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 Distance: 27.0 mi (team did 53.26) Elevation: 1,808 ft (team did 3,236) Dedication: Jamie Roberts Ride group: Jack, Richa, and Chase Host: United Methodist Church 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 especiallyContinue reading “Days 9 & 10: New Philadelphia, PA to Dresden, OH to Columbus, OH”
Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH
Distance: 62.12 mi Elevation: 3,917 ft Dedication: Randy and Ralph Ride group: Glenn, Bryce, MJay, and Bethany Host: Emmanuel Lutheran Church 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,Continue reading “Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH”
Days 6 & 7: Confluence, PA to Elizabeth, PA to East Liverpool, OH
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”
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”
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”
