I am too tired right now to add anything to the blog besides numerical input... it is as follows:
74.76 miles
6:19.47 hrs
43.0 mph Max
11.8 mph Avg
Let it be stated that the ride time is the actual time I spent peddling on my bike. My computer has an automatic setting that stops recording if the bike stops. So, when it says that I rode for 3 hours or so... I was probably on the road for 5 hours as it does not include breaks and such. Today was a long, hard day. A ton of climbing and a long distance. I look forward to the next couple days since the mountain stages are done until the Rockies!!! It is dissapointing to leave them all behind, as they give great scenery, but they are a pain in the ass sometimes, that you can take literally!
As I was on my bike today I thought a lot about cancer and what it must be like to fight against it. I then related it to the bike trip in the sense that this trip is my cancer... I must conquor it! There are no excuses... I do not get a break. I will bike every day no matter what the elements throw at me. I may try and dodge them but I must fight through this. I was granted the opportunity to do this amazing trip and I am going to make the most of it! This is the moment in my life where I define who I am, what I have and where I am going... it is my opportunity, my challenge and my choice in life. I MUST make the most of it and do it to the fullest. This is the only way! NO EXCUSES!
Now that I may have said something that I will regret down the line I must go to sleep... my eyes are droopy and I need to replenish for tomorrow... a day of projected heavy rain!
1 comment:
it's so great to read your enthusiasm and determination, david! seriously, just reading your blog makes me think i can do incredible things and trek incredible journeys! thank you for the swift kick in the butt, as they say! GOOD LUCK! and GODSPEED!
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