Day 3

My brain wanted to do it last night, but the rest of me said go to sleep and don't move until morning. Guess which one won! Well I am posting this a bit late.

Yesterday was another tough day, but not so much because of the terrain, but because I was just worn out from the start.

As usually the dogs were out in full force. Live dog count reached 108 dogs, with very few leashed. I nearly went over the handlebars when one got in front of my wheel. Phil Patterson re-iterated "Never let an animal get in front of you now matter what."

The morning went pretty well with some tough hills to start at least on some decent roads. On several hills I had to walk to last bits. I just did not have enough energy to make it all the way to the top. On one of the hills I by chance met 2 woman who where driving and talked to them about what we were doing. They donated $10 each and drove on the Vanceburg to talk to the newspaper and make sure they would come over to where we were having lunch and do an interview and pictures. We also made Maysville news paper.

The Ledger Independent - Maysville, Kentucky

On one of the legs just before Maysville, we hit a strong head wind. I am typically the last person as I am not the strongest rider. Todd Malone and David Graeser who are very good riders and are typically leading the pack saw that I was struggling. They waited for me. They then formed up a paceline to essentially block the wind allowing me to draft behind them and keep pace with out having to expend as much energy, which I was out of. When were just before the SAG stop they let me led them in. What great guys to ride with.

During that time when Todd and David were in front oh me I realized that I was part of a team and this was my team mates helping me. I am so lucky to be riding with such a great group of people. Everyone helps everyone, from the support people to the other riders.

It is all about people helping people. We the riders, the virtual riders, the fund raisers, and most importantly the persons making donations are all key members of the team fighting MS. We can all help those who are struggling against the strong head wind of MS.

Thank you everyone who is part of this team against MS. Your donations, time, and emails go a long way to help.

--Bill