Seattle to Portland Bike Ride 2023 Vlog - 200 Miles in Scorching Tailwinds with First Timers

Time Stamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Ride Start - 0:28
The Hill - 2:22
Spanaway - 3:32
Highway 507 - 4:13
Yelm - 5:20
Tenino to Chehalis - 6:55
Chehalis Stop - 8:06
The Heat Begins - 8:28
Lexington Stop - 9:45
Highway 30 (HOT) - 10:29
St Helen Stop - 12:29
St Johns Bridge - 13:44
Approach to Finish - 15:11
Andy's Recap - 16:05
Outro - 17:35

[jamesl.rubart]

Nice job! I rode the STP 30 years ago when my son was six months old. Thought at the time, "I should do it with him someday!" Someday arrived this past weekend. :) We did it in two days, had a blast, the heat both afternoons was brutal, but so glad we created the memories. Thanks for the vid.

[spc]

I've been following your videos and rides closely, and I'm really impressed by how dedicated you are to promoting cycling and your genuine enthusiasm for it.

[odvoskin]

Was great riding with you last year and missed you this year! Heat was intense, but we were rewarded with much nicer views of the mountains this year!

[benbomcars]

Hey that was me in pink at minute 14 sprinting up to St. John’s bridge! Love this so much.

[BestSideCycling]

What did you think of this year's STP? What stories do you have to share? Any words for Andy and crew? Huge props again to Cascade for putting up this event and was super glad to be part of it as a STP Ambassador this year

[NHX]

These guys are being pretty humble.. they absolutely crushed it with a very impressive pace.

[tammyross]

Good to see you at the stops!! It was so hot.

[sklegg]

Yikes! The heat scares me. I had to abandon a 50 mile ride on Sunday because I was overheating. When I do STP I plan to start well before sunrise so I can avoid the EVIL DAY STAR ☀ (is it October yet??)

[vuongnguyen]

Great to meet you at the St. Helen's stop near the end.

[carahernandez-nwhs]

Great recap! Has been awesome following you + great to meet you Friday. Thanks for all the info! See you next year!

[BryenGraver]

Wooo the recap is here! 7:10 it was awesome to meet ya! Looks like I have to get my hands on a BSC kit myself!!

[davisnj]

First timer this year saw you guys and road with y’all for a bit. What an awesome event

[markrosier]

2023 was my first STP as well. My son also rode and we did it in 2 days and for first timers it was an excelent excperience. A couple weeks ago my son Joshua said "let's do it in one day this year" and I said okay. I learned a lot during first time and this is not a good place for that so I'd love to meet you some time. I'll look for you this year.

[markrosier]

An important point I experienced wa that I started to severely cramp and became desperate to find a source of dietary acid, idealy Baggs apple cider vinegar but only found dill pickles. The pickle alternative worked but will prepare better during '24.

[Adventuregirl]

Glad to see you and you friends had a good time. I was signed up to ride but I broke my arm about a month ago so I didn't get the chance.

[JeffreyThistle]

Done this ride 3 times in one day, I'm from Bellingham WA. Love this ride, but there's so many great distance rides in our state. 🙂Consider trying "Tour de Whatcom". It's 100 miles.

[allanohlsen]

Great ride and great time getting in.
I ridden STP twenty times, mostly one day rides. Yeah, hwy 30 kinda sucks, bad surfaces, rude Oregon drivers, etc. I like the Eastside hwy the best, Vader potato stop and Lexington stop. Its nice to see CBC going back to the embroidery patch. I was really turned off by the crap patch and cheap tee shirt last year, so much i skipped the ride this year. However, I regret not riding this year, heat and all.
Btw, anyone wanting to ride in one day, look at is as series of 25 mile rides back to back. Take it easy until Centralia, then the real ride begins.
I'm looking forward to next year's stp.

[jamesbancroft]

JBLM not JLBM (Joint Base Lewis-McChord). The detour was sketchy. We did this in 2017 as well. It's a little shorter but definitely sketchy.

[JustinDoesTriathlon]

11:20 Seems like you're one of a very few people in arm sleeves. I am a *massive fan* of arm and even leg sleeves in the extreme heat/sun. Suncream is great for 2 hours, but 4-5+++ hours? Physical barrier all the way.

[brianmitchell]

Hey, congratulations on doing it in 1 day. I was a 2-day rider and the course seemed shorter than it's been in the past, at least to me. Maybe I was just in better shape this time, I don't know. I saw someone in Centralia making a video and initially thought it was you but it looks like you were there a couple of hours ahead of me (I got there a little after 12). Good ride but I had forgotten about all the rolling hills past Chehalis. My favorite stops are the lemonade stand right before Centralia and of course the banana bread in Napavine. Looking forward to next year.