Today was the best day of the entire trip!
My pace line started out in the middle of the pack today and remained there until we were about 20 miles from Marshalltown. At that point, Joe Borghoff told me that he wanted me to be the first rider into Marshalltown. He cycled as fast as he could up front for 10 miles and then allowed me to lead the last 10 miles. We managed to pass the lead group a couple miles from Marshalltown and make it into town first!
When we arrived into Marshalltown, we went straight to Saint Henry’s Catholic Church where Ali, her mom, and her aunt Tracy were hosting a fantastic meal for the team. We had two amazing pasta dishes, corn on the cob, garlic bread, cookies, and banana bars. It was the best lunch of the summer! After lunch, we headed to lodging at Marshalltown Community College where we were staying on the gym floor.
We were fortunate enough to have a fantastic friendship visit at the Totem Bowl this evening where we spent our evening dancing and bowling the night away. Ali and her friend Allison were nice enough to come to our friendship visit and participate with all of us!
When we were done bowling we returned to lodging and had some free time. Ali, Joe Borghoff, Jimmy Vaeth, and I had some legendary Taco Johns and then returned back to lodging.
I have had a smile on my face all day thanks to a fantastic time with Ali!
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