Des Moines, Iowa

Today I decided to ride with a ride along. For those of you who don;t know a ride along is usually a person who has already rode JOH or is a sponsor of JOH, who also wants to ride. Ride alongs usually ride with us for a day. However sometimes the crew members want to see what it's like to be a cyclist on JOH for a day. Today Ross Grienke decided to embark on our 50 mile trip to Des Moines. Now Ross is a great guy, but he's not the greatest of athletes and today is the first time he has ridden a rode bicycle. Needless to say I was a little nervous riding with him. It took Ross a while to get into a groove, but he did and started out the day well, but 50 miles is no easy task for someone who hasn't trained. It took us a long time, but we finished and the whole team was waiting at the finish cheering him on. Tomorrow we head to Marshal town Iowa where Ryan Heider's fiance will be providing us lunch.