Things thawed enough to where I was able to park the MTB and break out the fixed gear.
My goodness the speed difference was amazing.

I was intent on riding 50 miles today but an incident scared the heck out of me and I did not bother to ride a little further to pick up the remaining 3 miles.
I was passing a couple walking on the path and yelled out on your left. As I passed them to my horror I discovered a small lapdog off to my right. NO LEASH! It turned directly into my path and I yelled. Fortunately, the little dog turned around to the other direction. The owners got the finger and "use your f'ing leash!'. I love dogs but many owners are just freaking idiots. I would have crushed that dog, possibly killed it, and hurt myself because of their stupidity. Morons.
I wish this path had a road alternative. Either that or I should slow down to 5mph when passing peds.