Onaga to Hiawatha
66 miles (approx)
7:50am-2:30pm
9.9mph Average

Today was a difficult day, mostly because we were still trying to recover from yesterday. My dad was so tired he had to SAG for the day (meaning he rode in the SAG wagon instead of on his bike). The hills were at it again, one after another, and the headwind was there again too. At least the headwind kept the temperature down some. I also managed to miss all of the rain today, which was nice. By tomorow, my shoes might actually by dry!

I’m really starting to wear thin, just haven’t had much recovery time. This is probably the most physically demanding thing I’ve ever done. When you get in from the ride, it’s time to set up the tent, then you have to eat, then it’s time for the meeting, then it’s time to sleep. Wake up at 5am and start all over again. Eight days in a row.

Tomorrow is the last day, it’s short, but apparently the hills are bad.

20 more miles to go…
(Sung to the tune of Johnny Cash’s “25 Minutes To Go”)

Day 7 in pictures.