I survived my 70 mile ride on May 18. I rode with a couple guys - Jeremie Guy (P2S13), Luc Hale (SUS09), and Bishnu Panigrahi (NUS11, CapRide13) - and we had a great time! I was really excited to meet another rider on my trip this summer and was happy to find out he's completely awesome. It made me even more excited about my trip (if that's possible)! We rode through the chilly rain, ate BBQ, and rocked the ride. I'm going on another 65-70 mile ride this weekend with some fellow 2013 B&B'ers and will get a completely different experience (sunny and low 90s). This ride's weather should be a lot like the weather during my trip.
My trip gained another guy! He will be riding with a "scholarship" from Bike and Build. For more information on it or to donate to his trip, go here: http://www.capitalride.org/scholarship. He seems like an awesome guy and I can't wait to meet him!
The fundraising aspect is slowly heating up again. It's a wonderful feeling when someone tells you how impressed they are and want to give towards the cause. People are really "wow'ed" with this trip, but I feel almost anyone could do a trip like this if they put their mind to it. Once again, thanks to everyone who has donated to this trip!! I could not be more excited for this experience!
I want to send a shout out to all my awesome sponsors! Thank you to The Bicycle Escape, Deb's Hair Design, and State Farm for your contributions!! You are all great!
Current Stats:
Amount Raised: $1945
Longest Ride: 70 miles
Most climbing: ~1500 ft
Max Speed: 39.1
Training Mileage: >500 (no idea what my exact mileage is..)
Sweat Equity: 9 hours
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