leaving at 0645 and just make it in time. Today was especially dark because of the rain clouds. I almost made it - 3 miles to go - before the rain came. It wasn't really that bad because once you get wet it doesn't matter anymore and you might as well kick back and enjoy it. The hot shower afterwards was really really nice.