Welcome to Ohio!
We made our way out of Ann Arbor this morning with another new addition to the cycling team. One of our crew members, Evan Culp (USC Upstate), did a ride along with the team today. It was especially exciting since he is my van driver. Since we all knew that Evan was going to ride along with us today, our entire van wanted to ride together in a “Van 5 pace line”
We had a blast on the bike and Evan did very well for not having cycled at all. Unfortunately, we needed to go 60 miles today, but only made it 50 due to another arrival commitment. Our group, along with 2 other pace lines were racked up to our arrival point at the University of Toledo.
The arrival was absolutely magnificent! The mayor’s office, the university provost, and the chapter brothers of Pi Kappa Phi were all there to greet us into a new city. Each of our hosts shared some thoughts about our ride and then we had a sponsored lunch. The lunch was great because our hosts setup a projector with pictures from the ride. In addition, we all had the opportunity to sign a canvas poster of the country for our University of Toledo hosts.
After we finished up with lunch, half of our group went to a friendship visit at the Recreation Center for the University of Toledo. We played basketball with some clients at the recreation center and then made our way back to the University of Toledo dorms to shower and get ready for dinner. While my group was at the recreation center, the other half of the team was putting on a KOB for some children on campus. After they finished up we all met for dinner.
Dinner was hosted at Outback by a past JOH cyclist. Each meal included a steak, chicken, potato, salad, blooming onion, and bread. It was definitely a meal fit for a king! After dinner finished up, I met with my Grandma and Uncle to get some ice cream and catch up. When I returned home, I went to bed and got ready for the big day to Sandusky, Ohio and Cedar Point.
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