Day 6 Distance: 65.70 mi Elevation: 978 ft Dedication: Brittany Ride group: Glenn, Santi, Bailey, and Richa Host: Round Hill Presbyterian Church 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 evenContinue reading “Days 6 & 7: Confluence, PA to Elizabeth, PA to East Liverpool, OH”
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Days 4 & 5: Bedford, PA to Confluence, PA
Distance: 64.20 mi Elevation: 4,452 ft Dedication: My great-aunt, Carol Krush Ride group: Eli, Maggie, MJay, and Julia Host: United Community Church 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, butContinue reading “Days 4 & 5: Bedford, PA to Confluence, PA”
Day 3: Shippensburg, PA to Bedford, PA
Distance: 38.11 mi (shuttled ~30 miles) Elevation: 4,360 ft Dedication: My great aunt, Carol Krush Ride group: Jake, Bethany, Rose, and Collin Host: Bedford Presbyterian Church 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!Continue reading “Day 3: Shippensburg, PA to Bedford, PA”
Day 2: Sykesville, MD to Shippensburg, PA
Distance: 67.65 mi Elevation: 4,344 ft Dedication: My great-grandma, Mary Ellen Rodine Ride group: Eli, Jack, and Katy Host: Memorial Lutheran Church 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 groupContinue reading “Day 2: Sykesville, MD to Shippensburg, PA”
Day 1: Baltimore, MD to Sykesville, MD
Distance: 31.89 mi Elevation: 2,011 ft Dedication: Tim Seelbach Ride group: Maggie, Chase, Bailey, James, and Sophia Host: Komiske family 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 4:40Continue 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”
