Our planned route was already a tough 5 hours, but Andy insisted on going up over the wicked steep west slope of Massanutten too. About 3 hours in we made an uncommon pit stop at a coffee shop in the bustling bucolic town of Luray. Most known for the tourist cave nearby; Luray is part cowboy town, part old Virginia. Big mountains loom on the horizon and give the place a strange western feel.
Bryan "the bicycle warrior" Fawley is in town from Texas and has been keeping the rides lively. Some is smack talk, but he can deliver on the sprint smack with ease. If you want to know more about Bryan just imagine TEXAS attitude on a bike, he's mostly joking but he is a bad ass so I had to keep him in check the last few days by dropping the hammer on his head. :) see www.BryanFawley.com
Here are some funny photos of cold tired road warriors get their calories and coffee on! Well, I'll add them when they finish uploading. (In other news, you can click on the Gallery link to see some photos. Erin will post some more galleries in the next few days.)
Fueled up and ready to rock we put on the furry for the remaining 2 hours Nick was putting in some TOC up New Market Gap and Andy Mac was revealing the face of pain but hanging tough. Bryan was hoping for some flatter terrain but enjoying the challenge and I was having a blast because I felt like my bike had a motor in it! Zoom.....
Last night we watched Taladega Nights, which has inspired us to Shake... and Bake.
Happy Birthday to Nick and Andy Mac who are turning 24 and 12 years young this week.
Hasta la vista baby,
Jeremiah
Labels: A Day in the Life, Training
posted by Jeremiah Bishop # 10:26 AM 
