Day 25

Mile 1,579
Jimmy: After a sleepless night in 95 degree Kansas humidity, we pedaled 120 miles to Eureka and got our very first hotel room. A day off in Pittsburg on the eastern border and talking with some East bound bikers that are finishing their bout with Kansas convinced us to get on the road tomorrow before daybreak to beat the heat and pedal through this flat state in the next 4 days.

Traveling East to West, we’ll climb 4,000 vertical feet before we hit the Colorado border. We’re counting down the miles to our stop in Breckenridge for some much needed playtime, bike maintenance, and relaxation in weather below triple digits.

Corey (alias, Forest Gump)--Keep running!
Marcel--Don’t bother, you’re too slow!

PRAY FOR THOSE TAIL WINDS!