This day started very early with an hour drive to Boone to meet up with the T.V. crew. When we found our way to the R.V. they were using as a mobile station, I wasn't sure how my tired brain would do in an interview, but everything went great. They got some shots of me rolling around on some side streets and asking questions about the ride, the crash, and The Water Project. They were filming me in between going to live shots, and I actually ended up in one of them. I'm sure I was a mumbling mess on live TV, but it was cool that they were interested nonetheless. They met up with me a few towns in to get shots amongst the bikes as well. To be fair, I should mention that my girlfriend is a producer at their station, and was the one who clued them in to my ride. I will post a link to the video on my video page, and hopefully get a copy somehow so it will stay up even after its no longer on their site.
The ride today was the easiest so far. My legs were feeling strong, and I didn't have any problems with cramps or fatigue. A big factor was that there were more pass-through towns than any day yet, and the ride was only 56 miles. It feels weird to say ONLY 56 miles. :) I had more energy today to talk to people as I rode, instead of just the usual "yeah I'm doing this all day" or "yes this IS more difficult than a bike". Some people however didn't seem to understand that holding a conversation while pushing isn't all that easy. I was happy to explain my reasoning for doing the ride on the board, and encouraged by how many people were interested in the charity, as well as just general questions about longboarding.
Most common questions all week:
*Are you doing that the whole way? Me: I'm trying!
*How do you go uphill on that? Me: Walk the steep ones, switch feet a lot on the gradual ones.
*Aren't you scared when you are going downhill? Me: The downhill is the fun part! Only scared when I get crowded by bikes.
*How do you stop/slow down? Me: Slow down?? (followed by a brief explanation of foot braking)
Dumbest question of the week:
Is that some kind of disposable bicycle? I didn't even know how to respond to that.
The only thing dragging me down today was blisters. I have always suffered from blisters on my heels in sports because I think my heels are especially sharp, and tend to rub more on my shoes, but I'm sure anyone going this distance would get them. It has been basically one big one on my left heel, and then one on my right pinky toe that is essentially the same size as the toe itself. I had to spend most of the day pushing switch. I have gotten very comfortable pushing switch, but trying to do it all on one leg would be impossible, so I had to psych myself up and push through the pain in my left heel while using that foot.
Aside from the blisters I had a great da
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