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We took a ride in the van tonight and previewed tomorrow's route. It's going to be a tough one, perhaps the most difficult section of the entire Ohio Odyssey. We're hoping we can beat the heat by getting a really early start in the morning.
At one point this afternoon, I stopped at a little convenience shop for a cold drink - sweat literally dripping off me. "Hot out there," he asked. "Uh, yea," I answered. "They say it's 100 out there." "Uh, yea, I believe it is."
Well, it really wasn't 100 degrees. It's just a matter of getting into a good rhythm when doing the long climbs. The heat does sort of zap you of the strength in your legs, however.
Has anyone been listening to WCPN - the Cleveland public radio station? I had a long interview with their morning announcer, Rick Jackson, this morning. This was the second of three live interviews related to the bike trip. The last one will be Wednesday morning at about 7:45 a.m.
Oh, we had another interesting experience. The local newspaper in Woodsfield sent a reporter out to interview us and take photos. It was fun being on the other side of the questions.
I'm not sure when I'll be able to post another item to this blog. As a few of you have heard, I'll be leaving the Ohio Odyssey for about 30 hours - From Friday afternoon to Saturday evening. I was asked to speak at a national conference for newspaper sports editors and, unfortunately, I agreed.
Do you want to guess my topic?
LEBRON!
Yea, they want me to tell a room of 200 sports editors that there can be too much of a good thing when it comes to covering a big local sports story. After I get boo'd out of the conference, I return to the peace of bike riding.
Anyway, that means flying to Dallas Friday evening, speaking on Saturday morning and then flying back to Ohio right away.
On Saturday, photographer Dennis Gordon will do both the photos and the words - along with riding the route himself. Wish him luck.
Meanwhile, thanks for coming along for the ride.
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