Today is our first Moving Day. I have been at the Holiday Inn, St. John’s for 9 nights now, but tonight we will be in Clarenville for the night. It’s just before 3pm right now and I am typing this while sitting on what we call “Pace”. Our Pace vehicle does just what its name indicates...it keep the pace of the Relay. It is a completely retrofitted RV that also functions as our media vehicle. We have a window cut out in the back where we take pictures of the Medal-Bearers completing their Medal exchange and doing their segment. I have been rostered to ride “Misty” today (our Medal-Bearer escort bicycle). I got another good workout today with some stiff headwinds and decent hills......and then the rains came! The first day of rain we’ve seen here. It wasn’t too bad though. Living in Vancouver, we’re quite used to getting wet on the bike.
I think this may be a great day to introduce you all to our Endurance Athlete for the first month of the Relay. Our Endurance team is made up incredible individuals (and a couple of my buddies from North Vancouver who are....well...okay ;) The Endurance athletes will travel with us as a member of the Relay staff for anywhere from a week to a month. They will cover off longer distances between communities until we get to our next Medal-Bearer segment. Typically they will run, wheel, or ride between 5 and 40km per day. Our first Endurance athlete is a pretty cool guy by the name of Sonny Davis. Sonny is a super chill, easy going, hard wheeling guy originally from Calgary who now lives in Kelowna. Traveling in a handcycle, Sonny was part of his own cross Canada adventure last summer called the Marathon of Freedom in support of those with Muscular Dystrophy. Sonny has quite the sense of humour and because he uses a wheelchair to get around most of the time, he has dubbed himself Sonny & Chair. On his helmet, it reads, “I Got U Babe”. (The older crowd will get the reference there...the younger crowd can Google it. J ) Sonny will be with us until Charlottetown, covering over 300km for us while wearing the Rick Hansen Medal.
I think this may be a great day to introduce you all to our Endurance Athlete for the first month of the Relay. Our Endurance team is made up incredible individuals (and a couple of my buddies from North Vancouver who are....well...okay ;) The Endurance athletes will travel with us as a member of the Relay staff for anywhere from a week to a month. They will cover off longer distances between communities until we get to our next Medal-Bearer segment. Typically they will run, wheel, or ride between 5 and 40km per day. Our first Endurance athlete is a pretty cool guy by the name of Sonny Davis. Sonny is a super chill, easy going, hard wheeling guy originally from Calgary who now lives in Kelowna. Traveling in a handcycle, Sonny was part of his own cross Canada adventure last summer called the Marathon of Freedom in support of those with Muscular Dystrophy. Sonny has quite the sense of humour and because he uses a wheelchair to get around most of the time, he has dubbed himself Sonny & Chair. On his helmet, it reads, “I Got U Babe”. (The older crowd will get the reference there...the younger crowd can Google it. J ) Sonny will be with us until Charlottetown, covering over 300km for us while wearing the Rick Hansen Medal.
Sitting on the Pace vehicle. I'm getting some work done and Sonny is chillin' with the Medal. (within 3 minutes of taking a nap actually)
The Mighty Misty Riders (myself on the left and Hank on the right) and flanking Sonny and Medal-Bearer Phil (A recent Cancer survivor) just before he starts his segment.
Sonny thanking all the RCMP officers who escorted us the last couple days. (The guy on the left spent most of teh day laughing at me and teasing me from his car while I biked in the pouriung rain...but in funny way. haha) Great job fellas! Thanks for the support!
Well, it’s time to sign off for today as we are about 5 minutes outside of Clarenville and its time for me to suit up again and get back on Misty for our last segment of the day. It feels kind of good to have my Blog entry done so early. I am looking forward to getting to bed at a decent hour tonight and playing a little catch up!
(*So much for that last statement....things are never as easy as they seem. haha It is now well past midnight and I'm just now getting a chance to load this up!)Check out these pictures of some cool wines I found in Clarenville at the gas station. I should have got them just to try...but the last thing I need is more stuff to tote around. haha
FUNKY PUFFIN
MOOSE JOOSE!!! (Look how suave that Moose is!)
Goodnight all!
Jonesy
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