Thanks for all the suggestions. Hmmm...I'm having a hard time though...need to vent and I'm worried about my "commuter skills". I have to ride through downtown Portland to get home. I'm not good at the whole "rush-hour-cars-all-around-me-people-crossing-in-front-of-me-crossing-the-MAX line tracks-taking-the-wrong-turn" commuting thing. I am really intimidated trying to get through downtown. I almost felt like tapping one guy on the shoulder and asking for tips, but all the people I see are so good at it!

Then today, hit all the stinking red lights, got behind a super-muscley masher guy who was slow to start at every light, but went like crazy once he got started (passed him once, he passed me, I stayed behind intentionally but caught up to him at like 4 lights). I haven't eaten right for a few days, doing the route two days in a row (has hills, I should have taken a recovery day until I'm fit enough to do it). I get to the first big hill, my stomach growls and I know I'm in trouble. Got to work about 10 mins late, which I am really trying to avoid as my work is not alternative transportation friendly.

Then I find out today that I can't have a permanent locker in the freebie gym locker room (business gym thing) because "too many people ask for one". I tell her there aren't people bike commuting and that stuff is heavy! Took her two days to call me back just to give me sh*t??? No bike racks and someone knocked over my bike yesterday and I think scratched the frame against the lock chain (I have to lock my bike to a stairwell, my company won't let me bring it inside because it's muddy).

I'm sure I'll work all this out, and I'm still glad to be getting my workout, but the tough thing s/b getting to work and home over those hills, not this stupid stuff!! Argh!