I HAVE RIDDEN IN EVERY HOKA HEY MOTORCYCLE CHALLENGE AND GATHERING SINCE 2014 BUT HAVE ONLY COMPLETED THE 2014 CHALLENGE FROM KEY WEST TO HOMER ALASKA.
I
RIDE AND PREPARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT NOW THAN MY FIRST CHALLENGE. I PACK
MUCH LIGHTER, RIDE WITH LESS STRESS, APPROACH THE CHALLENGE AS MORE
PERSONAL AND WORRY LESS ABOUT HOW OTHERS ARE RIDING OR WHERE I AM IN THE
JOURNEY. THE ONLY THING I DO THE SAME IS THAT I MAINTAIN A SLEEP AND
WAKING SCHEDULE SO THAT I AM CONSISTENTLY STOPPING AROUND THE SAME TIME
EACH NIGHT AND UP RIDING ABOUT THE SAME TIME EACH DAY. NOTHING
COMPARES TO THE FIRST TIME YOU RIDE THE HOKA HEY. HAVING NO IDEA WHAT
TO EXPECT MAKES EACH DAY A NEW CHALLENGE AND EXPERIENCE. IT DOES NOT
MATTER THAT YOU HAVE RIDDEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES THROUGH ALL
CONDITIONS AND ALL ROADS BEFORE YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE. NOTHING PREPARES
YOU FOR THE TOTAL COMBINATION OF UNCERTAINTY OF DIRECTIONS, GETTING
LOST, CAMPING OUT, SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND WEATHER. HOWEVER, COMPLETING
YOUR FIRST JOURNEY CERTAINLY PREPARES YOU FOR THE NEXT ONE AND GIVES YOU
PERSPECTIVE THAT MAKES YOU A BETTER RIDER AND BETTER ABLE TO HANDLE
WHAT COMES NEXT.
I
CANNOT SAY THIS ENOUGH "HOKA HEY IS NOT A RACE. IT IS A JOURNEY. A
JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY AND OVERCOMING WHO YOU ARE PRIOR TO THE
JOURNEY. IF YOU BEGIN THE CHALLENGE THINKING YOU ARE GOING TO "WIN"
THEN YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST." BREATHE, RIDE, OVERCOME, PERSEVERE AND
SOAK UP THE EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL RIDE AGAIN. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
FINISH WHICH ONLY A FEW HAVE DONE SINCE 2010.
FUND
RAISING IS EASY. TAP INTO YOUR FRIENDS AND ASK FOR VERY LITTLE. SHARE
YOUR REASONS FOR UNDERTAKING THE CHALLENGE AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR TRUE
FRIENDS WILL SUPPORT YOU. THOSE WHO DO NOT SIMPLY CANNOT UNDERSTAND AND
PROBABLY NEVER WILL. DO NOT WORRY. THEIR INABILITY TO SUPPORT YOU
SIMPLY GIVES YOU A SMALLER CHRISTMAS LIST TO WORRY ABOUT.
IN
OUR NEW WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA, IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION, AND RUSHING TO
GET IT NOW THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND THAT REMOVES YOU FROM ALL THE
PRESSURES OF LIFE AND FORCES YOU TO LISTEN TO YOURSELF, BE IN YOUR MIND,
REFLECT ON YOUR PURPOSE HERE IN LIFE AND APPRECIATE NOT ONLY YOUR LIFE
BUT THOSE AROUND YOU IS THE HOKA HEY. YOU ARE SHUT OFF FROM THE WORLD,
CELL PHONES, MEDIA ETC. FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS. REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER YOU FINISH THE RIDE YOU WILL FIND TIME TO GET PERSPECTIVE ON
YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE AND WILL RETURN BETTER FOR HAVING RIDDEN AND
WILL BE READY TO TACKLE ANYTHING.
I
ONLY SURROUND MYSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT ME IN SPITE OF ALL MY
SHORT COMINGS AND FAULTS. EVERYONE I KNOW FULLY SUPPORTS ME AND THE
CHALLENGE.
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