Distance: 50.42 mi Elevation: 2,625 ft Dedication: David Sampson and Uncle Tim Ride group: Maggie, Jack, and Santi Host: Lake Iowa Park Nature Center After a really long day yesterday, we took advantage of having a shorter mileage day to sleep in a little. We also decided to stop at Midtown Family Restaurant for breakfast–Continue reading “Day 23: Iowa City, IA to Ladora, IA”
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Day 22: Princeton, IL to Iowa City, IA
Distance: 100.3 mi Elevation: 1,913 ft Dedication: Al Richards and Uncle Tim Ride group: Julia, Collin, Shelby, and Mike Host: St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Today was probably the most challenging day of the 4K thus far, and that’s saying something! We had some sort of last-minute host changes which put a very long ride betweenContinue reading “Day 22: Princeton, IL to Iowa City, IA”
Day 21: DeKalb, IL to Princeton, IL
Distance: planned 92.03, team did 10.88 mi Elevation: planned 1,738, team did 200 ft Dedication: Cristal Ortega and Uncle Tim Van group: Collin and Mike Host: Open Prairie United Church Today I was in the host van again for what was supposed to be a long day on the road. It was raining before weContinue reading “Day 21: DeKalb, IL to Princeton, IL”
Day 20: Chicago, IL to DeKalb, IL
Distance: 18.07 mi Elevation: 276 ft Dedication: Mary Ormond and her family Ride group: Grace, James, and MJay Host: St. Paul’s Episcopalian Church Shortest 4K day… ever? Today we biked a whopping 18 miles from Mary’s home in Lilly Lake to DeKalb. We actually drove through DeKalb trying to get back to Mary’s from ChicagoContinue reading “Day 20: Chicago, IL to DeKalb, IL”
Days 18 & 19: Wilmington, IL to Chicago, IL
Distance: 73.72 mi Elevation: 1,601 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Nancy Natoli and her family Ride group: Eli, Chase, Rose, and Grace Host: The Ormond family I woke up yesterday morning next to the lake to the sounds of birds twittering as the sun was rising. I was worried about sleeping poorly out on theContinue reading “Days 18 & 19: Wilmington, IL to Chicago, IL”
Day 17: Champaign, IL to Wilmington, IL
Distance: 70.50 mi Elevation: 1,027 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Maggie, Bethany, Mike, Tori, Jake, Chase, and Richa Host: Hill/Staley/Beckham family Today was a very unusual day for us but it actually went quite smoothly. It started with Maggie and me roostering to wake everyone up– we found a fun morning jams playlist andContinue reading “Day 17: Champaign, IL to Wilmington, IL”
Day 16: Crawfordsville, IN to Champaign, IL
Distance: 80.07 mi Elevation: 1,657 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim Ride group: Maggie, Jake, Collin, and Bethany Host: University of Illinois dorms Today was a day that made me realize how lucky I am to be on this trip, biking every day with a great group of people supporting an amazing cause. The past few daysContinue reading “Day 16: Crawfordsville, IN to Champaign, IL”
Day 15: Indianapolis, IN to Crawfordsville, IN
Team distance: 38.39 mi Team elevation: 636 ft Dedication: Uncle Tim and Gene, our host’s father Van group: Eli Host: The Queen & I Homestead Bed and Breakfast Today was an interesting, challenging, and emotional day. It was my first day in water van, which entails setting up water stops for the team and chalkingContinue reading “Day 15: Indianapolis, IN to Crawfordsville, IN”
Day 14: Greensburg, IN to Indianapolis, IN
Distance: 77.80 mi Elevation: 1,421 ft Dedication: My uncle Tim and his family Ride group: Julia, James, and Mike Host: Chapel Rock Christian Church Today was arguably harder than yesterday– it’s one thing to bike 100 miles, it’s another thing to wake up and bike 75 miles the next day! We decided to sleep inContinue reading “Day 14: Greensburg, IN to Indianapolis, IN”
Day 13: Dayton, OH to Greensburg, IN
Distance: 100.28 mi Elevation: 4,741 ft Dedication: Sharon Thurston and Kerry Ride group: Jake, Glenn, Tori, and James Host: First Baptist Church of Greensburg Greetings from Indiana, a whole 100 miles from where we started this morning! Our team absolutely crushed our first century today, including many first-time century riders. We woke up at 4:30Continue reading “Day 13: Dayton, OH to Greensburg, IN”
