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Keep biking, just keep biking!

So it is officially over. Who won, I'm not sure, but it is over. We started biking at 9 AM to Hillsboro. 40 miles with 3 rest stops. It went pretty well until the last 10 miles or so. My contact fell out before even the first rest stop so I had to stop for a while and mess around with it. I ended up just throwing it on the ground in frustration because it would not stick to my eye. I then threw the other one to the ground as well and biked without good vision. I think this could possibly be against the law, because I would be driving without my visual aids, which is required. Of course, in that case, I was also driving without my license...hehe.

At the first rest stop I had some water and was able to meet up with the people that I originally started the race off with. We biked to the next stop which wasn't too far. By this time I was feeling pretty good. I didn't think I had pushed myself too hard, but I wasn't going extremely slow either (or at least I didn't think so at the time).

The second rest stop was the 20 mile or so marker. It was 12 miles to the next stop. After this point I started biking with my friend and hopefully future roomate, Stacie. She had a crappy bike and couldn't go that fast though. I tried to go slow, but after a while I couldn't take it anymore and left her behind. I'm really not mean, but I needed to finish the race. The wind really started to pick up and the rest of the 12 miles was really lonely. We had been told that we would bike with the wind and not against it, but that was a lie. The wind was blowing right in my face at least going 12 mph and gusting to what seemed like 20 mph or so. Wow...it was getting tough.

By the time I got to the third rest stop my legs were buring. I was also really quite hungry. However, they only had a few bags of nuts left and no fruit. I thought I'd drink a little and than grab some of the food left. However, this turned out to be a terrible decision on my part. There was nothing left by the time I was ready to eat. So I left the rest stop, knowing I only had 6 and 1/2 miles to go. I was super pumped about that, but I also knew it was past noon. That means I had been biking over 3 hours. Yuck.

The last portion was also lonely and hard, at least until I managed to catch up to a fellow biker named Matt. We kept each other company, going slowly until the end. I did manage to speed up near the very end because I was so excited to eat! At that point I didn't know I had that much energy in me! I'm ashamed to post my time, but I can't make you wait this entire time and then not tell you. I finished 4:01:01. Terrible, but I did finish, so I'm not too upset.

The meal, was pretty good. However, when I first got to the end I loaded my bike onto a big truck and then went pee! No restrooms for 40 miles...yeah...you'd be in the bathroom too! I then went to get something to eat after stretching. I was sooo hungry. I went into the dining area and wanted to eat, but there were no plates out. I asked a fellow biker about it and he said that I should go take a team picture first anyway. I seriously wanted to cry! My eyes started to get glossy and then I just took action and decided to eat. This guy could NOT keep me from the much needed food! I asked a server lady if there were plates and she gave me one. The meal was sloppy joe, chips, and dessert. Well, unfortunately there were no buns left so my sloppy joe went on top of the chips. I made up for it with dessert though. I had a rice krispie bar and a cupcake! Yum! I got a back massage from another biker too!

Well, I'm sorry I was so long winded, but it is what it is. My butt is more sore than my legs and I really feel like going for a run. It's so beautiful out! However, I must stay in my room and slave away at my speech! So I must get going now. Thanks for actually making it this far!

posted by Elfie @ 5:14 PM