Tuesday, May 15: Minot to Wishek
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Stats
Elapsed Time: 14:00:00
Distance: 218.39 miles
Average Speed: 18.6 MPH
Riding Time: 11:41:39
Maximum Speed: 34.4 MPH
Cities traveled through: Minot, Sawyer, Velva, Voltaire, Bergan, Balfour,
Drake, Annamoose, Martin, Harvey, Hurdsfield, Steele, Dawson, Napoleon,
Wishek
Remarks
When I woke up this morning, I looked outside and noticed a little rain
so was afraid I wouldn't be able to get anywhere today. However, by the
time I made it to Minot the rain died down. The winds weren't too strong
at this time. The only thing that was a challenge at this point was getting
used to the new bike I was using on this trip. I've never really ridden
a bike which is strictly designed as a road bike before. I had always ridden
either a mountain bike or a hybrid bike before. The one aspect of the new
bike was the seat which was making me extremely sore as the day wore on.
I finally made it to Steele after several hours. In addition to getting
used to the seat, my left knee was starting to really hurt. I got off my
bike and ate at a cafe in Steele right next to I-94. The pain in my knee
was really strong especially when I was walking. I was concerned whether
I could continue or not the next day. I was initially thinking I might stay
in Steele, but I was making pretty good time so I decided to continue on.
I ended the day at the Wishek Inn in Wishek, North Dakota. I stopped at
the grocery store there to try some FlexAll to see if that would help my
knee. It didn't really seem to make much difference though. My girlfriend
at the time, Jen, came down tonight to follow me for a couple of days which
should be helpful so I don't have to wear my backpack for a while.
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