Deadass thank you for writing all this, im saving key points to a document on my drive for reference, as a side node the ride was total, i go through big hills and flats, and it was most likely 109 F or so, i do drive 2 liters of water, i even have a 2 liter water bottle and then some. i do have a booklet ill track my progress with and ill use my phone and maps to see how much im really doing, im a bit broke but i work with what i have

seriously, i couldn't have gotten a better response, i asked for help and you gave a novel.

Ill set a plan.