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Another Race Across America update

The only women's solo racer in this year's Race Across American, Anna Catharina Berge, is in the St. Louis area at the time of this update. She arrived in Marthasville, Mo., at 9:28 a.m. CDT today. She is expected to arrive at the Mississippi Rive near Alton, Ill., about 3:27 p.m., and she's expected to arrive in Greenville, Ill., about 7:27 p.m.

Jure Robic, the solo men's leader, arrived in London, Ohio, at 11:54 a.m. EDT today, and he's expected to enter West Virginia sometime tonight. Of the 14 men still in the solo race, nine of them are either passing through the St. Louis region now or have yet to enter the region.

Team Beaver Creek-Vail, the leading men's four-man team, arrived in Smithburg, W.Va., at 12:15 p.m. EDT.

You have to give lots of credit to these men and women in the race, but you have to give a lot of credit to the volunteers who man the timing stations because they spend lots of hours waiting for the racers to pass through.

Roger 0 comments 12:50 PM