Week 7: IL-IN-OH
Total Mileage: 3,056 mi
Total Elevation: 95,711 ft
Flat Tires: 7
Mental Breakdowns: 1
(all totals are cumulative)
If you’ve been following Pat’s GPS, you might’ve noticed he still hasn’t taken another day off the bike, or a “zero day,” since his first in Utah during Week 3. As if biking cross-country wasn’t enough of a challenge, he’s added a new goal: make it back to Winona Forest without stopping.
Last week was pretty decent—fair weather, nice trails through Indiana into Ohio, and a few good camping spots. He hit 3,000 miles and finished Under a War-Torn Sky: “I was so into the main character, I cried at the end. A well-spent $1.09.”
Highlights: Being on designated bike trails with NO motor vehicle traffic
Lowlights: Crossing an incredibly dangerous bridge into Cincinnati, I had to drop off a landing into speeding traffic to get the bike around multiple bridge abutments. A terrifying 20 minutes.
Check out the recent Syracuse.com article about Pat’s ride.
This week, he ate:
3 oranges
4 grapefruits
10 bananas
1 watermelon
container of blackberries
6 burritos
16 energy bars
18 chicken wings
2 bags of peanut m&m’s
2 bags of pistachios
6 yogurts
2 giant protein cookies
3 servings of oatmeal with coffee mixed in (saves fuel)
2 bags of chips
bag of pretzels
turkey sandwich
cheeseburger
veggie burger
veggie pasta
8 breadsticks
english muffin
fig bar
2 fries
milkshake
5 bagels
omelet
cinnamon bun
peanut butter
walnuts
fruit salad
2 kale salads
scrambled eggs
sausage
5 chocolate milks
milkshake
dehydrated lasagna meal (for two)
5 breakfast sandwiches
2 breakfast burritos
3 fruit fritters
fruit tart
pickles
pickle in a pouch
small veggie pizza
ice cream sandwich
pint of ice cream
2 peanut butter biscuits
