“The Century Club”
“The Century Club”
Date : 6/13/2009
Day: 8
Miles: 100
Destination: Spokane, WA
While the Journey of Hope is no small undertaking, this is not to suggest my team is a group of professional cyclists. In fact, when our project manager asked us if anyone had previously completed a “century” only three team members raised their hands. Needless to say, the concept of cycling a hundred miles in a day can be intimidating at first. However, I actually found today’s ride to be smooth sailing in light of the previous two days of draining climbs. Around mile 60 we were treated to a sponsored lunch by a Pi Alpha’s family, Paul and Brenda Turner Instead of the traditional “two meat, one cheese” sandwiches we’ve become accustomed to, we were treated to Subway! Anyone who knows me well knows I am a faithful follower of the five-dollar-foot-long and this was right up my alley!
When we eventually arrived in the Spokane area (pronounced “spo-can, not spo-can’t” as Jeremy put it), we were greeted by a police escort. We were thus led through town to our lodging at a local church annex. The annex at Christ the Redeemer
might as well have been custom made for us. It featured a basketball hoop, ping pong table, four square court and other assorted games to indulge in. After invading the local YMCA to take some much-needed showers. We enjoyed an great dinner provided by the Theta Iota Chapter Washington St. University. After dinner we held our first team meeting to discuss any pervasive issues and recognize team member contributions.
Bobby Hoppey TransAm cyclist
Elon University
Setauket, NY
