Utah was angry about missing the pre-tweet, Slack, etc. about going the regular route. He really wanted to go the reverse route. So we did. I felt good about the lead I had on Lazy Boy (on the 6th anniversary of heart surgery), but he blew past me on 51. I’m glad Bushwood pointed out the fact that 51 is uphill either way this route goes – I can’t figure it out. Also, the stretch on 51 from Providence to Rea is waaaay longer than it should be. I hoped to kick it after making the turn onto Rea, but my bowels objected, so I kept it nice and easy.
Also of note, Hammer (formerly of The Rock fame) did a flyby on Rea as we were finishing. He’s been out with an undisclosed injury for a while.
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