{"id":206,"date":"1997-08-18T22:48:00","date_gmt":"1997-08-18T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/?p=206"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T15:29:24","slug":"minday-august-18th-96-kilometers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/1997\/08\/18\/minday-august-18th-96-kilometers\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, august 18th \/ 96 kilometers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||100px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#C80098&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>RICHFIELD &#8211; DENVER<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Utah \u2013 Colorado- Illinois<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/denver1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;denver1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Monday, August <span style=\"color: #c80098;\">18<sup>th<\/sup><span> (94 km)<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/Seul2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Seul2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Wednesday, August 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a060,6 miles (97km)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>Serge feels terrible pain in his right calf, he has to stop. We are worried. Our face, like the sky clouds over. It is the start of physical worry. Night is falling over Green River. What does tomorrow hold in store for us? What new remedy? What new pace? New reason to find to make him go on &#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Friday, August 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a055 miles (89 kilometres)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>His calf still hurts. That evening, he tells us he is too exhausted to know what he must do. It is up to us to manage the race. He has to do 60 miles a day to catch up with his delay. Massage, lymphatic draining&#8230; &#8230; .. More than ever we must keep the machine in good working condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/Douleur2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Douleur2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Saturday, August 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a054,3 miles (87 kilometres).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>Today, Serge has a good pace. 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We deal with the race, he deals with his pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>Tuesday, August 26<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a039,8 miles (64 kilometres)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span>Love Land pass: at the altitude of 3644. He starts off walking. The team and Serge see a beaver who is swimming with a bit of wood in its mouth&#8230;To anyone, his quest. In spite of the pain, he maintains &#8220;I will carry on until I am not able to set a foot on the ground &#8220;.In &#8220;the sangsue&#8221;, we are more and more doubtful about the continuation of the race. At 4pm, we start on the col. We know he has had a challenge in front of his col since his first Transamerica, in 1993.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/Seul3.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Seul3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||100px||false|false&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#C80098&#8243; border_style_top=&#8221;dotted&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#adadad&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#C80098&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#C80098&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #C80098;\">RICHFIELD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sergegirard.com\/5continents-usa-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/b4la.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;b4la&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector{text-align: center;}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c80098;\"><b>DENVER<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Denver, situated in the central part of the United States, is in the state of Colorado. 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