As most things in life, nothing goes as planned or is as seems. A very thick fog off of Lake Houston delayed his start 2 hours this morning. With that being said, Scott still made it into Louisiana - day 1's original goal of 110 miles. Blessings - no flat tires and no accidents, but very bumpy roads and strong head winds the entire day. "It feels like you just got done with a 10 hour boxing match with the road."
Felt relieved to get into Louisiana and will continue the journey on a road bike which makes the task all the more difficult as his entire cycling life has been riding a triathlon bike which is making a huge difference.
He's checking into a hotel now to grab a quick ice bath, big dinner, and to bed. Tomorrow will be the longest stretch planned of his ride and hopefully he winds will settle and he'll get started by 6 a.m. Thursday morning.
Finally, he wanted me to make mention that the hardest stretch with the heaviest winds and the worse roads were the last 30 miles of the day. However, he wanted me to make sure I mention that it was as if Layla had seen enough suffering for one day and jumped on his back with her wings and carried him to Louisiana with his fasted bike time of the day. That says it all!
No time today to follow messages, but he knows and appreciates the out pouring of support and rallying for this cause. It's just the beginning!
Love and Blessings from the Louisiana Border!
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Amazing, Scott! It is so great that you are also doing the ride to honor Layla's memory.
ReplyDeletePrayin for you!
The Hoyt Family