it was fall weather this morning....temp in the uppers 40's brought out the leg warmers, balaclava and long finger gloves....the wind was from the north making the air feel colder and had to fight headwinds a lot of the miles....but really a spectacular day...
another day with only 1 viable stop off the BRP for water or food with 122 miles ahead....loaded up in the morning at Waffle House before rolling out....ended up skipping the one stop and made it to Waynesboro running on fumes....I ate 5 Stinger Waffles, some salmon jerky and nursed 3 bottles of water....
there two long tough climbs of 9 miles to Apple Orchard and the other 6 miles coming out of the James River valley bottom....there also who knows how many 1,2,3 milers too....the BRP did not end easy....
the philosophical lesson of the day is "fear"....it can be a paralyzer....it can be a motivator....the fear of failure today was a motivator today...failure would be not finishing the BRP and this ride after coming this far....I found myself determined and focused...the last 30 or so miles were a real struggle....but the BRP is done....470 miles of some of the most beautiful and rugged road I have ever ridden....
DAY 14 miles 131. Total miles 1759
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