115 miles. Peleton with a motorcycle.
After a delicious smoothie breakfast with Cinda and Gary, Cinda drove us back to the route. We took the brand new High Bridge rail trail out of Farmville, and had an easy 10 mile jaunt before dealing with cars again.
I think the only think that kept me focused today was knowing I'd hit my first century, and knowing Yvonne would be meeting us somewhere along the route on her motorcycle. Yvonne, a friend from home, was already planning to ride down to Virginia today, so she took a detour to visit.
Yvo and I shared a bunch of texts to track each other, so I knew just about when we would see her. At the 20 mile countdown to Williamsburg, she came rolling in behind us beeping her horn. I was so excited!
Yvonne escorted us the last 20 miles; she blocked traffic from behind and lit up the road ahead. McKinley has been feeling sick and fatigued from a mystery disease, and I wanted to hammer out the last 20 miles fast, so she drafted me as I pushed and pulled the pedals harder than I ever have. I felt like my legs would tear off of my body; I have no idea where I had the strength to turn the pedals like that for 20 miles. We stopped once to take sunset photos, and my legs cranked steady for the rest of the time.
We rolled in drenched in sweat and craving carbs. The 3 of us chatted over pasta and beer. It was a jam-packed day filled with lots of excitement. And I'm so thrilled Yvo was able to draft in our peleton :)
As my second to last day on this adventure, it has been epic.
Photos: antlers we found on the roadside, mileage, and sunset on a bridge near Williamsburg
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