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08-04-08, 01:43 PM
Well, another PMC is in the books!
I have heard people asking "why do you put your body throught that?" and after last year, didn't really understand the question. I thought it was tiring, but relatively east. Now I understand. This one hurt. I did the Sturbridge to Provincetown route, and for some reason, this was really hard this year.
I met up with another BF'er, Demon, at the Dighton-Rehoboth waterstop. Demon...sorry if I looked a little confused. About five minutes before you tracked me down, I darn near passed out. Took a little while to recover from that one. I think if my wife realised what was happening, she probably would have put a stop to it. I almost did. This year, there were several times when I just wasn't sure I would make it. But make it I did. And I didn't walk a foot. But I did pass a lot of people a lot younger than me who were walking up some of those hills, especially in Truro. The only thing really bothering me right now is a very sore left achilles tendon, and some tenderness in my left knee.
It was a very emotional ride this year, even more so than last. There was a place on Rt 6 just before Provincetown where someone had put up a couple signs were you could write down who you were riding for. When I got there, there was a guy who was trying to write down his late wife's name, but he just broke down, sobbing. This ride is supposed to be a celebration of life, but it is also a remembrance. I saw so many people crying at different times...and to tell the truth, did some myself.
Someday, we will beat this disease. Until then, we keep riding, keep fundraising.
Right now my fundraising stands at about $3500, and I need to get to $4,000 by Oct 1. I know I will do it.
And then I will plan for next year!!
I have heard people asking "why do you put your body throught that?" and after last year, didn't really understand the question. I thought it was tiring, but relatively east. Now I understand. This one hurt. I did the Sturbridge to Provincetown route, and for some reason, this was really hard this year.
I met up with another BF'er, Demon, at the Dighton-Rehoboth waterstop. Demon...sorry if I looked a little confused. About five minutes before you tracked me down, I darn near passed out. Took a little while to recover from that one. I think if my wife realised what was happening, she probably would have put a stop to it. I almost did. This year, there were several times when I just wasn't sure I would make it. But make it I did. And I didn't walk a foot. But I did pass a lot of people a lot younger than me who were walking up some of those hills, especially in Truro. The only thing really bothering me right now is a very sore left achilles tendon, and some tenderness in my left knee.
It was a very emotional ride this year, even more so than last. There was a place on Rt 6 just before Provincetown where someone had put up a couple signs were you could write down who you were riding for. When I got there, there was a guy who was trying to write down his late wife's name, but he just broke down, sobbing. This ride is supposed to be a celebration of life, but it is also a remembrance. I saw so many people crying at different times...and to tell the truth, did some myself.
Someday, we will beat this disease. Until then, we keep riding, keep fundraising.
Right now my fundraising stands at about $3500, and I need to get to $4,000 by Oct 1. I know I will do it.
And then I will plan for next year!!