JOH North Day 24 (Day 32) Wray, CO to McCook, CO

Monday, July 8th, 2013 @ 8:20PM

Total Time: 5:11.00About 6 hours total)
Miles: 95.51
Avg Speed: 18.4 mph
Max Speed: 34.7 mph
0 days without a flat tire
15 flat tires in
Status: completed
Rode with: Matt

*boy scouts prepared breakfast
*ride was similar to past 2 days
*doing the NB challenge so I was a sweep
*muscles were sore
*stopped early in the ride because a pace line had a flat
*entered Nebraska in 8 miles
*entered Kansas in 18 miles, returned to Nebraska
*rode over a thorn and got a flat
*replaced a tube and broke a valve so had to take Matt???s tube
*van had no pump so had to use CO2 from Matt and make it to the next stop
*2 vans had no pumps and was getting annoyed
*Got third flat and was close to flipping out on mile 43
*had to book over 9 miles in less than 20 minutes to make rack point
* succeeded with 7 minutes to spare
*pumped tire shortly after
*got another flat afterwords
*matt took some tubes in other people???s bags so I owe so many people tubes. This angered me
*kept on riding and powered through rolling hills
*ate lunch and took some pickle juice
*after lunch had more rolling hills
*fatigued and sore (pickle juice didn???t seem to sit well)
*drank all pickle juice at crew stop and felt so much better
*flat terrain and rode fine
*ate dinner and watching Despicable Me 2 with team
*took a nap and am really sore
*another long ride tomorrow (last set of long rides for a while)

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