Tomorrow morning approximately 1400 bicyclists will ride from Terre Haute to Richmond- 162 miles in the RAIN ride. Tonight, there are many in transit to Terre Haute to sleep unrestfully on strange beds in small hotels. There are others that will make the trek tomorrow morning to join our brethren in a quest that dates back to 1996. Many souls are pondering (and second guessing) their training, their preparation, and some tonight question their participation in such a grueling ordeal. These same thoughts entered into the minds of many bicycle travelers before us making long sojourns. We have a communal cycling awareness that the long distance journeys on bicycle occurred 125 years ago using equipment that was primitive compared to todays steeds: fixed gear non-braked Penny Farthings with large 55 inch front wheels. These bicycles traveled along wagon rutted roads and into uncertain weather. Rain fall could put a halt to any advancement for days along the unpaved roads. Conditions were harsh, and bicycle repairs were difficult to be had. Our travels tomorrow are not nearly so challenging as those before us. So we pay homage to our forefathers that believed in adventure for adventure sake on bicycles. But more proximally, we pay homage to those that have ridden RAIN, with a focus on those from Columbus. Below is a list of notable finishers from Columbus from prior RAIN rides back to the year 2000. NOTABLE COLUMBUS RESIDENT RAIN FINISHERS (10 hours or less) 2013: Nate McIleese 8th (time tied for first at 7:44), Josh Knight 39th 7:47, Slade Crowder 117th 9:37 2012: Terry Molewyk 22nd (time tied for 3rd) 7:21, Liew ChetMun 143rd 9:09 2011: Terry Molewyk 35th (time tied for 31st) 7:35 2010: Todd Dickey 168th 8:27, Ely Jason169th 8:27 2009: Chris Rudy-Chapman 179th 8:22, Mark Yeaton 249th 8:39 2008: Craig Dismore 138th 8:54 2007: Terry Molewyk 15th 6:41 (time tied for 7th place), Mark Yeaton 74th 7:20 2006: Terry Molewyk 14th 6:56 (time tied for 6th place), Charles Dell 108th 8:57, Mark Yeaton 235th 10:08, Roger Wallace 239th 10:10 2005: Dennis Rupp 163rd 8:58, David Lee 164th 9:00, Thomas Talbert 237th 9:27, Mark Levett 249th 9:35, Matt Roberts 255th 9:37, Mark Yeaton 256th 9:37, Robert Petry 316th 10:01, Denise Petry 324th 10:01 2004 Sean O’Donnell 7th 6:57, Nita Martens 7th 6:57, Dennis Rupp 83rd 8:46, Andrew Roberts 101st 8:59, Thomas Talbert 191st 9:35, Jackson Gall 197th 9:37, Shane Walters 221st 10:00 2003 Ben Weaver 1st 6:35, Terry Molewyk 21st 6:47, Nita Martens 56th 7:33, Sean O’Donnell 57th 7:33, Alan Anderson 181st 9:23, Jonathan Rupp 186th 9:24 2002 Nelson Watson 23rd 7:26, Terry Molewyk 34th 7:49, Steve Mareshall 34th 7:49, Sean O’Donnell 59th 8:20, Nita Martens 59th 8:20, Samuel Hires 108th 9:27 2001 Stewart Sullivan 17th 7:15, Steve Marshall 29th 7:25, Matt Battin 88th 8:38, Sean O’Donnell 93rd 8:43, Nita Martens 94th 8:43, Alan Anderson 188th 9:53 2000 Stewart Sullivan 11th 7:02, Tom Talbert 77th 9:19 Thanks to the brave souls that came before us that showed us the very difficult is actually possible.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:23:19 +0000
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