Its been a grueling few days, but at last I have put Saskatchewan behind me. This ride is teaching me many things, but the question I ask myself the most is what is the wind doing? Here's why, 2 days ago I left Regina, SK and made Swift Current, SK in 1 day, 240k (almost Floyd Landis like, however the asterisks beside this accomplishment should read wind aided).
This morning it took me 4 hours to go from Maple Creek, SK to the Alberta border (only 40k).
The first couple hours everyday my body is screaming at me to stop, lots of small aches & pains, it reminds me when I use to run, getting past the first 20-25 minutes is key then everything after that flows pretty easily. The mind is a powerful tool, quitting or pedal through the tough times, its all about will power. I don't dare pick my head up and scour the horizon and see the never ending road that I must travel, I simply keep my head down and plug away. My best guess would be I have 3 days left on the Prairies before I get to the mountains, I truly can't wait.
So the last few days have been quite warm, and I'm taking breaks more frequently during the day, yesterday I stopped at the No. 1 Ice Cream Shoppe in Tompkin, SK and had the homemade raspberry frozen yogurt it was truly amazing, it will be a pit stop from now on when heading home from Kelowna, BC.
From Medicine Hat, AB I'm outta here, and heading to the hot tub!
Finally worked out how to place a flipping comment..! Glad to hear its going well. Keep going with the blog - we check it daily - although it seems a long way to pedal only staring at the ground. You know the kind of mileage you're doing you could have treated yourself to the full fat double choc fudge sundae and never had a second of guilt.
ReplyDeleteLove the despair.com bits....My understanding is that a sense of humour is critical when one is tearing down muscle fiber faster than calories can be ingested, although I have no personal experience with such.
ReplyDeleteI've been following from afar...On a commiserating note, my shoulders were a bit stiff this morning from the 18 holes of golf, but I suppose eveything's relative.
Glad you're making what apppears to be great time?
Also nice to see you've inherited a few lonely spammers...comes with the electronic territory. Keep your spirits up, and enjoy the sunshine and headspace in equal measures. Thanks for the updates, and travel safely.
RM
Thanks for inviting me to follow this...All is well at home...Can't believe you are in the home of Lance Armstrong already..Sorry, you are in Alberta...I always get that mixed up with Texas...enjoy the ride.
ReplyDeleteShame you can't be watching the Tour De France while you start your climb up those mountains. It will make you feel like you're part of it. I see your hero is doing well at the moment. Just to let you konw you're our hero and we're really proud of you. Lee sends her love and says if you're not doing if for money or charity then you're offically nuts!
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