FREE TO ROLL ABOUT THE COUNTRY
AFTER THE KIDDES RACED AROUND THE PARK, after kidding myself that one more pancake wouldn't kill me at the neighborhood breakfast, I was...
... awesomely free to roll about the country.
Free to...
- wear a patriotic kit, glasses, gloves and socks
- throw a leg over the bike of my choice
- ride wherever the wind blew
... free to do it however I wanted.
Free.
I stopped by the war memorial and read the names of locals who...
... sacrificed everything.
It's hard to appreciate when they are not here,
and I never knew them.
Just their names.
No stories,
or pics.
The plaques don't detail...
- how they lived
- who they loved
- what were their dreams
... only that it all ended too damn soon.
On the slow and easy spin home, I said a silent prayer of gratitude for the dedicated souls...
... who make our freedom possible.
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161.2
7.5 hrs sleep
1 Rip On RaceDay Circuit
20 minutes recovery
90 minutes reading + Journaling
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