I’m not going to lie…it was a lot of work. Riding 49×15, I averaged 18-19mph from Tampa to Orlando (84.5 miles) with a really strong headwind (some said sustained winds of 20mph). Arriving at Sea World, I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. I took a two hour nap on the grass, ate dinner, and slept another 11 hours.

Sunday was a freakin’ cakewalk. Paced 23mph the whole way back to Tampa with a little wind on our backs. Every time I came back to my bike after a rest stop, I’d find four or five people standing by my bike with puzzled looks on their faces. The older folks said “Ah, I knew it’d be a young guy. His knees aren’t shot yet.”

All in all, it was a fantastic weekend!