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Thanks be to God, another successful day.  We’re are now 1/3 of the way complete.  (210 miles down!)

It has been a great ride so far.  The first day was filled with rolling hills and today was filled with cross winds. 

 Day One:  We finished out at about 93 miles and had a great warm welcome from the Shaefer’s.  We also had the pleasure of going to mass and received a blessing from Mike’s priest, Fr. Mark.  Mike’s parents were very hospitable and the food was fantastic!  I also had the opportunity to visit with my extended family.  (Uncle Joe, Aunt Kris and kids!)  It was quite the treat!

Day Two:  Today, we finished out at 210 miles.  Mr. Frank Brummer and his wonderful daughter Ms. Anne Marie Brummer, as well as Ms. Stacy Hague graced us with their presence.  Mr. Brummer was our “saving grace” meeting us at about 66 miles and riding us into (leading the way, against the wind)  Mulberry Grove for lunch.  After cleaning up, we went to mass at Sacred Heart (in Effingham).  Now, we’re getting ready and looking forward to some Brummer-style homecooking.

Mike and I greatly appreciate all of your prayers and all of your support.  St. Sebastian -Pray for us, St. Christopher -Pray for us, St. Michael -Pray for us, Mary, Queen of Victory -Pray for us!!

We are quickly approaching the big day! I hope you all are getting excited. I have had some pretty intense workouts this week. Monday afternoon I rode 75 miles (17-18 MPH) and today I rode 25 miles (20-21 MPH). I’m getting pretty pumped! One more exam to go (tomorrow) and then it’s “biking for babies” time!

First and foremost, I wanted to clear up some confusion. We are currently working on updating the route. Obviously, we will not be taking any inter-states or crazy-busy highways. So, we’ll look to get that out to all of you shortly. Secondly, we’ll be sending out a schedule of events, including: ETA and evening plans.

For now, I’ll give you all a rough schedule of our typical day:
Each morning, we will begin w/ prayer @ 7:45 AM and hit the road shortly after around 8:00 AM. Our goal is to ride approximately 16-17 MPH. The mileage for each day varies (85-125 miles). Therefore, the ETA will change. Again, we’ll send out a more explicit itinerary very soon.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support. (RMS 12:12)

Closer and closer to the big day!  I thank you all for your continued encouragement and support.  I would appreciate some prayers this weekend for all those participating in the Koinonia retreat at U of I.  It should be great time.  I will be helping out at the retreat and hopefully getting in a run or two.  

My training has taken a slight turn for the worst, I seemed to have sprained by ankle while swimming…  I have utilized the standard R.I.C.E.  and I hope and pray that it heals quickly.  No one ever said that this was going to be easy!  

Again, I’d really like to thank everyone for the continued prayers and support.  As we draw nearer to the week, please offer up more prayers and intentions for the women and children.  

It has been a privilege standing along side each of you combating the “Culture of Death” and it’ll be an honor riding alongside Mr. Shaefer in the upcoming week.  Together let us  continue to provide for the organizations that work stand for the rights of the individual and provide for woman an alternative solution.

The weather was b-e-autiful!  We could not have asked for a better day.  Great weather to bike and run.  Clearly, I would have been in the wrong to pass on this blessing.  

More good news:  The shirts are in and they look pretty stellar!  Thanks to the joint effort of John Paul and Steve.  Time is rapidly approach and it is exciting to see things coming together.  The power of prayer is truly amazing. 

We Thank you for all your prayers and continued support.  -J

First official ride outside!  Simply stated:  It was windy.  I biked for an hour and got in about 20 miles.  It was an intense ride.  I went out with a couple guys on the triathlon team and we hit it pretty hard going out (against the wind).  That made for smooth sailing coming back.  

Please pray for good weather/conditions during our trip.  As always, Mike and I thank you for your continued prayers and support.  May we work to end the Culture of Death!