After a lot of hard work, staring at maps and drawing routes, driving around looking at road surfaces and what-not I have found a route that will be safe and limit my exposure to cars. I have also chosen a date on which to start this project. That being said I would like to officially announce that Skate 100+ the first of many projects under the 100+Project umbrella will officially take place on Sept 3rd. I will ride my Longboard from Edwardsville near the Market Basket and end approximately 18.5hours later at the Pere Marquette State Park visitors center.I haven't left much time to raise money but I have to get this done before I run out of daylight. Minimizing my time traveling in the dark is key to my safety. I am taking every precaution, reflective vest, lights on front and back, helmet, etc. I want this to be a triumph not a tragedy. I have thought this route through and found it to be the safest route given the limited amount of daylight.
Check out my fundraising page at Crowdrise.com to donate to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America St Louis chapter. If you have any questions on the donation process check out the "How to Donate" tab at the top of the page. I appreciate any support you can give!
If anyone wants to follow along you are more than welcome to join me, you can run, ride, or meet me somewhere and give me a high-five as I roll by. If that sounds like something that interests you let me know and I will let you know where I plan on being and when, or if you wanted to surprise me you can contact Beth since she will know where I will be at all times. If you aren't interested in hanging out with me you can follow my progress on twitter @trail_and_error I will be sending out live tweets as long as I have a signal. Sadly the signal at Pere Marquette is spotty at best so there might not be a celebratory tweet from the finish, bummer.
Click on the images below to view the route I will take.
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| The first short loop |
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| I will complete this loop twice |
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| No more loops time to head North! |
Your short and two long loops were my exact bike ride this past weekend. What time are you starting? I have a 2 hour run planned but could be available for some SAG support if you need it after that. I'll DM you my cell number on twitter.
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