National EMS Memorial Capital-to-Capital Bike Ride Comes to an End

Entry 14: A Thousand Miles Pedaled Please forgive my slight tardiness in getting this last day of the ride's update to you, but, well … the celebrations at the conclusion of the Capital-to-Capital and National EMS Memorial Bike Rides went a little longer than anticipated and I felt it my duty to make sure I stayed diligent in my obligation to cover and experience said activities come hell or high hangover. I mean water. Hell or high water. Most of the riders I have spoken with, especially those who cycled the full 1,000+ miles over the past 13 days, agree it all seems like a big blur (a statement made before the celebrations). Most amazingly, from a personal point of view, I never had to change a flat tire the whole journey, and I never failed to find a Dunkin' Donuts for every quarter mile cycled. More importantly, there were no injuries or major falls. We had the occasional, what I like to call "funny falls." Those falls occur when a biker fails to remember to unclip from their pedals as they come to a complete stop. One minute they're sitting perfectly on their bike in the assumed cycling position and seconds later they fall sideways. Quite embarrassing, but hilarious as long as it's not you. One biker today had a funny fall, but as he lay there he just said in a matter of fact way, "I stopped to do a push up." Nice recovery. I will file that away for later use myself. Though my body is thankful that the build up of lactic acid in my thighs will soon ...
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