Getting excited, we are in the final week of prep, the van is on the road and riders are starting to come to California. I just did a ride up and down hawk hill, the main hill just over the golden gate bridge in San Francisco, the ride is about 15 miles and 1000 foot climb so it is a nice little run. The city looked awesome from the hill tonight, although it always looks awesome from the hill at dusk looking down over the bridge. On the way back I ran into a couple riders doing a long ride, they asked me for directions and I asked them were they were headed "Boston" they said quietly. I guess we aren't the only ones heading across the country, although we (RAAM racers) are probably the only ones crazy enough to try and do it in 9 days.

Here are a couple old pictures of two of our biggest fans, Sami and his cousin Paivi (in the glasses)