Planning Update

This past week has been a fairly eventful one. The most notable event was receiving sponsorship from Hammer Nutrition. They will be providing Janet with a variety of nutritional fuels and supplements to help with her training and RAAM race. Additionally, Hammer will be providing Janet with items such as shorts, jerseys, socks, gloves, and a jacket. We cannot thank Hammer Nutrition enough for their generosity and encourage you to take a look at their products: www.hammernutrition.com.

We have also received word that Action Wipes will also be sponsoring us this year. Action Wipes are like baby wipes but better, they are bigger, thicker wipes designed for active adults. I have to say that it is amazing how dirty you get after a long distance ride and I for one will cary these on my next double century ride. Action Wipes will be keeping Janet and the crew clean and refreshed through the day and night. You can learn more about Action Wipes by going to: www.actionwipes.com.

Catching up on past a past item, Janet's employer Express Logic (ThreadX) has also sponsored her for RAAM. Express Logic provides software for embedded applications. We are so grateful for their generous sponsorship and understanding as Janet trains and prepares for RAAM. To learm more about Express Logic go to: www.expresslogic.com.

If you are interested in sponsoring Janet or know of someone or comapany that would be, we would greatly appreciate your help. Take a moment and read through our sponsorship information: Sponsorship Details.

Another item off our checklist is the rental of our primary follow vehicle. I found a great company that provides 15 passenger vans full of features such as game system, DVD player, IPOD compatible stereo, power everything, and built in inverters so we can plug our laptops and battery rechargers right in. An additional benefit is that the company is 100% carbon neutral (gotta love a green company). We will be using the same van for our crew training trip that will be happening at the end of April. So we will get a test run with it before the start of RAAM.

On the training front, Janet has been adding up the miles with a number of long weekend rides covering 450+ miles in a weekend. The weather here has been great, but it is beginning to heat up a bit so she will get some heat training in this weekend.

Last but certainly not least, we are still looking for one additional crew member. It would be wonderful to find someone with mechanical or medical training, but neigther is required. Our crew is a group of fun loving people who are dedicated to getting Janet across America quickly and safely.

Well that's all for now...
Bill