Day 28 (August 28, 2010) FINISHED!!!!!!

This morning we did not want to leave the comfort of the hotel. However, we were also excited to finish our journey. My original plan was to be on the bike by 7 am. My revised plan had on the bike just after 8. I rode through Richmond and linked to the final road to Yorktown. I had plans to meet my friend, Jimbo, about 30 miles from the finish. I was moving at a pretty good clip despite the headwind. I even passed a few "roadies" out on their morning training ride! Jimbo and I met at a park and rode on a bike path for a few miles. After that we got on the colonial parkway for the final push to the ocean. We made it to the beach around 1:30 p.m. and I did the cerimonial dip of my front wheel!! Total miles for the day = 78.7

I will try to get the total miles, hours riding, and other useless statistics compiled and posted in a few days. Thank you everyone for your comments!! It was nice to know I not only had a great support team with me, but also a cheering section back home. I am soooo glad it is over!

LOL... this is how I'm feeling now:
http://www.drodd.com/gump/prettytired.wav

STATS:

3,347.6 = Miles ridden from San Francisco, CA to Yorktown, VA
226 hours 27 minutes = Total time to ride from coast to coast
14.78 = Average speed in MPH
47 = Max speed in MPH
3.4 = Min speed in MPH
4 = Number of tires used during trip
3 = Number of flats
1 = Number of broken funky special spokes needed to make a Shimano Aero wheel completely useless.
0 = Number of bike shops between Kansas and Virginia that stock the aforementioned funky special replacement spokes for a Shimano Aero wheel.
2 = Number of people making the best support team ever! (Thanks Deb & Kayla)