今天是單車環台的第三天。出發前，我們就知道今天的旅程將會是全新的挑戰，不僅是因為105公里的遙遠距離是我們在行前訓練中不從有過的，也因為今天「過於晴朗」的天氣。果然，才剛上路，我們首先接受豔陽的洗禮。陽光彷彿將地面變成了炙熱的烤箱，將我們身體的水分蒸發殆盡。才剛到第一個休息點，同學們都已經汗流浹背，疲憊不堪了。到了中午，大家吃完飯後，都在酷熱的環境下沉沉睡去，誰也沒有力氣再大聲喧嘩，嘻笑追逐。到了下午，我們又面對了新的難題。逆風像是不想讓我們抵達目的地似的，不斷的阻撓我們的行進。受到如此大的阻力，平地的騎乘跟爬坡一樣疲憊，也減緩了車隊的行進速度。

今天的旅程較昨天吃力許多，105公里是我們之前車訓從未練習過的距離。長途的跋涉加上東部炎熱的天氣十分考驗我們的耐力，但丘陵地形的路線使我們在下坡時能夠有時間喘息和欣賞美麗的風景。一路從新店騎到池上讓我們不得不讚嘆台灣多變的景觀，不論是繁榮的都市或幽靜的鄉間道路都替我們的環台活動帶來許多珍貴的回憶。

雖然一路上充滿了困難與艱辛，不過，就算有這麼多的關卡與障礙，同學們仍舊不斷的挑戰自我，最後終於成功抵達了舒適的飯店。同學們的堅持與毅力，實在值得敬佩。築夢康橋，壯遊台灣，期望同學們能夠成功完成環台挑戰，加油!

After the second day, we are all well rested, and looking forward to the new challenge of today. We were all up and ready by 6 eating breakfast with our smiles. Then, we grouped together for all warmups, awaiting for the challenge of the day. As we headed off, we started to feel the heat of the sun. “15 kilometers, it’s just 15” we said to ourselves, while the sunlight hit our skin, feeling as if every drop of water we had just drank was used up, drying us up inch by inch. Then it was “11 kilometers left,” right after it was “17 kilometers.” The road itself wasn’t difficult at all, yet the heat of the sun went through us, as if we didn’t just drink water a few minutes ago. Just 10 kilometers left… 5… 4… 3… 2… and we are there!

We all sit down in the shadows , taking our lunch. We all ate, and felt like within a minute our lunch was gone. Still fifty kilometers ahead until our destination, our physical and mental states all drained, it wasn’t better sitting under the shadows too. Like a heatwave, the air made us feel as if we all had fever. And just like that, the time for our after ride has now begun. We walked towards our bikes, taking them. OUCH! We all reacted, taking our bikes from the black handles, the color absorbed any heat possible that was emitted from the sun. Resisting the pain, we aligned and sat on the bikes, trying to ignore the sad truth that we still had half to do under this fire-like sun. We went along, not even reaching five kilometers, and our tongues were like a desert during the dry seasons.

Taking as many water breaks as we could, our body still felt fat without fuel. “There is definitely no wind” or “the road is definitely flat” we thought sarcastically, trying to brainwash ourselves to keep motivation. That was how it went for the rest of the afternoon. No motivation. No energy. No nothing. We biked as if our lives depended on it, and kept on going, not looking back. “Just one kilometer left,” the leader said, our faces lighting up. We are almost there! And that is how it felt. No matter how tiring the day was, at last it all felt worth it.