Quote Originally Posted by Starfish View Post
Digging Deep:
I was tired, but determined, and concentrating one pedal stroke at a time on the fact that, barring anything really wild, I was going to finish the ride. The ride that I first dreamed about doing with my husband, before we were divorced last year. The ride I decided to do before caring for my mom until she died a few months later. The ride I kept training for throughout the spring, despite three jobs, caring for my dad until he died, and handling the estate sale, selling the house, and moving, just last week. This ride symbolized for me something much more than an athletic achievement. And now that it is done, I feel extremely humble, and grateful, and hopeful.
Wow. Congratulations is probably the best I can say right now because I'm speachless. I admire people like you ... honestly.