Just as we were leaving the "Trelore Grill", and couple of guys pulled up in a pickup truck. They were the support crew for a guy trying to break the speed record for riding the entire Katy Trail. I understand that the record was 14 hours and 1 minute for the 225 miles. He left the trail head in Clinton at 5:00 A.M. that morning and he needed to get to St. Charles by 7:00 P.M. He was 10 miles behind us and was on a schedule to break the record by almost 1 hour. Up until that point we were feeling pretty "studly" about our ride of 225 miles in two days. We were in our second day at 3:00 P.M. and this guy was 10 miles behind, we didn't feel so studly anymore. We waited a little while and he didn't show, so we headed on down the trail. We got a few hundred yards down the trail and I looked back and saw a flurry of activity and the racer arrived. The support team gave him a full Camelback, water bottles, food, and he was off. We got out of his way as he roared by. I didn't remember his name, but I believe he was from Springfield Mo. and 45 years old.
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