4K OK

"4K OK" is a term we use when someone does something that is acceptable on the 4K but would not be acceptable in the real world. As you may imagine, when you bike an average of 75 miles a day and are sleeping on floors every night, your standards of living shift a bit... and things get a little weird. So here's a list of things that are "4K OK."

• Using the ground as a plate
• Making animal noises at animals you pass (usually mooing at cows)
• Eating with your hands
• Blasting music in public at every water stop
• Eating everyone's leftovers
• Wearing the same post-ride clothes 5 days in a row
• Taking naps on any surface, horizontal or not
• Eating cold leftovers for breakfast
• Being possessive of your good sleeping spot (floor space next to an outlet)
• Taking better care of your bike than you do yourself
• Not showering
• Having really terrible tan lines
• Eating 4000 calories in one meal
• Dipping food into the peanut butter instead of spreading it on your food
• Never wearing underwear
• Biking a full day of mountains then deciding to go on a run
• Going to bed at 8 pm
• Biking 100 miles and not being sore the next day
• Calling things out when walking... i.e. "Gravel!" "Bump!" "Slowing!" "Stopping!" (this happens any time we go out in public as normal people)
• Sleeping on gym floors without questioning the last time they've been cleaned
• Bathroom breaks on the side of the road

And finally, starring Meredith:

• Entering host houses through dog doors.

Needless to say, it's going to be hard to adjust to real life again!