century today. I was sort of dreading it because the past two rides
had been difficult. I woke up this morning feeling the same way, but
as soon as we were on the road it was AWESOME.
I'm in Clarksville, AR now and our 102 mile ride was so exhilirating.
We've all gotten so much stronger and today was a testament to that.
It was a beautiful ride and just great. I know this is a blog for the
written word, but unfortunetly I can't find the words to describe the
feelings and emotions of everyone now. Let's just say everyone jumped
in the fountain at the campus were staying at once we arrived.
Everyday of bike and build that we ride is like this. We all wake up
groggy and move around in chaos trying to clean and get ready.
Sometimes it's even pretty easy to feel unmotivated when you have to
bike at least 70 miles after waking up at 5AM. Once we're on the road,
maybe we get lost, miss a turn, someone doesn't chalk a turn on the
poad, it's really hot, it's really hilly, you get a flat, etc etc (you
get the idea, BUT once we reach the host all that fizzles away and you
really get that "it was worth it" feeling. Everyday is a new challenge
and accomplisment on this trip.
I had one of those moments on my bike today where I wasn't really
thinking about what I was doing. Kind of like when you drive your car
from one familiar place to another. You're looking ahead, but might as
well be concentrating on the windshield instead if what's actually in
front of you. You're operating on autopilot. I know, sounds like I'm
on my way to getting into an accident. But what I mean is that I was
just cycling and forgetting that we've already gone more than 1/3 the
way across AMERICA on a BIKE. Looking at a map and seeing where we are
baffles me everytime. When I realized this remembered the journey and
the progress we've made, I snapped back to reality and couldn't help
but smile.
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