Day 5, January 9, 2002
Stats
for the day
Distance:
each of us rode 200 KMS/124 MILES FROM Safford Arizona to Silver City
New Mexico via let's just say a wild back route with one big mountain
pass!!
Cumulative
distance for trip: 1044 kms/648 miles over 5 days
Total
altitude climbed today [i.e. total climbs not including downhills]:
9,500 feet [yikes!!]
Calories
consumed durig ride: JEFF 6968/KEVIN 5638 [if you are wondering why
the difference, it is age and the % the heart rates are to maximum during
the day; it does not have anything to do with the fact that Kevin is better
looking!!]
Weather:
BEAUTIFUL & SUNNY 35 degrees in the morning and 55-60 degrees during the
day
Daily inspiration
Each day
Diane Rushton & Jeff's kids Brooklyn and Skylar are sending the team inspirational
messages to start their day.
Read January 9th inspiration.
Read Jeff, Kevin's comments for the day
Photos
Daybreak in
Safford, Arizona at the start of the epic day
One of the
roads we took was very dangerous with a big downhill and no shoulders.
Here we are with a nice Arizona police officer who went from trying to
talk us out of going on the route to following us with flashing lights!
Thanks again!!
The epic climb
for the day [second biggest of the 24 days with the big one coming tomorrow!]
Yes this is the closest I got to Kevin going up the mountain pass!! He
had his way with me on the hill!!
Jeff & Kevin
putting in the effort to get over the mountain pass
Success at
the top of the climb as we reached the Arizona/New Mexico State line.
Note the bullet holes in the sign; do you think there are guns here???
SUCCESS and
the proof of it. The top number on the watch is the 9,500 feet of vertical
we climbed. The bottom number on the bike computer is the 200 kms we did.
Epic!!
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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.