I had my first crash today while riding sweep in the rain with Lee. I tend to drift without realizing it, and had to overcorrect when I almost ran into the railing of a wooden bridge. My back wheel skidded and I wiped out. Lee then proceeded to do the exact same thing. So I learned that wood is slippery when wet, and we took every wooden bridge at about 4 mph for the rest of the day. I have some pretty nasty bruises now, but our bikes survived the crashes. I'm glad we were on the Katy Trail without cars and semis to run us over when we went down. Other than that it was a great day. Lee and I took a nap at our host site in Marthasville before heading out around 7:45 this morning. We caught up to Liz, Anne, James, and Kevin working on a flat tire. The six of us rode together for a while until we got to a trailside restaurant where we stopped for brunch. My bottomless coffee for 50 cents, fried okra, and cherry pie were freaking awesome. Apparently the $2 burgers were pretty incredible as well. The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. It rained on and off all day, but at least it wasn't as ridiculously hot as it was yesterday. There were a ton of flats today, but other than Kevin and George, they all got fixed before sweep caught up. We got to the Presbyterian Church in Jefferson City around 4:30, after getting a little lost on the way in, for a total of 70 miles.
Yesterday was one of my favorite days so far. We rode from St. Louis to Marthasville, which turned out to be only be 50 miles. The first 15 were on highways, so it was awesome to get onto the Katy Trail. It's a gravel path, but the scenery beautiful, the terrain was flat, and the trees broke the wind for us. We got to the church by 1 and had the whole afternoon to chill. After dinner a few of us went for a walk along the trail, and we got to go swimming off of a bridge about a mile and a half out. And the we ran (!) slash walked back. I was thrilled that this attempt at running was successful/pain free, even though running feels completely unnatural to me right now. After our walk we stopped to get hot dogs and watch a little league game before going back to the church. Great day.
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You would be the type to drift without realizing it :-p I'm glad you and your bike survived the crash! Also glad you can run without breaking yourself.
Thinking about you lots back in NC!
Hey Anna! Mom and I love your blogs--keep 'em coming! You got a card, a check, and a gift card from "the distance ladies." The card was addressed to "Coach Parker" which gave me a big smile.
Love Dad
Hi, Anna! It's fun reading about your trip. I'm glad you're managing/surviving tornadoes/ridiculous thunderstorms, crazy people wth guns, crashing on slippery wooden bridges, and speeding semis. I'm thinking about you! Love, Mom
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