The importance of Drinking

No this will not be about the merits of Gatorade, electrolytes and water. This is about the consumption of alcohol. All names with the exception of me will be changed to protect the innocent.

Last night I was feeling a little down due to the continued problems with my tubes and tires. After my roommate, Peter helped me with inflating my back tire and installing I went outside to the back cleaning my cogs and chain ring, "Lord" is calling out to me Hey, "FAAN", "FAAN". After I confirm that it is me and not "FAAN", with "Lord" he tells me that after visiting Dorothy's House, "Sacramento Queen" and "CIA operative" have been at the bar since 4:00 PM. He goes and gets "FAAN" and tells me that I should come along. I decide to go. We meet some truck drivers and one of them buys us a round of Mean Joe Greens. We also have some Jello shots and some beer. Suddenly, my tires problems do not seem to be so insurmountable. "FAAN" and I decide to leave. He gives me the best advice: Drink a lot of water and take 2 Advil before I go to sleep. I take his advice and I wake up feeling fine. However, "Lord", "Sacramento Queen" and "CIA operative" are not feeling so fine.

As we bike out of town a fond farewell to our drinking hole.

At the 23.9 mile mark, Tracy comes up to us and tells us that the Hangover
Gang is falling behind and that if we do not speed up we will lose SAG support. After hearing this we pick up the pace (around 20 MPH) and ride like the Dalton Gang into Meade, KS.

We caught the SAG and are now within the support area. A special thanks to Rich for the cookies that were at SAG. They were a welcome addition. Also, Mack, thanks for the Payday.

We left the SAG and at the 53 mile mark, Alec gets a flat tire. We fix it and are on our way until Dodge City.

Everyone retreats to their room for rest and relaxation.

Liberal, KS - Dodge City, KS

Miles 84.065

Ave MPH 15.9

Actual bike time 5:17:11

Left hotel 7:30

Arrive hotel 2:35

P.S. Barbie - All of the Musketeers say hello to you.