I wake up almost every night worrying about what medical issue could put a halt to my tour - or at least a lot of suffering. It all started when I went for a training ride about a month ago and came down with the stomach flu in the middle of the ride. It literally took all my strength away. Not only could I not ride anymore, I couldn't even walk. I had to sit down at the side of the road and get my wife to pick me up. On the way home, she had to stop the car so that I could throw up. Not pretty.
It got me thinking... what if that happened on a 100 mile stretch of the ride with no support and no phone service? Would I just have to ride it out?
Then I thought some more - what other little things could sideline me? There is my bakers cyst that has developed on my right foot, the broken or badly strained toe on my left one, my propensity for developing piriformis syndrome, my lower back pain, sore knees, pulled muscles, cramps, toothaches, giardia.... I could go on.
I guess I will try and prevent the ones that I can, carry supplies for the ones that I can't, and hope that the odds are in my favor. Fingers crossed.
Now if I could only get back to sleep.
Jim I ended up getting Giardia and riding through it my last two days of the divide treat that water!!
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