Amanda Jayne Post Race Sum up

RAAM CREW PRIMARY JOB:

 

Writing the blog / Reiki

 

WHAT WERE YOUR BEST MOMENTS DURING RAAM?

 

- Laughing with other members of the team. 

 

-   Waiting in the bushes for Daniel Rudge to pass by when we were spying   

  on him.  I was wearing my hat and sunglasses and giggling loudly.  Very

  incognito.

 

- Messing around and trying to amuse Richard when he was riding at night.

 

WHAT WAS YOUR FUNNIEST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

 

This is difficult to say as there were so many moments I was doubled over laughing.  One has to be that ‘girls’ night in the follow car.  And I remember taking the mickey out of Richard because we caught him admiring his shadow as he cycled.  We got a lot of mileage out of that.

 

WHAT WAS YOUR WORST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

 

I have several. The sleep deprivation was hard.  I was living on coffee and monster drinks. I felt increasingly distanced from the world as the days went on. 

 

Opening the RV fridge door - always a scary game of chance as you never knew what was going to be launched at you.  It was usually a couple of cans of coke.

 

The last night when Rich rode through a really bad area where they were shouting abuse at him, throwing things and people on quad bikes were swerving all around him.  It felt so unsafe and was so difficult to see Rich out there on his own and not be able to do anything to help.

 

WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

 

-   I learned that sleep deprivation aids hysterical laughter and hinders blog

writing.

 

-   I learned that RV’s hide electrical cords and chargers until you are about

  to leave, when they blurt them all out in a big mangled pile so that you

  can’t find which one is yours.

 

-   I also learned how privileged I felt to be part of such a great team of

  people.   At night, riding behind Richard I would sometimes get in touch

  with an incredible feeling of connectedness.  I had never experienced

  wanting someone else’s goal so completely.  I would have done anything

  to get him there.  I know other members of the team felt the same and that

  contributed to that expansive connectedness.