riding a bike for 100 miles...

So, what's it like to ride that long?

Well, your ass hurts. Your legs hurt. Your toes hurt. Your back REALLY hurts.

What do I think about? Everything. John, Dad, SAA, Bessie, how much my butt hurts, the marathon I have to run after 112 miles, I sing Sesame Street songs to myself (C is for Cookie, Wamba Wamba is the Monster's Song, It's not Easy Being Green, Rubber Ducky, and others)

It isn't easy. But then you finish, shower, eat and rest up.

Later that day, maybe you tell someone what you did, only if they ask. They respond with disbelief that you were going for nearly 7 hours, 6 on a bike, 45 running. Then you feel like you did accomplish something. And you know that you do have what it takes to finish another workout like that...maybe even more.

Then, when the next big workout comes along, you know that feeling is still out there...but only when you finish.