Comments: Ride Time was 3 hours 3 minutes, average speed: 12.7
We were “dog tired” today. Neither of us had much power behind the pedals. The Altura loop is one of our more demanding loops with many long climbs. The route takes us down through Elba with little exertion but from there it becomes a grueling task. We did make a rest stop in Altura after climbing for 2 miles and were hoping to find something open in town to offer a treat but the town businesses all close at noon and it was already 12:30. One store owner saw us resting as she was closing shop and ask if we needed anything. I shared my hope that an afternoon treat would be nice. She opened back up to sell us 2 ice cream drumsticks. We thanked her for her kind offer. Now we just needed to get to Brewskies where we knew a good lunch could be had. We reached Utica at 1:30 and enjoyed lunch while others enjoyed the Vikings football game. We now had the energy we needed to tackle one more hill before reaching home. It’s always satisfying to reach home after such a trip. When you started out, your mind and body are saying, “no way” but you keep on going, fighting your thoughts until the end when you celebrate this small victory of endurance.
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