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I accidentally deleted a few overnight comments that I intended to publish. The best was from some bastard rooting for the Bears.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Bernie go get em!
ReplyDeleteYou're right ,the slope north of Jim Thorpe sucks, but the good news it's downhill on the return.
The Banker
First nine miles in. Picked up egg and cheese sandwich at Diggity Dogs. Will eat when I have 20 in.
ReplyDelete19 down. In Lehighton
ReplyDeleteyou are never going to make it at this rate, unless you are camping at the 35 mile marker
ReplyDeleteWould make us are happy if you can complete the trip with many of us even happier if you don't make it. Another win-win for the Bern!
ReplyDeleteU got this Bern!
ReplyDeleteYour ass is going to hurt badly!!! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this at 5:30 a.m., I meant to post -- OF COURSE YOU CAN DO 70 -- but I fell back to sleep. Know you're being smart and staying hydrated!
ReplyDelete51.58 miles back in Lehighton. Ride is great!
ReplyDelete61.4 miles. Back in Slatington.
ReplyDeleteGood for you Bernie! You selected a great day for this ride. Was PPL working on the power lines in the Lehigh Water Gap? Last week I wanted to bike from Cementon to either Penn Haven or Rockport but the trail was closed at the Nature Center.
ReplyDeleteYou got this made! Tomorrow will be a well deserved day of recuperation.
ReplyDelete” Know you're being smart and staying hydrated!”
ReplyDeleteNot smart at all, but am hydrated. 124 oz of water along with 32 oz hot coffee. Need the caffeine.
You'll be walking like an 18 year old young buck tomorrow... congratulations!
ReplyDeleteDamm Bernie you keep this shit up and when you stand sideways we won't be able to see you, watch out in a rainy wind storm because you could be blown away and hit your head and winnd up floating in the ocean somewhere. Long winded I know, how much weight have you lost since covid shut downs set in?
ReplyDeleteFinished. 70.7 miles total. Ave speed was pretty slow. 10 mph. Will have more to say in separate story with pics!
ReplyDelete156 oz water. 1284 calories consumed. 32 oz coffee lol
ReplyDeleteDamn those bears! Paid them all that honey and they didn't follow through on the ambush.
ReplyDeleteGood for you!! Impressive!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Bernie on the ride!! The time & average speed are just numbers. What is important is that you did that distance. You will sleep well tonight.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive, Bernie. Congrats. You have to have respect for anyone who biked 71 miles. Even low life bloggers.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you were able to finish the race. Can't wait to hear about it. Thank goodness for friends with cars having bike racks. Love you Bernie!
ReplyDeleteThat's one awesome feather for your bike helmet! Finally did some ourselves, just this past Tuesday, thanks to your advocacy. Rockport to White Haven and back again. At a far slower pace than 10 mph. Took us 3 hours.
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Bernie! Makes me even more sad that I (we) missed an opportunity to get together before the move. I wonder though, if I have the stamina to even attempt something like this. I think the longest I've done was Rockport to White Haven (with Joan, who is NOT a biker). Lots of memories there. Even though the biking opportunites are probably better out here, I don't enjoy the scenery as much...so far. The constant view of the Rocky Mountain range is inspiring, yes, but there's something missing in the "average" scenery. There's lot's of history to encounter back East, not so much out here IMHO.
ReplyDeleteAren't the hills tougher?
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