Team Zion’s second rest day was extremely restful thanks to the hospitality of the Ulman family and their friends! I slept in until 8 (which is late now) and had a nice breakfast at my host. Then Glenn and I headed over to the Ulman’s, where most of the team spent the day lounging aroundContinue reading “Days 11 & 12: Columbus, OH to Dayton, OH”
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Days 9 & 10: New Philadelphia, PA to Dresden, OH to Columbus, OH
Day 9 Yesterday we arrived in the small town of Dresden, home of the Longaberger basket company. It would have been a great host situation regardless, but I was especially thankful for a nice place to stay, showers, and a few hours at a tavern with the team after the day we had. The scheduledContinue reading “Days 9 & 10: New Philadelphia, PA to Dresden, OH to Columbus, OH”
Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH
This morning was a little interesting as it was our first night sleeping with (almost) everyone in the same room! We stayed in a turf-covered room at Ram Fitness which was actually quite cozy, but being woken up by industrial fluorescent lights being turned on unannounced is not something I’d recommend. It was also ourContinue reading “Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH”
Days 6 & 7: Confluence, PA to Elizabeth, PA to East Liverpool, OH
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”
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”
Week 20: End of pre-4K life
Alright y’all, this is it. My next update will hopefully be this upcoming Saturday, after my two days of 4K orientation and the night before send-off, which means that this is my last post before I really get into the 4K experience. I’m feeling lots of emotions right now (excitement, panic, nervousness, gratitude, etc.) asContinue reading “Week 20: End of pre-4K life”
Weeks 17-19: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
It’s been another busy three weeks and May is practically over, which means now we’re entering the final stretch to send-off! Things were a bit chaotic there for a few days but now I have nothing to worry about (except that I’m about to bike across the country) for the next two weeks! Notable eventsContinue reading “Weeks 17-19: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes”
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