Saving the best 4K content for last: GEAR!!! This is going to be a long post and probably irrelevant to most, but in the event some future 4Ker wants to get a better idea of what to bring this is going to be thorough. Or, if you’re someone who gets weirdly excited by organizational thingsContinue reading “Packing list”
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4K by the numbers
If you know me you know I love some good ride stats! Here’s a look at our trip by the numbers and some other fun facts: Mileage Route total: 4,319 miles Team total: 3,769 miles (averaged 69 mi per ride) Personal total: 2,874 miles (averaged 64 mi per ride) Shortest day: 10.94 miles (Mill Valley,Continue reading “4K by the numbers”
A month later: Reflections on 4K
Well, it’s somehow been a month since we arrived at Baker Beach so I’m finally sitting down and forcing myself to write this reflection post I’ve had drafted for weeks. To subscribers who kept up with daily updates, sincere apologies for how behind I got during the last week of the trip. At first IContinue reading “A month later: Reflections on 4K”
Day 70! Mill Valley, CA to San Francisco, CA
Distance: 10.94 mi Elevation: 768 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Team Zion <3 Ride group: Maggie, Bailey, Chase, and James, same as Day 1 :) Host: none! The day we’ve all been waiting for and simultaneously dreading: the very last day of 4K. Despite only having 10 miles to cover we woke up at 5Continue reading “Day 70! Mill Valley, CA to San Francisco, CA”
Day 69: Santa Rosa, CA to Mill Valley, CA
Distance: 47.61 mi Elevation: 1,729 ft Dedication: Bailey, Shelby, Greta, and Sydney, the four cancer survivors on the team Ride group: Collin, Eli, Mike, MJay, and Briana Host: Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church It feels impossible to believe, but it’s here: our last full day of riding on 4K. It started out as a dayContinue reading “Day 69: Santa Rosa, CA to Mill Valley, CA”
Day 68: Napa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA
Distance: 41.25 mi Elevation: 2,349 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Elizabeth Quinn, a 4K400 participant who celebrated 5 years cancer-free on their arrival day in Boston! Ride group: Rose, Glenn, and Tori Host: Santa Rosa Seventh Day Adventist Church Another short day, another slooooow morning! Today the entire team flooded Winston’s Cafe and Bakery inContinue reading “Day 68: Napa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA”
Day 67: Davis, CA to Napa, CA
Distance: 53.99 mi Elevation: 2,733 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Julia, Santi, and Collin Host: Napa Methodist Church It may be hard to believe, but this morning may have been our team’s most chaotic morning yet. I can’t remember if I’ve talked about this before, but each morning we usually have a “rooster” toContinue reading “Day 67: Davis, CA to Napa, CA”
Days 65 & 66: Jackson, CA to Davis, CA
Distance: 85.19 mi Elevation: 2,497 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Jack, Glenn, and James Host: Phi Gamma Delta at UC Davis At first glance, yesterday’s route didn’t look awful– 2,500 feet of climbing over 85 miles isn’t all that bad! Unfortunately for us, most of that elevation was all in the first 15 milesContinue reading “Days 65 & 66: Jackson, CA to Davis, CA”
Day 64: Groveland, CA to Jackson, CA
Team distance: 72.98 mi Team elevation: 6,791 ft Dedication: Jess Foss and the team Van group: Maggie and Bethany Host: Grace Fellowship Today was my last van day of 4K! Once again, I ended up in the van on a day with some awesome descents but that also meant I missed out on a lotContinue reading “Day 64: Groveland, CA to Jackson, CA”
Day 63: Lee Vining, CA to Groveland, CA
Distance: 77.80 mi Elevation: 5,584 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Santi, Jack, and Glenn Host: Groveland Evangelical Free Church Today was a very atypical day from start to finish but was ultimately one of my favorite days of the trip. Our route went through Yosemite National Park (very, very cool) but we somehow didn’tContinue reading “Day 63: Lee Vining, CA to Groveland, CA”
