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We have new sponsors, the Glossermans. Their family is into food in a big way, so they are sponsoring our daily pancakes, chicken fried steaks, mashed potatos with white gravy and marionberry pies. It seems Michael G likes chicken fried steaks. Of course he is from Texas so that may explain his taste preferences.
We exited KY today and entered our final state - VA. This is a major milestone after 6 1/2 weeks. KY didn’t escort us out of the state with a parade. KY offered five major long and steep climbs. One was particularly mean with a 11-12% climb for over a mile. Combine this with coal trucks and a few dog attacks and we were happy to see the VA state line.
We were joined tonight by Stan Wroble and Mary Stafford. Stan will cycle across VA with us and Mary will drive. Stan is an attorney who has been TCR’s and AVB’s RE attorney for years. Mary was my executive assistant at TCR and AVB for 22 years. You may recall her name when she put us up in Bend. OR. Also joining us are three execvtives from Jim’s company EODT - Matt Kaye, Kevin Corbett and Chris Spiller. They will cycle with us through the weekend.
I want to thank our VA state sponsors. Bethanne, Leo, Megan and John Horey live in Alexandria. Leo is an executive with AVB. I recall when we recruited him, I knew we got a good one. Kim and Jordan Dickstein are from NYC. Jordan has been an active supporter of PKU research since Tia was diagnosed. Unfortunately he is a MIchigan supporter and this doesn’t look like their year.
We were in the saddle for 4 hrs 52 mins and climbed 4,630 feet -one of our toughest days. The weather was sunny with light breezes and temps in the mid-80’s.
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Dick, Jim and Tod:
Congratulations on entering Virginia. I thought I heard a collective sigh of relief earlier in the evening. Hopefullly fewer dogs and fewer pick-up truck dudes in the Old Dominion. I know you are in good hands with Mary Stafford!
Happy Birthday to dear Tia. She must be so proud of her Pops and so excited to see him soon as I am sure little Cassidy his to see her Grandpa!
Have a great ride tomorrow.
Maura
Yeah!! Last state and just over a week to go. Tia appreciates the birthday wishes. She had a GREAT day yesterday with all of the festivities at school and at home. They make a big deal over birthdays in Kindergarten. She said that the end of the day “So THIS is what it feels like to turn 6!!” Lots of love from us all, A&K&T&H