Less than 100 miles from the finish line.

Gayle and Craig doing a rider shift near Jefferson City, MO. Gayle's birthday...happy birthday!

Past half way point

So, like I was saying we are in Osage Beach, MO.  We are doing great.  We have a great team.  We have 8 people supporting as crew members.  Gayle and Craig / Jeff and Jean / Dave and Zach, college age kids from PA, Chris from MPLS and Dave from Seattle.  I cannot express in words how great a job these people have done.  This race is harder then I thought, and I thought it was going to be hard.  These people are going on next to no sleep, they continue to help without question in every aspect of the ride, just moving us down the road without fail.  I myself have never been in a situation where a group of people have worked so selflessly to help me.  I am very thankful.

This crew is working tirelessly because they believe in us and they believe in the children's tumor foundation.  I am converted.  This foundation cares so deeply about finding a cure for these children it is humbling beyond measure.

www.teamsami.com

D-Day

I just woke up at 3:30 a.m. in Osage City, MO.  It feels like I slept for 2 minutes today.  The sun was tough yesterday and it is supposed to be 95 again today.  I better get a cup of coffee before I type any more.  We are going to make it today, just not sure how yet.

95 degree heat today, Brent and I (Ted) road 206 miles through the Kansas flatlands, nothing glorious to report about it. It was pure survival.

Back in the car racing down the Backroads of Kansas. Pete and Tracy been gunning it all night and have likely made 180 to 210 miles in 10 hours. I (Ted) average about 21 mph on my last 50 yesterday. Battle headwinds for 7 hours and then the winds shifted, I swear I heard angles singing and trumpets playing once the wind shifted and the road opened up. Slept for about 4 hours in a hotel in Elkhart Kansas.

Brent and crew Dave after an exchange.