77 day countdown--how I'm training.

Three months from now I'll already be back and (hopefully) recovered from jet lag from the Tour du Burundi. I'll leave home on May 24th, arriving in Kigali, Rwanda late on May 25th after 24 hours of travel time. There will be a day to acclimate and the tour will begin on May 27th and over 7 days we'll cover 470 miles and climb a total of 49,000 feet. The tour will finish on June 2nd and I'll fly out of Rwanda on June 3rd returning home on June 4th after another 24+ hours of travel time. Whew!!!

We still have snow on the ground here at home so I've been logging miles with my bike mounted on a trainer.

I've been using a great motivating training program called Zwift, riding in real time with other cyclists the world over. Here's what it looks like:

I've logged about 400 miles indoors so far this year. I can't wait for the weather to turn warmer so I can start riding outside again. My cycling partner, Josh Sherven, and I have some longer routes planned as soon as we can.

Riding is cathartic for me, and often when I can clear my mind of the stresses of my day, I think and pray about the great needs half a world away. Burundi, the poorest of countries, has such great promise. There is endless opportunity there for growth and renewal, and your support, no matter how small or large, will affect wonderful change for the Burundian people.

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Thanks, and I"ll keep you all updated!

Hank