RAAM CREW PRIMARY JOB:

 

Crew Chief / Massage Therapist

 

WHAT WERE YOUR BEST MOMENTS DURING RAAM?

 

After we finished!  When Rich was smiling again, in one piece and the crew were chatting and laughing about the funny things that happened.  I felt my job was done.

 

WHAT WAS YOUR FUNNIEST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

 

Spying on Daniel Rudge was fun.

 

The girly night in the follow car when we were messing around and making Rich laugh

 

Playing quizzes with Rich

 

WHAT WAS YOUR WORST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

 

Arriving at the end when Rich wasn’t well.  I was driving behind him as we came in the last 11 miles and I thought the rush hour traffic was going to run him over.  He was veering all over the road, then when we shouted at him he veered into a tree.  I thought he was going to faint on the bike.  He was shaking, no longer pedalling and his bike was wobbling everywhere. His body seemed to be shutting down.  It was the longest 11 miles of my life.

 

WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

 

I learned so much: 

-   Assumptions are deadly.

-   Dealing with a group of people, you can’t let things fester, you have to deal with situations head on.

-   Trust my instincts - at times I made decisions because it ‘felt’ right.  It is hard when there are so many different opinions around you.

-   You don’t know how strong you are until you do something like this.  When you are sleep deprived, everything comes to the surface.  It is very challenging.

 

 

DID YOU EVER WANT TO GIVE UP?

 

Not give up, but there were a few times I wished I was a million miles away from the situation.

 

CAN YOU SUM UP YOUR RAAM EXPERIENCE IN ONE SENTENCE?

 

“It was blessed and I loved every minute of it, good and bad.”