I was up at 6 am which left me plenty of time to sort everything and be downstairs for the hotel breakfast which opened at 6:30 am. I was definitely getting quicker and more efficient in the mornings. Who would have thought? I certainly wouldn't...
Just found out about this and am very excited. although disappointed that I wasn't consulted...
I woke up sore and tired on the morning of Day 6. The effort the day before had taken its toll. Pain in my left knee which had only been a dull ache the previous 2 mornings had really started to hurt overnight and had...
Ok, enough stuffing around! Despite my best intentions I had slid further behind my goal distance of 270km per day. Yes it was hot yesterday...
I was up and at em' early, before 5 am. My daily distances had been plummeting from a solid 329km on Day 1, to a decent 243km on Day 2 to a paltry 187km on Day 3. My daily average was 253km which was...
I was up at 5:45am, a little later than planned but I really needed the sleep. My body definitely felt the almost 600km in the legs...
A promising and extremely enjoyable day 1, how would day 2 turn out?...
The day had finally arrived. 2 years of dreaming and 10 months of training and planning. Time to take a step, rather a pedal stroke into the great unknown. Time to kick off the adventure of a lifetime. Lets get it on...
The Trans Am is only 4 days away! I fly out to Portland very early tomorrow morning but before I do so I feel compelled to thank some very dear people who have made it all possible. Yep this is very much a team effort...
The weekend just past I attempted the 620 kilometer (385 mile) bike race from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, which was to serve as a dress rehearsal for the Trans Am. I say attempted as 460 kilometers in my rear derailleur pretty much exploded thus ending my...