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”
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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”
Days 11 & 12: Columbus, OH to Dayton, OH
Team Zion’s second rest day was extremely restful thanks to the hospitality of the Ulman family and their friends! I slept in until 8 (which is late now) and had a nice breakfast at my host. Then Glenn and I headed over to the Ulman’s, where most of the team spent the day lounging aroundContinue reading “Days 11 & 12: Columbus, OH to Dayton, OH”
Days 9 & 10: New Philadelphia, PA to Dresden, OH to Columbus, OH
Day 9 Distance: 27.0 mi (team did 53.26) Elevation: 1,808 ft (team did 3,236) Dedication: Jamie Roberts Ride group: Jack, Richa, and Chase Host: United Methodist Church Yesterday we arrived in the small town of Dresden, home of the Longaberger basket company. It would have been a great host situation regardless, but I was especiallyContinue reading “Days 9 & 10: New Philadelphia, PA to Dresden, OH to Columbus, OH”
Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH
Distance: 62.12 mi Elevation: 3,917 ft Dedication: Randy and Ralph Ride group: Glenn, Bryce, MJay, and Bethany Host: Emmanuel Lutheran Church This morning was a little interesting as it was our first night sleeping with (almost) everyone in the same room! We stayed in a turf-covered room at Ram Fitness which was actually quite cozy,Continue reading “Day 8: East Liverpool, OH to New Philadelphia, OH”
