I'm not sure if anyone is still following this blog, but if you are, I started a new blog for my new trip. This summer I will be riding from Jacksonville, FL, to Monterey, CA with the Southern US Bike & Build route!! You can follow along with my journey here: http://jbbikeandbuild.wordpress.com/. Thank you to everyone for following along with my CapRide route and I hope you join me on my new adventure!
JB
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Reflection
It has been two weeks since we all departed Philadelphia. As I updated my blogs from the trip, I re-lived a million different moments that happened on the trip and I want to go back and do it all again. My team is/was amazing and I hope we are all able to get together again for a reunion! You guys are the best!
I've gotten the question: What was your favorite part of the trip? I find this impossible to answer as there were so many amazing moments. How can I just pick one? A couple of my favorite parts about this trip include: completing the century ride into DC, riding through Gettysburg, the endless amount of support and love we received from our hosts and strangers, the amazing people I got to know throughout the trip, and the tons of food I was able to eat. On the flip side, the only things I disliked about the trip was how short it was. The two weeks was just enough time to get to know people, but I wish I could have had at least double, if not triple the time.
I've also been asked how I changed during the trip. Measurement-wise, my body didn't change. I took measurements of my calves, thighs, and waist before and after the trip. They were exactly the same. I did gain a few pounds, and my legs are much harder/stronger than they were before. I also got some pretty sweet tanlines on my legs and wrists. I feel I changed in a different way though. The last year has been a journey into finding myself - What do I want out of life and how do I get it? This trip has opened my eyes to many different things. I know I want to continue to help people. I want to continue to bike. I want to continue to make a change. Maybe I didn't answer the question above, but this trip helped me realize more about myself.
I had a few goals before the trip, and looking back, I think I did pretty well.
1. Be a "yes" woman - I was very open to new opportunities. I may not have said yes to everything, but I was more often than not willing to do something.
2. Not walk or get vanned for any part of this trip - I walked a small portion of the day in DC and I was vanned for a few miles on the ride out of Frederick. I wasn't happy about these when they were occurring, but things happen. It was a matter of safety that caused me to not complete this goal, but I feel I came close enough to be happy with it.
3. Take as many pictures as possible - I took almost 400 pictures in 2 weeks. Mission accomplished.
4. Ride with each person - I rode with everyone for at least a mile. I didn't ride with Saskia, Caroline, or Jillian as much as I had hoped, but I enjoyed my time while riding with them.
5. Blog daily - I feel I kept up my blog as much as possible. Some nights, I didn't have the energy or time to blog, and one day my blog didn't publish. Hopefully you all enjoyed it :)
So what's my next challenge? My next challenge is to run a marathon. I plan on running the New Orleans Rock n Roll Marathon on Feb 2, 2014. Oh yeah... I also conquered the Manayunk Wall before I left Philadelphia. It really wasn't too terrible, but I can't imagine doing it time after time like they do in the race.
Will I do another B&B trip? Oh, yes. I'll be back :)
Thank you to everyone for reading my blog! It means so much to me to have such a wonderful group of people supporting me. Without your support, your donations, and your thoughts and prayers, this trip wouldn't be possible. A few specific shout outs:
- My parents - they took care of my dog for a couple months while I was out traveling for work and biking. I couldn't ask for a better support system :) Love you both!
- Brian - he got me interested in B&B and was there every step of my training and fundraising. My best friend is pretty awesome!
- The Bicycle Escape - they helped me learn the sport of biking and helped teach me about bike maintenance. My bike shop is the best!
Life is like a Bicycle - to keep your balance, you must keep moving :)
Saturday, July 27, 2013
How is it already over?!
The last two weeks have flown. I can't believe I met these awesome people just two short weeks ago and now its hard to imagine not being with them every day. Our build day today was amazing. There were a lot of different activities to be done and we finished a lot. Jen, Eduardo and I started off the day by helping clear out the basement. It was a disgusting job, and I have to admit that Eduardo did the worst parts. After we cleaned it out, Jen and I came up for air and worked on different paint jobs. My job was to scrape and then paint the front door. I finished this soon after lunch. I then supervised the mixing of concrete and then headed back down in the basement to help fill the holes in the wall with the said concrete with Daniel and Natalie. We had a lot of fun with it.
I've decided the hardest part of the trip is saying goodbye to the people I've met. Tomorrow I head back to Frederick, but I plan on conquering one last cycling endeavour before I leave Philly - the Manayunk Wall. Several people left today and it was crazy to realize that we wouldn't all be together again.
I've decided the hardest part of the trip is saying goodbye to the people I've met. Tomorrow I head back to Frederick, but I plan on conquering one last cycling endeavour before I leave Philly - the Manayunk Wall. Several people left today and it was crazy to realize that we wouldn't all be together again.
part of the basement that we cleaned out
All geared up to clean it!
Bryn and Julia mixing concrete
Natalie and Daniel being creepers
Natalie and Daniel filling holes with concrete
Friday, July 26, 2013
Philly!!
Today was our last day of riding. I felt terrible most of the ride due to knee and hip pain. I figured out within the last twenty miles that my bike seat had slid down due to all the bumpy roads, so I moved it back up - all was well in that area. I also had cleat issues all day- as in, I couldn't clip in. At all. They got worse as the day went on and it was super frustrating. Those minor annoyances couldn't ruin my day though because it was our last ride day.
The first part of our day was on a really busy street. One of the riders ahead of my group found an awesome store alongside the road and we all stopped for chocolate covered gummy bears, and other delicious snacks. We hit a hill directly after our stop, but our group rocked it and continued on. After descending a nice hill, we came upon an accident. Thankfully it was just a fender bender and no one in our group was involved. Sadly, we were stopped at the bottom of a hill, which meant harder climbing conditions for the group. The best part was that lunch was at top of the hill at Valley Forge! Whoo! Food!! Lunch consisted of our tons and tons of leftovers from the night before (Chipotle, pizza, and Olive Garden). Many people chilled for a while and other took a quick nap in the little bit of shade we had (including me). It was as if people didn't want the day to end.
We all slowly headed out from lunch and came upon a terrible terrible road. It was insanely bumpy/holey. At one point, Bryn yelled out "Treachery!" because it was so bad. (We usually call out pot holes, bumps, etc, but this was too bad for those simple terms). Thankfully, we all survived that portion and got on a bike path that would lead us the rest of the way into Philly. The path was amazing and beautiful. It ran along a river, so it was kinda smelly at times, but still better than riding on city roads.
We all met at the art museum at the 'Rocky stairs' for a bunch of pics and then a group of us ran up the stairs together. The ride from the Art Museum to the B&B office was of course uphill. What other way would we end this trip? :) A group of us were going to do the Manayunk Wall, but due to cleat issues, it was put off. The hill we did do had an 11% grade at some point, so not too shabby.
We all went to a bonfire at the house of one of the B&B Board of Directors. It was a ton of fun to meet him, his family, eat, play frisbee, make s'mores, etc. Great way to end the trip. A group of people went out after, but I decided sleep was more important for once.
Tomorrow is our last day together and we will be working with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia. I'm so lucky to have gotten to know this group of people and I'm not looking forward to leaving them so soon!
The first part of our day was on a really busy street. One of the riders ahead of my group found an awesome store alongside the road and we all stopped for chocolate covered gummy bears, and other delicious snacks. We hit a hill directly after our stop, but our group rocked it and continued on. After descending a nice hill, we came upon an accident. Thankfully it was just a fender bender and no one in our group was involved. Sadly, we were stopped at the bottom of a hill, which meant harder climbing conditions for the group. The best part was that lunch was at top of the hill at Valley Forge! Whoo! Food!! Lunch consisted of our tons and tons of leftovers from the night before (Chipotle, pizza, and Olive Garden). Many people chilled for a while and other took a quick nap in the little bit of shade we had (including me). It was as if people didn't want the day to end.
We all slowly headed out from lunch and came upon a terrible terrible road. It was insanely bumpy/holey. At one point, Bryn yelled out "Treachery!" because it was so bad. (We usually call out pot holes, bumps, etc, but this was too bad for those simple terms). Thankfully, we all survived that portion and got on a bike path that would lead us the rest of the way into Philly. The path was amazing and beautiful. It ran along a river, so it was kinda smelly at times, but still better than riding on city roads.
We all met at the art museum at the 'Rocky stairs' for a bunch of pics and then a group of us ran up the stairs together. The ride from the Art Museum to the B&B office was of course uphill. What other way would we end this trip? :) A group of us were going to do the Manayunk Wall, but due to cleat issues, it was put off. The hill we did do had an 11% grade at some point, so not too shabby.
We all went to a bonfire at the house of one of the B&B Board of Directors. It was a ton of fun to meet him, his family, eat, play frisbee, make s'mores, etc. Great way to end the trip. A group of people went out after, but I decided sleep was more important for once.
Tomorrow is our last day together and we will be working with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia. I'm so lucky to have gotten to know this group of people and I'm not looking forward to leaving them so soon!
Chilling at lunch
Valley Forge!
Riding along the Schuylkill River
Made it to the Art Museum!
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Books and Reading, PA
Natalie and Justin joined us again today/last night. They will be riding with us to Philadelphia. When we left our hosts this morning, it was really chilly (about 60F)! That is my favorite running weather, but on a bike, it's quite cold. We were wearing our arm warmers until lunch. I am amazed that our first week we had temperatures over 100 and now we are wearing arm warmers. Crazy summer weather.
My group today consisted of Julia, Jen, and Eduardo. We missed our turn twice, but didn't get too far out of the way. We did end up riding through a very sketchy area, and Jen had the bad luck of getting a flat in that area. Thankfully, all was well. She ended up getting another flat later and had to ride in the van for part of the day. We rode through Amish country and passed a horse and buggy. We also hit a good sized hill after lunch. It was a major struggle since I couldn't stay clipped into my pedals. When we were nearing our host, a car started honking at us and pulled over to the side of the road. As a cyclist, this usually isn't good news, so we were all a bit worried when she motioned us over. It turned out that she was a member of the church that was hosting us and was surprised to see us already. She told us to take our time, so we did just that. We saw a McDonalds and DM'ed a bunch of food. Sweep caught up with us and we enjoyed a small feast.
Bishnu had DM'ed a bunch of food for us in Reading, but we had to go and pick it up. We also had to drop Jen off at a local bike shop for new tires. This was a crazy adventure due to unforseen events, but looking back, it was great bonding time with Bishnu. A bunch of us went laser-tagging tonight after dinner and it was a blast. I wasn't very good, but we had a really good time.
I find it very suiting to be sleeping in the library of the church in Reading, PA. Even though it is pronounced 'redding', I can't help but think of it as reading :) I can't believe tomorrow we ride into Philly. This trip has gone way too fast!!!
CapRide13 in the News!
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=495552
My group today consisted of Julia, Jen, and Eduardo. We missed our turn twice, but didn't get too far out of the way. We did end up riding through a very sketchy area, and Jen had the bad luck of getting a flat in that area. Thankfully, all was well. She ended up getting another flat later and had to ride in the van for part of the day. We rode through Amish country and passed a horse and buggy. We also hit a good sized hill after lunch. It was a major struggle since I couldn't stay clipped into my pedals. When we were nearing our host, a car started honking at us and pulled over to the side of the road. As a cyclist, this usually isn't good news, so we were all a bit worried when she motioned us over. It turned out that she was a member of the church that was hosting us and was surprised to see us already. She told us to take our time, so we did just that. We saw a McDonalds and DM'ed a bunch of food. Sweep caught up with us and we enjoyed a small feast.
Bishnu had DM'ed a bunch of food for us in Reading, but we had to go and pick it up. We also had to drop Jen off at a local bike shop for new tires. This was a crazy adventure due to unforseen events, but looking back, it was great bonding time with Bishnu. A bunch of us went laser-tagging tonight after dinner and it was a blast. I wasn't very good, but we had a really good time.
I find it very suiting to be sleeping in the library of the church in Reading, PA. Even though it is pronounced 'redding', I can't help but think of it as reading :) I can't believe tomorrow we ride into Philly. This trip has gone way too fast!!!
CapRide13 in the News!
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=495552
Jen fixing her first flat of the day
Julia and Eduardo on the road after our big climb
Rocking out to tunes with Bish
Laser Tag Shenanigans!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Riding into and build day in York
My original post for our ride into York didn't publish, so I'm combining these two days in one post.
Our ride out of Frederick was rough. I've ridden most of the Frederick area, but I admit, I typically avoid the large hills. Our ride took us through Thurmont, an area I'm familiar with, but our leaders (and those before them) threw in a curve ball... a small mountain. As we rode out of Frederick, we had a steady incline. These I feel are the worst types of hills because you can't really tell you are going up hill, yet riding is difficult. I've heard it compared to the feel of riding through dirt. You feel you are struggling, but have no reason for it. As we came to the realization that this gradual incline was our issue, we hit the real hill - a four mile hill/mountain with a 5% grade and 1200ft of climbing. While this isn't considered a "hard" climb by most cyclist, our group had some issues. Only four of us made it to the top without walking (me included!). The road was windy and narrow, but thankfully all motorists that passed us were courteous. There were also a lot of places to stop.. drive ways, pull offs, etc. Caroline and I made it through the climb taking breaks every quarter mile or so. Amusingly enough, Jillian walked most of the way and made it to the top at about the same time we did. We also had a cyclist (not with our group) fly by us. He was likely going 10mph up the hill... we were going about 5mph. I am now determined to go and attempt the challenge again sometime soon! The reward at the top of the hill/mountain was an adorable 10 week old border collie/lab mix. Of course I had to love on him.
As we made it to the top of the climb, we hit gravel roads. They weren't terrible at first, but the van then caught us and told us that the road got a lot worse and suggested we ride in the van for it. This was a major dilemma for me because I really wanted to ride my bike the whole way, but no one else wanted to ride it and we aren't allowed to ride alone. So I got in the van. Everyone buy Bryn and Daniel ended up riding in the van. They only escaped it because they were pretty far out in front of the group. Eduardo and I were both pretty bummed about riding in the van and got out as soon as possible. We rode the rest of the day together.
As we began riding again, both of us started having problems clipping into our pedals. His cleats were completely worn down from walking through the gravel and mine were partially worn down. I had been having some issues since my crash on the first day, but it seemed like walking through the gravel made it 20x worse. We rode a downhill through Catoctin Mountain Park and it was absolutely beautiful. I had been on that road before, but its a much different experience on a bike! We reached a gas station and played around with our cleats, but we continued having issues the rest of the day.
We also rode through Gettysburg. Riding through the battlefield was an experience I won't forget in the near future. It was my first visit to Gettysburg and it was just amazing. Thinking about the events that occurred there 150 years ago made the ride somewhat surreal. Eduardo and I caught up with Bryn and Daniel and continued the ride with them. Daniel DM'ed frosty's at Wendy's and they were delicious! As our group was flying down a hill near our host, I hit a pothole and ended up with a flat tire. Sadly, my tire tore.. which caused me to get a pinch flat when I tried to blow up the second tube. I ended up sticking a energy bar wrapper in my tire and thankfully, it lasted until we reached the host.
When we got to the host, we were offered drinks, candy, food, etc. It was awesome! Daniel and I played some knock out with some of the kids at the community center. It was pretty evenly matched, and I even won once! Whoo! Haha. Crispus Attucks (our host) has a cheer squad and a drill team. Both performed for us and it was awesome... makes me miss the dance classes I used to take!
Almost everyone went to bed really early, but Bishnu and I stayed up talking for a long time. It was great getting to know him better :) We eventually headed to bed and I was out as soon as I laid down.
Build Day 3!!
We were split into two groups today to work with Crispus Attucks, a local affordable housing group in York, PA. One group worked on painting the walls of a house and my group helped rebuild/paint a porch. Our group used Daniel's iPad for music and sang/danced all day. We also found out that one guy is extremely scared of stinging insects. I don't blame him, but it was fun to make fun of him all day running away from bees (ok, really big bees). We had a lot of fun with the porch and I'm hoping our last build day on Saturday is as fun as the last three.
Tonight we are doing dinner at one of our leader's friend's house and he has a pool. We are all pretty excited to swim! Highlights from the pool:
"Racing" up the slope of the pool
George Washington impressions
Julia tipping Eduardo off his raft... twice
SO MUCH FOOD!!!! :D
Bish getting hit in the nose with the frisbee (aka, disc)
Tomorrow we head to Reading!
Our ride out of Frederick was rough. I've ridden most of the Frederick area, but I admit, I typically avoid the large hills. Our ride took us through Thurmont, an area I'm familiar with, but our leaders (and those before them) threw in a curve ball... a small mountain. As we rode out of Frederick, we had a steady incline. These I feel are the worst types of hills because you can't really tell you are going up hill, yet riding is difficult. I've heard it compared to the feel of riding through dirt. You feel you are struggling, but have no reason for it. As we came to the realization that this gradual incline was our issue, we hit the real hill - a four mile hill/mountain with a 5% grade and 1200ft of climbing. While this isn't considered a "hard" climb by most cyclist, our group had some issues. Only four of us made it to the top without walking (me included!). The road was windy and narrow, but thankfully all motorists that passed us were courteous. There were also a lot of places to stop.. drive ways, pull offs, etc. Caroline and I made it through the climb taking breaks every quarter mile or so. Amusingly enough, Jillian walked most of the way and made it to the top at about the same time we did. We also had a cyclist (not with our group) fly by us. He was likely going 10mph up the hill... we were going about 5mph. I am now determined to go and attempt the challenge again sometime soon! The reward at the top of the hill/mountain was an adorable 10 week old border collie/lab mix. Of course I had to love on him.
As we made it to the top of the climb, we hit gravel roads. They weren't terrible at first, but the van then caught us and told us that the road got a lot worse and suggested we ride in the van for it. This was a major dilemma for me because I really wanted to ride my bike the whole way, but no one else wanted to ride it and we aren't allowed to ride alone. So I got in the van. Everyone buy Bryn and Daniel ended up riding in the van. They only escaped it because they were pretty far out in front of the group. Eduardo and I were both pretty bummed about riding in the van and got out as soon as possible. We rode the rest of the day together.
As we began riding again, both of us started having problems clipping into our pedals. His cleats were completely worn down from walking through the gravel and mine were partially worn down. I had been having some issues since my crash on the first day, but it seemed like walking through the gravel made it 20x worse. We rode a downhill through Catoctin Mountain Park and it was absolutely beautiful. I had been on that road before, but its a much different experience on a bike! We reached a gas station and played around with our cleats, but we continued having issues the rest of the day.
We also rode through Gettysburg. Riding through the battlefield was an experience I won't forget in the near future. It was my first visit to Gettysburg and it was just amazing. Thinking about the events that occurred there 150 years ago made the ride somewhat surreal. Eduardo and I caught up with Bryn and Daniel and continued the ride with them. Daniel DM'ed frosty's at Wendy's and they were delicious! As our group was flying down a hill near our host, I hit a pothole and ended up with a flat tire. Sadly, my tire tore.. which caused me to get a pinch flat when I tried to blow up the second tube. I ended up sticking a energy bar wrapper in my tire and thankfully, it lasted until we reached the host.
When we got to the host, we were offered drinks, candy, food, etc. It was awesome! Daniel and I played some knock out with some of the kids at the community center. It was pretty evenly matched, and I even won once! Whoo! Haha. Crispus Attucks (our host) has a cheer squad and a drill team. Both performed for us and it was awesome... makes me miss the dance classes I used to take!
Almost everyone went to bed really early, but Bishnu and I stayed up talking for a long time. It was great getting to know him better :) We eventually headed to bed and I was out as soon as I laid down.
Build Day 3!!
We were split into two groups today to work with Crispus Attucks, a local affordable housing group in York, PA. One group worked on painting the walls of a house and my group helped rebuild/paint a porch. Our group used Daniel's iPad for music and sang/danced all day. We also found out that one guy is extremely scared of stinging insects. I don't blame him, but it was fun to make fun of him all day running away from bees (ok, really big bees). We had a lot of fun with the porch and I'm hoping our last build day on Saturday is as fun as the last three.
Tonight we are doing dinner at one of our leader's friend's house and he has a pool. We are all pretty excited to swim! Highlights from the pool:
"Racing" up the slope of the pool
George Washington impressions
Julia tipping Eduardo off his raft... twice
SO MUCH FOOD!!!! :D
Bish getting hit in the nose with the frisbee (aka, disc)
Tomorrow we head to Reading!
During the climb, this is how we felt
Puppy loving!!
At Roundabout!
Daniel working on the steps
Monday, July 22, 2013
Into Frederick!!
Yesterday was an interesting day. It was our ride into Frederick, so I was pretty excited. I was super pumped to show people around the town, but our support van had different ideas. Our van, named Elvis, decided it was a good day to break down. Looking back, it was the best day that it could happen, but it made an 'easy' day a bit more challenging. The ride was beautiful with a few challenging hills and only 55 miles! Due to trying to figure out the logistics of fixing Elvis and making other arrangements to get our stuff from DC to Frederick, we were on the road for 9 hours. But even with the difficulties, the day was a lot of fun and everything worked out!
Our breakfast was provided by our hosts and it was amazing - breakfast sandwiches, fruit, and juice! An alumni from Bryn's trip had also brought cinnamon rolls the night before. It was a feast! We wound our way through DC in a few small groups. My group missed a turn and ended up riding for a while on Connecticut - a busy street with a large hill. We made it through safely and continued climbing out of DC. Our ride was through a lot of nighborhoods in the DC suburbs, but we eventually starting getting more in the country and saw a lot of farmland. The terrain was mostly rolling hills, but we had a few larger hills that were challenging. We found a 7/11 in a shopping center and made that our lunch spot. It was interesting as there was some construction going on. After asking what they were doing, we were told that a car had driven through the wall the day before. Crazy!
I started recognizing some of the roads as we got closer to Frederick, and got really excited. My group stopped out by where I play softball to figure out plans to get our equipment to Frederick. We decided it would be best to go straight to my house and Bryn, Andrea, and Joanna would go down to DC to get our bags/bins and the two girls. Joanna would stay with the van since she was driving the next day and she had a place to stay down there. We were lucky that a. our cars were accessible and b. our group had the correct drivers in it (Bryn and Andrea had parked at my house for the trip). Our group booked it to my house then the three headed to DC.
I lead the remaining group out to The Bicycle Escape for tune ups (Thanks TBE!! You guys rock!!) and we also got our pictures taken by Jim Jarrell with AJPhotography (Thanks Jim!! The pics are awesome!!). The Frederick Post also came by the host and interviewed us for the paper. We're famous! When we got back from TBE, the girls had just returned from DC with all of our stuff. The timing was impeccable! We had a homecooked meal from our host and I collected dirty laundry. It was supposed to be a laundry night, but since our van was MIA, I got the essential items that needed washing for the next days ride (aka, chamois and jersey) from people and headed back to my place to do some laundry. I got the luxury of showering at home and everyone else used the Frederick YMCA. I went to a local store (Common Market) to pick up some generously donated Cliff Bars. I then headed back to the church (Thanks for the ride roomie!!), and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow (aka, my arm on the Thermarest).
CapRide in the News!
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/business_topics/non_profit/article_fd82b801-042a-5df9-b8c2-bd2b1412cd4e.html
Due to the complications of the day, I didn't get many pictures, but here are a few:
Our breakfast was provided by our hosts and it was amazing - breakfast sandwiches, fruit, and juice! An alumni from Bryn's trip had also brought cinnamon rolls the night before. It was a feast! We wound our way through DC in a few small groups. My group missed a turn and ended up riding for a while on Connecticut - a busy street with a large hill. We made it through safely and continued climbing out of DC. Our ride was through a lot of nighborhoods in the DC suburbs, but we eventually starting getting more in the country and saw a lot of farmland. The terrain was mostly rolling hills, but we had a few larger hills that were challenging. We found a 7/11 in a shopping center and made that our lunch spot. It was interesting as there was some construction going on. After asking what they were doing, we were told that a car had driven through the wall the day before. Crazy!
I started recognizing some of the roads as we got closer to Frederick, and got really excited. My group stopped out by where I play softball to figure out plans to get our equipment to Frederick. We decided it would be best to go straight to my house and Bryn, Andrea, and Joanna would go down to DC to get our bags/bins and the two girls. Joanna would stay with the van since she was driving the next day and she had a place to stay down there. We were lucky that a. our cars were accessible and b. our group had the correct drivers in it (Bryn and Andrea had parked at my house for the trip). Our group booked it to my house then the three headed to DC.
I lead the remaining group out to The Bicycle Escape for tune ups (Thanks TBE!! You guys rock!!) and we also got our pictures taken by Jim Jarrell with AJPhotography (Thanks Jim!! The pics are awesome!!). The Frederick Post also came by the host and interviewed us for the paper. We're famous! When we got back from TBE, the girls had just returned from DC with all of our stuff. The timing was impeccable! We had a homecooked meal from our host and I collected dirty laundry. It was supposed to be a laundry night, but since our van was MIA, I got the essential items that needed washing for the next days ride (aka, chamois and jersey) from people and headed back to my place to do some laundry. I got the luxury of showering at home and everyone else used the Frederick YMCA. I went to a local store (Common Market) to pick up some generously donated Cliff Bars. I then headed back to the church (Thanks for the ride roomie!!), and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow (aka, my arm on the Thermarest).
CapRide in the News!
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/business_topics/non_profit/article_fd82b801-042a-5df9-b8c2-bd2b1412cd4e.html
Due to the complications of the day, I didn't get many pictures, but here are a few:
White board with Frederick information!
Andrea on Reich's Ford (near the softball diamonds!)
Our Frederick Hosts!
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