Day 5 = success!! Thank you for all of your prayers and support. Big day tomorrow!
First and foremost, I wanted to correct our daily mileage from yesterday. I started our odomoter after we got out of the C-U area. With that, our daily mileage came out to 122 miles (Urbana – Peoria). My apologies for the error.
Now, I’d like to fill you all in on today’s endeavor. Today was a good reliever. The ride was long, but smooth. Daily mileage = 127 miles & Total mileage = 550. It was quite humorous. We hit the 500 mile mark before lunch.
During the Ride: We hit a bit of a tailwind/crosswind, which helped out. To end out, we averaged out approx. 17/18 miles per hour.
After the Ride: We were greeted by some stellar students and admin at NIU newman center. Mike and I also had the privilege of meeting up with my older sister, Katie. In addition, we had a surprise visit from members my extended family. It was quite the blessing to see the Balzer’s. It has been far far too long! I’d like to give a shout out to thank the Balzer’s (from Rockford) for coming out and meeting us at the Newman center.
Now, it’s time to gear up and prepare for tomorrow’s grand finale. We’ll be meeting in Aurora at the abortion clinic. For now, we are planning to pray a rosary. We’d love for anyone and everyone to join us. If that does not work, we’ll be finishing up in Chicago (Grant Millenium Park). The final time is TBD. Call Stacy Hague, Katie Becker or John Paul Deddens for updates. Our hope is that someone will have internet access to check the website for any inquiries.
Keep Rockin’! Fight the good fight and we’ll continue to Ride to win.
God bless -J