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”
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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”
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