I’ve been building up to this for awhile and gave it a go today: the round-trip from home to work.

it was abbreviated by a couple of miles each way since I had to meet a biking buddy and was behind schedule, so I drove to his house and we started from there.

but from his place we rode the 11.5 miles in, along the Southwest Corridor. and on the way home, I tried reversing the Jamaica Plain path (13.7). it was a bit steep (for me) through Olmstead Park, and I almost had to stand up on the hill in front of Faulkner Hospital, but after that it was a quick trip down VFW parkway and Route 1 to Dedham Square. Interestingly, the route home was faster than the way in despite the extra distance. Next I’m going to try the Hyde Park route to skip Bellevue Hill (though it didn’t seem that bad this morning).

I was most pleased that the cars were so considerate on VFW. there is a nice healthy shoulder except at the intersections, and they gave me the right of way there.

It was 26 miles round trip. If I had started from home it would’ve been 30. Now that’s a healthy ride each day, if I can work up to doing it every day!