A first for me -- I actually rode to work in the rain. I've ridden home in the rain plenty of times from getting caught in showers that develop during the day. However, my policy has been that I don't ride when it's raining in the morning. I changed that policy today because it rained all weekend and I was itching to ride. Plus, the forecast is calling for chances of rain all week, so I figured I might as well get used to it or miss an entire week of riding.

Fortunately the rain was very light this morning, although the streets were very wet from heavier showers overnight. The hard part is carrying enough gear as I rode one of my roadbikes without a large seatbag because the RaceBlade fenders fit better on it than my regular commute bike. My pockets were stuffed with gear.

The thing I hate most about riding in rain is the poor visibility. My glasses spotted up quickly and they fogged up completely at every traffic light. However, I caught green lights almost the entire way and had one of my fastest commute times in months.