Here we are in the van again, heading west to our midnight transition. We again had issues to overcome… another bike tray failed, and thax means the bike can fly off the roof rack when the van is at speed. SO we hunted a local bike shop go Jackson, miss. WE came up with Indian [...]
20
Oct
Ok, so here it is about 10 hours since we gave up the pavement to Team Yellow, and I heard they did great! Way to go.. hope your bare butts are holding up! LOL. Team Blue Agave has a nice break today, as we pick up the quest again tonight at midnight……. another shift in [...]
20
Oct
I suppose one could say that riding a bike is a lot like algebra. You don’t know how hard it is until you get into it! Well, perhaps today was a day that Team Blue Agave shoulda stayed in bed! We began by having a health issue with Dustin, and had to take him to [...]
19
Oct
WOW!!! What a little sleep does for you. I gotta try this at home. We arrived at our hotel (Harrah’s Casino Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi – really!!!) about 1 am. I was just getting minivan claustrophobia when we saw the lights in the distance. We all instantly felt like the horse seeing the barn! think [...]
18
Oct
Team Blue Agave is now done with day 2. We had a really good ride despite some minor setbacks. Renee and Dustin needed a bit of time off the bike….. but both were able to get back on and finish. We also had a 20 min delay because of a really bad car crash blocking [...]
18
Oct
my, oh, my…. how life is fluid…. one thing about the Ride to Austin that is constant: things change… our transition point will be much closer than we thought. Our teams are a bit behind, but hopefully we can adapt and ride strong today and maybe be part of catching up….. but this is NOT [...]
18
Oct
12:33 am. Still not quite to our hotel. My right hamstring is cramping.. ouch! 8 of us stuffed go a Toyota minivan… but I put it but go perspective. Sore and tired, but I am cancer free… when I suffer, and hurt, I remember why: to fight this awful disease. Renee and Dustin are living [...]
17
Oct
Team Blue Agave just completed our first shift, 3 hours ( 6 pm to 9 pm). Meet Team Blue Agave: Dustin Retherford, Beth Rusch, Renee McCurdy, Jimmy and Heather Brehm, and myself, John Siddens. We travelled from west Seneca to about 10 miles west of Clayton, Georgia. 42 miles basically uphill. Did I mention uphill? [...]
16
Oct
Packed and repacked twice. Honed down stuff, but dang is my bag full… guess being,um.. large.. has its downfall! Helped outfit the vans yesterday.. just not sure how 8 people are gonna fit in a Toyota Sienna minivan.. wow… departure time now 26 hours… finally getting fired up…
11
Oct
So, here I am again. My second Challenge to Conquer Cancer ride… why am I here? Why would I spend my only vacation of 2010 riding a bicycle 2000 miles? Well, just ask my mom. Or my dad. Or Carmon Powell. If you could. They are just three of the people in my world who [...]
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