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The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Okay, it's quarter of seven and we're at Whitinsville. Highlights so far: very foggy and misty and humid. Just pouring sweat off me, even though it's not hot yet, although it's going to get hot, as it's starting to burn off now.

I missed Jay, my friend, when we started out, but I just ran into him, so we're gonna go on together. The key here is to keep ahead of the crowd, so I'm gonna keep it quick and keep moving.

Highlights so far... There was a trumpter playing the Emprire Strikes Back Imperial March tune as we came down one screaming descent. And some of the scenery: the ponds covered in mists, with a blue heron out there standing on the rocks in the quiet pond. It was really nice.

Other than that, I'm averaging about 20 miles per hour, which is ridiculously fast, and that'll certainly slow down. This is always the fastest part of the ride because it's mostly downhill.

There's also just a ton of riders out, so I want to try and get ahead of them. That's it for now. Next stop in Franklin in about an hour, about quarter of eight.

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Good morning. It seems to be 6:57 and I'm in the first water stop: Whitinsville. Whitinsville is kind of the beginning of the Blackstone River Valley, which is America's oldest American manufacturing area, known for textiles in the colonial era.

And in a few minutes I'll be passing through Mendon, which is the site of Aerosmith's first gig, in 1970 at Nipmuck Regional High School.

Also last year at this stop I stopped and kind of was amazed at the number of people here who had been affected by cancer, just the sheer number of people. And this year it's kind of a little bit different, kinda looking at the sheer number of people who are doing something about it. So very encouraging.

The ride's going well. I started out in the lead group and continue to be in the lead group, averaging 19 miles per hour, which is pretty fast. So hopefully things will continue going well and I'll talk to you again shortly at the next water stop.

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Hey it's 7:45 and I'm at the Whitinsville rest stop, 25 miles into the ride. So far so good; it hasn't been bad. It's still hot and moist, but it hasn't gotten really bad yet. Looking forward to the rest of the ride. Been riding with a bunch of friends. Gotta go now, 'cos I gotta fill up my water bottles, but I'll be outta here and give another report shortly. Talk to you later. Bye bye.