I’m back now, and the ride was magnificent! I love the community of amazing people that make the bike rally special.

Jerad, that SF-LA ride sounds INSANE! I heard it about from Walter Dimini, the co-chair of our ride, and he described climbing to 1500 feet and over 2000 riders. By contrast, our route has a few hills but generally follows the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river along gently rolling terrain. Congratulations on surviving your ride! I didn’t train as much as I would have like, but I was fine. Next year I want to return a much stronger and more skilled cyclist.

I did a similar ride from San Fransisco to Los Angeles a few years back. I’m not sure how much time you have to train, but let me say you can never get on the bike enough before you leave. I say that because I didn’t get on it once until the start of the ride, a huge mistake on my part. It was still a great experience.

I remember one day waking up in my tent with my fellow rider who was assigned to my tent. I simply told him that I couldn’t do it today, I needed to sit this one out. He said to get up and give it a go, if I didn’t want to keep going after the first pit stop I could be towed into camp. I got on the bike, and after the first few pedals forgot all about it.

Good times & Good luck!

Amazing idea and a wonderful initiative – I would be glad to contribute to the cause!