Andy writes:
I can only guess what people thought... John - there's no way they can do it. Woody - what are they even thinking doing this bike ride anyway, why not just drive? Mom and Dad J - they're giving it their all; I'll bet they can do it. Mom and Dad S - they're crazy; they're going to get hit by a truck.
Well, the interim results are in... we made it! To the top with no help from a motorized vehicle! Linda pedalled and pedalled and pedalled (I did too). We're now in Tehachapi and feeling great! I know, we're not done yet, but this was big. It was definitely a long day of hard pedalling. And I'm going to keep this short so we can get to bed.
Here are the statistics:
Ride times: 9:14 to 5:07
Distance: 35.5 miles
Average speed: 5.8 MPH
Elevation gain: 3667 feet
Roadkill: two cats, one totally intact car windshield with just a crack
Rating: 10 because we made it
Here was the morning breakfast, provided by the church people...
Here's the elevation profile of the ride. The dashed line is lunch. Click on it to see it better, just like all the other images.
And finally, here's a nice photo from my aunt (Hi Aunt Lorraine!) showing the snow they have up in Maine right now:
7 comments:
Amazing ! Great work.
That LAST pitcure looks great;) You guys are so AMAZING, 5.8 moving mph - that's GREAT!
Awsome! Enjoy the ride down the other side!
Al M
You both are amazing! I'm so impressed and I know you can do it!
Much love!
I knew you guys could do it! After all, look at what you'd already accomplished....amazing. Andy I was glad to hear through the family-vine that your knee has been better, hope it's still okay after climbing that "hill".
WOW you are all AWESOME! How'd you do it? It must have been that determination you taught me about. Your strength is amazing! Keep it up! PS. Say Hi to Spinner for me :)
Angela
Angela you would have made it also! Linda's determination alone got us up and over with NO PROBLEMS!
Spinner
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