With two of eight grandsons at the side of the road cheering him on, we outfitted Arvid with an AM radio so he can listen to the Bomber game. He’ll be eating two Big Macs for supper on the roadside,…

Arvid said that he “overdrew my account” yesterday, and needed a recharge. He took a 3+ hour nap this afternoon and is back on the bike. Hopefully he can fight off the sleep deprivation in the middle third as he…

We are expecting Arvid to pull in to home base within the next ten minutes at which time he is going for a 2 hour nap. He is totally exhausted and there is still a long way to go.

One of a series of posts featuring someone on the outside looking in.  Special thanks to Steve for sharing your take on Arvid’s adventures. I had heard about Arvid in the news and I knew cyclists that had ridden with him,…

Arvid had a better day yesterday with a few short naps. He and the crew have both remarked (multiple times) that if it was easy it wouldn’t be a record. There’s no doubt that the record is extremely tight. There…

Awoke at 3:15, on the road at 3:25.

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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 slept 3 hours at night, plus a 1+ hour nap yesterday. After breakfast today he took a second nap. He’s been riding hard and the weather is cold. Day 9 KM: 411 Total KM: 4026 Average KM: 447 Buffer:…