My final report from my Ride for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska
I'd like to enter one last update. If you know me, then you know I'm kindof a statistic nerd. So, I wanted to keep track of certain things which I would now like to share with you.
Time/distance/speed stats:
191 hours and 42 minutes - total riding time in 28 days
6 hours and 51 minutes - riding time each day
2752 total miles (just a shade under 100 miles per day - I didn't get 3000 miles, but I'm ok with that.)
14.4 mph average for entire ride
Body stats:
I was very curious what effects this ride would have on my body. So, we took measurements before and afterward. Here are the results.
BEFORE AFTER
Weight 191 lbs 182 lbs
% body fat 25.3% 19.8%
diameter of:
calf 16 in 16 in (hmm...)
thigh 25.5 in 24.5 in (nice definition!)
butt 42 in 41 in (pants sure fit better)
waist 36 in 35.5 in (a slight improvement)
stomach 38.5 in 35.5 in (belt not working nearly as hard now!)
chest 39.75 in 40.5 in (wow! One DOES use arms when cycling)
Map stats:
Since 1991, I have kept track of all the roads I've ridden on in Nebraska. Here is a picture of my map on the wall in our resource room. LOTS of memories connected to it! New roads are pretty hard to come by without going on a long drive to some other part of the state. This ride filled in another 1200 miles of roads on my map. I still have MANY more miles to go... Anyway, I wanted to share a picture of it with you.
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| All the roads I've cycled on since 1991. I added about 1200 miles of new roads through this ride for MAW. (-:) |
$ raised for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska stats:
The amount currently showing on my total raised is $24,810. I know of another $1,200 or so in the mail, bringing the total to just over $26,000. So, I'm raising money to partially fund the wish of my fourth child, Damon.
There is no time limit to when donations can be made. If you come across this site and are moved to give to help MAW make the wish of these children with life-threatening medical conditions come true, I would be deeply grateful for your generosity.
There is no time limit to when donations can be made. If you come across this site and are moved to give to help MAW make the wish of these children with life-threatening medical conditions come true, I would be deeply grateful for your generosity.
Thank you!
Thank you to all of you who supported and encouraged me in so many different ways on this ride. To my wife, Char, who gave me her blessing to do this ride and who didn't (and still doesn't!) think I'm crazy, to my sag drivers (many of them from Peace Lutheran Church) who gave their time, $ and energy to help me, to my host homes who showed me such hospitality, to the MAW folks who encouraged and assisted me along the way, to the media folks who helped publicize the ride, to those from all over the state who gave so generously, to the friends and others who came out to see me off and welcome me back, and to so many other folks: thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was the one pedaling for the entire month, but it took dozens of people helping me to make this ride a success! And I am grateful to each and every one of you!
This ride was a great way to serve others in the Name of Jesus Christ, and to show them the love that He so clearly shows to us, ultimately by giving up His life on the Cross to pay for our sins. This ride was also an opportunity to be loved and supported by so many others with unselfish Christ-like love! For me, this receiving from Christ, giving to others and receiving from others is "life at its very best"!!!
Thank you again!
Mike Reiners
Grand Island, NE
