Patty Riddle is indeed continuing to ride across America even though she is officially out of the Race Across America. Updates are being posted on the Race Against Diabetes website. She’s almost to Kansas. Here are the 2 latest updates.

Mon. 6/18, 6:00 am PDT: Patty called as she was about to leave Springfield, CO. She sounded good, and even answered questions coherently (—he: “Where are our passports so I can shortcut through Canada in Stage Two?” —she: “Same place they’ve always been, dummy.”). She also remembered that we both forgot to call her father on Happy Daddy’s Day—Happy Late Daddy’s Day, Chuck! Patty says her goal isn’t to break 50+/60+ records, it’s just to get to Atlantic City. Go Patty!

Sun. 6/17, 7:00 am PDT: Patty rode out of La Veta toward Trinidad, CO around 4:00 am RAAM time (1:00 am PDT). She was officially listed as DNF for the race last night so that RAAM could take its Time Stations down and keep its officials up the road with the other racers, but Patty immediately decided to keep riding on. (There’s been a lot of time on the bike for every option to be weighed—over and over . . . .) If she picks up time on the never-ending flats of the Midwest, she could still finish under the record time for 50+ and 60+ women—but that’s premature to think about, given the elements of weather, sleep deprivation, weather, stomach, weather, neck, weather, feet, weather, crotch, weather . . . and the fact that she has over 1,900 miles to go. Time for some tailwind, please! Go Patty!