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It's our last day and I, for one, am paying for the emotional roller coaster of the last day and a half. We mismanaged the expectations of placing in this race and when it became obvious that the math wasn't going to figure there was an inevitable letdown.
And it's hard to perform from the letdown level.
To be truthful about it - I think it's about letting one's guard down. Once we accepted that the race was written on the wall (and I am very proud with a 4th place finish) the acceptance becomes whole; we accept our exhaustion, our aches and pains, our silliness and our collective ending. This means release and release is a bad idea when there remains 300 miles of very difficult terrain to cover on our bikes.
So that's the effect we're working under today. The upside is some pretty brilliant countryside and the great spirits of the crew (or cru as Baby and his ilk would spell it).
I'm going to miss RAAM, it's been a big part of my life for nearly a year, but I'm excited to move away from it for a spell, to get back to my job and family and life, and spend some time in the not-too-distant-future processing this life-changing event.
It's a pre-hatched counted chicken, I know, but we did it. We raced our bikes across America.
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CONGRATS!
Well done buddy! What a huge accomplishment. Bask in er, and get some R n R. Maybe a pint or two ... of champagne. Very proud of you all. talk to ya soon.
Huge!
Skater,
Celebrate your accomplishment -- not your place in the standings. What you two did over the past 8 days is no less than Epic. Respect. Total respect is due and delivered. Thanks for taking us on a wonderful ride!
graham jones
You Did It!!!
You did it!!
We are crazy proud of you two. What a huge accomplishment. Check the standings... they show how hard/tough this race is! An entire division did not finish!
Be proud and rejoice there are no "what if's"!
Buddy - only a few short
Buddy - only a few short days ago you believed that your race was over, that you were going to drop out. Now the ocean is almost in sight...we're proud of you and Sam, be proud of yourself!
Peace and Love,
david and the bici gang
Buddy - only a few short
Buddy - only a few short days ago you believed that your race was over, that you were going to drop out. Now the ocean is almost in sight...we're proud of you and Sam, be proud of yourself!
Peace and Love,
david and the bici gang
Best For Last
Never under estimate the power of finishing, no matter what place you finish in.
You said it yourself, this was a life-changing event and that makes it worth all the work. This is a huge accomplishment and you should be proud. Congratulations.
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Chicken what? What you all went through is more than impressive, it is also very inspiring. To pull it out the way you all did after the first 48 hours is,.. well a beautiful thing.