Meet the C2C Cyclists

While this ride was undertaken in 2009, I am putting it in a daily blog format four years later (June of 2013) for something to do since my spring ride fizzled out and I am recovering from hip replacement surgery. Also if it is in blog format the photos are easier shared and I can share the adventure with my sister and perhaps a few friends who were not at the receiving end of Tim's blog or my original emails back in '09.

Below I introduce you to the riders on the C2C west-east cross-country tour: Bellingham, Washington to Portland, Maine.

Kevin, 60, Stillwater, OK, ride originator, semi-retired
entomologist, married to Sarah, Oklahoma Dept of Tourism

Susan, 67, Stillwater, OK, ride organizer, retired technical writer/curriculum
developer, and author of this blog; married to Jeff, OSU professor of English

Tim “The Bike Wrench,” 42, Oklahoma City, OK; single

Bill “Oatmeal Cookie Monster,” 67, Oregon City, OR, retired math teacher,
wrestling coach, Africa Peace Corps volunteer; married to Ann, a Brit

Diane, New Jersey, 52, single parent of three;
raising money for New Jersey Battered Women’s Services

Sylvia, 42, Tulsa,Oklahoma; temporarily unemployed,
married to Tulsa bike shop owner, Tom

Rick, 60, Palm  Desert, Clifornia. retired corporate pilot, single

Bill H., 60, Tulsa, Oklahoma, lawyer, single

This was the original group, with the exception of Sylvia, who joined the group in Williston, North Dakota. Bill H. left the group in Whitefish, Montana. We met and rode with several other cross-country cyclists while crossing country. They will appear in later blog posts as we encounter them.