Today was by far the worst day yet. There was 12 miles of going straight up with strong head winds. I was hoping to avoid winds by getting out early but they still got me. It took a very long time to get to the top but I finally did. I don't feel too bad about how long I took to get to the top. With the lack of oxygen and constant inclines, I don't think there's much I could have done to prepare for that. The ride down was pretty fun. I didn't go as fast as I could have due to the head winds but I maxed at 38 and was averaging about 33 mph for 12 miles. After that I thought it would be easy but with the winds, even going downhill was tough. I saw a few cyclists going east which must have been nice. I barely made it to Gunnison, which was 45 miles from the top of the pass. That didn't seem like much at the time but I was exhausted from the climb and with the strong winds I was going very slow. I had to get there though because there's nothing else until Gunnison. I need to get groceries and find a place to sleep now, peace.
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