What a great journey it has been up to this point. We are less than 31 hours away from the start. So to recap what we have done to get to this point, here are some numbers of our training totals since January 1 -
Bike - 3738 miles
Run - 683 miles
Swim - 62.4 miles
All of this in preparation for 7 days of cycling across America.
If you check out the RAAM website, you can follow the soloists as they are already into day 2 of the race. The lead rider is into Utah.
We are off to the bike inspection at 3:00 pm today, followed by pictures and then a mandatory racer meeting. The bikes all have their race wheels mounted, reflective tape applied, and lights attached as required by the 74 page rule book. I plan on enjoying one last good night of sleep in my bed since the next week will be cat naps and 4 1/2 hours a day down in the RV a day. Maybe one last good meal too as we will be switching to a liquid diet on the race?
Tomorrow morning will be spent packing 15 people's luggage and gear into the 3 vehicles and then off to the start line. Hopefully everything goes as planned.
Until tomorrow-
NJB
What this is all about -
You may ask why are we signed up and trained for such a race. For our team, RAAM is not just a Race Across AMerica, it is a race to better our community. Our charity is North Coast Community Service (NCCS), which teams with 11 nonprofit organizations in San Diego County to make a difference in people’s lives. In the past 12 months, 5,500 NCCS volunteers have completed over 450 unique service projects. There is a broad spectrum of support which include the following: feeding and providing shelter for the homeless, assistance to a drug and alcohol recovery program, a home for people disabled by HIV/AIDS, support of military families by providing: financial support, home improvements, baby supplies, childcare, and counseling, outreach to nursing home residences, help to pregnant teenagers and adult women, help for homeless kids, and non-profit resale for foster children. This is just a short summary of the help provided by the organization we are raising money to support. If you feel compelled to join us on our journey and support making a difference in this world, you can make a tax-deductible contribution to our team. Please follow this link Support NCCS RAAM 2008.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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