Wanted to make it easy for myself. Picked a nice, flattish out-and-back route on the KBT. Light wind, overcast. 1mm of rain. Left home at about 6AM, loaded with granola bars, pepperettes, and hard boiled eggs. 

What a pile of lies. It started POURING on the way out somewhere around West Monkton, and it didn't let up til I'd arrived in Walton. My shoes squished with every pedal stroke. I was somehow both freezing and baking inside my raincoat. The trail turned into muck and absolutely trashed my moving speed. 

THEN, on the way back, the still air turned into a brutal headwind. The last 60km were utterly hell. I only managed to keep myself going by reminding myself that if I gave up, I'd have to do the whole thing AGAIN. 

I didn't finish the route til about 8PM, by which point I had mad chafing and my legs were screaming in pain. Padded shorts might've helped but I don't own any cycling apparel. 

On the plus side: 
- minimal bugs
- saw a cute baby raccoon, fed it half a hard boiled egg
- there was roadside honour system snack stand. The pack of chips I bought is the #1 reason I picked up speed during the last 30km after several hours of languishing
- looks like everyone else got the rain memo, trail was very quiet. despite the lack of cover, nobody was there to see my ass hang out while I took a leak, clinging onto a tree/sign/etc for dear life, because there were like only two portapotties on the entire route

If I had to do it again (ha ha ha no): 
- would rely on more up-to-date wind and rain forecasts
- would probably stick to the road instead of the trail for less rolling resistance - my speed on the road is about 10km/h higher than on the trail. 
- boiled eggs are gross but i guess i'd still pack them for protein

BUT ANYWAYS, so glad to get the imperial century off this summer's hit list. I will NOT be attempting the double century or double imperial. I might ride the G2G trail front to back eventually ("I heard Lake Huron is nice this time of year...") but only if the wind conditions are good!