Day 24:Anton,CO to Denver,CO
The Big 2-4........
Miles covered: 94
Terrain: mostly flat with a few small hills
Wind: strong tailwind
Route: Hwy 36, a frontage road, Gun Club Rd, Hampden.
Temperature: I heard that it was suppose to hit 100.
Song stuck in my head: "It's all been done" -BNL
# of times the past two days that gastrointestinal humor has not been funny: 0
# of flats today: 1
# of flats total on the trip: 3 (including one on the B.O.B. trailer)
# of antelopes we saw: 1
What I thought I was going to be when I grew up: A smoke jumper.....a person who jumps out of airplanes to fight fires.
Verse that I thought about while on the bike: Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of the Lord, the skies proclaim the works of his hands." I tell you what....going on a cross-country bike trip gives this verse new meaning.
TOM TY'S TAKE.......
Remember Joey Lawrence? Do you remember his favorite word?.......... "WHOA!"
Well, if there's a word of the day it's definitely "WHOA" because today I was really lucky.....or better yet extremely blessed. As Luke and I pulled into Denver, just a few miles from Luke's house in Highlands Ranch,CO my rear derailer shot into the back of my spokes and in less than a second..... "KABOOM"........."DOWN GOES TOMMY!" Yeah, I bit it.....big-time. I'm glad that there was two junior high kids there to laugh at me. At least someone was there to enjoy the moment besides Luke. I ate some concrete. But it could have been worse....for me, my bike, and even location- wise considering we've hardly seen civilization in the past 170 miles of riding. How did this happen you ask? Well, it's hard to explain.....so I'll spare you the details. Just know that if you've said a prayer for the Hunger Ride......know that I appreciate you. Today I had one of those moments where I was reminded that I will only make it to Seaside,Oregon by the grace of God sustaining and upholding me throughout this entire journey. There are so many things that are out of my control that could possibly go wrong.
So, we called the wonderful and marvelous Michele Riffle (Luke's wife) and she cancelled her evening plans to come and give us a lift a few miles down the road to Luke's house. The good news is that Luke and I are a day ahead of schedule arriving to Denver so it should give the mechanics plently of time to repair my bike.
I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL BUT......
#1 My derailer is seriously jacked in this picture. #2 Despite the smile on my face, Tomboy was not a happy camper when this happened.
IF YOU'VE SENT ME AN E-MAIL IN THE PAST 10 DAYS........
to hungerride@fh.org or trand@pdsmemphis.org than most likely I have received your e-mail......but you most likely have not received my reply. I'm checking into this.....so please don't consider this an indication about how I feel about our relationship.
SHOUT OUTS......
-Brooke in Memphis......for reminding me that I look nothing like Tom Cruize. Thanks, Brooke.
-A.T. in Memphis for his best "Elvis"
THIS WEEK'S SUPER TUEDAY CONTEST
I tell you what, I've got to say that I've been really impressed with many of the Super Tuesday performances. Keep on keepin' on. And to those of you fence-sitters who almost entered last week but thought "I'm no good, he'll never laugh at that" I will say this: You have another week. But only four more. Just ask last week's winner, Dr. E, how cool it is to have your very own 2006 Hunger Ride t-shirt. Rumor has it he split town and has been doing modeling gigs in L.A. ever since he put the shirt on.
Here's this week's contest......
Many of you know of my love for the late Chris Farley and his infamous "motivational speaker" skits on SNL. Absolutely classic. Well, now is your time. But I'll give lots of freedom here and simply say......in 46.85 seconds or less give your very best motivaional speech. This could be a quote, a song, a poem.....original or unoriginal. I'll leave that up to you. Just know that I could use to the motivation to get up the Rockies mountains this week.
TRIP SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK......
Tuesday: REST in Denver & get my bike fixed
Wednesday: REst in Denver and go to the 2006 Hunger Ride Throwdown at Susie and Tim Grade's house.
Thursday: Denver to Estes Park
Friday: Estes Park to Granby
Saturday: Granby to Steamboat Springs
Sunday: Steamboat Springs to Craig
Monday: Craig, CO to Creston,WY
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I'm honored to present Tommy's newest collections of hits:
The Thirsty Ride
The Thirsty Ride is the the sequel to Tom Rand's debut performance in the summer of 2006, the smash hit "The Hunger Ride." DJ Tom inspired us all through his original "Songs Stuck in My Head" list from his blog while crossing the country in order to raise support for Food for the Hungry.
Well... he's back. And not only are the orphans of Ethiopia hungry, this time they're thirsty.
The Thirsty Ride include songs inspired by the the original soundtrack and will make any road trip (3,500 miles on a bike or 3 in a car) more enjoyable.
Please submit other songs in the comments that you feel help describe Tom's ride and I will add them to the iMix. Thanks Tommy!
Be sure to pick up a copy of the ever-updating original hit that started the whole thing:
The Hunger Ride
Ride Tommy Ride.
Gastrointestinal humor is never not funny. So you're right on. Way to fuel it by gas station beef and bean burritos.
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