Day 9 - 40 miles

Melissa had already made it to Medina, but Lisa and I woke up unsure of how far we had to go. We'd heard everything from 20 to 60 miles. We were excited to go motivate the youth of America (and ride through a human tunnel) by making an appearance at Coach Tarr's basketball camp. We headed to Yours Truly in Chagrin Falls, where we stopped for bagels and eggs (it's just not the same outside of New York). Luke, our St. Peters-Chanel logistics coordinator, texted early to check on our progress. We met a Bruce Willis look alike who kindly gave us directions while he consulted his personal trainer.
Riding through the suburbs of Cleveland, we found a strange correlation between the quality of the road and the size of the houses surrounding. We met a nice FedEx man (those people know everything!), who warned us to be careful of our chosen route to the high school.
We arrived at St. Peters-Chanel where we were greeted by about 70 cheering, well-disciplined, future basketball stars. A short speech, a Q&A session, a pizza lunch, a phone interview with the local paper, and short stop at Target later, we continued on our journey to my grandmother's house in Shaker Heights.