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”
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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”
