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Day 20, January 24,
2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
151 KMS/92 MILES from Dauphin Island, Alabama to Grayton Beach, Florida
Cumulative
distance for trip: 4217 kms/2615 miles over 20 days
Total
altitude climbed today [i.e. total climbs not including downhills]:
2,120 feet [mainly small gradual hills]
Calories
expended during ride:JEFF 3626/KEVIN 3150
Weather:
Southeast sidewinds the entire day BUT sunny sunny sunny!!!
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 24th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin, Jamie and Freddy's comments for the day
Pictures of Jeff and Lance! (Day 13)
Photos
Well this
explains the morning!! We had to drive 114 miles out of our way to get
another flat tired changed. We didn't get cycling until around noon.
Into today's headwinds having 5 riders really helped: sing with me "Ain't
no headwind hard enough"
Today's riding
team on Pensacola Beach!
Doing the
daily updates in the RV as we drive to our hotel. We actually feel a lot
better than we look in these pictures
..Today's
weather
..C2C
shirts!
..Jeff's
radio interview
..Kevin's
video
..Kevin,
Jeff, Kenn
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DON'T QUIT by Jill Wolf
Special
Thanks
Holiday Inn in Opelousas Louisiana
for giving us one complementary room Jan 20th. Jennifer Moen General Manager
of AmeriSuites in North Central Austin for free rooms the night
of the 17th.
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.