RAAM CREW PRIMARY JOB:

Nutritionist

WHAT WERE YOUR BEST MOMENTS DURING RAAM?

Helping someone to achieve their goal.

When we started racing.  With 2 days to go Richard started racing others and everything changed, there was a real buzz about the place.  Everything was slick by that time.  Plus we started spying on other riders

Before RAAM started, getting the ‘ok’ from Rich to be in the team was a great moment too.

WHAT WAS YOUR FUNNIEST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

There are many:

-   Barrie’s non-stop banter

-   Quizzes in the follow car with two strange but lovely women (no names)

-   Standing at the side of the road in Kansas in broad daylight, holding up a blanket and looking the other way whilst one of the women (who shall remain nameless) went to the toilet.  By the way, although I had her covered in my direction, she forgot about shielding herself from traffic going in the opposite direction!  The sudden screeching going on in the middle of things was the first I knew of it. 

WHAT WAS YOUR WORST MOMENT DURING RAAM?

When Rich didn’t pee for a period of 6 hours - I had nothing to do

Also, there wasn’t enough food for me

WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

Anything is achievable - and no matter how small someone’s role is, it’s importance cannot be underestimated.   An analogy comes to mind of a wheel - Richard is the hub and the crew and their tasks are the spokes.  What I’ve learned is that there are loads of spokes, not just the obvious crew jobs like nutrition and massage and bike mechanics.  The less apparent roles are just as vital, like making Rich laugh, keeping his spirits up, talking to him to keep him awake. 

DID YOU EVER WANT TO GIVE UP?

Never.

CAN YOU SUM UP YOUR RAAM EXPERIENCE IN ONE SENTENCE?

“Hot, sweaty, sticky and infectious - must do again.”