Great job, Chief. I dropped back from the hammerfest after getting some space after the start. I could have hung longer, but I hadn't ridden for 3 weeks in late June/early July, and my longest ride since was 43 miles, so I decided to take it easy going out. I picked up a couple of guys who dropped off that lead paceline, and we did almost the first half of the ride switching off the lead. One guy bailed for the 54 mile route, and the other guy and I rode together until he stopped at about 40 miles for water and food. I was OK with water. I refilled at the DD in Plymouth---probably the same place you stopped.

In addition to the rollers over the second half, there was also a bit of a headwind, so it's no shame to have lost 3 mph over your time going out.

How'd you like the abysmal pavement on that downhill on Walnut St. in Middleboro, at about 70-75 miles?

I wasn't delayed at all by the motorcycle procession.

Did you have to ride over all of that broken glass from that bad accident, about a mile from the finish? It was all over the road, from shoulder to center line. I'm shocked that I didn't flat.