...and we are on the road! It's been a fun day - 40 relay teams started off in 1 minute intervals at 2pm. I had a great view of the proceedings - I was sitting on the stage and the start line was right in front of me. By 3:00pm we were on the road chasing them down, taking photos, and interviewing riders on the side of the road as they waited for their teams to come by.
It is now dusk and we are in the desert about a 100 miles from Oceanside. We are heading for the Imperial Sand Dunes but won't see them. Riders are required to have a follow vehicle at night so we are coming up on these little groups of car/rider clusters.
Not sure how far we are going to drive tonight. Rafiel and I are taking turns driving since we lost our driver (long story). I hope we stop and eat soon. I'm hungry!!
I talked to Leary on the phone just a little while ago. It was great to hear his voice and hear about his day. I had to cut the call short because Ryan and Rafiel were done shooting photos and video and ready to go chase down the riders again. I already submitted my write up for the afternoon so I have a little time off before submitting another write up.
On a side note - I met with a woman named Lucy who's husband is racing as part of an 8 man relay team. He has stage 4 lung cancer and only one lung. This is a photo of me interviewing her (Rafiel took the photo). We'll be rooting for her and her husband along the way!
More later!
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