Day 1 Theme: Earth, Wind & Fire...And Snow...And Hail...And Rain...And Sun!

Day 1 Distance: 52 miles

Day 1 Van: #4

Day 1 Cast of Characters: Theresa, Jen, Eric, Nicole, Dawn and your humble blogger.

Yup! The title says it all. We had cold. The high temperature for today was forecast at 42 degrees. The weather forecasters were spot on with that one! We had wind. 50 MPH crosswind gusts. It almost blew us off our bikes several times. At one point, it seemed we were riding sideways because it was blowing so hard. We had rain. Sometimes mild, sometimes hard. Always wet! :) We had hail. I hate it precipation hurts when it hits your skin. We had sun. It was off and on for most of the day. Towards the end of the ride, it stayed out consistently. And we had fire! Theresa spotted it off in the distance. Some local was burning tires. Of course me being the focused cyclist I am, when Theresa pointed it out, I missed it. Oh well. The story of my life! :)

And yet despite all of that, we still finished strong. There were a few times when I considered flagging down the support van and calling it a day early. Hands numb from the cold, legs cramping up and getting very tired. But then I thought about people I know and who my friends know who are going through greuling chemo treatments fighting cancer. And that made my decision very easy: KEEP PEDELING! And I did and it feels AWESOME!! We had a great team today! Thanks for the support! :)

Tomorrow, it's off to Wilmington, NC, also known as the town where Michael Jordan grew up. 

See Ya!

G-Love