Illini 4000

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New diet. Buffalo, WY 7/1/2010

I-90 is one of the best roads to travel on.  The shoulder is wide and the grades are very forgiving.  For a biker, all you ave to do is worry about what is ahead of you.  Today was the first day that you could see the first range of the Rockies.  They don't look very large from a distance...In order to break the I4k speed record and to stop the progress of losing weight, Jordan and I began a new diet.  Fatty, fatty, fatty foods.  Some say it the extra weight will help me go faster down a mountain, others say it will make me throw up.  I'm fine with either.  To feed this hungry man diet, in addition to purchasing team food for the upcoming week, Jordan and I ate some chunky peanut butter and whole milk as a midnight snack.  Oh, and a subway sandwich that Mary didn't want to finish. Today's ride was filled with seventy miles of rolling hills with a great breakfast provided for in the morning.  As we arrived into Buffalo, a McDonald's "M" graced the horizon.  It was no surprise to see that every member of the team stopped by for some food before arriving at the stayover.Today, Pi and I checked the elevation charts of the Bighorn mountains and picked our spot for some speed.  Guess we will find out if it was worth it.