Today was a big day for 4K: we are officially halfway through our 70-day journey, and we crossed into Colorado! Maggie and I woke everyone up bright and early this morning with halfway/middle-themed songs. Today was also one of my most physically challenging days of the trip. Between lingering fatigue from COVID, having close toContinue reading “Day 35! Benkelman, NE to Yuma, CO”
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Day 34: Arapahoe, NE to Benkelman, NE
This morning we were spoiled by an incredible breakfast from the folks at First United Methodist, especially when you consider that we showed up at their door yesterday evening! There was so much food I missed the cinnamon rolls on my first pass at the buffet and nearly knocked over my chair in excitement whenContinue reading “Day 34: Arapahoe, NE to Benkelman, NE”
Day 33: Kearney, NE to Arapahoe, NE
Today was my first full ride in so so long and it felt great! It was a little weird to be back, honestly, but the team crushed our 65-miler and the ease of it quickly reminded me of our routine pre-COVID. Today’s dedication story was for Bo Oliver, who was engaged to my teammate BaileyContinue reading “Day 33: Kearney, NE to Arapahoe, NE”
Day 32: Grand Island, NE to Kearney, NE
Today our team had a nice gentle return to our normal schedule and routine. I was in the water van today so I’m now going on a week without riding a full day, which kind of sucks, but I’m also grateful for the rest! Plus I was in the van with Maggie again so IContinue reading “Day 32: Grand Island, NE to Kearney, NE”
Days 28-31: Omaha, NE to Grand Island, NE
We are officially on the move again! After a few wonderful days quarantining/vacationing in Omaha, we left our AirBnB paradise for Grand Island, Nebraska. After three days of sleeping in, swimming, relaxing, and celebrating the 4th of July it was a little sad to be leaving but I think we were all ready to getContinue reading “Days 28-31: Omaha, NE to Grand Island, NE”
Days 26 & 27: Des Moines, IA to Harlan, IA to Omaha, NE
Greetings from a tent in a campground in Iowa… because 4K has COVID!!! Turns out the head cold-esque sickness most of the team has felt recently is more than just a head cold from inhaling dust on gravel roads, lack of sleep, and poor nutrition like we thought. Finding out that we had a positiveContinue reading “Days 26 & 27: Des Moines, IA to Harlan, IA to Omaha, NE”
Days 24 & 25: Ladora, IA to Des Moines, IA
Our team had another 4 AM wake-up yesterday because it was time for another century! This day was a bit of a perfect storm for me and was mentally my most challenging day yet. It was a very cold morning and I very stupidly left all of my hand-washed clothes outside to dry, so theyContinue reading “Days 24 & 25: Ladora, IA to Des Moines, IA”
Day 23: Iowa City, IA to Ladora, IA
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– shockingly they were able to accommodate 15 cyclists with relative ease, and the food was delicious! Unfortunately it was only a mile from ourContinue reading “Day 23: Iowa City, IA to Ladora, IA”
Day 22: Princeton, IL to Iowa City, IA
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 between our hosts in Princeton and Iowa City. The route Ulman gave us was 164 miles; we would’ve had no choice but to bike asContinue reading “Day 22: Princeton, IL to Iowa City, IA”
Day 21: DeKalb, IL to Princeton, IL
Today I was in the host van again for what was supposed to be a long day on the road. It was raining before we even left DeKalb but not storming, and the team was slated to cover 92 miles today but ended up doing around 10 due to our very first daytime thunderstorm ofContinue reading “Day 21: DeKalb, IL to Princeton, IL”
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