Oklahoma City (Edmond to be precise, which is just outside of OKC, they literally touch) to Watonga, OK. We are staying in the Watonga Christian Church. Distance: 71.58 miles Time: 3 hours 22 minutes plus the time to get to the first rest stop (I accidentally reset my bike computer), so call it like 5 […]

Day 9 Oklahoma City to Watonga OK Miles: 72 72 miles seems almost like a breeze to us now but we had some fair challenges today. We began our ride and the first 20 miles were for the most part a breeze. I spent time with Mars today sagging and we had a chill time […]

Wind. It has the potential to be your best friend one minute and then stab you in the back the next. We cycled 72 miles from Oklahoma City to Watonga, Oklahoma. Wake up call was at 5:30 as per usual, pump tires, breakfast, ride dedication, rollout by 8 am. The first 45 miles of the […]

So our rest day in Oklahoma really was a rest day. In the morning we ran a few errands. Academy, bike shop, Starbucks, all the necessities. We then had a delicious team lunch at Chick-fil-A. YUM. 12 pack of nuggs and a milkshake. NO JUDGING. We then had the option of either working on the […]

We are currently just outside Oklahoma City and will be on the 9th day of our ride in the morning. Today has been a rest day, and I’ve had some time to reflect on a very special moment riding from Fort Worth to Lindsay, Texas a few days back. Early in the morning I rode […]

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Today We had our rest day in OKC. It was a great way for us to chill and sleep in. Many of us went through morning runs to get things for the summer that we may have forgotten or realized that we need for the ride. We left around 9:30AM and headed out to Academy, […]

It’s Sunday June 10th, 9 days since the start of this ride. So far I’ve biked 480+ mi from Austin, TX to Watonga, OK (with one 117mi SAG day). We’ve biked through the metropolis of Fort Worth and the farmlands of small Oklahoma towns. Our riding conditions have included humidity, dry heat, gusting head winds, […]

Today is a rest day in Oklahoma City, OK. It is a day of rest, reflection, and catching up. I am still trying to catch up on blogging so I am going to write down five random thoughts from Days 2-8 that I wanted to share with you, and start blogging more regularly tomorrow. Day […]

First post, shablagoo! So, this entry is long past due and I have a lot to cover, look for another one soon. The 2012 team just left which means it’s t-minus 357 days til we take-off ourselves. It’s finally starting to feel real. It has been such a wild and crazy journey thus far and […]