The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Real quick update from Bourne [ed: Sturbridge, actually]. It's about quarter of six and we're all lined up and it's just a mass of bikers here but everybody is happy. Weather is good so far, the sun's coming up, and ready for a good ride. Thanks for staying tuned to the updates, and I'll have another one for you in an hour or so. Talk to you later, bye bye!
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Hi, I'm now at the Whitinsville rest stop, which is 25 and a half miles into the ride. It is now 7:30 just about, which puts me about 15 minutes ahead of the schedule I've set for myself. Need to go fetch water and Gatorade, but so far the ride's going well. I'm averaging over 17 miles an hour, which is pretty fast, especially over the hilly portion of the route. But overall feeling really good and just amazed that if you look at the number of people here -- both riders, volunteers, people lining the route, and all the people who sponsor riders -- and most of these people all have stories about cancer and some of them miraculous and some of them tragic, and it's... it's really moving. Not really gonna think more about that while I'm standing here not moving down the road, but it's in the back of my mind as I'm peddling all the way. That's it, I'll call you from the next stop!
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Welcome to the Franklin water stop; it's our second stop. It's now 8:35 in the morning and I'm 43 miles into it, which is nearly half -- well not quite halfway, maybe it's a third of the way. Hopefully you can hear me over the music they're pumping here. Things are going real well. Gonna stop for a few extra minutes here because the next leg is one of the longer legs, between here are Dighton, which is the lunch stop. Overall moving right along, still averaging 17 and a half over again the most hilly part of the ride, which probably means I'm gonna hit the wall on the flat part of the ride. But so far so good, having a great time. Just trying to stay ahead of the pack so I can get through the water stops quickly and get to Bourne quickly, so I can ensure that I get my spot in line for a massage. That's it for now, I'll talk to you again in probably a couple hours.
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
It's now 10:20 which puts me a little bit a head of schedule but I think I'm going to lose that time because I'm gonna rest a little bit here. The hills continue, and I kinda hit the wall at about 55 miles. I'm noticeably slower on hills (on up hills), but otherwise doing pretty well. Didn't rest as much at Franklin as I said I would, and probably paid a little bit for it. Legs really need a break right now. One knee is acting up a little bit, my trapezius is acting up a little bit. Nothing unusual, but it's typical for this part of the ride. We're 70 miles in, so we've got about 40 miles left. I'll be taking it a little bit easier from here on out, but still want to try and stay ahead of the crowd. There's a couple times where I've been pretty much biking on my own, because I'm far enough ahead. But there's plenty of people here at the lunch stop, so I'm gonna try and push ahead. But first I'm gonna take about 15 minutes and do some stretching and massage. That's it, and I'll talk to you from the next stop in probably about an hour.
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Okay, we're now in Lakeville, 85 miles into the ride, so we're getting there. The last leg wasn't too bad. It was a little shorter, and I took the time to talk to a couple of people along the way, so it was a kinda pleasant little ride. It's getting damn hot, but still no signs of rain. A little partly cloudy but it is really humid, so if we get rain it's probably gonna be a big thunderstorm. It's now 11:45, which is pretty much right on my schedule, and we've got something like a little more than 25 miles left to go. Feeling pretty good. The next water stop is Wareham, where we will be at 100 miles and that's the most I've done in training; I did that last weekend. Having a pretty good time and talking to a few people, and moving right along. Gonna get my massage; I'm really looking forward to that (heh), as well as a nice cold shower. But so far everything's going fine and enjoying the ride. And very much appreciate the assistance of the people who have sponsored me, whether it's for the first time or repeat sponsors, it means a lot to me and it obviously has contributed to something absolutely huge, as this event starts to rival the Jerry Lewis March of Dimes Telethon in terms of how much money it raises. That's it for now. I'm gonna go refill my water bottle and get the heck out of Dodge. I'll talk to you in about an hour!
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Okay ladies and gentleman. We are in Wareham, which is a 101 and one half miles into the ride. With about 8 or 9 miles left to go, so the end is within sight. Although I've definitely lost all my strength in my legs. I'm crawling along and pretty much everything hurts: feet, neck, knees, arms, just about everything, but the end is in sight. I'll limp in and hopefully use up what little energy I have left after cooling off a bit. It's still really hot and really sunny and down here towards the Cape we start getting into cranberry bogs, which means all the tree cover is gone that we had earlier in the ride. So I'm gonna water myself down pretty good and try and cool my core body temperature, get my heart rate down a little bit. And then go through Onset. And this is kind of part of the more scenic part of day one, because we're just getting to the to the actual coast by Buzzard's Bay and Mass Maritime Academy, where I hope to report to you in probably about an hour. That's it, I'll talk to you soon!
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Okay ladies and gentleman 110 miles down. We are now at Mass Maritime in Bourne. That last section is always very short; it's only about 8 miles, so it wasn't real bad in terms of pain, but I definitely left everything out on the road as it were, as you're supposed to. This is gonna be a brief one. I got in here at Bourne at 1:46 which is exactly on my time schedule, so my estimates were pretty good. Other than that I'm going to go shower and get in the queue for a massage, so that's gonna be it for this message. I'll probably leave another message this evening in preparation for tomorrow, and of course tomorrow there'll be messages starting as early as six in the morning, when I leave the hotel in Sandwich for Provincetown. The remaining 60-80 odd miles of the ride left to go. But the report from day one at least as far as riding is: everything is cool, very happy. Now I get the next 5 hours to hang around and shower, massage, eat as much as I possibly can before I bike back to the hotel. That's it and I'll see you sometime soon!
The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.
Well it's 6:00 and I'm in Sandwich. So I'm in the hotel now, although as predicted the rain finally came while we were enjoying the afternoon at Bourne. At about 4:45 it started raining, and raining pretty good. So I actually decided to, since it didn't look like it was letting up, I decided to go just ahead and ride up to Sandwich in the rain with my hair net and my rain jacket. The good news is that there's a washer and dryer directly outside our room, so my cycling gear is in the dryer now and will be fine for morning. Assuming the morning is dry. It's still raining lightly here and probably going to rain intermittently throughout the night. So we'll see what happens come tomorrow morning. I'll have a story and share it with you and hopefully it won't be moist, but right now I'm pretty moist. Gonna go and grab a shower, dry my clothes, and head over to the British Beer Company next door for some savory food, despite the fact that I've already had a slice of pizza, six ears of corn, sugar cookies, and god only knows what else. I definitely loaded up and kinda passed out afterward and definitely a little more worn out than I thought I was. So I'll sleep well tonight and wake up at 6:00 in the morning tomorrow which actually is better than 4:40 as it was this morning. That's it; the next update tomorrow probably long before you're awake.
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