Ooooh, We're halfway there....



Not sure if I can make it to the halfway mark!

Wow, today we hit a monumental milestone.  We hit the halfway point of our trip.  The ABB plan was to ride 84 miles from Pierre, SD to Chamberlain, SD.  My original plan was to jump in the SAG van at our second SAG stop (mile 61) because of two final descents.  This would hopefully be my final time in the van because we are moving into flatter lands.  However, I did not make it to mile 61.  I was EXHAUSTED this morning, after the grueling day we had yesterday.  Everyone was moving a little slower.  My legs and bum were so sore.  And we had winds again!  Lucy and I left last, so I was already way behind. 

We got to the first SAG stop which was the halfway point of out trip - mile 1,834.   It felt like my legs were churning cement.  By mile 32 I was down to 7 - 8 MPH.  It was painful.  I finally said - call the van and got in at mile 37.  I am still exhausted and sore but feel that I had some time to recover today - which I did not get to do yesterday.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day however, my goal for this trip was to get up and get on my bike everyday and do my best.  I am happy that I did get on my bike today and at least made it 30% of the way.  Here are the midway stats - ABB plan - 1902 miles.  The Sharon Griff plan - 1578 miles.  Wow, I am very proud of all of us!! 

Looking forward to a great day tomorrow.  After our stormy day, I definitely appreciate every ray of sunshine that we get!