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What to TDL Athletes eat after RAAM?

Will Childers — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:32:43 +0000

Months of intense training, 3,000 miles on a bike across america, and you wash it down with a donut.

What does crew do at the Finish Line?

jasonweckworth — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:08:51 +0000

Proof that we couldn’t make it without you!

Gettysburg

rellison0531 — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:32:01 +0000

Great to have been here again. Last year it was so special to have watched Connor ride through and his 6th grade school teacher try and reach him over the two way radio.

Finally!

Will Childers — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:52:03 +0000

Great job team!

Brother’s of another Mother

rellison0531 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:34:42 +0000

As I was putting this team together j wasn’t totally sure who was going to be on it. There was a good chance that it was going to be a few of the great guys that I rode with last year, but it didn’t happen. What happened was spectacular. The guys that I have ridden across America with are like brother’s from another mother.

Bob is the older wiser brother who has lots if experience but has great discernment of people and circumstances.
Steve is my long lost brother from birth. With so much in common it’s like he IS from the same mother. He is our rookie rider who couldn’t be on our team last year but committed to do the harder 4 man RAAM this year. He bought all new equipment and started training. Well…..he waited awhile to train but he finally got to it And stuck with it. It really paid off.
That leaves us with Patrick! The most enthusiastic person I have met. Once he found out what we were doing he wanted to be a part if it and he didn’t care if he were a crew or a racer.

All these men have shown tremendous effort. I have enjoyed my time with each if them. Thank you for making this team a great one!

Ryan

The Home Stretch

Will Childers — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:21:24 +0000

We have rounded third and are sprinting home. Today is the day to leave everything out on the table. Lets go guys!

Thanks, Crew!

jasonweckworth — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:49:51 +0000

I am so grateful for our crew. They are the ones to really get us here. Not only do they drive and navigate, but also handle our bikes (about 400 times / day) clean, get food and ice, and even massage. Thanks Wendy!!

P.S. We’ve nicknamed Ryan “Flash” because he moves so fast to get the bikes ready!

Almost..

kennyb37 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:07:49 +0000

Almost! Let’s go TDL! We got this!!

Missora

kennyb37 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:08:03 +0000

So not everyone in Missouri is that bad. A lady at a gas station asked us if we were accepting donations and we of course said yes. She gave us one dollar and 30 cents. Its all she had. Jimmy talked to her for a second and she said it is awesome what we are doing. Gave her a green bracelet and she was gone. It’s interesting the people we all meet on RAAM..

What happens in Kansas, stays in Kansas

Will Childers — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:23:04 +0000