Archive for June, 2008
The last of the pictures are being uploaded now. The blog will be turned over to Doug and Carol, so hopefully they will have some post-race wisdom to share with the internets!
He did it. We all did it. Last night, after just over 11 days, Doug Levy rode in to the 2008 RAAM finish line. He became one of less than 200 men and women who have successfully pedaled solo across America. He dismounted and posed for a few hundred photographs. He even had the wherewithal to [...]
We’re bedded down in a Sheetz parking lot in Hancock, MD, letting Doug rest before the final push to Annapolis. This may be the last post from the road, as we’ll have our hands full getting those last miles out of Doug. Jeff has just finished washing and detailing the Specialized Roubaix, so it will [...]
Doug bedded down this morning in Indiana before dawn, after a rough night. 90 minutes of shuteye later (with the additional morning rituals of pushing liquids into his hand to drink, vitamins, pep-talk and toothpaste) he was refreshed and ready to ride through Indiana and into West Virginia. He looks incredible out there today. There [...]
Our Sincerest Apologies Recently, information on our site was posted that was irresponsible and unsubstantiated. The nature of ‘blogs and exhaustion on our crew has muddied our judgment a bit. What was intended to be playful banter turned out to be scathing accusations, and that was not the poster’s intent. We have nothing but the [...]
… and I would ride one thousand more … Doug hit the 2,000 mile mark yesterday evening before dinner, and crossed the mighty Mississip a few hours after that. It’s hard to believe this epic adventure is winding down (if you can consider another 900 or more miles as of this morning “winding down”). Doug [...]
Doug rode through the night to time station 27, in El Dorado KS … but he was at his limit. Beth and Matt were on van crew, and after talking to Jeff and Carol and our nutritionist Steve, we decided that getting him 90 minutes of rest and a quick turnaround would better serve him [...]
We’ve secretly replaced Doug’s Apple Pie<tm> filling with Apple Cinnamon Hammer Gel<tm> … let’s see if he can tell the difference. Jeff: “Did you like them?” Doug: (sheepishly) “I did”. Doug rolled into the parking lot here in the Pratt, KS McDonalds — owned and operated by Jolan and Steve Strecker, who open up their [...]
Picture three grown men furiously trying to kill an Igloo<tm> cooler with their feet so the flies will be scared off so we can bring it inside the RV. That’s the latest from the road. Doug is moving through Kansas … we left Bucklin, KS less than an hour ago, and are headed to Pratt [...]
Internetz is few and far between out here in the desert, so apologies for the lack of posts and pics. There’s fresh pics to look at now in the link on the right though! Doug rolled into Taos, New Mexico early this morning (Day 4 of the race) after completing a total of 1044 miles. [...]
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