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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”

Day 20: Chicago, IL to DeKalb, IL

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 Chicago last night, it’s so close. We had a very slow morning because of our low mileage day and because we weren’t sure whenContinue reading “Day 20: Chicago, IL to DeKalb, 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”

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”

4K orientation

Hello from Baltimore!!! I’m writing this post super last-minute from my hotel room with only 6 hours until I need to wake up and 11 hours until we roll out from the Inner Harbor. The past two days were a lot– I already know this will be the most challenging and exhausting experience I’ve everContinue reading “4K orientation”