Hey! Good News! We are in West Virginia!
The day yesterday was awful! (but really rewarding looking back on it.) Charlottesville to Lexington, VA. We are more than officially into the Appalachians! We had to climb mount Afton after a 20 mile ride and it was 3 miles straight climbing. My legs hurt so bad but Me, Kate, and Brian (B-Pot), powered through to the top. At the top we found Blue Mountain Ridge Parkway. We were told the Parkway was supposed to be one of the most beautiful rides in the U.S., but unfortunately it was foggy and raining the whole day. Even though it was foggy, the green trees on the mountains were really beautiful. It was the toughest ride by far, but a bunch of us powered through and made it. There was a downhill on 60 that had a 8% grade for 5 miles.. and I reached a new speed of 41.3!
Today was equally as rough. We rode from Lexington, VA to Marlinton, WV! There were a lot of mountains we crossed (3 big ones) and it was a physical strain. I got to ride with Dan today and that was great. We had a great time dominating those mountains. After we made it into West Virginia, it started raining with 6 miles to go. By the time we got in, we were both soaking wet. I was extremely glad to have made it even though it was a long day.
There is a long line for the comp, so I'm out. (I need sleep anyway)
My knee is starting to really bother me so I'm now killing the Tylenol. Hopefully it will feel better soon!
Thanks for reading.
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Way to conquer those mountains! You will be a haus by the time you get home! I'm sorry to hear about your knee. I hope it gets better. Its no fun to be trying to ride with a hurt knee. Hopefully a restful night and some tylenol will make it better. I'm glad you're having a blast and seeing beautiful scenery though! I hope you are taking awesome pictures! I miss ya cutie!
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