The Day After

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The ride was spectacular. A true adventure. It was a challenge to ride so many miles alone, no drafting, no one to talk to (except myself) and no one to show me the way. I am grateful to have a friend like John to help shlep my stuff from place to place and be, in his words, my 'pit crew'. John also impressed me with how much work he was able to accomplish. Aside from getting a start on a novel, he filed at least 1 article each day. Here are some links to his work -

http://www.newsday.com/features/printedition/ny-etledew5388638sep26,0,4602662.story
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-ffmov5391180sep30,0,1129259.story
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-etmovie5391288sep28,0,78448.story

Would I do it again? Absolutely. I just need some time now to recover. Give me a few days ;) Here are the final stats for those of you into numbers.

Days Riding - 6
Total Miles - 643
Average Speed - 16.0 mph
Total Elevation Gained - 34,110 ft.
Total Ride Time (on the bike) - 40:17
Flat Tires - 0

I look forward to seeing you out there soon.

JG