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Day 16: memes and nicknames
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 Route: Lexington, KY --> Liberty, KY Miles: 69.3 Elevation: 3,000 ft (roughly) Hi y’all, We had a nice day...
Clelia Lacarriere
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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Day 15: Bikin' and Bourbon
Monday, June 17th, 2024 Red River Gorge Campground -> Lexington, KY 64.3 miles, 2702 ft elevation I always love hearing the cacophonous...
Hank Stennes
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Day 14: Concerning the Kentucky Leash Ban
Sunday, June 16th, 2024 Hazard, KY -> Koomer Ridge 70.8 mi, 4211 ft elevation The first half of the day was easily conquered. 37 miles by...

Sophia Wang
Jun 18, 20244 min read
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Day 13: Spokes Goes to Space Camp
Saturday, June 15th, 2024 Hazard, KY --> Hazard, KY 0 mi, 0 ft elevation My day started bright and early at 6 am. I rolled out of bed for...

Varsha Sandadi
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Day 12: Who let the dogs (and other animals) out??
Friday, June 14th, 2024 Breaks Interstate Park -> Hazard, KY 77.9 Miles. 4255 Ft Elevation gain Our first welcome into Kentucky after...

Amulya Aluru
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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Day 11: A Break in Breaks
Thursday, June 13th, 2024 Breaks Interstate Park, VA\KY -> Breaks Interstate Park, VA\KY 0 mi, 0 ft elevation I woke up in an oven. Our...

JD Hagood
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Day 10: Flat Tires and Hilly Roads
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 Tazewell, VA -> Breaks Interstate Park 70.9 mi, 5851 ft elevation Hey! Jess here! I finally get to talk about...

Jess Xu
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Day 9: You Gotta Do It Everyday
Tuesday, June 11 Draper, VA —> Tazewell, VA 69.1 miles, 4,701 ft elevation Hi, Rebecca here with another blog! I was initially really...

Rebecca L.
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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Day 8: 🎵 On The Road Again 🎵
Monday, June 10th, 2024 Roanoke, VA -> Draper, VA 60.9 mi, 3091 ft elevation Hi! Today, I'll share about another smooth day, filled with...
Clelia Lacarriere
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Day 7: Planks on Plank
Sunday, June 9th, 2024 Lexington, VA -> Roanoke, VA 58.6 mi, 2972 ft elevation We woke up this morning at around 6:30 to glorious smells...
Hank Stennes
Jun 11, 20242 min read
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Day 6: Virginia is for Lovers
Saturday, June 8th, 2024 Waynesboro, VA -> Lexington, VA 43.8 mi, 2,139 ft elevation Today’s ride was our kindest so far, a flat/mildly...

Sophia Wang
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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Day 5: Sweet Tea, Baby
Friday, June 7th, 2024 Shenandoah National Park, VA -> Waynesboro, VA 61.51 mi, 2,358 ft elevation Hey everyone, Varsha here! I get to...

Varsha Sandadi
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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Day 4: Parallel Universes on the Spokes Team
Thursday, June 6th, 2024 Linden, VA -> Shenandoah National Park, VA 60.9 mi, 7,569 ft elevation Hello everyone, JD and Amulya here! We...

JD Hagood
Jun 10, 20248 min read
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Day 3: A Necessary Res(e)t Day
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 Linden, VA -> Linden, VA 0 mi, 0 ft elevation As a reminder of where we left off, yesterday Rebecca discovered...

Jess Xu
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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Day 2: First Day on the Road - Scenic Views in Virginia, Chaos, Tacos, and More Chaos
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 Oakton, VA -> Linden, VA 64.1 mi, 3,881 ft elevation We began our day near DC at the home of our generous host...
Clelia Lacarriere
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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Day 1: Spokes' First Learning Festival!
Welcome to the first official day of Spokes! Before we jump into Day 1, we’re going to spend a little bit of time detailing Days -1 and...

Rebecca L.
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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What Spokes Did Over Spring Break
We all love a good break from school or work, and the spokes team is no different! Let's see what the team members did over spring break....

JD Hagood
Apr 29, 20245 min read
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Day -96: Welcome to Spokes 2024!
Hello world! I’m Rebecca, one of the new members of Spokes! I’m a current senior (ahhh), and along with seven other MIT students, I’m...

Rebecca L.
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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