September 27, 2014
Well today kind of caught me off guard. Yesterday I was looking at my maps and realized it was going to be a long day of riding if I wanted to get to kitty hawk. I thought that if I got up early, hustled hard and dug deep, there was a chance I could do it. Needed that early start first and foremost.
I didn't leave as early as I wanted but I did get going just after 9am, earliest yet. All day I was focused on keeping a high speed, just spinning the legs and going fast. The faster I go, the faster I'm done. The sun was beating down on me, legs had to keep spinning though. Grabbed some lunch in South Mills and then went back to work.
At about 4pm I hit a wall, just started dragging my legs. I went from trying to keep the pace high to just trying to keep moving. I had about twenty miles left to go, had to keep moving.
The worst part was right at the end, had a 3 mile bridge crossing that was just brutal. This long and straight bridge with lots of traffic and a small shoulder. I was tired enough that it took effort to stay in the lines on the shoulder. Focus.
It all came to an end eventually but everything hurts, my hands especially. Tomorrow will be a day off for football and to let my body recover. Need to recover. Turns out there is a great breakfast place here in town so I'm excited about eating. All the eating.
First hundred mile day though, wahoo!
Trip stats
Hours riding: ~8
Day miles: 108.87
Total miles: 397.39
Average speed: 13.6 mph (light headwind)
Max speed: NA
-information deleted midway, hours and average are estimates
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