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The hard work is now complete. We have a leisurely 18 mile spin to the beach tomorrow morning where we will dip our wheels into the Atlantic Ocean. I've ridden Every Freakin (ridable) Inch. Wow, what a feeling.
We didn't have an easy spin to get to Burlington though. 88 miles and 4000 feet of climbing. It wasn't as hot as yesterday, but the humidity was still up there.
We crossed into New Hampshire at the start of the day. Most of the climbing was during our 40 miles in this state. Perhaps the steepest climb of the trip as well. I saw a 13% grade on the Garmin at one point.
After grinding through those hills we crossed into Massachusetts, our final destination. Jim and I rode together all day today. We put some serious effort into today's ride. It wasn't a pleasure cruise. Storm clouds threatened all day long, and were supposed to get worse as the day wore on. In the end we stayed dry all day, but we weren't going to take any chances.
We had our final SAG stop as well, a corn dog and a coke 26 miles from the finish. What great riding food.
After 7 weeks apart, Laurie was waiting for me in the lobby at the end of the ride. She had her own marathon getting here yesterday. After leaving the west coast in the morning she didn't get to the hotel until 4:00 a.m. Delayed flights, re-routed flights, plane running out of fuel, lines at the rental car, etc. A true "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" type experience. I'm glad she made it though. My life seems complete once more.18 more miles and I can put on the official t-shirt!
Today's Google Earth file: http://tomerceg.googlepages.com/burlingtonma.kmz
1 comment:
Wear that new shirt with pride tomorrow. That dip into the Atlantic will be big reward for a job well done.
Ride carefully tomorrow Joe Joe.
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