A 200 mile road ride from Seattle to Portland … for a cause

A 200 mile road ride from Seattle to Portland … for a cause
What a great event!!! We left around 5am and rolled into Portland 12 hrs and 45 min later … here are the details by the numbers:

Miles: 204 miles
Feet of climbing: ~5,000ft
Hours of riding: 11.5
Total hours: ~13
#Flats: 1 J

 Yay! We did it! It was a pretty easy ride … lots of support, riders, and fun on the road. But the best part … we were part of a team that has raised over $20,000 for pediatric cancer research!!

A few memories from the ride that stick in my head include:

• little me pulling a train of 6ft+ guys for about 15 or 20 miles (about 150 miles in)
• the amazing support - both official and non-official for the ride
• the variety in rider types - bikes ranged from 'basket on the front' to '$10,000'!
• the Norco 'train' .. they all had red mohaks! Super fun
• my bike. oh, how i love my bike :)
• Jonathan dropping a water bottle 2 miles in ... yikes! had to sprint out to get it and not get run over
• Starting with the moon, riding thru the rain, and then into the SUN for the finish