Yesterday is still today

yep, yesterday is still today.  cayden told me this when we were trying to figure out if it was still mary dolls birthday.  we met up with the other side of the team at five am which got us to sleep at about six am.  long night and we are on our way out to meet up with the other side again.  it seems we are going at a pretty good pace and we may get in late morning to annapolis.  woohoo. days and states seem to be running together.  cant wait to get to maryland to ride together as a team.

Strong

We are an amazing strong team. Organ Recyclers have had several injuries before we even started. But we have remained determined to bring awareness to the gift of life - organ donation. Today was no exception. We were on a roll leaving La Veta, Colorado to Ulysses,Kansas. 260 miles in 13.5 hrs, average speed 19.3 mph. This was done after the team got about 2.5 hrs sleep. The crew and riders have bonded and are getting the job done. We did have a crash believe it or not a half a mile before the end of our shift. Tom went down hard on a railroad track. He is fine, has road rash and will probably be a little sore in the morning. Remember we are tough. We will perservere and we are going to cross that finish line Annapolis, Maryland with a once in lifetime experience and giving back. Organ donation is truly the gift of life and we are racing 3,000 miles from coast to coast in our good ole USA to make sure we spread the word. Day four tomorrow. Keep following us. Send positive messages our way. We would love to hear from our followers. Elisabeth

Reality Set In! ~jen

We all new and were coached to be flexible! Friendly reminders to be kind to crew and fellow riders. This we have nailed down pretty well still on day two. So well, that our shift was ahead of schedule by over 30 miles, that crew had to wake up the alternate shift early to get moving and moving fast to transistion us out. Sorry Mac, Elizabeth, Bill & Tom for cutting your sleep time a little short.
The last two hours of our shift, we were struggling, digging deep for the energy we needed to hold out for the only safe transition area. I was soooo tired, i fell asleep in my sweaty bike kit. Thank God for Jimmy! He let me borrow his steller shorts because my duffle bag got left in the transition vehicle. So many details to cover...

second shift almost done

Today we have had lots of head winds and cross winds. We are all getting tired and are ready for our shift to be over. It seems we are doing well. We are still pedaling. All of us are still having fun. Making up nicknames, doing practical jokes on each other and laughing a lot. I hope it continues. I'm bummed I'm not riding wil my kidney sista though. Hope to along the route soon.

Awesome 1st shift

Tom, Mac, Bill &Elizabeth rocked this am. Entering Arizona the sunrise was spectacular. From Congress to Prescott we did some awesome transitioning up Yarnell Grade

feeling great

Surpased our crew chiefs expectations and came in faster than expected. Stacy is doing awesome and our crew is top notch. We are on our way to sedona AZ. There is nothing like riding for a personal cause with the wind at your back. Tough climbs in our immediate future with follow vehicles not allowed. Thank you everyone for following.

My First RAAM Breakfast ~jen

Oooooh, So HAPPY! My first RAAM breakfast, Starbucks lowfat turkey bacon (no cheese) and Grande, Non-Fat, 180 Degree, 5 Pump Chai Tea Latte...yummmm ;) Shhhhh, Eric and Stacy are sleeping. Keep the excitement down people. How rude! Hehee!
~jen