Bell to Bell Bike Ride

Today was the Bell to Bell Bike Ride.

We got up at 7 a.m. and had breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa before leaving for the train station.

We rode on the train with our bikes into Center City. After we got off the train our dad had to carry all our bikes up the steps. Then he had to do it again. And again.

After we finally made it out of the train station, we rode our bikes to the official start line in front of Independence Hall. Then we started -- a little before the rest of the riders. Our mom thinks all the lights were red while we were riding through the city. But we finally made it to the bike path.

Noelle rode her bike for the first 8 miles, then she traded it for the trail-a-bike and rode with our dad.

Part of the ride was on a dirt path through the woods. It was really hard to ride there. It was so bumpy it hurt my arms. At the end of the dirt path was a steep cobble stone hill. That was really hard, too.

After the cobble stones was the first official rest stop. We stopped for a few minutes, ate some Power Bar Chips and drank some PowerAde. Then it was back to the ride.

We stopped a few more times before heading up the BIG HILL just before the finish line. That hill really wasn't fair. We crossed the finish line a little after 2 p.m.

At the finish line we met Andre Gardner from radio station WMGK. He was really nice. Then we sat down and had some lunch.

After that we got back on our bikes and rode another 5 miles back to our car.

It was a really long day. But we did it. Noelle rode 8 miles and Kate completed her second Bell to Bell Bike Ride, riding more than 31 miles for the day.

-- the assisters