Is there any possibility at all of working out an alt route?
My roads are tremendously shitty for cycling too, so much so that I *will not* ride the route I normally drive - there's no shoulder at all, and cars/trucks go 50-60mph. However, through dedicated scouting, I've managed to work out a torturous path through the backroads (some offroad riding required) that I can theoretically do in 45 minutes or so.
Of course, ever since then, every time I get all motivated to try the whole ride at once, I get sick or hurt. No whining, genuinely shitty luck. It's bizarre.
This week would be a good time to make that happen....