Burbs ride on a regular route -- down to NIH and back on the Bethesda Trolley Trail and various 'hood streets. Felt good the whole way. First half was a lot faster than second half; clearly that had nothing to do with the general elevation trend for the first 17 miles as compared that of the last 15 .... Still, legs were strong; cardio good; contact points .... um ... not as good as desired or as they should be buuuut maybe more riding will fix that... Wasn't all that enthused about burbin' but after a few miles those feelings passed and it was good to be out. Still despise the stretch from 27 to 30.8 but there are few alternatives. Ok, none, really. Instead am stuck with lots of busy burb streets and roads and a TERRIBLE stretch of paved trail that Rockville is so proud of (the "Millenium Trail") that amounts to an extremely rough asphalt path right on the curb of really fast and busy Gude Dr. Lots of geographic barriers to the west and east -- deep stream valleys and the railroad and major highways. Probably time to think outside the box and find a different approach.