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Sorry for no post or pics last night...I was too busy trying to keep focused on the task at hand....
We had a really rough start to the day. We began with a 6 mile climb at a 7% grade. It was the hardest climb I have ever done.
The good news was, that was most of the climbing for the day; the bad news was that the wind started on the other side of the mountain. Paul and I hung back with a bigger pack and tried to help pull them through the wind. The group started to fall back, so the tour company put them in a van to catch them back up. They gave Paul, me, and two others the option to try to catch up on our own...
What came next was challenging and exillerating all at once. We fell into a pace line where all of our wheels were inches from each other and maintained a 20mph pace into a still headwind for 13 miles. We caught up on time, but we're really rushed at the rest stop.
We would have never made it if Howard, a rider from CrossRoads hadn't been in front doing most of the pulling... our group stayed together the rest of the ride. It was my favorite part so far. I was so exhausted when we got back that I just wanted to crash. However, we had laundry to do. Since the single machine was full, Paul and I decided to do the laundry in our bathtub...I'm not even going to tell you what color the water ended up. The dryer was taken, so we had to get up at 4:00 this morning to get them in the Dryer.
While this is a great adventure that I am on, I know that it is taking a toll on my family. I missed my son's first day of middle school, and my other son's first day of 5th grade. I have been so exhausted that I have not been communicating enough with LA and I know she must be worried about me.
Today is going to be the craziest yet. We have a 12 mile climb and will be riding on a freaking interstate next to trucks and cars going 70 mph...
Pray for us!
Sorry for no post or pics last night...I was too busy trying to keep focused on the task at hand....
We had a really rough start to the day. We began with a 6 mile climb at a 7% grade. It was the hardest climb I have ever done.
The good news was, that was most of the climbing for the day; the bad news was that the wind started on the other side of the mountain. Paul and I hung back with a bigger pack and tried to help pull them through the wind. The group started to fall back, so the tour company put them in a van to catch them back up. They gave Paul, me, and two others the option to try to catch up on our own...
What came next was challenging and exillerating all at once. We fell into a pace line where all of our wheels were inches from each other and maintained a 20mph pace into a still headwind for 13 miles. We caught up on time, but we're really rushed at the rest stop.
We would have never made it if Howard, a rider from CrossRoads hadn't been in front doing most of the pulling... our group stayed together the rest of the ride. It was my favorite part so far. I was so exhausted when we got back that I just wanted to crash. However, we had laundry to do. Since the single machine was full, Paul and I decided to do the laundry in our bathtub...I'm not even going to tell you what color the water ended up. The dryer was taken, so we had to get up at 4:00 this morning to get them in the Dryer.
While this is a great adventure that I am on, I know that it is taking a toll on my family. I missed my son's first day of middle school, and my other son's first day of 5th grade. I have been so exhausted that I have not been communicating enough with LA and I know she must be worried about me.
Today is going to be the craziest yet. We have a 12 mile climb and will be riding on a freaking interstate next to trucks and cars going 70 mph...
Pray for us!
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