Day 7, TOT 6.5

DAY 7 – May 5
📍 Minneapolis → Herington
🚴‍♂️ Miles: 72

80 miles down yesterday. The grind is real now.

✨ Fun fact: Herington is known as the “City of Beautiful Parks.”


Another weather shift out here… so today turned into a Salina, KS kind of day.

I cruised miles along their flood control bike path – smooth, quiet, and a great place to keep things moving while the weather did its thing.

I stopped by the local bike shop for a tune-up and replaced the rear tire on my spare bike – it wasn’t holding air. Jim had been putting some miles on it while waiting for me to catch up, so we got it back in shape.

I made a stop at a Fresenius dialysis center and met Ken, who works with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. On his lunch break, he checks in on some of his kidney patients – how incredible is that?

I left him with a few cards in case any of his patients are looking for a living donor. You just never know where a connection might happen.

I wrapped up the day riding through one of Salina’s parks.

Different kind of day… but still moving forward.