First, here’s Ken’s “official statement” as of this morning, written by Ernie Azevedo with Ken’s input: “Ken is going to be fine with only a broken right collar bone to show for a low-side crash and tumble on I-95 south of Fredericksburg, VA early this morning. His recollection is that the storm passed through ahead […]
Well, Ken is out of the rally. He’s in the hospital but the worst of his injuries seems to be a broken collarbone – much less worse than last time! I’ve spoken with him several times and he’s coherent and lucid, albeit really annoyed, and the doctors have done lots and lots of tests to make […]
Well, it looks as though yesterday’s update was gobbled up by the Internet gremlins. Oh well. Sadly, I can’t remember what I rambled about. Wait, I remember one thing: Ken hit the worst weather of his life. Which is saying something, given that during last year’s 10-in-10 rally he rode through a hurricane. He said […]
Just found the Leg 2 Checkpoint photos and some of Ken! Photo 1 Photo 2 What I love about all the photos is how everyone’s smiling. This is a crazy, gruelling event, and riders are tired, but they’re all having a hell of a good time. 🙂
Some riders shifted up a few places, some riders shifted down, but Ken stayed solidly in 6th place. Wooh! The last couple of updates at the official site have been interesting. Two riders did both the Pony Express route and Pike’s Peak, which was a hell of a feat. My heart goes out to Eric […]
Once again, not a lot of news just yet, but I’m thrilled that Ken made it to the Leg 2 checkpoint just fine this evening. He texted me when he was prepping to be scored; I haven’t heard anything since, which I interpret to mean he got scored, got something to eat, and went to […]
Now that Leg 1 is over, I can finally talk about it a little bit! I spoke to Ken several times today, and got to hear his perpective on the first leg of the rally. He was really happy with the route planning he did, and acknowledges that he made a few mistakes that cost […]
Ken just texted me that he’s in 6th place, and that the top 10 were all very close. *\o/* Here are the official results.
I’m sure it’s as frustrating to those of you reading this as it is to me that I can’t say much about Ken’s ride. I can’t talk about where he is, where he’s been, or where he’s going…at least, not until the first leg is done, at which point I can talk about where he […]
Ken’s briefly mentioned in the Day 2 update. 🙂 His spirits were even better today, thanks to the fact that it wasn’t pouring rain. I have to admit, I’m looking forward to him getting to the first checkpoint (which is back in Pittsburgh on Thursday) so I can talk about what he’s done! (Each leg […]