Wednesday, July 23rd

Day 24
(Paul)
Thank you all for the overwhelming support and encouragement that Teresa has received due to her not being able to ride because of an asthma attack at 7200 feet above sea level on Monday. Believe me, it was a little scary. We were not able to communicate again and hadn't heard anything along the route until I got back into camp in Duchesne.
She rode today, and came up with a way of not getting too much air. She wore her bandana/handkerchief over her mouth and sometimes even over her nose to divert some of the air. It worked almost from the time she put it on. Aaron Carpenter dubbed her the 'bicycling bandit'. It was a long ride with many small hills to climb, one big one and many downhills; so much fun.
We will send more information as we have time. As you can imagine, we are beat when we get to camp. It is 7:40pm right now and peleton starts shortly.
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(Teresa)
Hello Everyone
I did do the ride today and it was a lot of fun but I did have a few problems on the hills (one in particular) and I did suffer for the ride during the night so I have relented and am riding with Alida in her RV until we get to Denver. It proved to be a good decision as I was gulping for air while riding in a vehicle. Saturday we will be at our highest altitude and we will have to see how that goes but next week I plan to be back in the saddle, God willing.
Thank you for all the prayers, support and encouragement that you have sent my way. Our fellow cyclists and sag support have been very supportive as well. They are a wonderful group and know exactly when you need a hug. We have been truly blessed. If I only have to give up 4 days of riding in order to complete the last 5 weeks, well that's not so bad either. Its also been fun working with the kitchen staff as we make 'thousands' of meatballs and peel pounds of potatoes. We can truly say that we are eating well.