Monthly Archives: June 2020

Congratulation to John Harthoorn -who set the Iowa W-E record for Male (60-69 ) recumbent class on June 20, 2020. He covered the 276 miles in 14 hr and 36 minutes for an average speed of 18.9 mph . His personal account is below: My name is John Harthoorn, age 69, from Watkins, IA. Saturday, June 20th, 2020 I was able to complete the Iowa West-East cross state. This was a repeat of my very first cross-state done 13 years earlier. That time I just tried to survive. This time I tried for a good time, frequently doing hand offs [...]

Congratulations to Joseph Lawhorn who broke the all time Ohio W-E record on June 6, 2020 e road the 233 miles in a record time of 11 hours 26 min for an average speed of 20.38 mph Here is his rider's summary: Record attempt: Ohio W-E Name of Rider: Joseph Lawhorn Start date & start time: June 6, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. Exact start location: SR 114 at OH/IN state line (west of McGill) What were conditions like? No wind, 80-degree temperatures, clear & sunny. Why did you want to do a record? Due to COVID-19 & the decline in [...]