6/17/07- Time Station 35

TS 35 - Mississippi River, MO. 1996.5 miles into the race with 1046.3 miles to the finish. They climbed 1,250 ft this section bringing their total climbing to 66,100 ft. Avg speed this section was 19.94 mph.

6/17/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - RON

"I got a flat on my TT bike and the follow van crew looked like a Pro team as they swapped bikes and had me back on the road in less than 30 seconds. They are a fabulous Support Crew!!!"

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 34

TS 34 - Marthasville, MO. 1927.5 miles into the race with 1115.3 miles left to finish. They did 1,940 ft of climbing in this section with a total climbing of 64,800 ft. Avg. speed this section: 20.81.

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - CHELSEA

Chelsea, rider Pete’s group – "It’s Saturday, 3:00pm race time (Eastern Time). We just switched groups. The other group did amazing. They were speedy – wow they were fast. We just went through Jefferson City, MO. It is HOT!!! And HUMID – you could cut a knife through the air! You go out and you are drenched! We have the air conditioner on in the van full force. Hopefully it will cool off tonight. We don’t know exactly what the temp is but when it gets this hot and humid it’s all the same to me. Other than that all is well, going strong and having fun. We’ll report back later.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - RON

Ron - rider, Jim's group. “The big white van has tire troubles – one tire is throwing the tread and one other has some trouble so we are getting 4 new tires put on. We thank God we are safe, just saw the tread coming off before there was any damage to van or people. It throws our schedule off a bit and we had to plunk down a bunch of money but all is good. We are in Jefferson City, MO. Pete’s group has already taken over so we have lost 0 race time!!!! We now have until 2 am to solve this problem, get some rest, get some dinner, get a shower, drive ahead 250 miles and be ready to race again. The whole day went great! A phenomenal day, worked hard and are really tired. We are really thankful that right on the race course was a big tire store that had the tires we needed and they say we should be in and out in 30 minutes and on our way.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - MIKE

Mike – crew member, Jim’s group. "We just finished our shift at TS 33. We followed Pete’s group riders for a while to allow their crew team to catch up with them. Our rider van has some tire troubles and we are in a pit stop to have new tires put on and then get something to eat and rest up. Then we head off for the next point.”

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 33

TS 33 - Jefferson City, MO. 1852.6 miles into the race with 1190.2 miles to the finish. They climbed 2,530 ft this section making their total climbing at 62, 900 ft. Avg. speed this section: 21.61 mph.

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - MIKE

Mike with Jim’s team – “Just calling to say HI! I guess I’m a little bored. That’s all for now.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - MIKE

Mike with Jim’s group – “We’re following behind Ron and he just had a tire blow out. Luckily we had his bike on our van so we were able to swap out the bike right away and he is back to pedaling. The team is looking strong. All the crew members are doing well and say hello. We’ve got blue skies with scattered clouds. It’s a little warm but not too bad. We are thankful for that.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - RON

Ron – “We are about done for the day and will have done about 250 miles on our shift today. We’ve really been pumping. We’re having a lot of fun! It’s hot and humid today – we keep pouring water on ourselves when we’re on our bikes and our arm coolers are wonderful – couldn’t imagine riding in this heat without them. Jeff is going out now. We are doing shorter pulls when it’s hot but we’re all doing well.”

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 32

TS 32 - Camdenton, MO. 1793.9 miles into the race with 1248.9 miles left to finish. They climbed 2,760 ft this section with a total climbing of 60,400 ft. Avg. speed this section: 21.73 mph. Go North Coast Cycling!!!!

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - MIKE

Mike – Jim’s group crew member – “Good morning everybody. We just entered Preston, MO. Things are going pretty well. Riders are still looking strong. Everybody is doing pretty good. That’s the update for now. We’ll talk to you soon.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - MIKE

Mike – Jim’s group crew member - "Hi, I’m driving right now. Countryside is pretty cool – there is a lot of road kill so it’s a little obstacle course. Diane, Dave and I are doing well. The riders look strong and they are doing well. We’re having a good time. Hi everybody.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM CREW - DAVE

Dave – "We’re having a little excitement. We entered Missouri earlier and not long after that we had a little mishap with a bike rack on the back. Luckily the bike didn’t fall off, but we had to abandon the rider. Thankfully it was just a little bit after sunup so we didn’t have any problems there. Everything is fixed so we are back on course.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - JEFF

Jeff H. "Good morning! We just crossed into the Missouri border. Rocket man Joe is hammering away taking us into Missouri.”

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - JEFF

Jeff Holmes, rider Jim’s group. "I just finished my second pull of the morning (Sat. morning). Funny how reflective you can get when you’re riding a bike in the middle of the night when it’s pitch black! Just to reflect on what goes through your head in the middle of the night and you can’t see anything else...Everyday my sweetheart, my wife, Mickey, has written me a little note. And everyday I open one of them. Last night I read one, of course you’re not going to hear the content, but just a great reminder just how blessed I am that I have somebody that loves me so much that lets me do something like this! And as well, to all the people that I get to work with, Pastor Becky Rosaler put together a little folder and inside there is a packet for everyday and she collected notes from all our 20Something people and our friends and they wrote me something everyday. I want to say to all of them that their comments and encouragement has been incredible. I am truly blessed and thankful for being a person who is rich with relationships. Looking forward to the sunlight coming out. We are going to go into Missouri in a little bit.”

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 31

TS 31 - Collings, MO. 1740.3 miles into the race with 1302.5 miles to the finish. They climbed 2,220 ft this section with a total climb of 57,600 ft. Avg speed this section was 20.11 mph.

6/17/07 - TIME STATION 30

TS 30 - Fort Scott, KS. 1678,3 miles into the race with 1364.5 miles to the finish. They climbed 760 ft this section with a total climb of 55,400 ft. Avg. speed this section: 21.59 mph.

6/16/07 - COMMENT FROM RIDER - JOE

Joe, rider Jim’s group. "At the TS at Yates Center – Funny story – Ron was on the rode, Jeff and Jim and I got out of the vehicle. The TS was staffed with a family and probably a total of 10 people. Keep in mind it was about 2:30 am central time. The staff there was excited as could be to see us and as soon as one of the guys there saw Jim Penseyres he just went nuts. Jim stuck his hand out to introduce himself and the guy said, “I know who you are, I’ve got every RAAM tape going back to the very beginning!” The guy was in awe. When Jim stood and took a picture with him it was incredible to see how happy the guy was to be getting a picture with one of his heroes!” Really incredible.”

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 29

TS - 29 Yates Center, KS. 1619.3 miles into with 1423.5 miles to the finish. They climbed 1,210 ft this section with total climbing at 54,600 ft. Avg. speed this section was 20.59 mph.

6/16/07 - TIME STATION 28

TS - 28 El Dorado, KS. 1557.2 miles into the race with 1485.6 miles to finish. The team climbed 720 ft this section with a total climb at 53,400 ft. Avg. speed this section was 19.91 mph.