Day 27 -- McPherson to Abilene -- 65 Miles

Yesterday I felt like I was riding the thing you see me on in the picture above. As I mentioned, it was one of those days that I just had to grind out. Today, was a different story -- I, along with everyone else, was hauling. We were (finally) blessed with a tailwind for a good portion of the ride, and we took full advantage of it.

In other, "it's a small world" news, I pedaled the first part of the day with Sooner Rick (he's from Oklahoma). As it turns out, his best friend, college roommate, and business partner, is the father of a girl that I graduated high school with. Just to keep it in perspective, I was one of only 93 in my graduating class. We had a nice chat about their business, my high school, and a bunch of other stuff that really made the mileage seem to dissapear.

Anyway, back to the ride. Aside from the kicking tailwind, I think that everyone was excited to reach the official halfway point of our trip from a mileage standpoint. It's hard to believe that just a few short weeks ago I was in San Francisco, and now I am in the place where former president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was raised.

After a quick lunch, I was on cruise control for 1.5 miles to the hotel. After checking in, I hit the pool and did a nice long water stretch to try and make sure that I am adequately prepared for the second half of the cross country challenge!