Local diabetics join Race Across America

Combined, the cyclists in the Race Across America will pedal a distance equivalent to circling the Earth at the equator seven times.

They'll also each climb more than 100,000 feet - more than three times the altitude flown by commercial jetliners - on a course that is about 50 percent longer than the Tour De France.

And it all ends this weekend at City Dock in Annapolis.

The race started in Oceanside, Calif., on Saturday for teams, and racers will cycle through 14 states in hopes of making it to the finish line.

This is the first time the Team Type 2, whose members are all living with diabetes, is competing....