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Halfway point

Oct 8th, 2022 - Julie Kauffman

Mike enjoying a beer to celebrate reaching the halfway point while at a local craft brewery in Great Bend, Kansas

Today we crossed the longitude line of the geographic center of the United States (39.8355, -99.090833, outside of Smith Center, Kansas). We have also completed 51% of the total anticipated mileage of our trip. Today is day 39, so I’m feeling very good about that. Staying on our current trajectory would have us finishing in 11 weeks, and we have 13.5 weeks allotted.

Highlights

No headwind! My average speed was 44% faster than it was yesterday. It was much easier too.
Great Bend has a large enough population to necessitate a good deal of amenities. We were able to find a variety of vegan frozen meals for dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow.
We found a nice craft brewery in town. I had a flight: Märzen, wheat lager, porter, and blueberry wheat.
There was a section of our ride today with rolling hills. That segment on Strava is named “the only rollers of the day”. Calling it “the only rollers of the week” would have been appropriate too.

Lowlights

None! It was a good day

Julie’s food

Breakfast: oatmeal and coffee
First Snack: Clif bar
Second Snack: Clif bar and BBQ potato chips
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich, Gatorade
Dinner: fries, impossible chicken teriyaki bowl, pizza bites, buffalo cauliflower wings

Stats

Total distance: 62.82 miles
Elevation gain: 475 feet
Weather: overcast, high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit

I was promised tailwinds

Sterling, Kansas