After what feels like a loooog time I was back in the saddle today. I have been feeling under the weather for 3 weeks. I was not too keen on riding today, but everything felt pretty good once I was on the bike. It was one of the fastest rides down the hill, and strangely, despite feeling average, it was also one of the fastest rides up the hill.
The reason was simple: traffic lights. I had super favorable traffic lights up and down. This never usually happens, and it made all the difference.