Today, I got up before 5, to leave at 6, to get a ride with Matt to Chippewa Falls, WI to start a so-called century ride (it ended up being 98 miles) by 8:30. We saw a lot of riders at the start who must've done the 35- or 50-mile routes. The 75- and 100- (er, 98-) mile routes were pretty sparse with riders due to the low 90s temps.
What wasn't sparse? The rest stops and water stations. We were well-fed and well-hydrated. Also not sparse? Little rolling hills.
Just before the the split from the 75-mile route, we saw a huge snake. Just after the split, Matt got a flat tire. I supported him by taking a photo, stretching my back, and looking at his dead tube ("ayup, that looks like a pinch flat, alright"). We also saw deer, cows, horses, trucks pulling boats, and ATVs. As well as tons of swarming deer flies - or horse flies? Are they the same?
We smartly (Matt's idea) used our Anytime Fitness gym memberships to shower near Chippewa Falls so we didn't need to sit in our own grimy, sweaty grossness for too long and so that we could grab dinner at a restaurant on the way home without causing An Incident.
I'm tired now and am trying to figure out how tomorrow's hot 53-miler will affect my ability to get done all the things needing to be done. But I'm really glad we spent all day pedaling in rural 'Sconnie.
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