RAGBRAI is over and I was able to ride every one of the 420 miles on my solo bike. The first three days were beastly hot, with a heat index of over 100 each day. Each day I felt stronger and more able to go down the hills at full throttle and pedal as close to 80/90 rpm going up the next as best I could. I didn't expect to be able to ride all seven days. This experience showed me that more intense exercise for longer periods of time works better. By the end of the week my tremor has nearly disappeared, however my ability to read maps and follow more than two directions in a row is compromised. I didn't ride yesterday. Hope I can today if we get through this huge rainstorm. I'm thankful all of our group made it safely. Kudos to all seven of our PFP team who have PD and made the ride.