I got a great sendoff from the folks at St. Matthew's (my home church) this morning, the first stop on the journey. Our Rector and my friend The Rev. Bill Exner gave me a nice note, an olive wood cross from the holy land to carry with me on the trip, a sprinkling of holy water, and then invited me to recess behind the crucifer, bike and all. First time I've ever done that, and it was an honor. The St. Matthew's community is really a fantastic group of people. I'm going to miss them, but I'll proudly share all of the great work they do with all of the other congregations I visit.
The stats:
distance: 20.27 mi
average speed: 16.2 mi/hr
average heart rate: 142 beats/min
6260 miles to go!
p.s. I wanted to add a couple of logistical notes about this project:
- I won't ride if the weather is truly horrible. Horrible is generally defined as rain when the temperature is below 40 degrees F, snowing to the point where it is accumulating on the roads, or any time the temperature is much below 15 degrees F. There may be exceptions for the really short rides like the ones within Manchester
- I won't ride if I have a personal commitment, I need to be at St. Matt's for some reason, I'm out of town, etc. Because of this and the weather, I'm allocating roughly 70 Sundays to make 56 visits.
- I'll post where I'm going for the next 2-3 weeks so people can join me if they wish, indicating their interest by commenting on the post. I'll also warn the churches I am going to visit so they aren't alarmed when some dude wearing spandex shows up in their pews.
p.s. I wanted to add a couple of logistical notes about this project:
- I won't ride if the weather is truly horrible. Horrible is generally defined as rain when the temperature is below 40 degrees F, snowing to the point where it is accumulating on the roads, or any time the temperature is much below 15 degrees F. There may be exceptions for the really short rides like the ones within Manchester
- I won't ride if I have a personal commitment, I need to be at St. Matt's for some reason, I'm out of town, etc. Because of this and the weather, I'm allocating roughly 70 Sundays to make 56 visits.
- I'll post where I'm going for the next 2-3 weeks so people can join me if they wish, indicating their interest by commenting on the post. I'll also warn the churches I am going to visit so they aren't alarmed when some dude wearing spandex shows up in their pews.
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