Indian Springs

June 24
Indian Springs, Nevada

I really hit rock bottom today.
Honestly, I'm just tired, worn out, and, for lack of a better word, done.
I pushed hard all day today and worked my very hardest and still things didn't go well and now I'm just done.
The day started off well enough. I picked up a tough paceline and worked hard all day and my paceline even finished first. It was a tough day, 75 miles. However, about a quarter of a mile away from lodging, my foot came unclipped from my pedal and I lost my balance. I crashed and landed on my left side, meaning I'm torn up on both legs. My bike was unridable but I was able to walk it in to lodging, a small victory.
Because I needed to get my bike checked out at a bike shop, I left early for Vegas early with a few other guys. The plan was to leave and drop off Jay Holly at the airport. Jay's been with us, helping us get off the ground because our original project manager wasn't able to join us this summer. As such, Nick Hoffmann, who was supposed to just be a crew member, has stepped up admirably to be our Project Manager, which means he's basically in charge of us for the time we're between San Francisco and Washington. Anyways, Jay has served as a PM before so he's been helping Nick out, but it's time for him to head home. We were supposed to drop him off at the airport in Las Vegas and then run to the bike shop before meeting up with the rest of the team for dinner. However, getting to the airport was a decidedly difficult experience. After we finally got Jay taken care of, we went to the bike shop. It was raining by the time we got there and the shop is backed up in making repairs so it wasn't a very useful trip. We did, however, all go and see the new Transformers movie, which was pretty cool. The Blackstock brothers, Charlie and Bobby, thought it was dumb but the rest of us were happy to be hanging out with civilization again.
All in all, its just been a long last couple of days. I've been tired, Nevada is boring, and falling sucks. I've hit the bottom and I'm just at a low ebb. I need a good night's sleep more than anything I think.