Medical Report.

I just returned from the doctor. They call my condition: Tendinitis.



I told him my plight. He was compassionate. He shared with me a time last winter when he had this big ski trip planned with his buddies, and when he was out for a jog one day his leg started killing him. It swelled up. He saw a doctor that week, rested it the rest of the week, went on the ski trip, skied three days, rested the last few, rested when he returned home.

He looked at me and told me that I'm a lot younger than he is, and my condition isn't as severe as his was. I should rest for a couple weeks and get back out there, not ride as hard as I did, but give the tendon some time to heal - and with careful cycling "not breaking any speed records". I should be okay.

So that's what I'm going to do. I'm taking two weeks off and monitor the pain. I'm still going to ride. Test hills, etc. If I feel 100% I'll be back on the road.

Morale: Low

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Meet: Roy, Everet, and MacKenzie

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Crazy Guy on a Bike Journal

a short tour of Nezinscot Farm in Turner ME

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Crazy Guy on a Bike Journal

Day 6

I'm too tired to post a video. I have a shitload of stuff to edit. All great stuff.

Today was a hard day.

A note to Pre-K from Jamie

My Preschool Class in Newton, MA sent me this:

Hi Jamie!,

Pre-K says good luck! We are in the middle of morning meeting, and we thought it would be nice if we wrote and email. We are all sitting at circle and everyone is pitching in ideas about what to write.

Jenna says to have a good trip!
Jonathan says try to not fall off your bike again, but we are happy you had your helmet on.
Aron says
Sophie says I love you Jamie.
Anne says I love you too.
Kaila says Be careful on the road!
Elinor says I hope you can fix your bike if it is broken.
Emma Wang says have a good trip
Tomer says I love you and I miss you
Sonia says don’t go in front of any cars cause she remembers doing that and she hurt her toe.
Eli says have a nice time with your friends
Aron says I know you broke your bike a little bit and I hope you are ok now. I am going to miss our funny times.
Leah says don’t get hit by any cars and thanks for making videos so we can see what you are doing.
Christina says I hope you are ok.a
Sasha says I know you are missing us and I love you too. Good Bye Jamie.
Jack says I love you Jamie.

We are excited to see the video you made us!!

How to Change a Flat Tire with Dirty Words

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THANKS!

Hi everyone. Thanks for commenting on this and the Crazy Guy on a Bike Journal!
We're monitoring them as close as we can. All of the campsites we've been staying at have had electricity. The one we're at tonight has WiFi. I'm updating this from my tent!

I know a lot of people are coming to this site and checking it out. Please comment! Comment as much as you want. Say anything! It's encouraging for us to know that people are watching/reading this.

Today I was riding across the street to another state road and a gentlemen in a hatchback drove by and yelled: "I commented on your site!"

For me, that makes my day. This ride is one thing, journaling it for people to watch is another! Since film/video making is a passion of mine, it means a lot to me.

Special thank you to all the Pre-K parents from my class who are commenting and watching and having their kids watch.

(by the way, the next video we post has a lot of bad words in it. It will be called: How to Change a Tire with Dirty Words. So don't have the kids watch that one.

Back to editing.

TNT on WERU East Orland, ME

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FAQ Answered

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It's been an overwhelmingly emotional week. I've said so many goodbyes to children, their parents, coworkers, the director of the preschool i taught at, my girlfriend, my roomates, my family and my cat.

I have sold and thrown out most of my possessions, and carry the rest on my bicycle.

This video is really late going up, it was supposed to be up a week ago. A lot of things were supposed to be done a week ago.

My best friend Karl Stevens dropped us off here in Blue Hill Maine, a little island near Bar Harbor. We're biking up to Bar Harbor tomorrow to start on the trail.

We're staying with wonderfully nice people that Mike and Chuck know from architecture school.

It's 1 am I've been up since 7.
Karl just called me and told me he locked his wallet in the zip car in Boston and I have to go help him out.

Goodnight.

The Helmet Cam

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A moment about microphones

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Rider Profile: Jamie O'Brien

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