Riding to Las Vegas, New Mexico

Today started out with beautiful blue skies, no wind and perfect temperatures. By the end of the day we had been hit by hail, threatened by lightening and were full of mud. The ride itself was 74 miles. We started climbing right away. Then it was up and down all day. I hit a record speed on a downhill today!! I hit 38 mph without pedaling. I could see straight ahead so I let it fly. It was a lot of fun!! As I look outside the window here at the hotel I can see more storms approaching. Not my favorite kind of weather for sure. The staff pulled the last riders off the route when the storm hit really hard. They are always looking out for us.

Tommorrow we have a 105 mile ride. Some of it is desert and I understand that around mile 80 or so we have a 0.7 mile climb of 9%. The alumni call it "The Wall." I'll let you know what I think after I do it. Hopefully the storms will not come back to haunt us in the afternoon again.