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Initial Thoughts After 11 Days on a Bike

June 21, 2008 Like 0 editor

The kids I ride for are born into a life of fatigue and pain and these things aren’t in the same universe. Bless my fatigue so that others might live well. The only thing bad thing about adversity is how…

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Day 12: We Finished!

June 20, 2008 Like 1 editor

While he was resting, I checked the Team Strong Heart blog. Neil had called for people to send their thoughts to help Tim. I was amazed that there were 11 comments. I read every single comment to Tim that was…

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Day 11 1/2: Motivating Tim in Our Underwear

June 19, 2008 Like 2 editor

The two of them come running out of the woods with just their underwear on, just screaming. Tim was hysterical laughing; it really pushed him.

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Day 11: We Can Almost Smell the Atlantic!

June 19, 2008 Like 0 editor

Our goal is to get him to the finish early tomorrow morning, if we can push him there. It’s going to be tight. We expect to finish between 6 and 7 tomorrow (4 and 5 Mountain time). We’ll see, keep…

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Day 9: The Crew Looks For Sleep

June 17, 2008 Like 0 editor

Last night, Tim rode strong into the early morning when he went down for a short sleep in the truck. In the mean time, Gordon and I drove ahead with hope of getting some sleep. On the way, we got…

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Day 8: One Great Surprise

June 16, 2008 Like 0 editor

Then we have this other exciting thing he doesn't know about. Gordon and I are heading to the next checkpoint while the other support vehicle is with Tim. Tim’s parents are driving down and are going to be there.

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Day 7: Never a Dull Moment

June 15, 2008 Like 0 editor

Tim approached the Sedgwick Fire Station 33, and as soon as he pulled in when they were going to do this great display of lights and sounds, they OF COURSE got a call. Yes our luck. But we still hung…

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Day 6: What a Wild Ride it has Been

June 14, 2008 Like 0 editor

A lot has happened since our last full update. Unfortunately, we lost two of our crewmembers. We had to make decision. Basically there was just a conflict of interest in the goals and the needs of Tim. This was for…

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Day 5: The Team’s as Tired as Tim

June 13, 2008 Like 0 editor

Michelle checked in briefly with us today; we hope to catch her in a few hours. There had been some sort of communications snafu, which left her half of the support team left to follow Tim for more than a…

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Day 4: Taos, Baby, Taos

June 12, 2008 Like 0 editor

Cheeseburger? We’re scared a hamburger isn’t going to agree with him. We’re at a McDonalds drive thru, trying to figure out what Tim wants. Get him a Big Mac. We also have French bread and brie; we are never sure…