Lotoja 2010

Hey everyone! I thought it would be fun to share some videos and pictures from the race. I am sorry I am such a newbie when it comes to blogging so everything is kind of jumbled. The two videos are from the start and the finish of the race. i have such a greater appreciation for what Loren does! I told Loren that I take back all the fruit cake comments I would make about cycling. Its a tough sport! He can shave his legs as much as he likes!! Anyways, it was a really fun day helping Loren and Kelly out. I was in charge of the energy goo and making the perpeteum or as i like to call it "petroleum" ;) 2 scoops of each powder,a dash of orange gatorade, 1/8 of ice and the rest water. give it a good shake and switch it out with the one Loren had. The feed zones were really crazy, almost a blur! As soon as Loren rolled up, he'd shed any clothing, switch out drinks, grab food, and he was off. One feed zone we almost didn't make it. As we were walking up to where we were to meet him he rolled up, it was a close one! Before this feed zone, we were stuck in some nasty traffic and when we realized we hadn't passed loren yet kelly started to panic and put the petal to the medal, thank goodness we saw loren riding up the mountain but at the bottom of the mountain kelly pulled over to help a lone biker with a flat tire which was probably the cause for the close call but it felt good to help that guy! Towards the end of the race we would just leap frog to cheer loren on. That was always really cool especially since at this time we were able to relax! Loren did phenomenal! He really did. I was so suprised at how diligent he was with keeping on going. I was afraid I would see him having a hard time which would have made me so sad but he was a trooper! I was even amazed at how chipper he was at the end of the race ! Overall, it was a really neat experience and I am really proud of loren for doing this especially three years in a row. I am sure there are alot of people that do it once and once was enough but not for loren! enjoy the pics!! :)