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A tougher day...but still pedaling!
It took over 1500 miles of pedaling, but today my good luck on pedal days ran out. It rained with a vengeance at times today between Lincoln and Omaha...and I was as soaked as if I had jumped into the Nebraska Platte River. The good news was, though, that the temperatures dropped significantly. Before today in Nebraska, I felt like I was riding a bike in a sauna!
But...if only the rain would have been my greatest obstacle.
Today, I took my first grand spill. The shoulder along 6 was rough in spots, and as I tried to pull it onto the main road, my bike tire caught the ledge...and...uh oh. Unfortunately, the momentum of my body and the bike collided and I paid the price of an 18 m.p.h. bike spill. In extra-mile spirit, bloodied, raining, and all, I got back on my bike...and finished the day's ride
After all, this is the "Extra Mile" Tour, right?