Episode 102: When Your First Bicycle Tour is 4,000 Miles Long

On the show today is J.D. Shaeffer. J.D. is an endurance junkie who has done ultra runs and even hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. Last summer he was able to save up money and get some time off work. The plan was to hike the PCT but an injury caused him to have to pivot from hiking to something else. Since he still had the time off, in a matter of a few weeks he found an old bike and decided to bike across the country by himself. See below for his route. It was August 31st when the group I was with ran into him one night outside of Confluence when he was just a few days from completing his journey. Today J.D. shares the story of his adventure riding his first long distance bicycle tour on the TransAmerica bicycle route. If you are interested in learning more about the my bike ride across the US for Alzheimer’s that I will be starting in March, the website is act.alz.org/goto/KathyBikingtoRemember www.murphologypodcast.com J.D.'s Map: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?layer=GaiaTopoRasterFeet&loc=4.1/-98.9779/42.4941&pubLink=7Y4Li689tVTOESLBAHoGl7nW&folderId=da7e5e2c-9056-4a5d-ab56-cc2c93d02384 J.D.'s Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/5665748425