In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength but by perseverance.
Posted On Monday, August 16th, 2004 By David Veatch
I rode 30 miles yesterday, give or take a couple. I took the southern Johnson County trail from 135th and Neiman up to 119th and Quivira, and then over to 435 and Stateline for about 25 miles round trip. That was actually my second ride of the day. Just before that one, I rode about 5 miles with a friend. It was her first time on a bike in about 20 years (!), and so we took it easy. She was a trooper though, she didn’t start cussing me until the 2nd or 3rd mile. As for myself, I didn’t take it so easy on my own. It took just under two hours to go the distance. That’s about double my normal ride, and by the time I was done, I was done. The "Stick a fork in me" kinda done. That last mile was a killer too… I was fine up until then. Heading south on Quivira between 119th and 127th is all uphill (and yesterday it was against the wind). I was praying to gods I don’t even believe in to give me the strength to keep going. I was NOT going to get off and walk it… more ยป