Friday, June 17th, 2016

This morning started a little later because some friends and alumni rode along with us for the first 22 miles. It was super fun having some different company for a bit and sharing our experience with them.

We rode 81 miles to Bradley, into the wind the whole way. It wasn’t quite as hot today which was a nice change of pace. However, a few people needed to sag today due to sore knees and backs. We are looking forward to shorter days ahead.

Our stay over is Adventure Christian Church, close to where Maren lives. Her parents were generous enough to shuttle us to the YMCA for showers and do our laundry. We also ate dinner at the Monical’s that Maren used to work at. The restaurant donated all of our food, which we are extremely thankful for.

We head to Oak Forest tomorrow to attend a Relay For Life. We are excited!

DR