Jim has been wanting to complete the STP bike ride (Seattle to Portland, 203 miles) for a few years now. You can finish in one day or two days, and of the 10,000 riders who participate each year, only about 2,000 finish in one day. Of course, he wanted to finish in one day. He was able to recruit a group of guys to ride with him to make a team, and on July 15th he did it!
Kristin, one of the other wives and our neighbor, and I drove down to keep up with the guys and refresh their fuel and bikes and offer encouragement at the main stops.
This first picture is from the half-way point in Centralia, when we first caught up with them.
The guys got pretty decent food at the checkpoints.
I took one “Tour de France” style video as we followed the guys up the hill from one stop to the next…
They crossed the finish line about 11.5 hours of ride time later (15 total hours).
This is what 15 hours of road travel look like on your legs – look at all that dirt!
We spent the night at Jim’s grandma’s house in Portland with Sean and Kristin, and went out for burgers and beer to celebrate after the guys took showers.
It is quite a feat and I’m so proud of Jim for this accomplishment. He says he doesn’t want to do it again!
The Keene Family 