It was a nice day out today so I decided to stop procrastinating and finally start making consecutive commutes to work with my bike.  It was a nice morning today with a temperature of around 45 degrees and the only thing that got cold were my knees (I know weird right?) and my fingertips.  Its only about an 8 mile commute but its along busy roads the whole way.  Luckily I have a shoulder to ride on most of the way except for the last mile in which I have to ride uphill in the grass.  This morning’s commute took roughly 35 minutes but I know I can do it a lot faster once I can start beasting it up these two large hills I run into.  I hope on the weekends once I get my touring bike, I can start doing 35-50 mile trips to help condition myself for my transcontinental journey.