Susan and Chris both got to Loudeac tonight around 7 pm (449 km, about 23 straight hours of riding). Not sure what her plans are, but he was going to try to get 3-4 hours sleep and then push on.
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08-22-2011, 11:46 AM #1
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08-22-2011, 12:16 PM #2
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Wow; that's an unbelievable amount of time in the saddle. Good luck to both of them as they push on. How's the weather been?
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08-22-2011, 12:37 PM #3
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Chris said they went through a little rain, not bad. And it's not hot anymore, thankfully. So, so far, okay.
And I should amend the "23 hours" a little to say that that's 23 hours without sleep--they do make some brief stops at the controls--eat, drink, bathroom--although no longer than they have to.Last edited by salsabike; 08-22-2011 at 12:39 PM.
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08-22-2011, 12:46 PM #4
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That's impressive! 23 hours later and they are 1/3 of the way done (in KM).
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08-22-2011, 06:01 PM #5
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Wow - good for them! Making good time and planning a solid rest stop. I really hope the rain continues to mostly hold off.
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08-22-2011, 06:05 PM #6
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Good for them! 23 hours with no sleep, I can handle. 23 hours with no sleep and riding a bike, no way!
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08-23-2011, 01:50 AM #7
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They are still on a similar time scale so far---Chris got to Brest around 11 am, Susan around 11:30 am. I got a text from him saying "Brest--time to rest a little" so my hope is that they're both sleeping right now!
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