Finally, the first ride, well, ACP-ride.<\/p>\n
We started at 7am from the hospital, N\u00c4L. There was a bit of a mix-up for some, since they were given another starting place.<\/p>\n
It was cold for the first couple of hours, below zero centigrade. The bunch started out full tilt, but I realized, as usual, that if I was going to get around, I’d need to back off the 90% pulse that I was up at. I had company with Ulrika up to the first control in F\u00e4rgelanda. The bunch was still there and Ulrika continued with them. I did the rest solo.<\/p>\n
The wind cannot be described. It was pretty close to being tangible enough to have a name. The upside was that it wasn’t gusty, just constant powerful wind straight in my face for 100km, down to Stenungsund at the 150km mark.<\/p>\n
The wind sucks out energy and when I got to Varekil I decided to fill up a bit with a hotdog and some coffee. I had a feeling that even though there were only some 20 odd kilometers to Stenungsund, I would run into trouble. It would all be close to the coast where the wind was most powerful.<\/p>\n
It was a good move and the rest went by fairly uneventful. Just slow. The temperature never got above 3 degrees. I have no idea what the wind chill factor was, but my feet never froze so bad that they hurt. Anything above zero is bearable.<\/p>\n
No pictures. Pulled in to N\u00c4L, got some poor patient on crutches to sign my card … 11 hours and 18 minutes.<\/p>\n
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