We have now completed roughly 1/3 of the ride! Our legs are getting stronger (or so it seems) as the rides get longer and longer. Yesterday we arrived in none other than Amarillo, TX and are nearing the New Mexico and Texas border! Little known fact, Amarillo was once the self-proclaimed "Helium Capital of the World" for having one of the country's most productive helium fields.
Bret mentioned mountains in his last blog. The other component of the spin class the instructors love to include is racing. Racing means, in a spin class, to basically get in an aerodynamic position, shoulders down, and pedal as fast and as hard as your legs can go.
I've only been a part of a couple "races" in my life. One was particularly interesting. It was a team relay marathon with each person running roughly 6.5 miles. I was the 4th leg of the race and thought I could breeze through it. WRONG! Little did I know I would soon need to be escorted over the finish line by other team-mates and friends as my legs literally felt like wobbly piles of jello.
One thing I did learn from that experience is that if you want to accomplish anything of significance, it usually requires more than one person. It requires a team! And that is exactly what we are putting together for our March 7th and 8th NWA vs Hunger event. Our goal is to organize a team of over 2000 passionate people to put their hands to work in order to better serve our neighbors in need and create a more well nourished and peaceful world!
"We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry."
- Jimmy Carter
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