Frank’s Coast to Coast Ride for Justin – Day 18, May 14
Editors note: the following is shared from Frank Watson’s blog at: Frank’s Coast to Coast Ride for Justin
LA JUNTA, CO – I promise this will be the last time I write anything about headwinds. You are probably as tired hearing about them as I am writing about them. I have found that headwinds are my “kryptonite”. I decided to not waste a lot of extra energy today on fighting the wind, instead I would go short & recover, to make a run for Garden City Ks. or somewhere close tomo. I spent the day today managing my energy & paced my way to Lamar Co.
I once again spent the day riding through the featureless fenced in pasture land, with no animals inside the fences. It was upon reaching the outskirts of Lamar that I solved the mystery of not seeing any cattle in the pastures. I found them all in the largest cattle feed lot I have ever seen! 61,000 cows all in one place. Amazing site. Amazing smell.
Today I also came up with a couple of tricks to battle the headwinds. I put a set of ear plugs in to dull the constant noise in my ears as the wind whistles through the openings in my helmet, and also the noise of the traffic rushing by causing more wind & road noise. I also refuse to look at my bike computer. Going this slow is bad enough without being reminded of it by a speedometer & odometer to confirm the obvious.
So 59 miles in today. Kansas is another big state. But last week at this time I was still in the desert of AZ. So there is progress. If the weather would co-operate I should be in Missouri by next Fri. (headwinds willing.)
Remember to say a prayer to Justin, & please take time to go to the bone marrow registry site & sign up! Deletebloodcancer.org
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For more background information on this effort see our earlier story at: Canton Man Riding Coast-to-Coast for Justin Kline
