Season 4. Episode 22. Final Day & End of Adventure Reflections.
Season 4. Episode 22. Final Day & End of Adventure Reflections. For those of you who like numbers (as I do), here is a quantitative snapshot to consider: 4,049 miles biked compared to: 2,065 (Pacific Coast, Canada to Mexico ‘23) 2,667 (East Coast, Maine to Florida ’22) 2,970 (Southern Tier, California to Florida ’21) 115,122’ accumulated elevation gain (sum of Strava) compared to: 104,995’ (Pacific Coast) 70,676’ (East Coast) 85,070’ (Southern Tier) 64 days of riding! (and 4 days of rest) 63 miles average per riding day, (past years averages were 53, 72 & 65) 15 pounds weight lost – 8 by Heather and 7 by Mark (Heather should have eaten more ice cream and donuts!) 8 nights with “Warm Showers”, and 5 nights at friends 3 falls – all me. ZERO days of rain on riding days - truly a miracle, and we did pray daily for weather! (a bit of rain on 2 rest days) ZERO flat tires between us – not a miracle, it’s the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires – and we prayed daily for the tires