Gerry - Pan Mass Challenge

" When you -- non OK yeah now I did that better than I expect it and finish last and finished last LB. I think so I'll be at the party -- Well it's it's it's just an awesome and incredible event than you hear all these things new tournament of the year yeah. To experience it is to. It real beyond -- real. I mean your seat from from from Wellesley and Pete -- yeah. Almost every round lined up on the streets cheering and being. Lance Armstrong on the champ comes to shop stones at that place. And it is all the ups and pictures people recognize. Couple of people yes it was funny and -- I was in Brewster which has a big. Due to Bruce for awhile. And as a big -- side as the whites and black magic marker that's his ego Callahan and this isn't little words says drill drill drill so flicks of right wing nut. In in consumed with this really well yet I. Just. And it was like homemade thing -- I I -- sickness. Sinaloa Ortiz waved but it. It was like guys stand right that's right time just on the side are you always with other Riders it strung out we -- I myself for the first 85 miles. The whole first day. That was what your whale outline I don't know I mean that was with a slick friend -- Well other Riders around you just about that was coupled hasn't let us know what went wrong kind of at the at and you didn't see too many people. And that's -- area. But it's. Swear I was the only one -- raise itself in conflict everyone has teammates friends and coworkers and some of them. And they ride together. And takes in ten minutes from the past. And the trees on the left and in no not really experienced cyclist. And senior. Words Leo and singled. I don't I missed like car up come back up and you know models in the all scream and point things in them. Trying to get through this but Joni issues flat tire no physical issues that no mechanical issue mental issues -- issue the -- the writing is easy it's actually sleep the night the middle -- says. He yeah. Stay in the RV with -- couple of friends. I -- movement doctor my friend goes right. Acute angle for Ramon Franco. -- and says he has another friend. -- three of us the second thing the second day miles to running literally only two hours sleep. Doesn't harpoon nails at all they have. And and you know just -- a burger and a conflict -- Jones RV watching guys while it sounds. Fun. It's RV with a bunch of guys that and you get a little -- forties and you get up on your bike and actually 45 minutes for a pretty. Right epic its easier and all the time yeah yeah I go to bed at midnight after a dozen -- all the time. It's you worn out on all but again on the bike. And the beginnings the coolest thing -- along -- that you all with the Bourne Bridge at 5 in the morning in his bag -- blown bag pipes at 5 in the morning at the top brokerage. And -- just get in here and operational. You just run you know what. -- bike is better than staying in bed when you're in that condition yet he -- India is in the coolest thing that was the them. The rest helps you lose a lot of I don't you'd like. I thought no rest take -- the refs were as the broad area lot of stops. She won its front area yeah it's a avenue and even out of that government -- it was being in a virgin begin a virgin a and mass purging is an avenue was around next area in can't. This is never the same you know as your first time -- this. And they kept wondering no one where in the hills -- where this and that police rest stops in this just people everywhere in the hand you popsicle and Gatorade and and and you're taking your picture. And and I told me early Johnson would you get to them. To Bruce to Nickerson park in Brewster big -- and -- jacket -- karma -- People in is Jack kids stand and they -- sciences. Thank you I'm twelve because of view while and you disco you just melt gravity can -- posed for pictures his parents were on my team and every -- Thirty people on my team including the greatly swisher Murton but draw spread out man has yet to 500 people. And I actually get hooked up with my. Obviously -- doctor Ramon Franco eagerly -- Lex yeah like I kept up with them but it was an easy yeah had to bust -- he probably was like. Downs whistling and with -- patterns I had he was Goodman is an animal but the other guy has three of us feel guy. Guy named Brian Carol from Worcester. Normal looking guy in my days sisco you know just average looking guy. He's fast talking about his trip to Switzerland and he just took really well school vacation now I was over the do in the iron man the Zurich iron man. Ago the iron -- you mean like. Two and a half mile swim 112 mile bike."

" It's a mile and a marathon yeah yeah yeah. You do -- miles though. Swiss Alps a tough it's and three of diamonds but the helps make it tougher than the have retirement. I'm ride what you yeah. And -- He wasn't -- eighths at the deal. I don't know it was the second day tired equities and kept them but I am iron man triumph. And unthinkable drafting and I think. You know what do you think of that until like -- supposed to get up close yeah. In doing that and be committed differences. But what was the total time on the bike and India like hours on the bike on the two days. You finish earlier than that idea in the first day. I leave at 715. And the Alaska I'll leave the starting line you know like -- Lucchino was there and he grabs me we're talking. And since -- quick tell -- the main story in the -- All the could say it was just it would last like 643 and the game first game this member. -- everyone loved everyone was just hate non Manning and the whole time that's all people want to talk about -- So tucked Lucchino we're just shoot the and his people there would darken my wife is -- Javier Lopez was there because his wife was in -- look around everyone's gone I was the last one leave them home put on the race so desperately the first hour in the past -- like fat guys in mountain -- sneakers on. I know you loyalty got its. Those guys with the we at those -- bikes -- you feel outnumbered by. Those -- Canada that's a legitimate and I sitting down at the bottom line on by them. And that for awhile because I was last in the -- hurry and yet but that that's our LB. -- And there's -- sources massage therapists really. Which have to wait in line yeah like in fifty minute massage appeared to -- Italy's 21 of the benefits amenities -- come -- that's -- Selby says who is on the Bruins team that was the Bruins. Oh okay privacy and clubs up and down all. Don't we show and a dorm room -- I think email written god bless him because. I think I don't think he's a big cyclist."

" Don't and -- quick question or read a phone call thing a caller really get to everybody told you before this event that once you ride and you'll want to write and again that is inescapable -- Absolutely if you do it again."

" Can't wait to do it again real one of those deals we finishes I'll never do this again yes there was Wright and then three days later you say can't wait to do again is scale of one to ten how hard -- Can be like just brutal. It was in the times I thought it would be yeah in you know why because of all that much energy and yeah I mean I the ID or 165 miles. Like half of which is by myself mean that seems brutal. But then these these kids everywhere signs hole and you know for -- whatever and in memory. Of who my parents in this pictures in the hole is one rest stop people in the as the white picket fence in a hundred yards long the whole thing. Has huge pictures of kids from the Jimmy -- and obviously -- and is like pigs in the and always have put their names in this like you know like the."

" It could be -- those those strike Manny said screw it and I congratulate you now hobbled thanks probably doing again on absolutely. And I. Tell everybody came up I raise more money. Yeah to you know well over here your goal bunch of people from here -- and Tobago. I think you shame them into an okay yeah leg. A friend law -- and absolutely filthy. Old -- pocket Moss happily DP Kendall is much you did meters so popular right now below. Kim okay you on Rodman agreed on Rania. Want action -- meet for him and relentless."