The Coffee Bandit

I am nothing if not consistent. With my hopes and claims of a daily blog foiled, I'll have to try my best to do a recap of the week after the fact. The links on riding days go to Strava, which is a run/ride tracking site where you can check out the elevations charts and my speedz. The mileage next to the day is self-explanatory (I hope), and the feet climbed are vertical. If you want to see the cue sheets themselves, the data is here on Ride with GPS . Saturday, or as I like to call it, Day 0, was the bus ride up to Burlington, VT. I left my ride packet (with all my cue sheets for the week) on a bench in front of Waterfront Park. Very slick way to start the week, indeed. We sleept in the University of Vermont's dorms that night, which was different. I don't miss dorm rooms. In the evening, Pops and I walked into town to Church Street, Burlington's pedestrian-only bar/restaurant/random-street-performer boulevard. Ate at Sweetwater's with the team, and even had a fe...

I'm on a coach bus pulling into Burlington at the moment. I'm thinking about trying to keep up with the ride this year thru Bolgger-- maybe I will, maybe I won't. But I figured to start, I'd post the annual letter I wrote this year to donor-hopefuls. And hey, if you're reading this, go donate some money! I still have to meet my minimum! Without further ado: "Hello everyone, I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits, and you are enjoying the beginning of your summers! I write to you today seeking your support for the Anchor House-- a charity for which I've raised funds in the last four years. To the many of you who have donated to me in the past, my thanks go out to you yet again. For those of you who have not, or don't know exactly what this letter is about, please allow me to explain. In just under four weeks (July 13th), I will head north on a bus from Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ to Burlington, VT with my Dad & about 200 other rid...