“For those keeping score at home, the bike weighed in at 110 to 115 lb. depending on how much water and food I carried.”
He’s done! ✅

“All the essential nutrients are to be found in a Tim Horton’s sour cream glazed donut” - Pat

Week 8: Pat surpasses 100,000 ft of climbing (in the rain)

“A biker bar wouldn’t let me use their bathroom because I don’t have any tattoos.” - Pat

Week 7: Pat hits 3,000 miles in Ohio.

“Last night, I killed a cockroach on the table next to the bed. The one in the bathroom escaped my foot.” - Pat

Week 6 took Pat onto the Katy Trail through Missouri.

“I’ve had 20 minutes of fun.” - Pat

Week 5 brought Pat through Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, with a surprise ride-along from his nephew.

“GOATHEADS!!!!! God’s cruel joke on bicyclists?” - Pat

Week 4 took Pat on a reroute through Colorado and resulted in three additional flat tires.

“Today I fed an ant a tiny piece of a cookie.” - Pat

Week 3 tagged 1000 lonely, hard miles in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

“Still waiting for when this will be fun” - Pat

Week 2 through Nevada was tough.

“Renee, I think you should have talked me out of this.” - Pat

Week 1, CA-NV: rain, motels, & snow

“Shits getting real.” - Pat

Pat’s bike is mailed to California; he begins to gather his gear.