I have been training since February 2009 with the goal of completing a cycling tour from Portland, Oregon, to Tybee Island, Georgia in 30 days. The PAC Tour group embarked on July 5th and we are traveling about 3600 miles and climbing approximately 124,000 cumulative feet. Please enjoy sharing my journey across America.
I am asking friends, family, and anybody else interested in following the trip to consider supporting this trip by making a donation to Seattle Children's Hospital, Research, and Foundation. Art and Kristin Reeck have made Children's a priority in their philanthropic efforts over the years, and I laud their achievements. I encourage donations to the Uncompensated Care Fund, to help pay the bills for children without insurance, or with inadequate insurance to pay their bills...lifting the financial and emotional burden from the children and their families. Indicate Jay Across America as the occasion for the donation so we can total the money raised.
Hopefully, someday, we won't have to raise money for causes like this. For now, however, I thank you for your support.
The donation total will be updated occasionally...Consider a donation per mile or vertical foot climbed...and follow on the GPS link, where you can see the route, the speed, the ride profile, the weather, and-yes-my heart rate.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Pac tour day 19



Ahhh, today was so nice compared to yesterday. While the sun started rising, we rolled out of town and enjoyed gentle rollers (with nice pavement) all day long. More armadillos and turtles were sighted along the road...unfortunately, not fairing to well. I mostly took it easy, but did meet up with Doug and Jeanine after lunch...so I had to increase the pace a bit to hang with them for the 45 miles to town...which was fun for sure. Before going to the hotel to clean and lube the bikes, we took a detour to McDonald's for a chocolate shake (and a few McNuggets for good measure) to make sure our recovery nutrition needs were met. I don't know if the temperature was actually over 100, but the thermometer in the parking lot at the hotel was reading 111 while I cleaned my bike. Whoa, time for an ice bath!
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