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STP was awesome. you can see pictures of me on my bicycle here. The best part of the ride? Chamoise Butt’r! God’s gift to the bicyclist, prostate, and general crotchal region. I didn’t put it on at the very beginning of the ride (I’m an idiot) but spread it out on my chamois at the 10-or-so mile mark with just enough chaffing to realize what a difference it was making. what a difference.
In general, the ride was easier than i expected. between chamois butt’r and ibuprofen, the only things that felt bad were my lower back, achilles tendon and hamstrings, mostly on the second day. To be fair: the STP is very, very flat. The first day includes ‘the hill’ which lasts for a mile, but there are no other significant inclines. On the second day there were some ups and downs, an impressive bridge into Oregon (they stop traffic temporarily to allow riders across), and more highway riding than we would have liked. Also it hit 90 degrees. Our plan was to keep eating, drinking, pedalling, and keep our stops short and sweet. Lucky for me, I didn’t have a trip computer on the ride, so I wasn’t aware of how much distance was left, how fast we were travelling, etc. In general, I think this was a good thing. We averaged ~15.5 mph the first day, and something similar the second day. Fun times. Perhaps we’ll be there next year…
