I started my 9.71 miles to work at 0710 I arrived at 0745. Ordinarily I would start at 0700 or 0705 and arrive at 0745 or 0749 at the latest.

I have been feeling good lately. I have dropped 5 pounds and gained some muscle and I dropped a racer on the commute home last night like a hot potato.

I caught him on a hill and he proceeded to cut my line for the first downhill which irked me. I managed to get in front of him on the second down hill and moved my bike to 53/20 cranked. I made a hard right almost wiping out and then a hard left and slammed my bike to 53/12 and cranked. I dropped into the drops and cranked hard. He was hard in my draft until the small roller when I upshifted one gear and then back into 53/12. Another hard left and another upshift till I made another hard right then back to 53/12 and into the drops. I never saw him again.

It felt so good. I did not let up though. I kept cranking as hard as I could until I got home. Which again was another PR. I left work at 1710 and arrived at 1745. Usually I arrive leave at the same time and arrive at 1815 or so.

Sweet! What kind of bike do you have? Sounds like your making some really good time for the almost 10 mile commute. Trail and street? Many lights? Need more info please!

Ride safe,

Jeff

Old 853 Steel Frame. All street, 60% suburbia with lights and stop signs the other 40% is MUP or long stretches of houses. To work I start at 200 feet elevation and go to 700 feet. Coming home I start at 25 feet and ascend to 700 feet.