Today we began where we left off at Rte. 34 and rode to Quincy.
Today was a much better day than yesterday. I decided not to be left behind and joined in the paceline and it worked. Ken z. , Bill and John pulled most of the time although I did pull for a mile or two until one of the others woulde pull ahead. At about mile seventy the wind was brutal as it had been all day but we were in the middle of a twenty mile straight stretch and you almost wondered if you were about to start going backwards. At about mile ninety I was fried and told the other guys to go ahead and I was going to just crawl into Quincy at my own pace. Don stayed with me and I really appreciated that because in about two miles I developed a cramp in my left thigh. At that point I got off the bike and started walking until I got some relief from the cramp. As I was about to get back on the bike Don suggested I walk even further and walked with me for a while. Then we got back on our bikes and finished the distance to the motel where the last two blocks turned out to be a grade of well over 10%. The picture shows the temple in Nauvoo, and Ken Zika checking out the statue of Joseph Smith and his brother with the Mississippi in the background.
Today was a much better day than yesterday. I decided not to be left behind and joined in the paceline and it worked. Ken z. , Bill and John pulled most of the time although I did pull for a mile or two until one of the others woulde pull ahead. At about mile seventy the wind was brutal as it had been all day but we were in the middle of a twenty mile straight stretch and you almost wondered if you were about to start going backwards. At about mile ninety I was fried and told the other guys to go ahead and I was going to just crawl into Quincy at my own pace. Don stayed with me and I really appreciated that because in about two miles I developed a cramp in my left thigh. At that point I got off the bike and started walking until I got some relief from the cramp. As I was about to get back on the bike Don suggested I walk even further and walked with me for a while. Then we got back on our bikes and finished the distance to the motel where the last two blocks turned out to be a grade of well over 10%. The picture shows the temple in Nauvoo, and Ken Zika checking out the statue of Joseph Smith and his brother with the Mississippi in the background.
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