Pedaling Thoughts

Thoughts, conversations and reflections from my head while I am pedaling my bike for hours.

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What’s in a name?

What’s in a name?

My new bike   Before any of you worry about my relationship with Irma, she is great and now...

The Journey – Guest Blog by Don (aka Great Friend)

The Journey – Guest Blog by Don (aka Great Friend)

As you all know by now, Chris has embarked on a remarkable journey. We are all fortunate to be along for the ride. Deirdre has asked me to write a guest blog for the penultimate day on his cross country bike ride. My name is Don Coughlan and I have been a friend of...

Day 46 – The Fat Lady is Preparing to Sing

Day 46 – The Fat Lady is Preparing to Sing

Albany, NY to Brattleboro, VT 77.85 miles (with detour) Well the hills finally got me! I was hoping to ride every foot and inch to Boston but to be honest these last hills were just to much. ARE YOU KIDDING ME – I didn’t have any problems today other than I would love...

Day 45 – Mohawk Valley

Day 45 – Mohawk Valley

Herkimer, NY to Albany, NY. 78.60 miles   Before we start today I have to thank Colleen, Tim and now Tom & Joe for the blog posts they sent and Deirdre posted. Your way to kind and if your not careful you are going to get me far to emotional to finish this...

1.4 Million Pedal Strokes – Guest Blog by Tom & Joe (aka Nephews)

1.4 Million Pedal Strokes – Guest Blog by Tom & Joe (aka Nephews)

We chatted on the phone this afternoon to discuss how we’d even approach this, for once taking our Dad’s advice to look back over the last six weeks of our lives to gain some perspective on Chris’ journey. We’ve both accomplished a reasonable amount: a few...

Day 44 – Closer by the Day

Day 44 – Closer by the Day

Syracuse, NY to Herkimer, NY 71.08 miles Today was a pretty easy ride and to be honest there isn’t much I can say beyond it was a nice ride. Tiredness and the idea of finishing this ride I think has started to take over not just me but the group in general. For the...

Run This One To The End – Guest Blog by Tim (aka Older Brother)

Run This One To The End – Guest Blog by Tim (aka Older Brother)

When Deirdre asked me to be a surprise guest blogger, I accepted the invitation immediately. Then I thought, “what am I going to write about?” Normally this is not a problem for us Edgerton men! As I jotted down ideas and some headings I suddenly realised what an...

Day 43 – Dinor to Dinosaur

Day 43 – Dinor to Dinosaur

Canandaigua, NY to Syracuse, NY 69.94 miles Well I am glad we are out of Canandaigua not because its a bad town or anything. Its just I really have no idea how to pronounce the name when asked where we are or where we came from. For the first 30 miles or so I messed...

Day 42 – Up and Down in NY State

Day 42 – Up and Down in NY State

  Then I saw this sign which I thought slightly odd in New York State and am no wiser now as to why it was there. I don’t think there are kangaroos in NY state.   Next I saw a big tree which you might ignore most days of the week. When you actually look at it...