may 26 day 17 27 miles total 427 after the beating i took in the mountains the last week or so, this was the first morning i was not enthusiastic about getting back on the road. a late start compounded the issue. i just don’t have the ability to move faster and make up miles. the only tool i have left is time on the road. after the last few smaller mountains i finally topped Read more…
cannot find my happy place this morning. i know the worst of the climbs that trash my legs and those nightmare descents that brutalize my back are behind me… but i cannot find my happy place today. 400 miles is just a long way. and it feels like it. maybe my happy place is waiting somewhere up the road. i hope so. there are almost 3000 miles to go! laz ( feeling sort of beaten Read more…
after 390 miles i am eating lunch at a cafe instead of a diner and quaffing a birch beer rather than a root beer (not sure how far it is to civilization and dr pepper) it was only yesterday i could get real chocolate milk for the first time! laz
may 24 day 15 21 miles total 375 this was the best day yet. it was a short day and for a change felt like it. each day since i have hit the mountains it has been the same story i grind up the climbs and then try to keep from killing my back on the downs. eventually the recovery after grinding the climbs takes longer and longer until there is no recovery and the rest Read more…
may23 day 14 27 miles total 354 more stories to tell and less time to tell them. i will just say this can never be called a solo run. without crewing i would never have a chance. those who open their homes or even provide some company on the road … this journey is yours as much as mine. laz
may 22 day 13 20 miles total 327 the day started great little traffic 100 mile views from the top of the mountain. then the rain started it would be with me the rest of the day . back to back “short “ days have me feeling physically pretty good. my worst injuries still came during my rest stops. the hip i banged into a bedpost the first night was not sore for the first Read more…
they only have one weather forecast here. today it will be raining and cold all day…. but the rest of the week will be sunny and warm. the problem is, every day when i wake up it is today again. this today marks the 7th day of rain out of 14. heavily weighted toward this past week. nothing is left that is dry or clean. i am warming u in the front of my crew Read more…