64 miles grueling miles as I pushed from Advance, MO to Kennett, MO.
Kevin with trailer showing his many corporate sponsors
7:00 a.m. CST – Due to some technical glitches, we were unable to receive the itinerary for today until about 7:30 a.m. We had a few mechanical difficulties that slowed us down while packing to leave our Cape Girardeau hotel. Unfortunately, these events made us late for our meeting with Mayor Harness in Advance, MO. We missed the mayor, but the Mayor Pro Tem was there to meet with us. I presented a plaque on behalf of the Tour to the city of Advance and left them with a signed copy of my book, There’s Always a Way.
12:00 a.m. CST – We left Advance and headed for Dexter. Because we were running late, we had to drive to a little outside of Dexter to meet some media. A reporter from the Dexter Daily Statesman met me outside of Dexter for an interview. The radio station KDEX also met me out on the road for an interview. At the Dexter city limits, the city police were waiting to provide me with an escort to the mayor’s office.
We met and presented Mayor Joe Weber of Dexter, MO with a plaque and a copy of my book, There’s Always a Way, on behalf of the Tour. We told him that our goal was to provide resources and tools for the communities like Dexter to help its citizens live a healthier life. Mayor Webster was very receptive to our message and was eager to have his city become a part of war against obesity.
I decided to push the next 42 miles from Dexter to Kennett with only three short breaks for Gatorade and water. Keeping up the fluids is important! On one of our breaks, we met a woman, who had seen me on TV and was waiting for me to pass through. Her husband told her he had seen us on Highway 25 and that if she waited around, she’d get to meet us. She was a great lady and was very inspired with our Tour. She came up, talked with us, and gave us some water and a donation. That is just what the Revolution is all about! Regular every day people that get caught up in the excitement and fun of living healthy and getting in shape. There were also some local watermelon growers across the road who had a 350-acre patch who gave us a huge watermelon and a cantaloupe. They were excited about getting to meet us and were supportive of our mission. The enthusiasm these individuals showed gave me some extra adrenaline and got me pumped up for the final push into Kennett, MO and believe me when its this hot you need all the motivation you can get!
5:30 p.m. CST – Upon arrival in Kennett we immediately loaded up and headed back to Advance. It took approximately 1hr for the return drive.On the drive back to Advance I lay in the back, ate an apple and a granola bar, and drank water and Gatorade for energy.
When we reached Advance, Andy and I got out and started pushing. It took almost two hours to cover 22 miles. By the time I was through, I was exhausted and my shoulders and neck were becoming strained and sunburned.
After making up the mileage missed from this morning, we packed everything up and drove 40 minutes back to our hotel in Kennett. After a long hot day a little rest and air conditioning will be nice.
