I am now in Leyden center, at the 50 mile mark. There’s no rest stop here, but I’ve stopped for a minute to catch my breath after coming up some hills. It is now 11:25am, so I’m on track to do this in 9 hours. More climbing ahead.
I’m at the second rest stop, at about the 41 mile mark. This is a new stop this year, in Guilford, Vermont, and is much appreciated, as we don’t get another one until mile 70 or so.
I’m at the first rest stop, in Northfield. I made good time, getting here in just under 2 hours. Note: the WordPress app puts weird time stamps on posts. I posted my previous entry a few minutes before 7:00, and it is currently 9:03. On toward Vermont!
I just made it back, at 4:45. I started at 7:00am, so that means I equaled my time from last year. If not for the heat, perhaps I could have done better.
I’m at the last water stop, in Williamsburg. It’s 3:30, and I’ve got 16 miles to go. The stops have been better than last year, as all of them have had beverages on ice. It’s nice to get cold drinks – especially as it’s 91 degrees today. Home stretch, here I come.
My riding time is not historic – not yet, anyway. The post title refers to Historic Deerfield, of which I’m on the outskirts. I’m just about 68 miles in, so 2/3 of the way done. I see that I got some more donations, and the total is now $1000! I’ll be making my matching donation … Read more
I am at the Leyden town hall in beautiful downtown Leyden. I got here about 20 minutes ago, then had a sandwich that I got from the first stop. The second water stop is still quite a ways away, but there’s a cafe here where I was able to fill up my bottles and use … Read more
I’ve reached the first rest stop, which is earlier in the route than last year. It’s at the Northfield Mt. Hermon school in Gill, at mile 26. One quarter down, three to go.
The sun has just come up, and I’m getting ready to begin the ride. It’s warmer than last year – in the low sixties rather than the high forties. Should be a pretty warm day.
I have posted each of the past few years as we got blooms on our night-blooming sirius plants. For each of 2011, 2012, and 2013, we had exactly one bloom. This year, we had 2 flowers growing in late July. Even though we have 2 separate plants now (having divided the original plant in the … Read more