350 kms in 5 days on a bike with 9 boys

That is what Mike did for his first of 2 weeks off this August:

5 l o n g days of biking and camping
350 kms (roughly 217 miles) of road biking and bike trails both up & down
950 metres (roughly 1000 yards) up in elevation on the 4th day of the trip
9 boys ages 14-18
19 power bars (nutrition bars)
4 cans of stagg chili & 6 packets of instant mashed potatoes
5 falls off the bike - over the handle bars type bails
1 MASSIVE gash on the leg (that probably could have used stitches at the time)
= 1 great and memorable scout trip

It looks small, but it is deep and wide and about 2 inches long on his shin!
It bled for about 3 days!

I have it on good authority that he and the other leader, Joe, were showing off the whole time. Mike denies this. I believe my source - seriously, the cut on his leg wasn't from riding, it was from doing bunny hops on his bike at the campsite the first day :) Mike has developed/re-discovered a love for mountain biking and he and Joe plan on spending some quality time together doing some local downhill runs. He came home sore, stiff, stinky, and most importantly pleased with the boys and with himself for accomplishing what they did! AWESOME!