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One of a series of posts featuring someone on the outside looking in. Special thanks to 5-year-old Max for sharing your take on Arvid’s adventures. If you were going to tell people about Arvid, what would you say? Arvid is…

It is great when other like-minded people (in this case cyclists) encourage Arvid to keep on keeping on. Thank you Sam and Team CMU for your encouragement yesterday evening.

Arvid has completed two laps this AM. He is has taken two naps so far. He wants to be alert when riding. A good call given the morning traffic.

A young ultra bike marathoner dropped by last night. He stated, “Arvid is a local legend among bikers…” He went on to say, “successful completion of a task like this is primarily emotional toughness”

Arvid had another good three hour sleep. All wheels turning in the same direction by 4:25 AM. Breakfast will be served in an hour.

Arvid was prepped for night-riding. A good following of friends and family came to encourage Arvid.

The second of our posts featuring someone on the outside looking in.  Special thanks to Sylvia for sharing your take on Arvid’s adventures. After reading “When Quitting is Not an Option”, both my husband and I were left challenged and…

Breakfast is served in 15 minutes! Six eggs over-medium served on three slices of rye bread . A humble effort to replace some of the 8 to 10 thousand calories he consumes in a day!

Arvid had his first three hour sleep. After coffee and a bike chain lubrication his front wheel rolled onto the pavement at 4:23 AM. Regarding his extra sleep, he stated,”This was a good decision…a much better start than yesterday.” On…

Arvid rode by and asked that we, “wash his bike and Turtle Wax his spokes.”