Arvid just finished his 24 hour training run. Several others joined him. He did 551 km and is now sitting and enjoying some yummy looking watermelon.

Arvid had his first flat today close to base camp. He sent a cyclist to come get us to give him a new tire to save time by him not having to change the tube himself. A good idea that…

Just refueled Arvid’s supplies with squeakers and fresh ice water. He pulled in for a bit of gogi juice and some sunscreen. Arvid has cycled 450 km so far since 5 pm yesterday. He will need to average 450 km…

Seeing as it is June, a person would think that a light jacket would be sufficient. A person would be incorrect. So Ruth and I (Arvid’s niece) called up my mom to bring a coupla pairs of socks and extra…

Joy Klassen, our host at command central at 5839 Henderson highway, home of Women Refreshed at the Well retreat center, brought pancakes to our roadside picnic table this morning. And fresh coffee. And a friendly visit. And an offer of…

And he’s off!!

Arvid figures he’s covered 382 kilometers. At least that’s what I think he was saying as he was chomping on pepperoni sticks. Jonah watches grandpa Arvid take a break

Arvid is biking strong this morning. Have I mentioned it got cold last night? At about 2:30 am Arvid needed to thaw out so he climbed in the back of the Rondo on top of a foamie to take a…

We just tracked Arvid down this morning to ask if he wanted something from McDonalds when Stephanie comes. “Nah,” he says “I don’t need it “. This after two and a half hours in the bike after a nap. But…

So Arvid just settled down for a quick nap to warm up a bit. Most people have warm milk or hot chocolate before settling in at 2 am. Arvid–well, he has a Red Bull

Arvid just stopped to put on his balaclava and some leggings. Those leggings are tight! Arvid says they are harder to put on than ladies panty hose. No response when asked how he knew that. Practiced taking a night shot…

Arvid has asked for a windbreaker. Time to put the headlight on. Took four people to figure out how to turn the tail lights on but we got’er done. Waiting for some warm tea. It’s gonna be a nippy night…

We are told that Arvid can be hard to wake up a couple of weeks in. No kidding. So one idea is to wipe his face with a wet cloth to help rouse him. But it should not be cold.…