Pre-Race - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 15:57 - 5 Comments

Morning of the Race…

June 17th

Over breakfast this morning Mike assured Rich that he has a 90% chance of temporary erectile disfunction after the race, due to sitting on the bike seat for such a long period of time.  Richard seemed pleased.  Sue was not sure this was part of our morning-before-the-race pep talk strategy for Rich but it did at least provide plenty of laughter during a tense and nervous time.  

The countdown to the start is nerve racking.  Feels a little like waiting for an execution - without the execution and with a lot more bike parts hanging around. 

Everyone’s running around with last minute jobs, Sue and I are off for water as soon as I stop typing, Lisa sorting the RV, Jackie sorting paperwork in cars, Chris on bike duty, Tom measuring and weighing food for Rich, Mike on electronics and Barrie worrying about the water in the RV. 

More later….

Amanda