Simone Lassar
Day 0: Let’s Rewind to our DC Learning Festival
I know what you’re thinking, “Day 0? I thought we were well into the 20s?” Well you would be right! The only explanation for the...
MIT SPOKES
6 STUDENTS. 6 BIKES.
3,800 MILES. 80 DAYS.
AN EFFORT TO RETHINK STEM EDUCATION.
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Day 27: I am in Misery
June 27, 2022. 44 miles. 823 ft elevation gain. Murphysboro, IL -> Perryville, MO Hello readers, fear not, I am not actually in misery....
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Franklin Zhang
- Jun 27
- 5 min
Day 26: Baking Brad
June 26, 2022 51 miles and 920 feet of elevation gain Harrisburg IL to Murphysboro, IL Heyyy it's Franklin. For the last 25 days, I rode...
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Sophia Fang
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Day 25: Welcome to the Land of Lincoln!
Saturday, June 25th. Henderson, KY --> Harrisburg, IL. Hello dear friends, family, and wonderful people we have serendipitously met along...
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Maxwell Yun
- Jun 25
- 3 min
Day 24: Chicken and Corn. Straight from the source.
62.9 miles. 231ft elevation gain. Friday July 24, 2022 Maxwell here covering Day 24! We woke up at Sharilyn and Tony's house, surrounded...
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Simone Lassar
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Day 22: News Travels Fast and Day 23: We Travel 13.0 mph
Hello blog readers, Simone here. These blogs are brought to you from me with the weight of the Supreme Court decision today. Wishing all...
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Maxwell Yun
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Day 21: Caves, Cows, Corn, and Corvettes!
30.8 miles. 443ft elevation gain. Tuesday July 21, 2022 Maxwell here! We visited both the Mammoth Caves and the Corvette Museum in one...
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Robert Henning
- Jun 23
- 4 min
Day 20: 90 miles and a visit with an old friend
Hello! This is Robert with a post about our longest ride yet on June 20th as we rode from Liberty to our campsite in Mammoth Cave,...
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Day 19: Fathers, feasts, and the friends we made along the way
63.79 miles. 1663 ft elevation gain. Lexington -> Liberty. As Franklin mentioned, we have been trying to shift our schedule forward for...
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Franklin Zhang
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Day 18: A Type B- High Energy Type of Day
68.34 miles 2635 ft elevation gain Red River Gorge to Lexington, KY Franklin here. Today was a Type B, high-energy type of day. When I...
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Sophia Fang
- Jun 17
- 4 min
Day 15, 16, 17: Relax, you're in the mountains
Wednesday, June 15th - First Day of Learning Festival in Hazard, KY! Hello! Sophia here with three packed days of Spokes happenings :)...
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Simone Lassar
- Jun 16
- 4 min
Day 14: The Ducks of Hazard
Tuesday, June 14 Wayland, KY → Hazard, KY, 41.7 miles 2,500 ft elevation gain First things first I’d like to address the title of this...
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Robert Henning
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Day 12: Taking a Break at Breaks
Hello! This is Robert with a post about our rest day exploring Breaks Interstate Park. As it was a rest day, we awoke to a lazy morning....
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Day 11: Welcome to the Family
Saturday June 11, 2022 Abingdon -> Breaks Interstate Park Howdy everyone! Mariela here to update you on our unexpected adventures on day...
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Maxwell Yun
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Day 10: Longest Ride So Far!
Friday June 10, 2022 Maxwell here today to share a bit about our longest ride yet, at 78 miles! Our day started with a delicious...
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Franklin Zhang
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Day 9: Cross Country Crosswords
Roanoke to Draper 62.77 miles and 3,910 ft elevation gain Hey everyone, this is Franklin here again. I know there's some crossword lovers...
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Sophia Fang
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Day 8: Eat, Sleep, Bike
Wednesday, June 8th. Lexington, VA --> Roanoke, VA. Hi there! This is Sophia again with your daily dose of Spokes adventures. After a...
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Simone Lassar
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Day 7: We Came, We Saw, We Walked up the Hill
Tuesday June 7, 2022 Hi loyal followers! Simone here to tell you about the eventful June 7th, although all of our days are feeling pretty...
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Robert Henning
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Day 6: Down the mountain and Pam's Jam
Hi everyone! I’m Robert, and I'm blogging about our day zooming down the mountain from Shenandoah National Park to our unforgettable stay...
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Mariela Perez-Cabarcas
- Jun 8
- 3 min
Day 5: Into the Woods (and up the Mountain)
Sunday, June 5, 2022 3717 ft of elevation gain on our third day of biking may not have been as good an idea as it seemed when we were...
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