Day 4 - Reporting Live From Kansas

For the 2nd day we are in Kansas - man this is a long state. The weather is nice for the Midwest - the humidity is not too bad this morning. I have been checking the weather and it looks like we might be in for a pounding by some thunderstorms later today. I have never ridden in significant rain let alone lightning and hail. I figure I am grounded by my rubber tires on the bike so don't worry Mom, I should be safe. Our guys are working they way through this monotonous landscape. Unfortunately, as a team we are slipping behind team 607. At the last time station, we are done over 25 minutes. I am not sure what they have done but they have put made up an hour on us in the past 24 hours. This was done with 7 riders as they lost one guy in a bad mountain crash with a seperated shoulder. Maybe they found a new strategy or switched their rider rotation? Who knows. We will have our work cut out for us when we start in 2 1/2 hours.

Thanks for all the comments and words of encouragement. Karla and I are really grateful to have everyone cheering us on. Also a big congratulations to Joe Beeson and his 4 man team for completing the Race Across the West. Only 3 more days probably of riding - if we hold this pace we should be to Annapolis on Tuesday night. My butt will be happy to be off the saddle.