Ride distance: 73 miles; ride time: 4:12; cumulative distance: 2078 miles; average speed: 17.5 mph; calories: 4670 miles; ascent: 1678 feet; descent: 1722 feet. Today’s ride started in Glencoe. I had a delicious breakfast at the home of my hosts, Pastor Brad and his wife Ruth. I took a picture of them but unfortunately, it didn’t come out well – my apologies, Brad and Ruth, if you’re reading this. I did take a picture of the beautiful Asiatic lilies that they have in their back yard so I’ll include that picture instead. The ride today took a little over 4 hours. The wind was a cross between a headwind and a crosswind which means it slowed us up somewhat. I rode with Zach and Paul Bayfield again today. We seem to make a pretty good team. We ride together in a pace line which really helps when we’re fighting the wind. We take turns being the lead rider. The lead rider breaks the wind and the others are shielded by the rider in front of them. We try to find the “sweet spot” where we’re best protected from the wind. Sometimes we ride in a diagonal line for best protection. The picture on today’s blog was one I 
took with my left hand and the camera pointing behind me as I rode along. It was a blind shot but luckily, I was able to get some of the riders behind me in the shot. We had lunch out in the country and arrived in Northfield about 2 p.m. We had some time to kill before our hosts arrived so Paul, Zack and I rode into town and soon found the local Wendy’s for a little mid-afternoon ice cream snack. We’re being hosted this weekend by two Lutheran churches, St. John’s and Bethel. My hosts for the weekend are Sharon Rasmussen and her son Derek. We had one of my all time favorite dinners of spaghetti and meatballs. It was delicious. Thanks, Sharon. Les, our new support person is staying with us too.
took with my left hand and the camera pointing behind me as I rode along. It was a blind shot but luckily, I was able to get some of the riders behind me in the shot. We had lunch out in the country and arrived in Northfield about 2 p.m. We had some time to kill before our hosts arrived so Paul, Zack and I rode into town and soon found the local Wendy’s for a little mid-afternoon ice cream snack. We’re being hosted this weekend by two Lutheran churches, St. John’s and Bethel. My hosts for the weekend are Sharon Rasmussen and her son Derek. We had one of my all time favorite dinners of spaghetti and meatballs. It was delicious. Thanks, Sharon. Les, our new support person is staying with us too. 
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