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Living in the Moment

Today was honestly the first day that I doubted I would finish, based on the sheer exertion from yesterday. At the start, my legs were like jelly. But all of the sudden, I had more energy than perhaps any day prior. Here’s my baseball analogy, from a previous life: When my warm-up to pitch was awful, the game […]

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Pride Stays With You Forever

Made it! We rode today from Missoula, MT to Helena, MT covering 125 miles (by far the furthest I have ever ridden) and climbed 6,100 feet. Started at 7 am and, with breaks and lunch, got in at 5:45 pm…long day of riding. At mile 103, there was a 4.5 climb and it took everything […]

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Rest Day

From 9/1/15: Greetings from Missoula, Montana on a much needed day off. With the next segment of this ride considered the toughest, I’m trying to get my rest. However I did take a walk in town for lunch, and ventured around the University of Montana Campus. Some fun facts are: 1) The Big L in […]

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