Day 4, January 8, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
each of us rode 164 KMS/102 MILES FROM PHOENIX ARIZONA to Safford Arizona
Cumulative
for trip: 844 kms/524 miles over 4 days
Total
altitude climbed [IE total climbs not including downhills]: 8,060
feet [yikes!!]
Calories
consumed durig ride: JEFF 5370/KEVIN 4795
Weather:
BEAUTIFUL & SUNNY 65-75 DEGREES DURING THE DAY [literally not a cloud
in the sky!!
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 8th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin's comments for the day
Photos
The beautiful
Arizona landscape. One of the people we dedicated the ride to today was
John Curtis who's nickname was Cactus. We thought of him each time we
saw them today.
One of the
many "hills" we climbed today. 8,060 vertical feet with the next two days
being even more!
Two stylist
guys if I do say so!!!
2 of the things
that make this trip of 100-150 miles of bicycling per day happen is our
support crew who 1) have our meals ready in the RV once we are finished
and 2) the massage at the end of the day!! [yes our muscles are sore!]
The next two
days [January 9th & 10th] are the toughest during the 24 days from a climbing
perspective as we climb over the Continental Divide going over 8,400 feet
at one point [each horizontal line is 1,000 feet]. When we told the local
people tonight our route they questioned our sanity of not using a more
direct, less painful route!! [we are wondering ourselves!!]
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Special
Thanks
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 who graciously gave us free accomodation after our January 7th ride.
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.