112 miler

6am start, there were a bunch of people who woke, more than 30 I think. We got going pretty good through bonner springs where we hit a few hills and thing split up. By the time we made it 24/40 there were about 12 of us.

We stopped to fill bottles and were off to Leavenworth, taking 24/40 to Tonganoxie, then a special county road 29 to Leavenworth. Halfway there we ignore a detour sign, hoping it is passable by bike, but the bridge is out and there is a big creek, probably 30 fee wide, so we turn back and take the detour. By the time got to Leavenworth, I was pretty cooked. Feet hurt, started to feel cramps, and hungry. This was no surprise to me, the longest ride I've done this year is probably Joe Sheehan at 53 miles or so...

By now its around 9:30 or 10. So we had about 75 miles in 3 to 3.5 hours of riding with only 35 miles to go. We ride Eisenhower all the way to K5 to take K5 back to KCK, but there's a no pass sign. We study for a while, a few people mention flood, and we decide to take K7 back to Leavenworth Road in KCK. The next group, about an hour behind us took k5, they said there was water, but only a few inches in some parts, completely passable, but the road was miserable, meaning, hilly. After 80 miles or so the hills will get you.


When we made it into KCK I just had no power left. I hung fine on the flats, but uphill I sucked. By the time we got to 38th/state ave Andrew and I started pedaling at a more comfortable tempo and let the remaining 5 pedal back to the store more quickly than us.

Thanks to http://kcpotpie.com/ I gave them a box of pasta and they cooked it, cooled it, and mixed it with veggies for the perfect post ride meal, plus they gave us fruit!