“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?”

Published: July 16, 2007, 2:58 pm

My body on Saturday night around 7 PM quoted Dirty Harry again and said “Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” I had an answer for it after the crazy day our team experienced. I said “NO.” Kenny was done due to a fever, and my body was just done. We decided to stop with 38 miles to go. The question that was asked by everyone was - Could have you finished the ride? After spending a night in the hospital last year, I never asked myself that question. Here were the questions I did ask myself and answers that went through my mind: Q - What would best serve my wife and kids? A – Stopping – No more trips to ER proving I can do it. Q – What is my body telling me? A – GET OFF THE BIKE!!!!!! Q – What does the team need? A – To not wait for me to recuperate and to get their butts to Portland. Q - How about getting some sleep, water, and food plus come back on Sunday to finish? A – Sounds like a plan. As we loaded

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