FNRttC Swarmcatcher on the 1,200 Texas Stampede

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The Fridays' very own beekeeper is riding the 1,200k Texas Stampede: updates are available on Facebook here
The Tandem Things are also riding, they have a Spot Tracker so you can follow their every pedalstroke.
*settles down with tea and sandwiches*

 

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For those not in the Fridays' Facebook group (which means they can't see what's happening), she's still going, it finishes at midnight on Sunday. The Stampede is using Facebook: link

 

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She finished with 1 hour 40 minutes in hand.
here's a comment from a volunteer at a checkpoint: and a salutary lesson in how to cope with a long ride:

"Great to see Els smiling at the finish line. Not that I had any doubt. She came in at Marble Falls at 6:30am, and I was wondering what words to say to encourage her for the rest of the Stampede, but I should not have worried, she had her head together. She took an hour nap, ate and was ready to head out, when her riding partner found a slow leak on his front tire. So she just went to room 103 when you all checked in, and took a 15mn nap while my volunteers Dan and Michael helped Ron fix his wheel. I tapped her on the shoulder when it was time to get up, and off she went, towards Brenham."