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Day Seven!!!!!

We’ve arrived!!!!! We finished the 500 miles all safe and timely. The Dutko’s open their home for a celebratory picnic. It’s now 1:10 and we leave at 3:00 for our 10 miles police escorted ride to the mall. The photo

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Day Six

Last night, Dr. Dan, Massage professional Joan, and Dr. Peter all had some time to work on my calf muscle, which was overworked and was the cause of my pain. After a full night’s rest I was ready to gently

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Day Five

Day five started with my friends singing Happy Birthday as they gave me a signed card with cake for breakfast! And my bike was decorated by Erin, our LOD. I was very touched! We left the hotel a bit later

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Day Four

Last night Joan, the Leader Of the Day (LOD) took us on an adventure to The Wright’s log cabin home for a homemade meal served with love and generosity which moved us all. This local married couple opened their home

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Day Three

Well we started off with a short tour of Ithaca as we searched for our breakfast diner. After we ate, we began our 73 mile trip with a steep assent and saw a wonderful view. Last time we rode through

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Day Two

We started out at 6:30 to have breakfast at a local cafe. Our ride took us along a short part of Lake Seneca and included a 4.6 mile climb, and some fun desents. We had a great SAG 3 at

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Day One

We’ve finished DayOne leaving Oswego at 7:30 and arriving in Geneva around 3:30. Within the 75.8 miles were absolutely wonderful rolling hills surrounded by fields of cherry trees, apple orchards and acres of corn. Fluffy clouds added a constant backdrop

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Lunch in a basket

Yes, we all packed a contibution to avoid the fast food during out lunch break. And we ended up eating out of a shopping cart caravan in the bus parking lot. Home made quich, veggies, chix salad, fruit. In a

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We’re Merrily On Our Way

We’re the bus #2 of 4. 200 cyclists and 31 volunteers. Everyone is very excited and enjoying the start of our trek. We’ll break for lunch and after arriving in Oswego, NY, we’re staying at a lakeside hotel, facing Lake

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The Bike is loaded!

We’ve loaded our bikes last night! It’s like giving someone your legs, the bike becomes an extension of your body after a few hundred miles of training. We have 200 riders loading their bikes, and over 20 volunteers helping with

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Torked!

So, apparently all that training has helped me tork out a spoke from the rim. It actually was pulled out of the wheel hub. Normally the spoke just snaps and can be replaced. We were training last weekend, and I

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500 Miles For Help

Please help homeless children, runaways, and abandoned babies… http://www.anchorhouseride.org/donate.htm You can make a donation online. Please don’t click the anonymous box, I need to keep track on who made donations in my name. I raised about $2500.00 when I did

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Eric Rounds is an experienced digital media specialist and thinks pixels are the building blocks to life. Even if he can't see them any more (retina displays people, not age).
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