Live tracking for my 320-mile time-trial can be found here.
There’s not much of my route on Saturday that I haven’t seen. This is about internal exploration, so I’m alright with that.
I’ll be starting from Mission Hills, Kansas between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to find my rhythm and get the night riding knocked out on the first half of the ride, under a nearly full moon, in a crisp 60-70 degrees. I’ll set my biological cruise control at about 15mph and let that creep up as the sun does.
My crew will intercept me roughly every 40 miles and help me replenish water, food, swap headlights, etc. quickly to keep stopped time low.
I had to wave the white flag on my new bike because it was a toxic relationship causing me consistent back pain after 30 miles no matter what I changed. The bike that I used for both FKTs is rebuilt and ready to bail my ass out again.
Gerrod, Aaron, and I will head out to Kansas Friday evening, get staged, pack the cooler with all the crap I’ll have no desire to eat at mile 150+, and I’ll bask in not having to think of every detail myself for a change.
Pretty excellent stuff, considering everything.
Those are my notes. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you to everyone reading, following, donating to help me cover the cost of this trip, and those tuning in who I can’t see.
I will the machine. 