The earliest morning we’ve ever had.
We literally woke up at 5:30 AM and left at 6:30 AM.
@ my parents who may think I am incapable of waking up early, look at me now!!!
Tubb and I took the early start because I had a lunch appointment in Louisville at 1 PM - this gave us just over 6 hours to knock out 70 miles. Somehow, after 225 miles in two days, we were still able to get it done - with the help of some coffee, of course. When I was a kid, my parents always told me, “Don’t drink coffee because once you’ve started, you can’t stop!!!” I think I’m now at the point where I can’t stop. Whenever one of our hosts offers us coffee, my head perks up and my eyes widen in excitement. Today’s coffee was sponsored by McDonald’s and a gas station. Ricker Dining better watch out next year.
The ride today was lovely. After our day of 125 miles, 70 miles doesn’t feel too bad, which is literally insane considering the fact that some of us hadn’t biked more than 10 miles in a day before this trip (me included). Tubb and I even had a chance to bike across a bridge and visit Indiana, which is right across from Louisville! Now my new state total for this trip is at 5 - Utah, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana!!
My lunch was with my 2019 summer camp microeconomics teacher, who lives in Versailles, Kentucky, a small town outside of Lexington (where we’ll bike in a few days). Seeing him for the first time in five years and meeting his wife was such a treat - we talked about everything, from culture shock to triathlon training to memories at camp in Los Angeles, California when I was 14 years old. Corey and Kelly, thank you so much for an amazing lunch and for driving out to see me!! We will definitely be having another reunion in the near future - I couldn’t be more grateful to have had spent some time with you both.
Amazing post-5:30am wakeup lunch
The rest of our team seemed to have a lovely day as well. They biked, played in a waterpark (one of the sprinkler types that toddlers run through), and drove to Indiana and order Thai food because everyone knows you can find the best Thai food in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Then, they ate it by the Ohio River, leaving Tubb and me at the house until 5 PM.
Luckily, we were able to reunite for dinner (after Kawther and I slept from 7-9 PM) and cooked vegetables!
Genuinely one of my favorite days of this trip so far. Maybe we should try waking up early more.
Will