Heather woke us at around 4 am. The poor thing looked really tired but as always she was sporting a smile. James had just gone to bed having just finished servicing our bikes. These guys were just amazing, both with an ironclad commitment to providing...
Having holed up in a hotel room in Ness City for 24 hours I was well rested but I really didn't feel like riding my bike. The intangible force that compelled me each morning to pack up and hit the road regardless of how I was...
My first night in the tent was one of the best nights sleep thus far. I woke frequently due to the howling wind and general discomfort of a barely inflated mattress but the sum total of deep sleep was more than enough to repair and...
True to my plan for a relatively early start I was on the bike at 5:46 am. I felt good and was keen to get going but needed to find somewhere for a quick breakfast and some additional water to strap to the bike....
I was up before 6 am feeling a lot more spritely than I had yesterday morning. Mind also in gear and excited about getting over Hoosier Pass and smashing the "downhill" section into Eastern Colorado. Speaking of smashing I did similar to a few leftover...
I awoke at around 6:30 am keen to crack on into Colorado, the 5th of the 10 states that the Trans Am route meanders across. My mind was keen but my body not so much. No pain but just a general malaise that made...
I reckon it must have been my fanatical desire to get the hell out of Wyoming that forced me up out of "bed" at 3 am to the duelling alarms of my and JJ's phones. Arrrrrgh! That and the fact that my daily distance output...
My plan to get my bike looked over at a local bike shop in Lander afforded me quite the sleep in as The Bike Mill didn't open until 10 am. By the time I finally left the worlds dodgiest hotel room I was far from...
I was up just after 6 am well rested but feeling a tad lethargic and heavy in the legs. My knee soreness of earlier in the race had just disappeared however. It's pretty amazing how the body just adjusts. Hatchet's breakfast wasn't until 7...
I was up before 4am, well rested and really fired up for a big day. I ate the breakfast of champions that I had prepared the night before; microwave noodles, leftover pizza and Keurig style coffee. The weakness of the filter coffee was suitably compensated...