Day 22 Pueblo to Lamar, CO
The 0445 alarm came really, really early after a pleasant day off. Since we had a 122 mile ride in front of us, our leader had us load at 0515 and eat breakfast at the nearby Kountry Kitchen at 0530. As always, we have 99% of our stuff packed and ready the night before, but it still makes the wakeups a challenge to get moving quickly.
Arlene and Michelle went far above the call of duty and joined us for breakfast. The restaurant staff did yeoman's work feeding all of us in about 15 minutes and by 0615 we had said our goodbye's, taken some photos and started peddling for Lamar.
The morning was cloudy for the first time in our rides. The temp was about 55 and there was little/no wind for the first 30 miles. The terrain was basically flat and brown with farms scattered along the road. I mooed at more than 100 cows and got no response. It was a quite morning!
I rode most of the day with David and Bill (2/3 Brits), Mark, and Paul. From mile 31 until mile 119, the wind increasing blew in our faces. Fortunately, the longer we all rode together, the better our pace line work became and by rotating the lead at about every 1/2 mile, we finished our ride by about 1:45 pm. As fate would have it, the last 1 mile to the Best Western Cow Palace (no kidding!) was directly with the wind and as always, the hotel was a welcome sight.
Immediately after putting our incidentals in the room (extra junk stored in our bike jersey), we headed off for the required milk shake and lunch/snack. Eating some carbos and something with glycogen right after the exercise is supposed to help us restore our energy soonest for the next day's activity. I hope this theory works, but my methods always put a smile on my face and fill my stomach.
Now it's time for my evening feeding. I'll regale you with stories of leaving Colorado for Kansas and another near 100 mile day tomorrow. Goodnight.
Arlene and Michelle went far above the call of duty and joined us for breakfast. The restaurant staff did yeoman's work feeding all of us in about 15 minutes and by 0615 we had said our goodbye's, taken some photos and started peddling for Lamar.
The morning was cloudy for the first time in our rides. The temp was about 55 and there was little/no wind for the first 30 miles. The terrain was basically flat and brown with farms scattered along the road. I mooed at more than 100 cows and got no response. It was a quite morning!
I rode most of the day with David and Bill (2/3 Brits), Mark, and Paul. From mile 31 until mile 119, the wind increasing blew in our faces. Fortunately, the longer we all rode together, the better our pace line work became and by rotating the lead at about every 1/2 mile, we finished our ride by about 1:45 pm. As fate would have it, the last 1 mile to the Best Western Cow Palace (no kidding!) was directly with the wind and as always, the hotel was a welcome sight.
Immediately after putting our incidentals in the room (extra junk stored in our bike jersey), we headed off for the required milk shake and lunch/snack. Eating some carbos and something with glycogen right after the exercise is supposed to help us restore our energy soonest for the next day's activity. I hope this theory works, but my methods always put a smile on my face and fill my stomach.
Now it's time for my evening feeding. I'll regale you with stories of leaving Colorado for Kansas and another near 100 mile day tomorrow. Goodnight.
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