I'm very proud of my ride today. I am working up to commuting to work... getting used to all the traffic and the hills. The route there is pretty much a steady down hill. The way back is all uphill and I went up a bit higher in elevation to get into a gorgeous neighborhood with no traffic. My original plan had been to go the 16 miles to the hospital and then head to the train station to cut out about 8 miles, but I just kept going. I stopped a couple times to use my google maps to figure out where the heck I was going. I had made a couple changes because of traffic and construction. I felt like I was barely moving for part of the way back, but I just kept saying, "It doesn't matter how fast you're going, just get there!"

All said and done, 30.85 miles from Altadena, CA to Duarte and back.

I would obviously never do the whole ride at once for my commute. I just don't know if I'm ready to handle those hills on the way home after a 10 hour day at the hospital.