Oh, Amanda, I totally feel for you! Once in a while I'll go out on an organized ride and something goes wrong with my pre-ride routine, or I'll forget something, or something breaks - and even if it's something unimportant, I'll feel flustered or rushed or just not "right" for the rest of the ride. Funny how that works.

You know how long two miles can sound when you're struggling to ride 11 mph in a headwind?!
Oh, yeah.

Congratulations on making it through such an epic ride!