Columbia IL this morning with Joe, Glen, Trent and Jamie. Basic stuff as we stayed on the flats all day. Trent and Jamie peeled off just before Maeystown to make the baseball game. Then, Joe proposed going down to Prairie just before the turn. We were soft pedaling for a few minutes and a group of 7 or 8 tri's rolled up from behind as we made the turn. They rolled a few meters ahead while we continued to chill. Up one of the early rises, Joe lifted the pace and we went by rather quickly. He gave a good sized pull, then Glen who was probably at his limit and took a short pull. We had one tri sitting on our line as I took over. My pull must have broken both Glen and the Tri. As I pulled off and Joe came through no one else was in sight.

We stopped at the store in Prairie to refuel and all the others must have turned around at some point. They never made it to Prairie and we didn't see them on the way back except for 4 or 5 that were still hanging around back in the parking lot in Columbia. Glen was gone already. Sorry 'bout that Glen.

Distance: 125km Good hard ride.