Good go, V. After your stories about back pain and my own experiences with it recently on long rides, I'm doing more ab work to prepare for my double in August.

You didn't speak of headwinds. Were you lucky enough to not have it too bad? And as for your speed, better to ride conservatively than to blow it out and maybe, just maybe, suffer all the more towards the end. I think you done good. You are such an inspiration!