I'm lying in a bed (A BED!!!!!!!!) in the Hampton Inn in Annapolis this morning. There aren't 8 other smelly, delerious people around me for once. This must be heaven!
Last night was fun--we finished at TS 54 at 8:10 in the rain, just as the light was fading. Chris and Jon TT in the last 9 miles together. There was a ton of trafic so they averaged 11 mph but we still ended up above 20 mph for the whole race!
They then escorted us the last 5 or 6 miles into town and we rode in the dock area and people were cheering. I saw Judy for the first time in 17 days. We went up on stage and they gave us our medals and interviewed us. We hung out at the dock for a while and a bunch of us jumped off the dock into the water.
We went to the hotel and had some IPAs (yes this is Heaven!). It was really fun last night.
As for the race itself here is some info:
It took us 6 days, 5 hours and 18 minutes to ride 2,987.54 miles (this doesn't count the last 9 miles after the racing was completed) and climb 170,000 feet. This was an average of 20.01 mph. We finished 4th, well behind the first three teams.
Team TDL-Believe and Achieve (The Kiddies) finished 73 minutes behind us. The Sacremento Police finished in 6th, 2 hours and 39 minutes behind us. As of this morning, 10 of the 18 teams have finished.
I'm off for breakfast with my bride. The award ceremony is tonight.
Last night was fun--we finished at TS 54 at 8:10 in the rain, just as the light was fading. Chris and Jon TT in the last 9 miles together. There was a ton of trafic so they averaged 11 mph but we still ended up above 20 mph for the whole race!
They then escorted us the last 5 or 6 miles into town and we rode in the dock area and people were cheering. I saw Judy for the first time in 17 days. We went up on stage and they gave us our medals and interviewed us. We hung out at the dock for a while and a bunch of us jumped off the dock into the water.
We went to the hotel and had some IPAs (yes this is Heaven!). It was really fun last night.
As for the race itself here is some info:
It took us 6 days, 5 hours and 18 minutes to ride 2,987.54 miles (this doesn't count the last 9 miles after the racing was completed) and climb 170,000 feet. This was an average of 20.01 mph. We finished 4th, well behind the first three teams.
Team TDL-Believe and Achieve (The Kiddies) finished 73 minutes behind us. The Sacremento Police finished in 6th, 2 hours and 39 minutes behind us. As of this morning, 10 of the 18 teams have finished.
I'm off for breakfast with my bride. The award ceremony is tonight.
2 comments:
Following this has been one of the coolest things I have read in a while. Thanks for sharing your experiences and CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thanks Duckie--I'm honored that you followed along. It was a very cool experience--one I'll never forget!
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