Team Osprey, RAAM 2009's Blog (6)

Past WV, into MD - June 27, 8:30 pm, by Greg Hendrickson Here is a picture of Janet's demon in West Virginia from 2008. It is the point where she stopped her RAAM effort last year. It's a point on the road, but it's also a point that Janet and TeamOsprey has spent the past year preparing to conquer. Congratulations to Janet and the team on the road. And thanks to the RAAM cheering squad that came out last night to provide a little humor and motivation in the last miles! She's now less th… Continue

June 26, 3:48 pm, by Greg Hendrickson Janet cycles on, steady in her resolve to beat last year's effort and this year, successfully cross the finish line. Whether she's first or second are farther down on the list for her. She's riding her race, getting ready for West Virginia. Yesterday Janet followed a thunderstorm into Blanchester, and as Bill Osborn, the crew chief reported, "rode well despite the crazy heat and humidity". As Bill rode up course last night after his shift the sky was dumpi… Continue

June 24, 1:40 pm, by Greg Hendrickson Janet is now in Indiana, after hitting Time Station 38 in Bloomington, IN at 9:44am. Dani overtook Janet yesterday afternoon, and Janet trailed Dani at time station 38 by 48 minutes. Live GPS Tracking is having technical difficulties and the team will work on getting it back in action today. What a great race for RAAM with both the men and women's solo competition! For Live GPS tracking o… Continue

June 24, 1:40 pm, by Greg Hendrickson Janet is now in Illinois, after hitting Time Station 34 at the Mississippi River at 10:29am. At the time station she held a 1 hr 9 min lead over Daniela Genovesi, what a great race! The live GPS tracking shows her west of Time Station 35 in Greenville, IL. The field report from crew chief Bill Osborn, "Today Janet demonstrated how with it she is in spite of the physical and mental demands… Continue

Janet cruised through Time Station 30 in Weaubleau, MO a couple of hours ago, and the live GPS tracking shows her coming up to Macks Creek MO. The field report from crew chief Bill Osborn, "It is already in the 80s but the Osprey is flying. The next shift was trying to catch up to her after the time station, but she is moving so fast it is making it hard!" The afternoon crew, Lisa & Tom just called in to attempt a live video feed. Not quite… Continue

Janet passed through Time Station 27 in El Dorado, KS about 30 minutes ago. The report from crew chief Bill Osborn, "It is hotter than hell and she may as well be swimming it is so humid here. Here spirits are high, and she wants to make MO tonight". Janet is definitely on a mission. Yesterday she rode 267 miles, which is her highest mileage for a single day. Go Janet! For Live GPS tracking of Janet's position on the Team Osprey Blog, go to http://t… Continue