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2500 Miles: Follow the Journey, Give Hope, Experience the Wonder

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE CHARITY RIDE

JUNE 17 TO JULY 17

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112.5 Miles on the Katy Trail Today. Raining for a lot of the day

Was a good day for training and testing out equipment and myself in the rains. Everything went well excepts I killed my MP3 player by getting water on it. Katy Trail was very mushy in spots from the rain. Like riding through quicksand You might think that the Katy Trail is an easy ride because it is flat. There are a couple things to consider, however. Because it is flat you have to always be pedaling. There are no coasting down hill areas. In addition, because it is grave

12:10pm 58.7 miles into ride. Eating lunch on the Katy Trail along the Missouri River.

It has been a cool day with a lot of rain. Overall a good training ride so far. The bike and my backpack are full of mud. Not too many people out today. Need to get going again. I am starting to get cold. For Facebook fans, I had another avocado, turkey and cheese sandwich, some unsweetened organic applesauce and Jelly Belly Sports Beans for desert. Those jelly beans taste really good. Last thing to mention. My daughter, Anna, is playing Patty in the musical Grease at Franci

17 miles into today's ride. 95 to go. Sure is rainy.

I am getting the opportunity to train in the rain and test equipment in the rain. Everything is working well. It has been raining the whole ride. Pretty hard at times. I can hear thunder in the distance. Nice and peaceful. The birds are singing. I have seen 3 other people on the Katy Trail today. I don't know what the heck they are doing out in the rain. Since this will be posted on Facebook, I have to mention that I just ate an avocado, turkey and cheese sandwich. #continent

102 miles of training today. A good ride today, but Mother Nature decided to make it more challengin

102.92 miles of training today. Was cold and raining during the first half. Then the sun came out and the wind picked and I had a strong wind in my face the whole way back. Burned 4000 calories during the ride. I felt good today. Legs were strong. Wind was good. My rear did not hurt too much. #continentaldivide #Cycling #Katytrail #continentaldecidetrainingride #GDBR #training #mountainbiking #bikeriding

54 miles into today's ride. 11:45am. Sun has come out.

A few miles past Treloar MO along the Missouri River. Very peaceful. Saw a barge on the river. Aside from the lady with the dog this morning and a man in a tractor cutting brush, I have not seen anybody else on the Katy Trail. Not many animals either: a cardinal, deer and squirrel. Turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch. Food tastes really good when you are hungry. #Katytrail #continentaldivide #cycling #bicycle #training

17 miles into ride. 32 degrees & rainy. It's a great day.

At Weldon Spring MO, I have only seen one other person today on the Katy Trail. She was walking her dog and didn't look happy(kids if you read this, that would be you). I apologize to Mother Nature(Jan). Whatever I did to irritate you. I am sorry. Put more of the bags on the bike. Everything is working well. 102 miles is the goal today. 85 miles to go. Thank you to my lovely wife. for putting up with my nonsense. #Katytrail #continentaldivide #bicycle #rainy

92 miles. A good day riding.

92.7 Miles. Went well. Day was cold for most of the day. It was raining when I started at 6:43am. Rode to about a mile past Treloar, Missouri on the gravel Katy Trail. Fitness wise I am doing very well. Legs were fine the whole ride. Aerobic system worked fine as well. The thing I need to work on is my rear. 7+ hours sitting in one spot gets to you. I need these long rides to toughen up. All of the bikes systems worked well. I will be putting on the big saddle bag for t

46 miles 11:00am halfway through ride. Treloar, MO

Never heard of Treloar Missouri, but it a nice stop on the Katy Trail. Everything going well. Not too many people out today. Very peaceful. Ate a cheese sandwich for lunch because it is Lent. I don't know if God would have minded me adding turkey, but I feel better. #Katytrail #Continentaldivide #Cycling

17 miles into today's ride 8:20m

Today's ride is going well. Cloudy day so far. A little chilly. Rained when I started. Got the bike all dirty. C'est la vie. It is great to be out and riding. #continentaldecidetrainingride

82 Mile Training Ride - Beautiful Day in Missouri

Rode 82.5 miles today. Everything went pretty well. Had a flat so I got to test the pump I got the trip. It worked well. Plan on 92 miles next week if everything works out. The Alpkit bag on the front is working out good. I will be changing the tires I use for the trip. The Clement tires I am using now ride really nice, but I have had a flat the last two rides. Had to cut my ride last week short because I had a flat and then the pump I was using would not work. Had to

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