The ride to Quincy was one of those days. We left in the morning with a threat of rain. I noticed after a few miles that I wanted the ride to be over quickly. Then I told myself I should be enjoying the scenery because I may never be in this location again. That improved my mood for a short time. But alas the improved mood quickly disappeared when it started raining. I got wetter and wetter and started thinking I was not having fun. The other alternative was to just accept being wet and looking at the positive aspects of the ride. Bottom line is that I got in the van at mile 50. I did enjoy the rest of the day in the van talking with Robin. But I wasn't particularly happy with myself.
Oh yes, we crossed the 2000 mile mark.
This morning I faced a 107 mile ride to Springfield. I really did not want to get up and do it. But Jeanne and I had promised each other that we would stick together and so the whole ride. So off we went at 6:30 am. It was amazing. The ride felt good from the beginning and I enjoyed the day. We did the entire ride. A cloud cover, tailwinds, and some flat terrain helped that. But Illinois is not all flat. We had quite a large number of rollers during the day.
Jan,
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing in what you are accomplishing.
The miles are sometimes difficult but most don't even attempt what you are doing!!
Rain or shine, 1 mile or 100, you are the best.
Blessings
Tom
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