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”
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”
