Miles: 78 Climb: 1,713
Total Miles: 3,032
Today was an easy ride coming off our rest day. We left the hotel at 7:30am, just in time for Indianapolis rush hour, and rode downtown to the circle and then headed east. At mile 13 we got onto US 40 and rode it all day past big farms and through small towns all the way to Richmond. It was warm and humid, but not unbearable, and we had wind from the southwest. It was a fun day.
When we got to Knightstown, most riders went on, but a few of us stopped at the Hoosier
Gym, the gym where the movie "Hoosiers" was filmed. It is open to visitors and has props and relics that were used in the movie as well as other basketball memorabilia.
After leaving Knightstown at mile 35, I rode alone the rest of the day. I made some stops to take photos of barns and yard art along the way. Two ABB alumni who did the ride last year had set up a road side SAG stop in a gazebo in the village of Cambridge City. It was fun talking with them and learning about their trip last year. When I got into Richmond I rode through Earlham College before I headed to the hotel. With the strong tail wind and the flat terrain even with the self-designed side trips I got to the hotel early.
Tomorrow we ride 107 miles. I definitely am stronger and in better shape than I was when this trip started, but 107 miles in the heat and humidity will take the energy out of your legs, no matter how fit you are. I'm feeling a little anxious this evening, and other riders at dinner said they were too.
The forecast is for thunderstorms and wind out of the west. I'm hoping we have good luck such that they are wrong about the storms and right about the wind.
Here's hoping for the wind at your back and NO rain in your face.
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ReplyDeleteYou have learned so much on this trip. And some of that new knowledge creates new anxieties - now you know what it means to ride 107 miles in heat, humidity and wind. But you also know from your last 5+ weeks that you are capable of doing that successfully. Go with the wind and hopefully without the rain.
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