On June 14, I begin my 1200 mile ride from Champaign, IL to Boston, MA. I will be joining a group of 34 riders who started from Los Angeles on May 12. They will have ridden 2107 miles when I join them with 3 others in IL. Amazing stories with their rides so far and even better is how they have come together as a family and not just a group of riders.
The average days ride is 85 miles +/-. We will arrive in Boston on June 29 ( 3393 miles from LA, 1200 from IL).
I have been riding a lot since January 1, 2007 and have completed close to 2700 miles in preparation. I am not sure you can ever really prepare for daily rides 0f 85 miles ! I hope to post my daily experiences - the good, bad and ugly - to this blog.
Every day has the same schedule. Wake-up at 5:30AM, breakfast at 6:00, start riding at 7:15. Typical day's ride ends around 1PM or 2PM depending on the distance AND MOTHER NATURE. Yes, the good mother can dump copious quantities of rain on you and even worse put the wind in your face! OR BOTH!
Oh yes, the average daily calories consumed by a rider is 6000. This I am looking forward to .
Here are the first week's rides:
1. June 14 Champaign, IL to Crawfordsville, IN 79 miles ( I have been told it is FLAT)
2. June 15 Crawfordsville to Indianapolis, IN 64 miles ( I assume it is still flat)
3. June 16 Indianapolis to Richmond, IN 83 miles ( Flat ?)
4. June 17 Richmond to Marysville, OH 103 miles ( Better be flat)
5. June 18 Marysville to Wooster, OH 98 miles ( Why not add 2 more, huh!
6. June 19 Wooster to Niles, OH 92 miles ( I hope Capt. Burmeister joins me)
7. June 20 Niles to Erie, PA 89 miles ( And that makes 608 for the week)
8. June 21 REST DAY in ERIE 0 miles ( Can you say saddle sores)
Week 2 goes like this:
1. June 22 Erie, PA to Hamburg, NY 78 miles ( Near Niagara Falls)
2. June 23 Hamburg to Canandaigua, NY 93 " ( Now, I know this not flat but rolling hills)
3. June 24 Canandaigua to Syracuse, NY 68 " ( More rolling !)
4. June 25 Syracuse to Little Falls, NY 78 "
5. June 26 Little Falls to Albany, NY 69 " ( Ann and my mother will be here)
6. June 27 Albany to Brattleboro, VT 76 miles ( But, 7000 feet of climbing to do)
7. June 28 Brattleboro to Burlington, MA 87 "
8. June 29 THE END - RIDE TO REVERE BEACH 18 miles
I will keep you posted how each day goes. To all who have helped me get ready, a big thank you.
(Especially Greg, Sean, Derek, and Mark). However, the real big thank you goes to my wife Ann.
4 comments:
Dave ... remember "Sun in your eye's in the morning and on your back in the afternoon" ....otherwise you are going in the wrong direction.
Best of luck on your ride, you have been working hard to be able to attempt such a feat. I am proud of you and hope you enjoy your ride. I am wishing for good weather and lively camaradarie in your group. See you in Albany.
We hope this ride is everything you have dreamed of - and more.
Best of luck.
We will see you in Albany.
Dave, we hope your first day went well and was all you hoped it would be...it's all downhill from here (at least some of it will be). Is your butt sore yet? Have fun!
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