Day 6 Day 6 was a bit of a struggle for me so I decided to wait to blog so it wasn’t an overly negative post… and then Day 7 ended up being an even bigger mess! But both days ended with everyone safe at great hosts, so in the end neither day was reallyContinue reading “Days 6 & 7: Confluence, PA to Elizabeth, PA to East Liverpool, OH”
Category Archives: ride
Days 4 & 5: Bedford, PA to Confluence, PA
After a rough day getting in to Bedford, we were ready to seize a new day on our way to Confluence. It took us way too long to get on the road, but after a great breakfast and sweet goodbye with the folks from Bedford Presbyterian we were on our way. The route wasn’t asContinue reading “Days 4 & 5: Bedford, PA to Confluence, PA”
Day 3: Shippensburg, PA to Bedford, PA
After how bad I felt on the climbs yesterday I was really dreading the ride today, given this elevation profile: But, it ended up being a pretty awesome day! I had a great ride group and we absolutely crushed the hills. We were the third group to roll out from the host (who sent usContinue reading “Day 3: Shippensburg, PA to Bedford, PA”
Day 2: Sykesville, MD to Shippensburg, PA
Greetings from Pennsylvania! Today we crossed the state border and this all started to feel a little more real. I slept pretty terribly last night (we have a few snorers in our group and I struggled to drown them out) and we were woken up at 5:30 AM. We designate someone as the “rooster” toContinue reading “Day 2: Sykesville, MD to Shippensburg, PA”
Day 1: Baltimore, MD to Sykesville, MD
Hello from Sykesville! Team Zion is officially on the road and made it safe and sound to our first host. Today was a relatively short ride but a very long day, starting with a 4:40 wake-up time. We all met at Ulman House at 5:30, loaded up the vans, and then drove to a pointContinue reading “Day 1: Baltimore, MD to Sykesville, MD”
4K orientation
Hello from Baltimore!!! I’m writing this post super last-minute from my hotel room with only 6 hours until I need to wake up and 11 hours until we roll out from the Inner Harbor. The past two days were a lot– I already know this will be the most challenging and exhausting experience I’ve everContinue reading “4K orientation”
Lauren Bikes America 