Today was flat, except for down to and back up from the Missouri River. We're now out of the rain shadow of the Rockies, so crops can grow - lots of corn and other stuff that i didn't recognize.
Pretty yellow butterflies. A few pheasants to be seen. Not much else except for giant farm equipment - tractors, harvesters, etc. Equipment dealers, and big machines that took up 2+ lanes of road and we had to sneak by.
Brutal, brutal day. Heavy winds quartering into us from the south kept speeds low until the last hour - so 10 hours in the saddle. 90 degrees and humid. Lots of folks didn't make it, and many who did were pretty trashed by the end (me included). A near death experience.
And, although shorter by 30 miles, tomorrow is predicted to be worse - hotter, more humid, heat index of 102 and wind from the south - as we turn south. Can't wait!
I'll try to get up some pictures tomorrow.
10 hr in saddle, 237 km(147 miles), 23.4 km/hr (14,5 mph), 130 watts, 89 pulse, 4680 kilojoules (means I could eat a real lot - mostly as milk shakes - couldn't think of anything warm to eat).
the first blank day. I hope that means you are in the pool, with or without bike, kit, etc. Over half-way!! You go boy. XXXX
ReplyDelete10 Hrs in the chamois and almost 5000KJ, Hard to believe you are going to do it again tomorrow, Hang in there! I am amazed at the physical and mental stamina this must take.
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