It is entirely possible that today's ride was the most incredible of our journey to Madison yet. The sky was blue, temps hovering around 70 degrees, the scenery gorgeous and the riding company was OUTSTANDING. At one point in our 40'ish mile ride we rode past Fern Ridge Lake, which to swim in is frightening, but to ride by is incredible. The water sparkled like diamonds and sail boats looked like magic toys floating on the crystal water. It was GORGEOUS!
We saw tons of crazy-fun farm life, lots of pretty grass fields, strawberry fields (sing along if you like), vineyards, clover fields....it goes on. It was amazing. This sort of beauty makes one so thankful for the strength and desire to ride the country rodes.
Rides like today make me so happy to be on the journey to Madison. It was a remarkable feeling to ride hard and end feeling strong, euphoric (adrenaline is a phenomenal gift!), and so excited about the rest of our training. It is true that we are frequently tired, and probably more frequently hungry, nevertheless every single workout we feel stronger, more empowered, more thankful for the strength that is growing in our hearts, minds and bodies, excited and truly delighted in our decision to take on Ironman Madison. My god. What a ride this is! There is no better time than today. There are no better people to do this with. Ant there is no better opportunity than today.
Tomorrow we rest'ish....wink.
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