Indiana Ranonneurs 600k 2017 July

371 miles 13,600ft of climbing. 

Hotter than hell. 

Bike:

Gear:

Bread bags for feet --- wet ride

Frame pump

2x tubes

watch

cycle gloves

Helmet light

GPS

tums

Ibuprofen

Tylenol

Cliff bars

Recoverers

Spare shift cable

Tool seat bag with general tools. 

Butt butter

Ziploc bag for Brevet card, phone, and wallet.

Pen

reflective gear

Solar battery

phone cable

GPS cable

 xtra AAA

Helmet

Spare light

Gen light

2x Rear lights

Bike shorts

swim trunks

frogg togg jacket

cycle SS jersey

sun shirt

5.10 shoes

sunglasses

night glasses 

  water bottles

4x Sandwiches

4x hard boiled eggs

This was a very hot, very painful, very humbling ride.  Veterans of the Randonneuring scene were unable to finish.  Guys that have ridden multiple countries, multiple states, and are far better riders than I.  It was the heat making it difficult to eat that assisted in the inability of some to finish.  I was one of the lucky ones that was able to eat.  50% of participants that attempted abandoned.  

Maybe I owe my ability to finish to the IPA at about the 300k mark???