Sunday, Jun 28th, 2009, 20:40 – 11 days 5 Hours 24 minutes Daniel has finished, he was able to walk and talk and seemed more or less the same as…

June 27th Daniel had a fantastic day on Saturday. He is still smiling and still peddaling!!. I (Pauline) left on Saturday to fly to Annapolis to be there at the finish…

June 26 Daniel is going well although he’s feeling tired at the moment…surprisingly enough. He started strongly this morning, has had a bit of a dip but has had a…

June 25th I found this on the RAAM Blog: “VIC’S RAMFICATIONSA (very) QUICK CHAT WITH DANIEL RUDGE June 25, 2009 By Vic Armijo RAAM reporters learn to be opportunists. I…

June 24th Dan has been having a tough day, 3 days in the heat have finally taken their toll. During the last section from Washington to the Mississippi Daniel has…

June 23rd Dan is cycling well at the moment, the hip injury from yesterday is not slowing him down (and has been downgraded by Crew Chief Eric to road rash…

June 22nd Daniel is taking in an incredible amount of fluid and so far feels good and has been able to remain hydrated – the pay off of doing all…

June 21st By the time Dan pulled up into Elkart, Kansas at 1:49am this morning he had covered 320 miles since his last sleep; 30mins to eat etc then back to…

June 20th The first cut-off for the race is at the end of day 4, 3pm on Sunday 21st June. The racers have to arrive at timestation #18, Taos, NM…

June 19th Everything is going well, Dan is laughing and happy and completely focused. He slept for a little longer last night and today is feeling strong. No aches, pains,…

June 18th 48 hours down, 600 miles covered, 20% of the race completed. The sleep strategy is working well, Daniel had another 4 hours sleep, around 6 off the bike…

For every racer there are 6/8 crew members in the follow van and RV. For the duration of the race they do everything (except cycle) for the racer. Drive, cook,…

Wednesday June 17 Dan is going well. It’s going to be hot tomorrow so he’s stopping early tonight (around midnight) to take advantage of the cooler hours in the morning.…

Wednesday 17th June 2009 The race started at noon today (3pm EasternDaylightTime) in perfect cycling conditions, overcast, around 60º F (16º C) and with a light tail wind. There was a…