Gravel, Good for the Soul

Some has to be hunting with that east wind

Corn is disappearing

Intentional Breaks

Idiot!!  Dude on Harley wanted to play Chicken tonight

Lowered my time from last year so this should be a new FKT for unsupported category.   50% rain forecast almost the whole time so I was going to get wet.  Woke up at 1:27, looked at the radar and had to get out of Clinton before a t-storm hit the town.  Had lightning on my left and right at a distance for the first 3 hours.  

First rain was light at mile 25, 64 was a downpour and 210 was a medium rain.  Trail got soft in places especially the last 8 miles as this is the newest section and the area had gotten the most rain.  

The night was a zoo - rabbit, raccoon, possum, skunk, deer, armadillo and a big cat (going to say it was a bobcat) and a person sleeping on one of the bridges.  Day was turtles, squirrels and snakes.  

Wind forecast changed because I was expecting a SW favorable tail/cross wind the last 110 miles.  That didn’t happen, it changed from SE to a East wind.  I forgot my HR monitor, so I changed my goal to try an average 200w for the ride.  At 120 miles I was at 199, then I just couldn’t maintain after that.  Dropped to 192 at 180 miles and I ended at 193 per my Wahoo.  Strava seems to make up its own number.  Doesn’t matter.  Had an 18.2 average but kept dropping.  Had maintained 18 until the last 8 miles, trail was so soft and I was able to throw 200-230w but the speed wasn’t there and I couldn’t maintain.  Next time

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Gravel, Good for the Soul

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