Voice Post: 2011 PMC Fri 9pm: Hotel

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

Hi, welcome to the 2011 Pan-Mass Challenge coverage. My first audio update comes from Sturbridge at about 9:30 in the evening the night before the ride. I wound up leaving Boston late because I had to swap out my rear wheel and get a loaner rear wheel from the bike shop in my neighborhood, because my regular rear wheel has a huge crack in it that I discovered and decided that it was probably a better idea to get a loaner wheel and get the original replaced, rather than try and ride on a broken wheel. Hopefully that'll work out okay. Although we arrived late in Sturbridge, it didn't throw our routine off too badly, although the whole ________ provided some level of tension and anxiety this afternoon. Tomorrow looks like it should be a good day: warm but not too warm. Conditions should be just about right. It might be a little bit windy, so we'll see how that plays out, but it'll be nice to be on the bike and riding, without having to worry about all the stuff that has been concerning me, particularly that rear wheel. Next update will be at 5 in the morning tomorrow just before we head out from Sturbridge, then there'll be updates throughout the day as I make my way the 112 miles or so from Sturbridge to Bourne, so I will talk to you tomorrow!