La Ruta was hot. Today was hotter. Oh my god. I now know what it’s like in the desert. High of 39 degrees today. Unbelievable. At one point I thought the vultures were going to start circling. Today wasn’t that long around 5 hours but the terrain was pretty tough and tiring. But overall I felt pretty good. Just went out an hammered the best I could. Many people went of course, my self included . I added an extra 6 km or so as i back tracked to find the route. The flagging was to sparse. Had a quick chat with tinker in the elevator. He had a good day I think coming second to his teammate jeremiah bishop.