Yesterday it was warm, sunny, and I was tempted to not commute. Just as I didn't commute on every other day in 2008. But then I said, "what the heck" and geared up.

I left the house later than I normally did when I commuted last year. Fortunately there was no wind, I didn't stop for any reason, and so I made the 16 mile ride it in 90 minutes. The new route is a little faster than the one I used last year, but there's a nasty descent to a stop light and a right onto the Main Street Bridge in Phoenixville I could do without. I could have been faster, but a bicycle 'advocate' collared me on the pedestrian bridge over the Schuylkill River, and it took me a minute to break away from him. Add in 12 minutes to change and I was in my cubicle.

The return leg started at 9:45 this evening. I need more light, but aside from that, the trip was OK. I failed to drink any water on the way back, and I neglected to wear a jacket, so I was shivering in the 50 degree weather. I stopped at a store to pick up a couple of grocery items, but again neglected to drink. By the time I'd reached my home at 11:45, I was very tired, and my balance was being impaired. The climbing didn't help.