Days three, four, and five have not been an easy task for most of us riders. Conditions have ranged from cold and rainy to blazing hot and dry above 100 degrees. I will recap as quickly as possible as I have only been able to get about a 10 minute internet access card at the local library.
Day 3 - Danbury, CT - 65 miles total
Hills and more hills. Today was probably the most challenging day for any of the riders. The hills did not break and it was in a pretty intense heat. On the brightside, I hit a new personal high speed on the hills at 44.0 mph. Let me tell you, there is nothing more invigorating than plunging down a hill on a bicycle at those kinds of speeds. A group of five of us were riding together when Dustin blew a flat so we stopped to find an awsome rope swing into a local river which we took about 45 minutes to enjoy.
Day 4 - Middletown, NY - 75 miles total
Day 3 - Danbury, CT - 65 miles total
Hills and more hills. Today was probably the most challenging day for any of the riders. The hills did not break and it was in a pretty intense heat. On the brightside, I hit a new personal high speed on the hills at 44.0 mph. Let me tell you, there is nothing more invigorating than plunging down a hill on a bicycle at those kinds of speeds. A group of five of us were riding together when Dustin blew a flat so we stopped to find an awsome rope swing into a local river which we took about 45 minutes to enjoy.
Day 4 - Middletown, NY - 75 miles total
Best views so far on the trip but we difinately hit mountains. The highlights for the day included an awsome 4 mile downhill bomb that we took at an average of 35 mph. Past West Point and followed the Hudson River for a while, getting some unbelievable views. Heat was intense and we ran into some afternoon storms, but we only had about ten miles left so we pushed through until we arrived in town. We missed the shower hours at the local YMCA so the fire station across the road was kind enough to let us use there showers. Needless to say it had three very shiny golden poles that we begged and pleaded to slide down, but to no avail. Maybe next time.
Day 5 - Stroudsburg, PA - 65 miles total
Great day of riding. We arrived by 1 pm b/c there was so little distance to travel. There were only two difficult sections at the beginning and end of the trip, with the majority of the trip traveling through a beautiful park running along a river (the name of which I've forgotten b/c I don't update the blog often enough. I rode with self proclaimed team "Finklea and the Jets" and we actually lived up to the name, holding between 18 and 25 mph through the majority of the park. We must have really eaten our wheaties this morning because everyone had some extra get-up-and-go. Because of our fast pace, we made it to the host location by 1 pm where the host was kind enough to drive all of us
Day 5 - Stroudsburg, PA - 65 miles total
Great day of riding. We arrived by 1 pm b/c there was so little distance to travel. There were only two difficult sections at the beginning and end of the trip, with the majority of the trip traveling through a beautiful park running along a river (the name of which I've forgotten b/c I don't update the blog often enough. I rode with self proclaimed team "Finklea and the Jets" and we actually lived up to the name, holding between 18 and 25 mph through the majority of the park. We must have really eaten our wheaties this morning because everyone had some extra get-up-and-go. Because of our fast pace, we made it to the host location by 1 pm where the host was kind enough to drive all of us
-Brent
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