Around 8:30 I jumped on the Cutthroat and headed North. The route I took (St. Cloud, Sartell, Rice, Royalton, Little Falls, Camp Ripley, Randall...) was all pavement till Randall. I was ok with that as I was hoping to find some "new to me" gravel. At Randall I crossed Highway 10 and started heading west.
The wind had started to pick up out of he west and the gravel was a bit chunky and soft. So yeah...slow going. But the roads were great! Narrow, hilly, surrounded by trees, and plentiful. It was this that put me in a bind. I was enjoying the riding so much I wasn't paying attention to time and I miscalculated how far west I was going. By the time I opted to head south the road I took meandered back to the west. Finally I popped out on highway 27 to realize I was close to Long Prairie. Uff...I had a ways to get home and on a time line. Avery's track meet started at 4:15.
I did hit some gravel on the way home but mostly pavement to make up time. I had a great tailwind at times but it seemed to be swirling some so sometimes if felt like a headwind.
I did make it home in time, but barely! 138 miles in 7 hours 26 minutes. The track meet was great (as all of Avery's events were first). Then it was back home to celebrate her birthday. Tonight she's having a friend birthday the involves a sleepover. I think riding 7 hours is easier!
Happ Weekend.
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