The Physicality of Cycling

"There was something pretty magical about losing 30 pounds and like, while eating 6,000 calories a day," he says. "My body just got really, really strong." The first two weeks of the trip were always going to be very painful for him, but after some rest days his muscles healed. It's real hard to be present when you're riding 4,500 miles in three months with no sleep or breaks.