Houston and Beeville Texas

Hello Every one, Sorry, I was not able to blog about our day yesterday. It was a hard day for me, we covered 82.6 miles to get to Houston. My body was hurting and I felt pretty tired at the end. With a tired body and a sore spirit I took off on the road again this morning. I am pedaling down Highway 69, I am tired. My legs are sore, my knees hurt, my wrists are hurting too. I am pedaling down Highway 69, mile 80. Its been several hours since I got on the road. My mind begins to wonder; I remember Lance Armstrong's coach saying "I go out with Lance for a training ride, he follows me on his bike. I am on my motorcycle, Lance follows, i speed up to 35 miles and lead him for a while. Eventually I let him take the lead" Wow! Lance can do that? I bet I can do that too! well maybe not 35 but maybe 32! Nah I'm tired and I'm sore I better not. Then I hear my wife saying to me "Ascary, there are very few people in the world who can do this and you are one of them you just have to work though the pain" Then I see my daughter Ava, she is such a cute little devil; she is going to be just like me:) Then I see Sulema, my baby could do no wrong in my eyes. Then Liliana, my oldest: "pedal faster papi, pedal faster, you have to train for your trip to Mexico!" she just to say to me during my training. Then, the pain, the sweat, the soreness, the hurt, it all becomes one thing.. Fuel, I go from my pace of 20-22 miles an hour to 25, then 28 miles an hour; "pedal faster papi pedal faster" I hear her again. 29, 30 miles an hour.. How can Lance do this! But I pedal harder again 31 miles an hour 32 miles an hour.. I want to spit but I rather not, I do not want to waste my energy on that, a little drool that is all I can manage. 33 miles, I hold it for a few seconds back down to 32 miles an hour, I hold that for 3-5 minutes then I slow down. Now I think, "Man! Love is a wonderful thing! You can tell that you have had a good day on the road when you do not want to get off your bike. But after 8:30 minutes on the bike I need to stop and call it a day.. Oh yeah miles today? 160..BOOM! its on! hahaha Please stay tuned, Ascary To Liliana, Ava, And Sulema: Mijas, don't forget: when in doubt think of those whom you love, trust me it always works. Love papi PS. Tell mami I love her check out the interview with nbc 33 in Baton Rouge: http://www.nbc33tv.com/news/biking-better-healthcare