{"id":2645,"date":"2013-01-18T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T07:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/?p=2645"},"modified":"2013-01-18T00:09:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T07:09:44","slug":"day-16-everything-ive-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/day-16-everything-ive-got\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 16: Everything I\u2019ve Got"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Silver City, NM to Kingston, NM<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Date: 01\/17\/2013<br \/>\nDistance traveled: 48.82 miles (837.1 miles total)<br \/>\nGPS tracks: <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/263198071\">http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/263198071<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The view from 8,200 feet at Emory Pass.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had to give today&#8217;s ride everything I&#8217;ve got. There was no gas left in the tank once I got to the top of the climb. Zilch. I don&#8217;t remember the last time I was so exhausted or had to push myself so hard.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t really tell you why, either \u2013 by spec, it was an easier day in terms of elevation gain than the previous &#8216;hardest&#8217; day, which was Day 2. And it was easier in distance than the longest day, Day 4. So what made this so hard today!?<\/p>\n<p>It could be a number of factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I skipped my normal lunch of peanut butter, honey &amp; tortilla. Instead, I had a lot of sugar in the form of various gu&#8217;s, blocks, gummy bears. I did have an apple, some beef jerky, and a ThinkThin bar in there as well\u2026 but it wasn&#8217;t really that substantial.<\/li>\n<li>This ride came on the heels of two hard rides \u2013 one 74 mi ride with moderate elevation gain, and then another 45 mi ride with some considerable elevation gain.<\/li>\n<li>I started at and went through much higher elevation today than on any other day \u2013 this is the highest point on the ride.<\/li>\n<li>It was much colder on today&#8217;s ride than on any of the other &#8216;hard&#8217; rides.<\/li>\n<li>Despite the elevation gain, I rode pretty fast today on average.<\/li>\n<li>There was a 15-20 mph headwind for the first 10-15 miles that really pissed me off. I&#8217;ve never been that mad at mother nature. That headwind did eventually die down as the ride progressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ll probably never know\u2026 but today is now the king of the hard bike rides of my life\u2026 or at least this trip.<\/p>\n<p>For the curious, here are the top 4 hard rides on this trip thus far as judged by how I felt about them while doing them and after I was done. Very scientific, I know.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 108px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 108px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 105px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 89px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 107px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 107px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody valign=\"top\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border: solid 0.5pt;\">Top 4 Hard Rides thus far\u2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Day<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Distance (m)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Avg. Speed (mph)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Elevation Gain (ft)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 0.5pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">Max. Elevation (ft)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">1 (Hardest)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/263198071\">Day 16 &#8211; Silver City, NM to Kingston, NM<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">48.82<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">6.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">5,322<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">8,221<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/257721656\">Day 2 &#8211; El Cajon, CA to Bankhead Springs, CA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">55.87<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">5.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">6,223<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">4,122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/262923479\">Day 15 &#8211; Lordsburg, NM to Silver City, NM<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">45.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">7.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">3,884<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">6,348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: solid 0.5pt; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/258526341\">Day 4 &#8211; Brawley, CA to Blythe, CA<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">92.27<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">9.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">1,601<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 0.5pt; border-right: solid 0.5pt;\">1,108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today may have been one of the nicest and prettiest rides, too. I was in the Gila National Forest for the majority of the ride which was really beautiful, even this time of year. Lots of green trees. I miss those!<\/p>\n<p>And the view from the Emory Pass vista was spectacular at sunset\u2026 I don&#8217;t think the camera quite did today justice.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m spending the evening at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackrangelodge.com\/\">Black Range Lodge<\/a> which is this cool, old lodge that was built in the late 1800&#8217;s and been operating as a lodge since the depression. A group of geology students from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have taken over the main lodge. I&#8217;m out in the studio which is nice and private. The bonus is that I got free dinner provided by the UofW. <span style=\"font-family: Wingdings;\">J<\/span> Lucky me \u2013 free (and excellent) spaghetti!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The &#8216;kneeling nun&#8217; \u2013 it&#8217;s the tiny rock formation near the center of the pic.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt3.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nOpen pit copper mine. There are a lot of open it pit mines out here that are just ugly scars on the land.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt4.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nTrees! The kneeling nun is there\u00a0far in the\u00a0distance.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt5.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nThe roads were a bit icy in spots. This was more trouble on the downhill bomber run than the slow slog uphill.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt6.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nNice empty roads. A little cold in the shade, though.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt7.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nGetting close to the top! Looking back on where I&#8217;ve come from today.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt8.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nTop of the world! I actually changed into dry clothes up here so I wouldn&#8217;t freeze on the 10 mile decent! It was cold up there.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt9.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nKingston, NM \u2013 my destination \u2013 is hidden behind that peak.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/011813_0703_Day16Everyt10.jpg\" \/><em><br \/>\nMe.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver City, NM to Kingston, NM Date: 01\/17\/2013 Distance traveled: 48.82 miles (837.1 miles total) GPS tracks: http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/263198071 The view from 8,200 feet at Emory Pass. I had to give today&#8217;s ride everything I&#8217;ve got. There was no gas left in the tank once I got to the top of the climb. Zilch. I don&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/day-16-everything-ive-got\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Day 16: Everything I\u2019ve Got<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,293,244],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-california-to-texas-2013","category-crazyguyonabike","category-pedal-wheels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645\/revisions\/2649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}