Day
13, January 17, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
164 KMS/101 MILES from San Marcos, Texas through a roundabout tour to
Austin, Texas [you must read Jeff's update to understand!!]
Cumulative
distance for trip: 2708 kms/1681 miles over 13 days
Total
altitude climbed today [i.e. total climbs not including downhills]:
4,920 feet
Cumulative altitude: 96,098 feet!
Calories
expended during ride: JEFF 5328/KEVIN 4127
Weather:
overcast and drizzle
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 17th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin and Scott's comments for the day
Report from the Home Support Team!
Read a comment from Lance Armstrong!
Photos
The sky for
the day; cloudy and dizzle!
Kevin and I pacelining with Scott Graham; a friend from Toronto who has
joined us for 3 days!
Andy
White and David Stence from the Lance Armstrong Foundation joined us for
the last 40 miles into town.
While on my
way to the Lance Armstrong Foundation offices, I ran into Lance Armstrong
who was on a training ride in Austin; a million to 1 chance!!!
You
must read my update to understand but yes that is me in between [from
left to right], David Stence from LAF, Chann McRae who is a team member
of Lance on US Postal, and yes that is Lance Armstrong!!!!!
Kevin and
I in the Lance Armstrong Foundation offices with the coveted yellow jersey
Lance has won in the 1999, 2000, and 2001 Tour de France
A big thank
you to the Lance Armstrong Foundation for showing us a great time today
after our ride! A very professional organization.
..Today's
weather
..C2C
shirts!
..Jeff's
radio interview
..Kevin's
video
..Kevin,
Jeff, Kenn
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24 update
• Day 23 update
• Day 22 update
• Day 21 update
• Day 20 update
• Day 19 update
• Day 18 update
• Day 17 update
• Day 16 update
• Day 15 update
• Day 14 update
• Day 13 update
• Day 12 update
• Day 11 update
• Day 10 update
• Day 9 update
• Day
8 update
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Day 7 update
•
Day 6 update
•
Day 5 update
•
Day 4 update
•
Day 3 update
•
Day 2 update
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Home
team comments
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team comments
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Hamish's
photos
DON'T QUIT by Jill Wolf
Special
Thanks
Outback
Steakhouse Marty Bryan Proprietor - gave our team a great free steak
and seafood meal!!! (Jan
16th)
AmericiHost Inn & Suites in San Macos - discounted
rooms (Jan. 16)
Budget Inn in Kerrville - discounted rooms
(Jan. 15)
La Quinta in Del Rio - discounted rooms (Jan.
14)
We'd like to thank the Holiday Inn in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 10th ride.
We'd like to thank the Super 8 in Silver City, New Mexico who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 9th ride.
We'd like to thank the Best Western in Arizona, as well as in Texas, who graciously gave us free accomodations after out rides.
Some of the cool support things that are happening along the ride.
Many local
newspaper stories along the way.
2. A camera crew from the TV program "Ride Guide" on Outdoor Life Network
with us for both events. They will be making a TV segment on our two events.
3. Providing daily updates on the website including outline of what we
did and digital pictures along the way.
4. Most important we will be highlighting on our support vehicles and
on our website the person we are riding for during that day.