ornoth | Voice Post: 2012 PMC Saturday: Dighton

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Okay, it's 9:30 am and I'm at the 'lunch' stop in Dighton, 70 miles into the ride.

It's gotten about ten degrees warmer, so now it's about 81-82 degrees, and still crazy humid. The sky is kind of mixed overcast and sunny, so there is a little bit of respite from the direct sunlight. But we're coming out of the woods and going into the more exposed coastal section of the ride. But generally doing well.

I did spend this past section riding with my buddy Jay. We took it a little easy because he of course rode 95 miles yesterday on PMC Day 0 from the New York border. He spent like 12 hours in the saddle, so he's a little tired. Plus my right knee's acting up a little bit; it's just painful to put a lot of torque on, so I'm taking it a little bit easier as well.

I'm not gonna spend much time here at the lunch stop, again just going to fill my bottles and go, mostly because it allows me to stay ahead of the bulk of riders. And it means I can take it a little bit easier while I'm on the road: rest a little bit on the road, and then I don't have to stress too much about my arrival time in Bourne at Mass Maritime.

That's it from here; doing pretty well. But again, very hot and humid, and just gonna nurse it in from here. Not gonna stress it too much, and still making incredible time. A 18.5 mph pace is pretty ridiculous, but that's coming down quickly.

That's it! I hope you're all having a wonderful day, and again thank everyone for both their interest and their support because it means an awful lot, and it's been a wonderful year from a fundraising and support standpoint. So much appreciated!

See you at the next stop in Lakeville, which should be around 10:30, okay? Talk to you later!