Following our picking ourselves up and dusting ourselves off my ultra mentor, Kevin Wallace, urged me to find the cliff edge and stay there. TCE is the place where physical and mental output is on a precipice - err on the safe side of the edge and you aren't being all you can be. Fall off the other side, often referred to as blowing one's self up, and you pushed it too far. Finding the edge is the first step. Maintaining your purchase on it is the next one.

Our team has found it and we're right there, all of us, with an eye on Atlantic City. The pressure is huge and palpable. Following is an email from my brother with the reason why.

(TS refers to time station, little checkpoints along the way.)

In the immortal words of the UFC “LET’S GET IT ON”!
 
S.K.R.A.A.M checked in to TS 42 at 9:01am with 684 miles to go (RAAM predicts you will finish Wed night at 8:19pm/20:19). 
 
The team currently in second place RACE / BMO checked into TS 45 at 8:57am with 537 miles to go (RAAM predicts they will finish on Wed night at  9:20pm/21:20).
 
If all stays the relatively the same (recent speed averages) you should overtake Team RACE / BMO at TS 55 tomorrow  (Wednesday) at 4:58pm/16:58 and then you will overtake Team Virag/Stoklas at TS 56 tomorrow at 7:35pm/19:35
 
Then it’s on to TS 57 THE FINISH LINE
 
Pace yourself as this will come down to the last three time stations.  Remember your primary goal is to finish so I would continue as is (don’t push too hard) and I will update you tomorrow on their average speeds through the remainder of the sections today and through the night.