Day 25. Halfway mark

Today the ride took us from Pierre to Chamberlain, SD, a distance of 84 miles. It was supposed to be an easier day but for the third straight day we ran into head winds. Coupled with the toll that yestrrday's ride took on everyone it was very difficult. More so for me. Somewhere around the 45 mile mark I felt that my left foot was further out than normal. I looked down and saw a slight gap. Not sure if that was normal I continued pedaling and still had the sensation of the foot going out further. I looked down again and the gap had increased. This was about the 48 mile mark and I decided to get off the bike and call for help. I usually unclip my left foot but was unable to I was now almost at a stop and managed to unclip my right foot before falling over. The mechanic Jim managed to get the pedal arm back on but at that time I decided to call it a day as my back was acting up a bit. I took the sag van into the hotel and I iced my back. South Dakota has a real problem with flooding. Every town we come to has sand bags all over the place. The water level of the Missouri river is extremely high. Another thing about riding in South Dakota is the mind numbing sameness of the roads. You come over the rise and all you see in front of you is more of the same. We did pass the halfway point of the ride at the first sag stop.