Education, the Environment, Women’s Rights & No Off Season
We made it! It was a 5:35 pm that the five Bucknell riders jumped into the Atlantic Ocean just off the Atlantic City Pier. A number of you have asked me many questions about the trip via email and voicemail. I do not have time right now [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Day 19: Thursday, 9/27/07
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Day 18: Wednesday, 9/26/07
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8,000 Miles and Counting!
The combined biking mileage of the Bucknell and Penn alumni biking teams now exceeds 8,000 miles. Each of the four senior riders (Walt McConnell, Bruce Lederman, Mike Shockro and me) have all biked more than 1,000 miles each the last 18 days! We are all very proud of our accomplishment.
We also managed [...]
Day 17: Tuesday, 9/25/07
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The Best Things in Life are Not Things
I saw this line on a church marquis this past Sunday in Centerville, Ohio. I was reminded of it all day yesterday. My 60th birthday was not special because of the number of the birthday, it was special because of the people with whom I had to share [...]
Day 16: Monday, 9/24/07
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Coming Home!
Today started like many of the other days: up at 6 am, 7 am departure from the hotel, biking into the sunrise, warm temperatures and sunny skies.
We were only traveling about 100 miles from Parkersburg, WV to Grafton, WV but with a little over 7,000 feet of climbing elevation.
The feeling of [...]
Day 15: Sunday, 9/23/07
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Nir Tal: Mission Critical
I have not talked about all the bike maintenance and repair we have needed during our trip. For starters, we have used over 15 tires and 24 tubes since our departure 15 days ago. In addition, my bike needed major repair the first night, and then it required major work [...]
Day 14: Saturday, 9/22/07
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Ode to Joy!
I knew today was going to be special when we departed our hotel at 6:30 am. It was so dark, we had to drive 15 minutes east of Indianapolis before we could get on our bikes.
As the sun rose, we were surrounded by rolling corn fields and cool temperatures. Walt and I decided [...]
Day 13: Friday, 9/21/07
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Rookies Rule!
Today Bucknell’s two most inexperienced bike riders, Jay Kosa and Kyle Rosendale, each completed a Century Ride of 100 miles! What an accomplishment!
Let me review the circumstances. Kyle committed to the trip just a few months ago. He had never really ridden a bike until he borrowed a bike from a friend on [...]
Day 12: Thursday, 9/20/07
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Our Gift to the Donors
Today was very special. We had had a day to think about what the Bucknell alumni and friends of Bucknell and the riders had accomplished: donating and pledging over $1 million to the Bucknell Scholarship Fund in the first 10 days of our ride. That is a [...]
Day 11: Wednesday, 9/19/07
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Humidity in the Hills of Missouri!
I have traveled to St. Louis many times, but today was the first time I have biked across the state of Missouri. We traveled 170 miles from Wheatland, Kansas to Lake St. Louis, Missouri in 90 plus degree temperatures and very high humidity. Our California riders (Bruce, [...]
Day 10: Tuesday, 9/18/07
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Ray Bucknell!
What a day! 173 miles from Eureka, Kansas to Lakeview Lodge on Lake Pomme de Terre outside of Hermitage, Missouri may not excite you, but the Bucknell spirit always will!!
The Bucknell team was back in true form: Doc (McConnell) and Jay (Kosa) as our lead off team, and Kyle Rosendale and me hitting [...]
