tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179351837105421722.post-83172919124146410252007-06-16T14:37:00.000-07:002007-06-16T15:03:54.127-07:00Update from the Ozarks--plus article linksSome articles to check out about Jeff and RAAM in the Fairbanks News-Miner:<br /><br /><a href="http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=119CBC1C6BCAF7D0&p_docnum=1"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333399;">http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=119CBC1C6BCAF7D0&p_docnum=1</span></a><span style="color:#333399;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives"><span style="color:#333399;">http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives</span></a><span style="color:#333399;">?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">p_action=doc&p_docid=119B15A77B33CEB8&p_docnum=2</span></span><br /><br />And one about Jure Robic, RAAMs current leader and multiple past winner by Daniel Coyle, author of Lance Armstrong's War (you have to register to read from NY Times):<br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2au8bl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333399;">http://tinyurl.com/2au8bl</span></a><br /><br />Hot and humid in the Ozarks today, near 90F and humid. It's hard to believe many of us grew up here and never seemed to notice! After a slow start Jeff has been riding well and asking for ice cream sandwiches. The crew is trying to decide if a little more rest (3 hrs instead of 2 hrs at night) will do him any good or if after his longer rest he'll wake up just as groggy and struggle for the 1st hour on the bike anyway. We're attempting to balance our primary goal of finishing the race with our newfound position high in the pack; which means deciding whether to increase or cut sleep and whether to push Jeff beyond his self-percieved physical limits. I never anticipated a time would come that I would be asking him to go further than he thought possible, but rather assumed I would have to be the one holding him back for his own safety. We'll see how it plays out over the next 3 days.J. Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10906644397706207989noreply@blogger.com