Spencer's ride of the Pony Express Trail is sponsored by Heartland Health and the Mark Reynolds Fund, paid for by Gary and Dona Reynolds in memory or their son Mark, bike enthusiast.
From: Silver Springs, NV
via cellphone
Well, we had it really, really, really rough yesterday. We had to climb some sea-level up to 8,000 ft.
The first 30 miles were all bike trails, but the rest of the miles were all up hill. At one point it took us 5 hours to go 20 miles.
In the words of my buddy Danny, he said "it's the hardest 100 miles I've ever done."
We ended up sleeping on a porch last night because we couldn't find any hotels at the top of the pass.
Good news though, we're making good time today. We've had some good tail winds and have already gone 90 miles. We're trying to get 60 more.
It's about 101 degrees here in NV right now so we're trying to keep up on our fluids and salts.
Hopefully I'll have another update for you soon
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Posted by AtHomeInJoeTown on August 25, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)Can't imagine what you're putting yourself through out there. Bet you'll have stories to tell after this!
Posted by radrn on August 26, 2008 at 7:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)Hi Spencer & Dan: Really great keeping track of your progress on this end. Best of luck to you both.
Posted by KarenB on August 28, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)Good luck Danny and Spence from Columbia, MO. Keep on pedalin' and stay safe.
Karen and Becky
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