FreeWheel Starts TODAY!
On Saturday, around fifteen hundred cyclists will gather along the Red River for the 30th annual trek across Oklahoma.
I've written about it before, how it will be my sixth time to ride it, about how it is a blast, and its like a giant party on wheels. I've written about how we will ride about 450 miles in one week, and how we will somehow manage to find some of the hilliest country roads Oklahoma has to offer. I've written about the heat, the wind, the rain and the thunderstorms. I've written about the nice people you meet on the way, and the lifetime friends you make.
This year's event is somewhat different for me. I have some connections in or near almost every town. I have several customers who live in Marietta, and it is only a few minutes away from one of our branches. Sulphur is near Falls Creek, and we used to drive through it on our way to church camp every year. Seminole is home to one of my branches, so I have many friends and clients who live there. I lived in Henryetta for three years, while serving on the staff of First Baptist Church. Taylor was born when we lived in Henryetta. Drumright is the sister town to one of my branches, and I have several clients there, and it is close to the town where I grew up. We used to compete against schools in Perry and Tonkawa, and in Tonkawa every year we competed in a band contest, and they were the host town for many statewide auditions. Of course, we have finished FreeWheel in Caldwell before.
Saturday is considered "Day 0" on Freewheel, because it is not officially part of the ride. Most of us will take an hour or so and make the run from Marietta to the Red River. Its a chance to brag about being in three states in one week.
This time I'm going to try something a little different.
I'm going to try and blog along the way. We will have power in the RV, and as long as I can find wireless internet access, I'm going to try to post each day of the ride. I'll put some pictures up every day, as well as link you to my Garmin Training site so you can see the elevation changes, the map of the day's ride, etc.
If you happen to live in any of this year's host towns, or anyplace along the way, come on out and enjoy the festivities. And see a lot of people wearing spandex. SWEET!
I've written about it before, how it will be my sixth time to ride it, about how it is a blast, and its like a giant party on wheels. I've written about how we will ride about 450 miles in one week, and how we will somehow manage to find some of the hilliest country roads Oklahoma has to offer. I've written about the heat, the wind, the rain and the thunderstorms. I've written about the nice people you meet on the way, and the lifetime friends you make.
This year's event is somewhat different for me. I have some connections in or near almost every town. I have several customers who live in Marietta, and it is only a few minutes away from one of our branches. Sulphur is near Falls Creek, and we used to drive through it on our way to church camp every year. Seminole is home to one of my branches, so I have many friends and clients who live there. I lived in Henryetta for three years, while serving on the staff of First Baptist Church. Taylor was born when we lived in Henryetta. Drumright is the sister town to one of my branches, and I have several clients there, and it is close to the town where I grew up. We used to compete against schools in Perry and Tonkawa, and in Tonkawa every year we competed in a band contest, and they were the host town for many statewide auditions. Of course, we have finished FreeWheel in Caldwell before.
Saturday is considered "Day 0" on Freewheel, because it is not officially part of the ride. Most of us will take an hour or so and make the run from Marietta to the Red River. Its a chance to brag about being in three states in one week.
This time I'm going to try something a little different.
I'm going to try and blog along the way. We will have power in the RV, and as long as I can find wireless internet access, I'm going to try to post each day of the ride. I'll put some pictures up every day, as well as link you to my Garmin Training site so you can see the elevation changes, the map of the day's ride, etc.
If you happen to live in any of this year's host towns, or anyplace along the way, come on out and enjoy the festivities. And see a lot of people wearing spandex. SWEET!
Cool!
Good luck, and be careful out there!
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Have fun Jason!
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