Today the ride was 99.( lets call it 100) average speed 14mph elevation 3000 gain of feet cumulative miles 543.
We started off wrong this morning and it was the hilliest part of the ride, so our sore legs were not happy to add extra miles right at the start. We rode through a lot of odoriferous farm country on lots of two lane roads with semi tractor trailers. At one farm we were chased by a large dog for about 300 yards, it chased all the riders going by today. Passed the Akron Canton Airport and crossed over a new runway that is being built.
Lunch was great at an old barn converted to a restaurant, we were warned of severe thunderstorms coming our way. It started to rain and we rode through rain for 30 miles trying to push ourselves to get in before the thunderstorms. Stopped for the usual Dairy Queen burger and shake 4 miles before the hotel and managed to get checked in before the storms.
Tonight was an all you can eat buffet, sure bet they lost money on us.
Posted by Ann after tonights call.
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Dave,
Glad to hear you enjoyed Ohio farm country. Maria gained a new appreciation for your efforts as we purchased a new bike for her last night and she went on her first 10 miler with me.
I understand from Ann that you have a fellow Marine along on the ride (and that there is a correlatin to crashes and gatherings of Marines). Pass on a Semper Fi and good luck to both of you.
Jim
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