Voice Post: 2009 PMC Sat Sandwich arrival

[ornoth_cycling]

The following is a transcription of a phone post that originally appeared in my main journal, here.

Well hello. I'm now in Sandwich after the end of day one of the Pan Mass, in the hotel room safe and sound after 120 miles at an average pace around of something along the lines of 16.7 mph, off the earlier 19 mph.

The motel here actually is kind of oddly renowned, although I think they try and play it down. In November of 2003 actually there was a 48 year old man who was found dead in the bathtub covered head to toe in roofing tar. So that's kind of always been a mystery and I haven't heard anything since.

But actually the motel... it's not bad. It's pretty clean, [???], the bed is comfortable which is key, and it's right next to a place called the British Beer Company, which provides a good board to have on Saturday night, which is where I'm headed next.

Other than that it's going okay. I also have a secondary mechanical issue with my bottom bracket, which actually my bottom bracket was having issues before the ride, and now it's just having more. So hopefully things will hold together tomorrow. But other than that, the ride's going real well.

Didn't feel a lot of fatigue or pain on the way out here, having rested, and hope to rest a great deal tonight so that tomorrow's not bad. And tomorrow I'm not going to push it at all. I'll take it easy and just enjoy the ride. Again, Saturday's the day to push it, and Sunday's a day to actually take it easy.

But all in all, having a very good year, aside from the overbearing mechanical concerns. But enjoying this year's PMC and obviously very appreciative to all my supporters and donors who have brought me up to $7,200 as of the moment and there's a few other people who have pledged money to come [???] and so make both of my goals: Heavy Hitter for the fourth year in a row, and making a lifetime contribution bringing that up above $50,000, $51,000. So very proud of all that and very happy for the support that I've received from people.

But for now I'm gonna go eat a bit more and pass out. And we'll talk to you again first thing tomorrow for the leg from Sandwich up to P-town.