Voice Post: 2011 PMC Sat 11am: Wareham

[ornoth_cycling]

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Okay, I'm in Wareham. That's 100 miles in 6 hours and 10 minutes, which is damned good as far as I'm concerned. However I completely and utterly jinxed myself with my update from Lakeville, because everything hurts now: neck, legs... The warmer it gets, the higher my heart rate goes. Definitely that last segment was a trial, but there's only 8 miles left of kinda mixed... Some of it's very scenic, some of it's extremely urban... Or not urban but junky suburban strip mall kinda stuff. But right now I'm going to take a little bit of a break, because I think I've earned it at this point. Then hopefully the last 8 miles my legs will have recovered and it'll just be a victory lap. Doing really well and enjoying the ride when I'm not focused on the pain. But definitely remembering the stories from the people that I've met, the people who are sponsoring me, of course Ken's story, as well as the people who are lining the route. It's just very moving that so many people care so much about this cause. But I'll defer that and think about that while I'm passed out laying down on the grass here! Next update... I will not give an update when I arrive at Bourne, but after I've showered and massaged I'll do a lengthy update. Look for that in an hour or two.