On Thursday I completed my last day of riding/training. Since March 16th I logged 715 miles. Not bad considering that I lost an entire week of riding due to being sick and the weather never did cooperate (it was down right nasty). I am quite confident that I have the "base fitness" to complete this challenge. However, I have to remind myself that it is only 1/5th the miles I will put in during the next month!
On Friday I turned my trusty bike over to Fed Ex. The pics below are of the packaging I used. The bike is scheduled to arrive in Costa Mesa on Thursday, April 21st. I will be flying out that morning and with any luck we will both arrive safely at the hotel at the same time. We have an orientation session on Saturday and will begin riding on Sunday. I checked with America By Bicycle last week and there are 21 riders signed up for the cross country tour and another 5 who are doing sections of the tour. We will be assisted by 4 staff members who will shepherd us safely across the country using
2 vans.
On Friday & Saturday I had the pleasure of spending some time with my 2 favorite Grand Boyz, Garrett and Ezra. I arrived early to relieve the day care provider of them (she appeared to be quite grateful!) and we headed immediately to our "special park" where we spent 1 1/2 hours swinging, climbing, sliding and having a great time. When we returned home I discovered that Ezra had a "goose egg" on his forehead and Garrett had a cut lip. We explained to their Mom's that "something must have happened at day care." We spent the evening playing cars, eating an incredible meal and taking baths. At 7:30 the next morning they rousted me out of bed to begin the day. We played cars, hide and seek, drew pictures, danced and just chilled out while their Mom went grocery shopping. When she returned home we ate lunch, they went down for a nap and I headed home thoroughly exhausted thinking, "If I can survive that, the ride will be a piece of cake!" Spending time with these two little buggers is an incredible experience and a true joy. They are two gorgeous children and it is obvious that they are blessed to have two loving, nurturing and caring Mom's!! Thank you Sarah and Cindy!!!
The fund raising is going well. We have collected $5088 from 119 doners and are well on our way to meeting our goal of $7000. If you have not yet had the opportunity to donate, log onto http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jaycrane/jay-cranes-fundraising and donate today.
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