2010 STP

On the weekend of July 17 & 18, a bunch of us rode the famous Seattle to Portland bike ride. 12 of us rode together with awesome support from Mandi and Holden driving while pulling the True North O.S.V.
We started off from University of WA and headed South. Our goal was to ride 150 miles of the 200 on the first day, and then only have 50 miles to do on Sunday, so we booked our hotel in Kelso (150 mile mark) and hoped for the best. At the 100 mile mark (Centralia), Holden got his bike out and rode with us for nearly 30 miles which was a lot of fun. We finished up our day with all 12 team E.F.M. (Edmonds Family Medical) riders making the 150 miles look easy. After some showers, Team E.F.M. sat down for some good Mexican food and called it a night.
The next morning we got to relax since we only had 50 miles to go. We rolled out around 10am and headed to Portland. All in all, the day was pretty uneventful with only Trish getting a flat about 10 miles out of Portland. We all got regrouped as we came into town, and rode the last 2 miles in a tight group. It was fun coming into the finish line with Mandi and Holden there waiting for us.
After relaxing in the park for a couple of hours, we went to the hotel, showered up, and uncorked some "Sailor Jerry's Rum" while watching the Tour de France on TV. This has got to be the life! We went out for some Pizza dinner and continued to celebrate into the night.
All in all, a great time and special thanks to; Mandi, Holden, Edmonds Family Medical, and Northwood MFG/True North O.S.V. for the support over the weekend.