Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A Fellow Rider's Ride Report

Chris and I flew back to Cincinnati yesterday.  It is a surreal transition.  Chris is working on his ride report and we will also post pictures soon.  We were without computer access the last part of our trip and are now catching up on our family and friends' messages, facebook posts, and blog comments.  What on earth did we do to deserve such a wonderful group of people in our lives?  And how awesome that we now have many, many new friends to add to this fantastic group.  Too cool!

As most of you know, Chris is a bike mechanic at Jim's Bicycle Shop in Cincinnati (in Deer Park).  One of Jim's customers is Todd Williams.  He just posted a great ride report on the bike shop's blog.  Here's the link:  http://jimsbicycleshop.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/paris-brest-paris-todd-williams-fourth-ride/.  Todd's writing really takes you along for the ride and all of its bumps, challenges, and successes.  Read it and enjoy.

Chris and I took today off from work to recuperate a bit and reflect on our trip.  Chris has jotted notes and his thoughts about the ride and he will do a blog post soon.  We can't thank everyone enough for your support.  We peeked at the statistics for our blog.  It shows that people from the U.S., Sweden, Ireland, France, and Germany have visited and read our posts.  How awesome!  If they are PBP riders or friends and family of a rider, Chris and I hope that they are celebrating their accomplishments.  More than 20% did not finish the ride, but I know that they are still heroes.  Read Todd's ride report above and you'll understand what I mean.  Anyone who sets PBP as a goal is a hero. Because PBP is more than a ride.  So much more.    


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