The 20 mph tailwind this afternoon was fun. Weeeeee! I averaged 18.5 mph home. Tomorrow's commute is cancelled, my riding buddy (DH) is getting sick. He has a pretty bad chest cold and it is causing his crohn's to flare up as well. Two days is better than zero days though.

Next question- is there anyway to build confidence for riding alone? The first 7 miles of the ride I normally do with DH are very isolated. Just a huge shoulder on a road with moderate traffic but not many street lights. It is a little unnerving right now. I am fine in the afternoon when I can see everything. Is this something I will get used to? After we split there is only another couple miles like this, then it is very pleasant neighborhoods with joggers and dog walkers until work. I am normally commuting from 5:30-6:30 am.