Miles 0 through 23: Cool, calm, overcast, pleasant. We pass the cross-country half-way mark.
Miles 24 through 45: Headwinds start; extremely difficult going 7 mph. Euphoric but brief tailwind for 0.2 miles as we make a hard-right into the lunch stop.
Miles 46 through 64: Headwinds continue. We pass a windmill farm — so, these winds must [...]