These are all great buzz words for today. Throw in a thunderstorm in the afternoon during the last leg of the journey and you have a good picture of the first day of the Pan Ohio Hope Ride. I knew I would be challenged by this ride and I am not disappointed. We began the day at about six fifty while the Cleveland NBC TV station broadcast our departure live. We followed the Ohio Erie Canal path as far as we could to our final destination of the day in Wooster.
From start to finish it was 63 miles ridden at an average of 13 mph in a little over five hours and 2638 calories expended. I am wondering what I have left to give tomorrow along the most challenging stage of the four day event. We are the first organized event group to ride the entire distance of the Ohio Erie Trail. The trail is wonderful but incomplete between some parts. Many sections of the trail are not connected becaus
e land needs to be acquired so that the various parts can be linked. The goal is to join all parts of the trail by 2010. I rode with a number of people today and shared many stories. That is the best part of the ride! One gal is riding to honor her mother who was diagnosed last fall with cancer and passed away six months later. Three riders are cancer survivors. Many of us have had loved ones who have battled cancer. Each of us seem to have a personal connection to the cause. Now for a much needed night of sleep resting a tied body that wants to ride another day! The first 40 miles of the day was relatively flat. The remaining miles took us into the foot hills of central Ohio where we experiences a number of rolling hills. The humidity of very high and the heat was a challenge to us all. We all finished strong and anticipate a hilly day for day two.
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Great work, thank you
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