https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/living-well/ragbrai/2026/07/24/ragbrai-america-250-loop-160-miles/91010675007/#:~:text=RAGBRAI%202026%20featured%20its%20longest,an%20already%2087.1%2Dmile%20day.


I looked it up and a horse:"The Pony Express was set up to provide a fresh horse every 10-15 miles and a fresh rider every 75-100 miles. 75 horses were needed total to make a one-way trip. Average speed was 10 miles per hour."

I knew a guy in Utah that bicycled a single speed bike around the Ogden loop.  We had gone swimming at the Ogden reservoir and when he stripped down to go swimming I saw his legs.  Legs that would have made Arnold envious.  Norm was something else.