Congratulations, Veronica! It takes a strong woman to listen to her body when it's telling her to stop. There's a big difference between wimping out and making a wise decision. Had you continued, you could have gotten an overuse injury that would put you out for the rest of the season, or been so dazed that you lost control or made a serious judgement error. Your 135 miles of mountain climbing is still an incredible feat, hat's off to you!

And I can totally empathize with showing up at the support stations to see the food all gone, and the SAG vehicles telling you "you're on your own, kiddo".