I decided this morning I would try to do my 50 mile trip goal. I wanted to get up early but slept till 7 am, however, I was out the door by 7:45. I decided on a pretty flat route and told myself not to push too hard, I was afraid I would get too tired and then have to cut my route short. I went through many towns, Turners Falls, Montague, Sunderland, South Deerfield, Hatfield, Northampton and Greenfield. It was about 75 degrees and I had 2 water bottles, one with water and one with a drink mix I hadn't tried before. Well I should have tried it out because I don't think I mixed it right and it didn't taste too good. Of course when I started on that bottle my water was gone. I forced myself to drink the "yucky" stuff because I knew I should drink something. When I got to the 30 mile mark I was feeling kind of tired so I stopped and stretched a bit and had a GU. About the 40 mile mark I stopped at my LBS and got some water so I could continue on. I made my goal, I did 50.2 miles. I am soo happy.