Today, Sunday, we covered ground in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. As the profile shows below, we never got very high, but we had scores of rollers to climb over all day so we had to stay on top of our game to cover the distance in time. Flight A took things out a little slow at the start, but by mile 40, all 7 riders were on the road and the group started to rock. The countryside in Eastern Ohio was very idyllic. We actually saw 5 Amish buggies taking families to church. This along with the fog covered valleys and picturesque farms really made an impression. Several riders commented that this was the best day yet.
By mile 95, Flight A had met their goal of riding into West Virginia and they called it a day. That left Rob, Tony, Mauricio and me to take it home. By this time, the weather was getting very hot and humid and the hills were getting more frequent and steeper. This was like Missouri hills on steroids!! The good news though was that we made it to the finish just in time, well maybe 5 minutes over. This was a great team effort to get it in on schedule!!
At dinner tonight near Jonestown, PA, we had a great meal of beer and pub food. The team is tired, but also confident and relaxed in knowing that they are all strong enough for whatever the GTD 2012 can dish out at them. The past week (yes, it’s only been a week) has been a huge learning experience for all of us. Our team is firing on all cylinders and will be flying by the time we hit Boston on Tuesday!!
Day 8 Summary – Sunday, July 1st, 2012
Route – Brownsville, OH to Monongahela, PA
Miles – 137.7
Vertical – 10,061
Average Pace – 18.4 MPH
Events – None
Weather (Zanesville, OH) – Fog early, mostly sunny later, low 68F, high 93F, wind SW 10 – 20 MPH
Day 8 Profile – Brownsville, OH to Monongahela, PA
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