Let the miles role on!

June 23, 2011 – Bozeman, MT

Another 5:30 AM wakeup call and this morning we were able to pack all of our stuff in the vans in 26 minutes so we don’t have to wake up early tomorrow!! This was very exciting for us due to the lack of sleep we have all been getting.  Today we had another beautiful 105 mile ride to Bozeman, MT.  The morning started off pretty chilly and with our 6^th mountain pass of the trip at mile 20!  But we breezed through it and by 10 we had biked 50 miles already.  It is amazing to see how all the cyclists have grown so strong and how we have all improved since day 2!  We had lunch at mile 70 and after that things got really tough for everyone.  We had a head wind that slowed us way down and killed all our momentum, the sun was shining bright and draining us of all our energy and dehydrating us, and there was hill after hill.  And when biking 100 miles even the tiniest hill seems like a mountain!  Little to say the last 25 miles were a very difficult.  Every hill we got to made you want to just quit and call it a day but again the teamwork and motivation from all our teammates brought us together and made us push each other!  Even though it was painful and at some points miserable we all made it and finished the 105 mile day!!  The last 10 miles were the hardest for me though due to my knee hurting and pain shooting through it every time I pedaled.  But because of my teammates I was able to push through it and finish the ride when I wanted to stop!  Hoping the pain doesn’t continue, but we will have to wait and see tomorrow how it feels!!  Day 1 of the tough stretch is down, 9 to go.  Tomorrow we have 90 miles into West Yellowstone!!