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What   goes   up  must  come  down

6/14/2015

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I think the sunrise, followed quickly by alarm clocks, came a little bit too early for all of our sore legs, backs, and butts (and everything else). This morning seems to have been the coldest one we have had so far, so packing up our wet tents was a slow, soggy, painstaking process. (Visual: Jade bobbing her arms up and down like a penguin (kinda), completely seriously, trying to warm up her arms and hands.) Thankfully, we had some delicious pancakes waiting for us for breakfast.

After we had eaten breakfast, we put on as many biking layers as we could find. I, for example, was wearing a base layer, a biking jersey, arm warmers, leg warmers, two jackets, and full fingered gloves. Was I still cold? Absolutely!

Seriously though, all of that made today sound terrible. It really wasn’t. Today has been pretty good!! A lot of our ride was downhill, and that was fantastic. It was a relief to be able to move on our bikes without pedaling! We did have one big climb today, but we had all the skills needed to tackle it after  yesterday’s climbs. Apparently we have a good amount of climbing to look forward to tomorrow…. We’ll keep y’all posted.

At the end of today’s ride we pulled into a very cute town called Okanogan. Most of the team jumped (or slid into) the river! The mayor and the town put together a delicious dinner for us! They were probably surprised by how much we ate… We’ve all worked up BIG appetites. Webby represented the team and gave a brief speech with a flawless explanation of our trip and the mission of Ride 2 Recovery (I hope he sees this so I can get brownie points).

We’re camping in a park in Okanogan tonight, and thankfully there are showers here. Since we didn’t have showers last night, we were quite a smelly bunch by the time we finally arrived. I think all of the parents are glad that we’ve cleaned up! The showers may be great, but the mosquitos are not so great. If you see lots of red bumps all over us in pictures soon, you’ll know why. Too many cyclists, too little bug spray!




Follow @spscyclists2015 on Instagram and stay classy, everyone. Lots of love (and Advil?),

Mary Elmore

8 Comments
Lee Patino
6/14/2015 02:00:44 pm

So proud Mary Elmore!!!! Stay strong! You can do it!!!!

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Jack Smith
6/15/2015 12:43:35 am

you guys are studs <3

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Kim Thomas
6/15/2015 12:55:13 am

Amazing that you are up for such great updates after a day of riding - keep strong and keep us posted, PLEASE!! You rock Mary-Elmore!!

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Karen
6/15/2015 02:44:50 am

Terrific post - so very proud of you!!! Stay strong... xo

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Sandy Stallman
6/15/2015 05:28:45 am

Amazing courage and stamina all of you have; stay safe and healthy. We are trying to meet up with you guys sometime after you cross back into the US in Buffalo. If only a wave and quick cheer to encourage all of you on is enough for us.

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Janice Wells
6/15/2015 05:56:05 am

You rock!

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Jamie Rihn (Rihno)
6/16/2015 12:19:50 pm

well done! Hope you enjoyed the decent yall worked hard for it!!!! #beastmodeX8

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Eileen Spinelli
6/16/2015 10:24:00 pm

Uncle Jerry and I are cheering you on.
We are so proud of you.
Continued safe travels--and no more mosquitoes!

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