Raam 2010

[Catrin]

I'll probably volunteer at the time station in Bloomington! It's pretty cool when they come through town!

This sounds like fun!

[Fredwina]

Barbara Buatios is in first - between Durango, Co and Chama, NM
Michele is 2nd between Cortez and Pagosa Springs, CO
Sandy is 3rd with Amy and Sabrina following between Montezuma Creek, UT and Durango
Kevin is between Flagstaff and Kayenta, AZ
I should be spectating at the Team Start tommorrow. will try and post pics.

[Catrin]

Barbara Buatios is in first - between Durango, Co and Chama, NM
Michele is 2nd between Cortez and Pagosa Springs, CO
Sandy is 3rd with Amy and Sabrina following between Montezuma Creek, UT and Durango
Kevin is between Flagstaff and Kayenta, AZ
I should be spectating at the Team Start tommorrow. will try and post pics.

Cool! I note that there is at least one women's team, Team Kalyra? (spelling may be off)

I shall be volunteering at the time stop in Bloomington next Friday evening

[Blueberry]

I'm jealous of those of you who live near the route! Sounds like a fabulous time!

There is an all women's team and - of course- lots of female solos this year. That's really great to see.

I don't think there are any solo women racing RAW, though - and I'm not sure one has ever finished.

[Fredwina]

Cool! I note that there is at least one women's team, Team Kalyra? (spelling may be off)

I shall be volunteering at the time stop in Bloomington next Friday evening

that's right http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2506
There's also some mixed team - like JDRF (go Homey!)http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2582 (this is a Tandem team)
Operation Progress: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2632
A Maureen on Team icebreaker:
http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2658
and a 4 woman RAW team (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2599) who finished today

[Catrin]

that's right
and a 4 woman RAW team (http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa..._Entry_ID=2599) who finished today

RAW? I did a quick search for it on the RAAM site, and on Google, and didn't come up with much. Is this something separate?

[Fredwina]

RAW? I did a quick search for it on the RAAM site, and on Google, and didn't come up with much. Is this something separate?

RAW : Race Across the West: basically race the course from Oceaside to Durango, CO: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raa...N_webcat_id=27

[Pedal Wench]

We will be watching Kevin Kaiser too. Our favorite LBS owner, Phil, is part of his support team. My husband talked to Kevin in the shop last week.

OH!!! I just realized that I know Phil too! We rode together for a while on the Augusta 300K this year. I completely forgot that he had mentioned supporting Kevin. What a nice man!

[Fredwina]

The start:

This handcycle is for a female LAPD officer who was shot on duty:

Team Kalya:

My friend Bernie and Stoker:

My other Friend Dana:

[Fredwina]

I don't think he's doing RAAM:

the beach:

I got a souvenir:

going home, a sign you don't see every day

[Fredwina]

Barbara did get passed By Jure Robic. But she supposedly held the solo men off longer than any other solo woman

[Blueberry]

Thanks for the photos! I've been enjoying all of the coverage this year - such a cool event!

Has a solo woman every finished RAW? I can't find that one has...

[out_spokin']

I was on an annual trip to NM and on my way back to CO earlier today saw an officials' vehicle...I was just ahead of riders going over La Veta Pass. Darn! Didn't know anyone was close otherwise might have figured it out. Official was nice, talked to me about how everything was going.

Got lucky a few years back and saw rider/support vehicle headed up this pass, pretty cool. See very few riders in this area usually, let alone with RAAM!

[Fredwina]

The teams should be coming through shortly

[spindizzy]

My coach Jill Gass and 3 of her awesomely strong teammates, Sonia Ross, Lisa Tonnello and Avalon Jenkins-Balker are getting ready to roll this weekend. Their website is www.TeamKalyra.com - they are the only women's 4 person team I believe. It's their second try to break the existing record for Jill,Lisa and Sonia - and it's Avalon's first RAAM. Brutally hard, both for the racers and their support crews out there on the road! The Kalyra RAAM team is raising money for Girls Inc with their RAAM ride. Very cool! Tokie

I had a fabulous bar-b-q dinner at Kalyra (Ka-Lye-ra) winery when I did my bike camp in Solvang.

I'd like to point out that all the women on the Kalyra team are over 50. Age is just a number- those women rock!