Endless 1234k Day 1
4am start from Philly. We rode to the Liberty Bell and back as a group and then the ride started once we hit Manyunk.
Group quickly broke up as Nick DeHaan, current PBP Course Record Holder, picked up the pace.
I rode between people as everyone settled in during the first hundred miles. After Blairstown is when the climbing really picked up and the ride got legitimately hard.
The only Control on course for the day was in Shahola at mile 150. Everything in town closes at 5pm and I was right up against the clock climbing out of Milford.
Got to the Hungry Goat at 4:50. The lady stayed open for us and I was able to sit down and have a meal.
Last resupply in Honesdale before heading into the hardest part of the route. Steep gravel climbs, dark, and pouring rain. First my rear taillight died leaving me pretty vulnerable to cars, then my GPS started fritzing because I didn’t have it covered in time.
Put the GPS in my bag and used my phone here and there to stay on course.
I was walking up some 20 whatever percent gravel climb and someone randomly drove up and said I didn’t have any lights and told me to meet them at the top of the hill. Ended up being one of the volunteers and he gave me a spare light.
Last 30 miles were flat along the river into Binghamton. Made it into the overnight a little after 3am, a 23 and change hour day. I was pretty wrecked. Shower, food, into bed at 4am with alarm set to 7am which would put me into Lewisburg around midnight on Thursday…
