Saturday, August 21st, 1999
6:15 AM - The Performance Six Pack got things rolling early Saturday morning.   We met for our team photos... well, most of us did!  :o)   Most of us were pre-registered, some of us weren't.  Luggage needed to be dropped off at the trucks, bikes needed a final inspection, water bottles needed to be filled, etc...   It took us a while to get organized, and we were at the Start Line and ready to leave the Berea Fairgrounds.

7:14 AM - We rolled over the Starting Line... and began our 75.8 mile journey to Sandusky.  The group was pretty tight for the first 5 miles or so, and then began to thin out.  I rode with Mary the first few miles.  Then, I saw something fall off of my bike!  I wasn't sure what it was... and stopped.  After about 5 minutes of looking around and finding nothing, I decided to continue.  I grabbed my handlebar extenders, and noticed that the plug had fallen out of the right one!!  <Eyes rolled up in my head, and a slight shake of my head from side to side was observed by the riders passing me by!>  I eventually met up with Frank and John, and rode to the first rest stop.

8:00 AM - I rolled past Rest Stop #1, located at the intersection of Grafton and Station in Valley City.  12 miles complete, 63.8 miles to go!  John and Frank were slightly ahead of me as we came up on the intersection.  It was busy with bikes and cars, and while I was paying close attention to the cars, I lost John and Frank at the rest stop - I couldn't tell if they stopped, or kept going, so I continued solo.

8:39 AM - I rolled past Rest Stop #2 on Avon Lake Road in Litchfield, 21.4 miles from Berea. 

9:21 AM - I stopped at Rest Stop #3 on West Road in Wellington, 31.1 miles complete, 54.4 miles to go.  I grabbed some grapes, a banana, and countless cups of Gatorade.  I refilled my water bottle, and after 9 minutes, I was rolling again at 9:30 AM.

10:09 AM - I pulled into Oberlin High Shcool, and met up with John once again.  We parked our bikes together, and went in for a well deserved lunch after pedaling 38.2 miles... 47.3 miles to go.  We ate lunch with Frank, Mary and Ann.  I left the High School at 10:32 after a 23 minute break.

11:15 AM - I rolled past Rest Stop #4 on Garfield Road in Wakeman.   48.5 miles complete, 27.3 to go.  A few miles later, I met up with Todd and his cousin, someone who I've been e-mailing with for a while.  We tried to get together on the Towpath, but it never worked out.  We rode together for a while, then Todd pulled away...  he's a bit better on the hills than I am - the Towpath has me spoiled!!  :o)

11:56 AM - I stopped at Rest Stop #5 at Berlin Heights Middle School briefly for water and a quick banana.  After a 2 minute stop, I was rolling again, with 56.5 miles complete, 19.3 to go. 

12:45 PM - Rest Stop #6.  The Kuhl Family on Sheid Road in Huron hosted the final Rest Stop, and I stopped in for more water and a quick bunch of grapes.   It was getting warmer out, and I was going through water a bit quicker!  65.6 miles complete, 10.2 miles to go!  Almost there!

1:38 PM - Sandusky High School - FINALLY!!  The last 10 miles were a killer - We had a constant head wind blowing us back the whole time, and it made pedaling at any speed difficult.  This was my slowest leg of both days, but I made it!  Frank had pulled in 10 minutes ahead of me, and John pulled in shortly after I did.  Soon, Mary, Ann, Tim, Mark, and the rest of the team pulled in.  I had a total time of 6 hours, 24 minutes, took 4 breaks for 37 minutes for a total ride time of 5 hours and 47 minutes.  My average speed was 13.1 mph.

2:00 PM - I met an online friend in the parking lot!  I didn't see her at first, but as I began to walk to the rear of the property, I saw Gaye, her boyfriend Rick and his 2 children walking towards me!  We talked for a while, took a picture together, and said "See you online!"  That was so nice to finally get to meet someone that I've been talking to for so long!

2:30 PM - Most of the team met for lunch and a well deserved massage.   Christi and Dave were my massotherapists, and both of them did a SUPER job relaxing me!  THANKS Christi!  THANKS Dave!

3:30 PM - We boarded a bus and got to our hotel, the Clarion Hotel at the Sandusky Mall.  We checked in, took our showers, then checked into the jacuzzi!!  After some lounge time, John, Mary and I headed back to the High School for dinner and then to Cedar Point... but not before Anne fixed John's ponytail!

8:00 PM - The 3 of us arrived at Cedar Point, and John and I were determined to ride The Magnum - the world's biggest, tallest and fastest roller coaster!   We waited about 45 minutes to ride, and it was well worth the wait!!  WOW!!   What a rush!!  You can see the BIG hill of the Magnum on the horizon of The Sky Ride pic below... look just above car #17!  We took pics of the Magnum... but it was too dark, and they didn't come out  :o(

		The Midway
The Corkscrew	The Sky Ride
The "Mary-Go-Round!"	The Iron Dragon