May 6/06
A rest
stop
Just short of Lytton, B.C.
120
Km ~7:15 Hrs
Hills
started today. Makes for harder riding but still do-able. Rode on the
small ring quite a bit. My ass hurts. A lot. My
left knee isn't giving me any hassle but the right one feels like it
has something in it.
Fatigue
is a big factor. Doug & I burnt off a lot of our energy reserves
yesterday and today rode on half empty tanks. The average speed was
down quite a bit.
The "9
Km Hill" outside of Boston Bar never materialized. There were a
couple of good sized hills including one that was almost 3 Km long &
woo wee what a down-grade on the other side. We did about 70 K's
passed a couple of middle aged guys pouring gas into a car. They had
huge grins on their faces. I think they were a bit jealous.
"9
Km Hill" struck a bit of fear into us when we stopped at Boston
Bar for breakfast. The name wasn't fully explained and we assumed
that it was a hill 9 Km long. I think it was in fact the 3 Km long
hill that was about 9 Km north of town. Even at 3 Km it was a hard
climb and I kept setting myself goals a couple of hundred yards at a
time. Doug was doing better than me though he told me that he was
setting goals along the way too. I finally stopped for a rest after
more than 2.5 Km and with no top in sight.
When we
got back on the bikes the top of the hill was around a slight curve
and about 300 Yds. farther on. At the time I felt like I'd cheated
myself. Like if I'd known that the top of the hill was so close I
could have pushed on and made it without the rest break.
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