Day 90.  When I started this adventure I arbitrarily guessed I should be able to ride across the country in about 90 days.  Now I am convinced I could have done it if the ride was not interrupted.  I was in extremely good shape when I aborted the trip to seek treatment.  The roads I have been riding on since I resumed are some of the best on the trip and I could have easily continued with the type of mileage I was riding when I left off.

That being said, my attitude for the second stage has been a little more relaxed.  For the most part I have not tried to push myself as hard knowing I have no need to hurry. Unfortunately for my crew that means they have less time to dawdle around during my shorter rides.

Today I rode into Gainesville Florida and decided I was done for the day.  A special thanks to Jack Kohn who bicycled along with me and showed me some short cuts to and through Gainesville.  My crew was exploring sink holes so while I was waiting I treated myself to a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream worth 1080 calories.  My ride only consumed 1160 calories so I can only eat 80 calories for the rest of the day, that’s not even enough for a light beer.

Day 90 Stats: Rode 39.03 miles at 12.5 mph, Max=16.9 mph, Calories 1180, Ave heart rate=113, Max heart rate=139, Ascent=600′, Descent=502′, Max elevation=201′, Min elevation=44′, Ave temp=56 degrees.  It was 44 degrees when I started out this morning.   Riding time= 3:08 out of 4:14.  Total trip miles=2869