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had left earlier in the trip) stole the van, abandoning Coombs in Mt. Sterling. Ted continued skating into
Sedalia, Missouri, where roller-skate rink owners in Missouri and Leavenworth, Kansas, had skate-a-thons and raised money for his continued trip. Coombs continued until Yates Center, Kansas where he stopped his trip, having skated 5,193 miles (8,375.33 kilometers). He took a bus to Las Vegas in order to retrieve the van and then returned to his home in Hermosa Beach.
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