Last night, Tim rode strong into the early morning when he went down for a short sleep in the truck. In the mean time, Gordon and I drove ahead with hope of getting some sleep. On the way, we got…
Then we have this other exciting thing he doesn't know about. Gordon and I are heading to the next checkpoint while the other support vehicle is with Tim. Tim’s parents are driving down and are going to be there.
Tim approached the Sedgwick Fire Station 33, and as soon as he pulled in when they were going to do this great display of lights and sounds, they OF COURSE got a call. Yes our luck. But we still hung…
A lot has happened since our last full update. Unfortunately, we lost two of our crewmembers. We had to make decision. Basically there was just a conflict of interest in the goals and the needs of Tim. This was for…
Michelle checked in briefly with us today; we hope to catch her in a few hours. There had been some sort of communications snafu, which left her half of the support team left to follow Tim for more than a…
Cheeseburger? We’re scared a hamburger isn’t going to agree with him. We’re at a McDonalds drive thru, trying to figure out what Tim wants. Get him a Big Mac. We also have French bread and brie; we are never sure…
The crew pulled into time station 13 at sunrise where we got creative with a gel seat cover—and some tape. Tim rode off telling us that he was teary eyed because he wasn't in pain for the first time.
We’re passing riders. It’s happening now. Just a few hours ago, we didn’t know if he was going to make it. He needed sleep. It was like seeing Tim after a night working the fire station. When he gets a…
Then it got crazy. There was no amount of preparation that the crew could have ever done to be prepared for this. It was take off and just go. We couldn’t have direct contact with Tim until 7:30 that night.…
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