Monday June 21, 2021: Up at 3am and the lethargy hit me immediately. I felt like shit. Nothing specific outside the usual aches and tiredness but I had very obviously recovered particularly poorly. The pitter pater of rain on the tin roof outside my second floor...
Sunday June 20, 2021 (Fathers Day): Pre Sparrow fart, aka stupid o'clock aka very early in the morning (or is 2:30am still night? - Strava thinks so) on the first day of the 3rd week of the race brought with it a determination and focus...
Saturday June 19, 2021: Out the door just after 5am, the leftover Chinese food that I'd just inhaled for breakfast already creaking in the belly. Stay where you are Chinese food - I don't want to hear from you until the appropriate time and place...
Friday June 18, 2021: Another 2:30am alarm, another similar reaction - where am I? What the fuck is going on? One Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi...
Thursday June 17, 2021: Yet again, an early finish called for a very early start. However, on this occasion I was ready and rearing to answer the call of the 2:30am alarm. I had even pre-packed my bike and laid out neatly all the required clothing...
Wednesday June 16, 2021: Given my abbreviated day yesterday I had set my alarm for stupid o'clock. I was desperate to make up for the lost time and to also get a jump on the forecasted heat which was predicted to be north of 100...
Tuesday June 15, 2021: Out of bed just before 5am. Another morning dominated by a sense of optimism. I am still riding high from yesterdays amazing day through Yellowstone and past the Grand Tetons. I definitely feel like I am entering a new stage of...
Monday June 14, 2021: Up and at em' at 4:30am, on the road at 5:20am. I was in really good spirits, ready and raring to have a red hot crack. I put this overwhelmingly positive mindset down to a couple of things. I was hitting...
Sunday June 13, 2021: My alarm was a lot more generous than it was the previous morning, rousing me at 7am vs 1am. I know which one I would prefer but I was instantly in an anxious state, like I had slept in and was...
Saturday June 12, 2021: My alarm jolts me from a deep sleep at 1am. A deep sleep only recently achieved thanks to what seemed like a constant arrival of vehicles throughout the night. They must have also been taking advantage of the large roadside layby to...