Today's ride took us 107 miles on Highway 64 through the grasslands of the Oklahoma panhandle. I had never been in the panhandle before and was struck by its vastness and emptiness. I can only imagine what early settlers must have felt when traveling in these grasslands with only a few ruts in the dirt to follow.
We had a favorable wind from the Southwest which allowed us to make great time for the first 80 miles ( 20+mph). However, I slowed dramatically for the last 30 miles do to very sore quadriceps. They bothered me yesterday afternoon and somewhat this morning, but really clobbered me this afternoon. It could be that I did yesterdays's steep climb to aggressively or it might just be the accumulated impact of 1600 miles of cycling over the past 20 days. In any event, I am having a massage this evening to see if I can get some relief before tomorrow's very tough day.
Tomorrow's 126 miles is the second longest of the trip as we head to Woodward. However, of even bigger concern than the mileage is the forecast of a strong cold front moving through the area tonight generating NNE winds at 25-35 mph throughout the day tomorrow. It nows appears that it will be the most demanding day of the trip. So far I have pedaled every mile across 1/2 of the country. Stay turned to see if I can keep the streak alive!
Steve
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