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2008 Wish-A-Mile Event (WAM)
A summary by Bryan Mitchell: Professional Photographer

Fella's- Thought you might enjoy another rider's comments on the ride. Funny how many are similar to our experience. I like the one in pink. This was posted on Bryan Mitchell's site.   -Dan

• 202 wishes granted!!!!!

• Riding much of the way with my brother-in-law

• Having a rider tell me I did a good pull when I felt like crap

• The goat at on the last climb Friday, weird noises?

• In pain and suffering then saying out load to myself at mile 86 turned the music up ( shhh, don't tell anyone) and got in a zone.

• The Amish boy sitting on his pony.

• Not photographing the sunflowers along the road Sunday because I was tired and didn't want to leave the group I was with. I will always regret it.

• All the people who told me how much they enjoyed
my photographs, you are to kind.

• Riding 20 mph and shooting photos at the same time.

• Meg's smiling face

• My knee hurting most of the 300 miles

• Think about my on day 2, "I don't want to do this anymore."

• The remembering the kids so I put on in my earphone and kids

• Tearing up as I approached the finish shoot and again when I saw my kids.

• Flying the last 10 miles forgetting about all the pain

• Photographing the wish kids give riders their medals.

• Waiting for Kevin at the finish, photographing him and then hugging him.

• That damn cross wind

• That great tailwind!

• Riding with team Taylor on the last day, thanks guys.

• Not getting to ride with Team Blizzard much :(

• Not riding with team Alex at all :(

• How heavy my bike was with all the camera gear

• The lasagna on Saturday night, Yum!

• The cop on a horse

• The buzz of the tires in a big group

• Wishing my son could see me riding in a group of 20+ riders, he would have loved it

• Wishing I didn't have to ride anymore but very sad when it was over

• The inspiration for many, many people I felt

• The photos I made and the photos I missed.



I have many more thoughts but I am heading out the door to take my kids camping. What a great ride!

 

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