It's that time of year again when after a very long spring and summer of training and spending hours on his bike Jon did LOTOJA. It is a very exciting day but also very tiring! You never know how your body or bike will hold up for the 206 miles that are required to finish. Jon started bright and early this year. He had put in lots of time doing races and rides all summer and was in great shape for the day. We saw him off at the start line and then headed home to pack the car. Jon didn't want to stop in Preston so the first time we saw him was in Montpelier.
Here he is coming in to the 2nd feed zone. He surprised us with how fast he made it. We weren't quite ready so it was a little crazy! He barely stopped to grab a few new water bottles and was off. He wanted to stay with the group he road in with so he didn't stop long, maybe at the most 30 seconds!
He crossed the finish line in 10 hours 9 minutes!
Here he is with a bunch of friends that he has trained with for the big day.
Craig Willis, Brian Broadbent, Mike Broadbent, Eric Hooley & Jon
All the kids went with me this year to support Jon. We had a great day yelling out the window and taking lots of pictures of him along the way. We are sure proud of him and the great accomplishment this is each year!
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