Well, that really sucked! It was a long, long ride from Guymon to Woodward Oklahoma. 126 miles and almost every one of them was straight into the wind. It was absolutely relentless and, for most of us, much tougher than our earlier 140 miles over the mountains. The problem with riding into the wind is that you have to pedal every single inch of it - there are absolutely no easy miles to be had. This was definitely my hardest ride so far.
As a result, four of our group had to get off their bikes and into the van today. Jeff and I buddied up pretty early and paced each other most of the way (thanks Jeff - absolutely couldn't have done it without you!). The only problem with this arrangement was that Jeff had a hole in the back of his shorts and I spent roughly half the ride mesmerized by his butt. Joseph hung back and had a slower pre-lunch ride, but then exploded and (at least in a relative sense) flew through the post lunch ride and finished long before Jeff and I.
Because of all our casualties, we had pizza and beer in the hotel, though some of us still managed to make it to "K-Bobs" for a second dinner before retiring for the evening. Hopefully, a good nights sleep will allow everyone to answer the bell in the morning, as we're facing a 112 mile ride (also into the wind) tomorrow!
I'm sure there are a lot of good things to be said about Oklahoma, I just can't think of any right now.
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