Today I paid the price for pushing too hard yesterday. I had decided beforehad that I would hang back and ride with some folks from my team, but after the first few miles it became obvious that I did not really have a choice.
The start of the ride was interesting, as we got to ride over the Newport bridge and the Jamestown bridge, which are normally off limits for bikes. The DOT closed one lane on each bridge for us, which was cool. The Newport bridge consisted of a 1 1/2 mile climb, followed my a 1/2 mile steep descent. The Jamestown bridge was a shorter climb, but challenging nonetheless.
Given that I was so tired after yesterday's ride, I chose to stop and all the rest stops along the route. Mid-way through the day I noticed that my hands, wrists and shoulders were really starting to hurt, no doubt in part because of my aggressive aero position on the bike. The soreness in my hands made it especially hard to work the bar-end shifters, which was tough. But, I managed to push through and finish, for which I was pleased.

Work harder on Day 1 at keeping my average speed lower and on target, so that I can do a "negative split" for each day and for the weekend.

After I finished I rode directly over to where my car was parked, put my bike on the rack, and then searched out the massage line. After my massage I got some food, hung out with some teammates for a while, then packed up and headed home. Once I got home, I had a long soak in the hot tub before dinner, then early to bed.