Benedict, KS to Newton, KS, about 116 miles. Left Benedict early and had some great tailwinds. Waved to one passing touring cyclist going east. Then a second passed and he stopped so we could talk. He's coming from San Francisco and he talked about how beautiful Colorado and Utah are. Went for my first 100+ day, but got a flat at about mile 97. Since there's a bike shop in Newton and the leak was slow, I decided to refill the tire with air and kept going. I had to refill it one more time. Got to Newton's bike shop and met up with Rens, a cyclist whom I had last seen in Damascus, VA. The bike shop has an awesome hostel for us to stay at, and is currently hosting cyclists on the TransAmerica race, which is a race following the TransAmerica trail from Astoria, OR to Yorktown, VA.
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