As a training ride for RAMROD (Ride Around Mount Raineer in One Day), Randy chose to cycle in the STP ride in one day. Overall, the ride was 202 miles and had some big hills. The route took the cyclists through the backroads and some not so backroads of Washington. One town near Chehalis had the Egg Festival. Randy cycled on the Longview Bridge over the Columbia River into Oregon.
Timewise, Randy started from University of Washington at 5:00am and finished at the Lloyd Center at 9:35pm. His total cycling time was about 11 hours.
Randy never saw his friend, Earl, until the finish line in Portland but probably cycled within a couple of miles of eachother for most of the second half of the ride. They even traded places who was in front and still did not see eachother.
Towards the end of the ride, Randy was getting super hot as the temperature in Oregon was in the high 90s. One bank sign showed 97 degrees. To cool off the cooler became a dunking tank for hot feet.
