Santa Monica to Carlsbad – 109 miles
Today started off with heavy fog which was basically mist. The heavy mist sustained throughout most of the day, but that did not keep us from keeping a very fast pace after we finished on the L.A. bike paths along the beach. We also had a day rider, Blake, who joined us today. He is from the San Diego office and is currently training to be considered a professional athlete in order to obtain sponsors. Needless to say, he was very fast and he led the group for the majority of the day. Many times we found ourselves trying to hang on for dear life in the pace line. It was interesting to hear about his training stories and his weekly regiment. We thought we could use the excuse that he had fresh legs and that is why he was fast, but the truth of the matter was that he already trained 23 hours in the week which included 40 miles of running and 280 miles of biking. He has already completed two half ironman competitions and one full competition this year and has one more full ironman to go. Pretty impressive.
During the last 15 miles of the route today, we cycled through Camp Pendleton which was quite interesting and nice since it was empty for the weekend and included signs that said “tank crossing.” Luckily we made it to the hotel around 4p in order to watch college football, but I was not happy to see that Ohio State was losing when I made it to the hotel room. We then found a restaurant to watch the rest of the horrible game. On a brighter note, tomorrow should be a fun day since it will be less than 60 miles and will involve quite a bit of celebrating.
I am dedicating this last day to all of my supporters who have given money to the LIVESTRONG organization over the past month. Without your donations, this tour would mean absolutely nothing. It would be a regular cycling tour covering a lot of mileage, but it would not be supporting a greater cause. You are the ones who deserve the recognition as every dollar that was donated is going towards the fight against cancer.
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