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Subject: The race is on, Team Santa Fe at Primal Quest

Team Santa Fe, captained by Carl Gable, set out this morning on the
first leg of the 2003 Subaru Primal Quest Adventure Race. With race headquarters 
at South Lake Tahoe, what better way to begin the race than on the water.
 
At 8:30am PDT, the race was off with a short kayak leg. In contrast 
to sleek sea kayaks, boats are 4-person sit-on-top kayaks! To add to the furor 
of the start, two racers were in the boat, presumably out in the water, and two 
persons were to swim to the boat. With 80 teams, that's 160 racers trashing 
about to  find their boats. Then, squeezing long legs into the kayak without 
tipping it over becomes the next skill test. Once in the boat, the challenge 
begins....synchronized paddling of the 4 racers! The 33-mile (~52Km) leg takes 
them counter clockwise around the lake, through two checkpoints (CP's), to the 
third checkpoint which is also a transition. Here, they will meet their support 
crew, restock food and water, get new maps and transition to the next event. No 
word on what the next event will be. They should finish this kayak leg in about 
10 hours; less if they have tailwinds because they mounted Spirit Sails to the 
kayaks.  We gave these sails their maiden voyage in July at Eco-NA. There we had 
superb sailing conditions and reached top speeds of 10km/hr! If they have these 
conditions, they could finish the leg in 5-6 hours. However, winds seemed to be 
calm at race start. At least there will be little navigational challenge during 
portion of the race!

Superb race coverage can be found on the Primal Quest website where you can 
track the team. http://www.subaruprimalquest.com
Each team has a GPS unit, allowing near real-time tracking.
If other news becomes available, I'll try to update you (work permitting).

Go Team!

Barb Dutrow
Team Santa Fe, 
TSF member of 2002 PQ team    




                  
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Subject: UP up and away, TSF at PQ

Days 1-2-3

Hope that you all had a good weekend. When you are adventure racing, you
quickly lose not only the time, but what day it is! 
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About 5:30pm on a clear, blue, sunny Friday afternoon, TSF arrived at the kayak 
takeout about middle of the pack - fortunately before the winds arrived to make 
paddling difficult. After nine hours (slightly ahead of the projected 10 hrs) of 
sitting in water (kayaks were self-bailing), they were cold! Support crew 
members, Dave and Caragh, fed and warmed them while they readied themselves for 
Leg 2.  Borrowed from the urban adventure races, this leg allowed teams to 
choose from kick biking (= scootering), in-line skating or foot to move the 25 
miles to the next Transition. Carl and Joel chose 'scootering', on their new 
26"wheel scooters, Deb and Pat chose in-line skates. While skates are faster 
downhill, scooters are faster uphill. In contrast to last year's PQ with 
substantial vertical (60,000' of ascent), this year's vertical is much less, but 
placed at strategic positions. This leg required a 1000' climb over Donner Pass, 
making skating brutal! Top teams, most of which opted to skate, took shoes to 
run the uphills; unfortunately TSF did not. (Nokia, the top team, all scootered 
and gained 30 min. over the other teams.) After 5 hrs of skate-scootering, they 
arrived at CP4/TA2 around midnight, tired - they didn't anticipate the long 
uphill!

More food, more water, more food, some rest and off again after about 2 hrs
at the Transition. Leg 3 of the race began the first of the many mountain biking 
legs. Traveling south and east, this 110 mile leg was to have 40 miles of road 
biking, a 2 mile hike-a-bike, and about 12,000' of ascent as they rode through 
the Sierras; they estimated their time at 14 hrs. I followed them via GPS until 
midway between CP4-5 when the system was brought off-line (according to race 
organizers because 60/80 GPS units got wet in the boat!). At this time, they 
were moving along the optimal route, and then stopped, moved back and forth, and 
back and forth, apparently trying to locate the way up the hill to the major 
road.  Dave and I were frequently in contact during this time; I watched the web 
with tracking and reported TSF's whereabouts so that the support crew knew 
better when to anticipate their arrival......But then, no more tracking...and we 
were left with the leader board stats which were at least an hr. behind. 

We grew nervous; called a lot wondering where they were. They had been out 
nearly 7 hrs before they arrived at the next CP, CP5, and they had a long time 
remaining. After watching them making slower progress than expected, we 
anticipated their arrival early in the morning day 3. This gave the support crew 
needed time to drive to S. Tahoe, pick up supplies and get some much deserved 
rest. In addition, Dave brought his computer with a map program. Surfing the PQ 
website, I finally found the UTM coordinates associated with each CP. Dave 
plotted these for the next hiking leg, so that TSF had high resolution maps!!! 
This should be a definite advantage.

TSF arrived at the end of the bike leg Sunday morning about 5:36am. Dave 
reported that they looked pretty beat. They reported that the biking
was "epic". Other teams said peddling was difficult. The team thought they'd 
taken the correct route; but they spent 27 hrs biking, moving them to 53th 
place. (The other team from Santa Fe - Stryker, finished in 14 hrs). They were 
short of food, but being in California and hardly the wilderness, they stopped 
in a town and bought hamburgers!
They opted to sleep at the TA (with bags and pads) for a few hours before 
beginning again. Recovered, fed and ready to go, they began hiking Sunday 
morning at 10:40am. They checked into CP10 a mere 2 hrs later and CP11 about 
7:30 hrs later!!!  These were some of the fastest times for these 
portions...perhaps the maps helped! They should be finished with this trekking 
leg by now, and will report more soon - this is too long!


Go Team!
Barb
TSF   




                  
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Subject: trekking to ropes - Day 3 wanes, Day 4 begins

We left our racers yesterday at the beginning of the trekking leg, CP9-11. 
Finally out of a deadzone ("can you hear me now"), Dave was able to call with 
the latest on TSF (and together with info from the website, is what you get!). 

TSF departed their initial trekking leg from Kirkwood CP9, with detailed maps in 
hand and totally psyched because they knew exactly where they were going! 
After the tiring mountain biking leg, Dave had plotted a trekking route 
that took them by Scout Carson Lake on their 28 mile hike to CP11. They burned 
this section with some of the fastest times! Over the granite outcrops, past 
deep blue alpine, they arrived at CP11/Lower Bear Quarry about 8:30pm Monday eve 
(7th), in 47th place. After resting and eating, they set out to complete the 
orienteering course. Orienteering requires that you locate exact positions by 
using your compass and map. Once there, they used a punch to punch
their passport, proving they had indeed found the mark. Orienteering is an exact 
sport. The points may be difficult to see from a distance, so that you have to 
be at the correct location (in a race I did, the organizers hung green tape in 
pine trees! and put one location under a bridge). Teams could collect the 8 
points in any order, but the website stated that the order mattered. Teams 
needed to get 5 points to stay ranked; for each point teams did not get, they 
were assessed a 2 hr penalty. About 10:00pm TSF set out to find the points. This 
was challenging, in part because of the dark and, in part because of the 
terrain. After 15 hrs of orienteering, they collected 6 points (enough to 
continue) and opted to take the 4 hr penalty for the points that were on a cliff 
face! They arrived at CP 12 in good spirits, tired but good. More food and maps, 
a biking leg followed that took them to the ropes course. (i think the website
has an am/pm error wih cp12). Currently in place 53.

Back on their bikes, psyched because the support crew had changed their bike 
tires to slicks as they were to travel via potholed roads, TSF was off about 
2:30pm (8th) with a heavy load of climbing gear in their packs to the start of 
the ropes course (CP13). Ropes were to be like none other. Centered around the 
Calveras Dome, a stunning naked granite outcrop, the 1000' rope ascent began 
with a 90m free ascent at the base. A Tyrolean traverse took them over the dome 
to CP14, to begin the 1000' rappel at CP15. It appeared that all team members 
would move at once from the numbers of hanging ropes. With 20 teams ahead on 
this leg, TSF probably had a wait on some portion(s). They began this dramatic 
ascent at 4:10pm, in the light. Darkness fell, moving through the tyrolean at 
10:38pm and onto CP15, the rappel at 11:30pm last night. It must have been 
awesome to rappel down 1000' under clear skies drenched with warm moonlight. We 
wished we were there.  Ropes courses are often the most fun, they are not so 
much about skills, but rather the organizers providing the racers with an 
exhillerating experience and a sense of awe; here, the best the Sierras have
to offer. These are once in a life time experiences that make the pain worth it!

After ropes, a let down (literally) and back to biking to move them 30 miles 
west along aqueducts, through the town of Pioneer and to the 'caving' section. 
They should be there now. 

As for the lead teams, water is the great equalizer and the 12 hr lead that
team Nike had was lost when they reached the water put-in during the darkzone.
They have passed whitewater and are now in another trekking leg. Team Stryker
has withdrawn from the race, at CP 16, this morning or late last night.

Race day 4 has dawned. 

Keep going team!
Barb
TSF member      




                  
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Subject: TSF: Deep in the heart of it....CP17 -

Dear TSF Friends and Supporters!

What could possibly follow that stunning ropes course? The answer,
another equally as awesome natural wonder, the Black Chasm -
a vast cave system that was designated a National Natural Landmark in
1976. This deep subterranian system is home to colossal rooms with
deep dark lakes and spectacular mineral deposits. 
Black Chasm was CP17 and the next transition.  

Having finished ropes, TSF picked up their bikes about midnight for 
the ride to CP17.  At least two route choices were available; up a steep hill 
with a 30 mi nice downhill or along the aqueducts for a 
presumably less hilly ride.
TSF chose the aqueduct route that became more hilly than expected toward
the end. Apparently if they had "taken the plunge" and rode uphill first,
they would have made up time on a fast downhill (hindsight!). They arrived
at the Black Chasm CP about noon, tired but with their sense of humor intact! 
Place 53.

Support crew once again fed and fed and pampered them, then told them it
was time to leave. At 1:43pm, they set off to 'cave' which was really
another orienteering course.  Fortunately this time they had daylight to find 
locations, dramatically helping their time to prize! In a mere 5:30 they found 
the locations necessary to continue. Unfortunately, instead of viewing these 
spectacular natural wonders, TSF reported this portion of the route as 'bogus'! 
They had to find several of the cave entrances, and rappel down a few and jumar 
up (ascend the rope), then move on to the next. Ok, nothing could top the ropes! 
They were concerned about a noon Wednesday cutoff to be at the launch for
the white water portion of the race. However, 
they only had a short bike now to the water. No problem
remaining on the full race course (other racers who miss this cut off will
be 'short coursed'). 

When they took off on bikes for the white water
put in,  Dave reported that they left CP18 about 9pm (Tue)
looking pretty rough but that when they arrived about 4:30am at Rattlesnake Bar 
on the American River, they looked much better! They rode the 30 miles through 
ghost towns, remants of the former gold rush days. They slept about 1.5 hrs 
before beginning on the water leg. Because this leg is to have whitewater with 
class III rapids, teams can only embark on this segment during the light (leg 
has an off limits 'darkzone'). That is, they can begin no earlier that 6:30am. 
Again, water legs are the great equalizer in these races. The 15 teams that were 
ahead of them, arriving throughout the night, were all held and these teams lost 
their 12 hr leads over TSF!!! Yahoo! TSF pulled into 42nd place when they set
out on this leg about 8:15am this morning (Wed). Average time for this leg is 

about 11 hrs; they should finish by early evening. I haven't heard if they
have to be off of the river at dark if they don't make the take out at CP21 by 
then (they did last year and we spent a miserable night, unprepared and 
freezing, by the river).  Hopefully all will go well for them in their two 
person inflatable kayaks, and that unlike last year when water levels were so 
low we couldn't boat, they will be able to run rapids rapidly! They are all 
experienced boaters, but none have teamed together in these types of boats 
before! Carl and Joel did this race last year and were in the stern in different 
boats, and both had different partners in the bow! I didn't hear who was with 
whom, but I'm sure they'll be able to adjust quickly. Strategies can be 
important as they wind their way through rapids.

The end is now in sight. Off the water to a 25 mile trekking leg, a 50 mile bike 
leg, more trekking and a paddle on Tahoe to the finish line!! I'm guessing at 
least by Friday, if not sooner, they'll cross under the finish banner!

AND WE HAVE WINNERS!
Nike ACG/Balance Bar crossed the finish line at 2:31AM today, Wednesday to
claim the $100,000 first place prize!!! They were followed by AROC (Australian)
in 2nd, and despite a 6 hr penalty, Seagate (New Zealand) in 3rd!!!

Keep it up TSF! The finish is in sight!!!
Cheers
Barb
TSF member
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Subject: dunked but not dropped; TSF on the move

Hi All,

        TSF arrived at Rattlesnake Bar, finishing the boating leg, 
        early last night (Wed). The first portion, about 15 miles 
        on the American River, was white water with rapids to run. 
        As expected, this section was reported to be a blast, 
        despite the fact that they all swam a few times, unintentionally! 
        Once at CP20, they were through the white water section 
        (about 1:53pm) and then had to paddle on flatwater. 
        This is drudgery, those inflatable
        kayaks are not speed demons and with the friction, feel like
        you are paddling a slug bucket! With head winds, this can be
        a drag! Fortunately though, there is no darkzone on flat water, 
        so teams can be on this water section in the dark. Hence, they
        could finish without spending a night by the water!
        Meanwhile (during the previous 12 hrs), the support crew 
        had been busy; gone to town to do stinky laundry, 
        buy more supplies (you eat a lot!) and recharge all 
        the battery operated gear at the local library. 
        In addition, they had gourmet delights
        waiting for the racers as they pulled off the water: Pizza
        and KFChicken. Racers arrived at CP21, the next transition about 
        8:40pm last night (Wed) and immediately began feasting! They
        were psyched! Grease and salt are two things one craves 
        in these races. You also eat things you would normally NEVER eat, 
        and you ENJOY them!
        
        Dave reported that several teams hit the wall and
        dropped out at the TA last night; it was
        sad to see that as they'd made it so far along the course.
        But with teams dropping, TSF moves up in the ranks!!!
        With 64 teams still in the race, TSF was now in position 42!!!
        They decided to sleep at the TA (with warm sleeping bags and
        soft pads) before taking off on the next trekking leg. They
        got up around midnight, but the support crew couldn't get them
        going until about 2am! They were moving slow, as expected.
        Once tired, that activation energy to get going is high, 
        but once going, you move well. Best to move through these
        lowlands in the cool hours of the night.
        
        They set off on Leg 12(CP21-27), which they are now in the middle of,
        a 43 mile trekking leg that crisscrosses the
        American River. Here the elevations are low, so they
        will be swamped with oxygen! After the ropes, they came down onto the 
        plains with farms and towns; not such a scenic portion of the race.
        They've passed through the town of Auburn, and will trek on a portion
        of the Western States 100 mile Race trail, to make a loop north
        and back south to Cool, CA. 
        
        They passed CP 24 about noon today, and moved up to place 39!!! 
        Only 54 teams are left in the race. Now, they just need to 
        keep putting one foot ahead of the other....and they'll make it! 
        They are exhausted but you can find a zone and just keep
        going. So far this race has been kind on the racer's feet with 
        lots of biking. Feet were Carl's concern,
        but so far with the relatively small percentage of hiking, he has
        had no problems at all! Average time for this leg is now 
        about 20 hrs, so they should finish late
        tonight. They will soon be able to smell the finish line!
        
        [Directions to the finish.....
        Once in Cool (Cp27/TA), they'll bike 50 miles on roads
        to Loon Lake (avg. ~5 hrs), drop bikes, put on hiking shoes, hike
        a mere 16 miles to Homewood (avg.~7 hrs) where they dropped 
        kayaks after leg 1, pick up their kayaks and paddle 21 miles (4hrs)
        to the finish! Unfortunately they have a 6 hr penalty to serve,
        which will probably hold them at the beginning of the boat. 
        But, that's only 22 hrs from the end of the trekking to the
        finish!!!!]
        
        One foot forward..... and soon, it will be time to start cheering
        them into the finish line!!!!
        
        Go Team!
        Cheers all
        Barb
        TSF member
        
        p.s. My apologies that I am so wordy, thanks for reading these!
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Subject: unspoken heros: the support crew!

Hi TSF Supporters,

        While we are busy charting the progress of TSF, there
        is amazing behind the scenes action that keeps TSF
        going strong. All due to the unstoppable, unshakeable,
        Support Crew. In some races (Ecochallenge), unlike
        this one, there is no support crew; the race organization moves
        your gear box and bike box from one transition to another;
        racers must "do it all" for themselves. But in Primal
        Quest, a support crew is vital to the success of the team.
        
        This year's support crew for TSF is Dave Conlin and
        Caragh Barwise, both of Santa Fe.
        They are absolutely incredible! They are a study in
        selflessness, always putting the team and its needs
        first. There seems to be a rule in adventure racing
        that the racers always arrive at the Transitions early
        in the morning (~1am) so that the crew NEVER gets to
        sleep through the night! Doesn't matter, they anxiously
        await their arrival; they are ready at any hour, 
        with freshly cooked, hot meals of REAL food, refreshments, 
        and endless words of encouragement. When the racers began
        yelling demands, usually all at once, they fill them 
        quickly without a question. If the team sleeps,
        they stay awake to assure that the racers don't sleep

        too long. Sleep deprivation is a given for them too.
        
        They totally immerse themselves in the race to 
        anticipate the racers every need, without a word
        being spoken. They ready the next leg's gear, help
        chart their course, charge batteries for bike lights, tune bikes
        to assure flawless performance, change tires depending 
        on the upcoming terrane, shop for more food, fix smelly feet,
        dry wet things and wash stinky clothes, just to name a
        few. After tidying the area after the racer hurricane strikes,
        they then pick up and drive the 15' Ryder Truck 
        and a car, to the next TA making sure they are there on time, 
        ready and waiting to get the team geared, fed, and
        rolling again. They call to make sure they don't stay 
        too long doing errands, based on racers current location 
        (extracted from the web) and estimated travel time. 
        I'm going to miss talking to these guys 5+ times per day soon!
                
        They are a study in creativity: how to
        get three bike lights and one cell phone charged
        at the same time while in the middle of nowhere? 
        Dave rigged up a coverter to the cigarette lighter, 
        brought a power strip and they
        ran the car for hours to get stuff charged...until
        they discovered the local library with electical
        connections! Dave even brought mapping software
        on a portable computer and a printer so that based 
        on the UTM coordinates of the CP's, he could print 
        out high resolution maps for each leg of the race!                              
        Amazing - now that's support...what more could you want?
        
        These are but a few of the many incredible attributes
        that are continuously demonstrated by the support crew.
        I could go on and on, but hopefully you get the idea.
        They are the force behind the racers and will assure
        that TSF gets to the finish line, if at all possible.
        
        My heros! The Support Crew -
        
        Cheers
        Barb
        TSF racer who's experience the awesome power of support crews!
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Subject: TSF - last long leg....

Dear Supporters, 

Another day dawns for the racers, Day 8 ....After trekking for nearly
26 hrs, they arrived at the TA in Cool, CA about 4:30am this morning
in good spirits. Dave reported that they looked better coming in than
when he'd sent them out! They'd hiked about 43 miles, crossing the American 
River many times. Leaving the TA, they were required to carry life jackets, 
for good reason. At one point, a zip line was set up over the river,
hence they also had to carry some climbing gear (heavier packs). Too
bad the line also sent them into the water! Hopefully they all wore quick drying 
clothes! But hiking in wet shoes is always annoying, not to mention it heightens 
the possibility of getting blisters. Again they crashed at the TA for about
2.5hrs of cushy sleep in bags on mattresses. Often TA's are bad places to
sleep, because they are noisy, but this is offset by the fact that you
have your bags/pads! They had also slept along the way, hence their longer
than average time to arrive. Seven other teams dropped here - after getting
this far... TSF moved up to 38th!

Knowing that the end was attainable, their new strategy is to finish, by
not pushing too hard and risking a late-in-the-race injury or fopa! Hence,
they had a leisurely breakfast before starting off. Carl even called and
we had a two and one-half minute conversation, where I reminded him you
all were cheering loudly! He reported that there was definitely a transition
from the beginning of the trek to the end (read fatigue set in); he was tired 
but sounded great.

Happy to be off their feet, they are back on their bikes for a 48 mile ride
over paved roads through towns as they ascend about 5000' back up into the 
Sierras. Navigation should NOT be a problem here!!! With the slick tires,
they should move fast and find easy peddling. Currently the average time
for this leg is about 8 hrs, putting them in to CP28 at Loon Lake about
6-7pm tonight (they estimated 9 hrs). This CP(28) is a gear drop only, no crew 
available, but they have taken 24 hrs of food. [This race has had a tremendous
amount of biking, about 245 miles over 4 legs; but biking is the only way
to move teams fast enough to cover this many miles in the time required.]

Once to Loon Lake, they drop their bikes, put on their hiking shoes and begin 
the final 16 mile trek to the edge of the Lake Tahoe...where they can smell the 
finish!  Trails will take them over more fabulous granite outcrops, boulders,
through forest and by alpine lakes. They will be hiking most of this in the
dark. It appears that the last portion of this trek is a road - making for
faster walking, and through town. It is so odd to emerge from the deep
dense forest and walk through a town; to be racing through civilization!
Current estimates for this leg are also about 9 hrs, depending on
sleep, etc. They might as well sleep, they just need to finish! We are
estimating their arrival time at CP29, Homewood and the lake,
around 5am +/-; Carl estimated about 9:30am.

Once they reach CP29, the TA at Homewood, on the edge of Lake Tahoe, they have 
to serve a 6 hr penalty. During the orienteering portions, they missed 2 
locations and in the 'caving' portion they missed one, thinking it would take
them longer than the penalty to get the point. There is a 2 hour penalty for
each point missed; they will serve 6 hrs - and be well rested before
getting on the water tomorrow to paddle into the finish! Fortunately they
hit the TA BEFORE the penalty, so the Crew is already planning food for
them to eat while the rest and wait it out.

Tomorrow afternoon should bring them in - ~5hrs of boating ...a fun
and beautiful paddle on Lake Tahoe to the finish at Lakeside Beach. 
It will be great to finish in the daylight! While one simply wants to
finish, it is somehow nicer when people are there and you can see and
anticipate the finish from a distance! [Last year we finished at 1am,
only the hardiest of supporters remained but the local race staff rallied
folks from the bar to come out for us!!!]

I'm not sure when I'll be able to send out another message - 
keep your fingers crossed, cheer hard tomorrow, 
and think of them as they push through the exhaustion to make the finish!

Yahoooooo Team, you are almost there!!!

Cheers
Barb
TSF 
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Subject: TSF finished 38th!!! at 9PM Sat. 

HI Supporters!

        TSF made it to the finish line about 9:00pm last night (Saturday)
        after 9 days 12 hours and 32 minutes of racing. 
        
        They made their way through the biking leg in about 9 hrs, 
        then onto the final trek about 6:30pm Friday after a short break.
        Routed through the Sierras, this leg was tough walking.
        Apparently one of them had a 'meltdown' due to insufficient
        intake of food and water. They stopped for a couple of hours
        to get food and electrolytes balanced again before continuing.
        That was part of the reason that they took nearly 15 hrs on 
        a leg where most were taking 10...Dave and I were fretting 
        and we were very relieved when they rolled in about 9:45am!!!
        
        The crew had lots of food and beverages ready, together with
        gear for the final leg. Another break! The organizers somehow                   
        'misplaced' 2 hrs of their penalty time, leaving only 4 hrs
        to serve before setting off for that final paddle to the finish!
        Eating and sleeping for 4 hours gave them a much needed rest
        and revived them for the final arduous boating leg in their
        4 person, must-paddle-together, kayak. They scurried out
        of the penalty box, ahead of other teams, and were on the 
        water about 3pm for a cold windy push to the finish. Other
        teams decided they didn't want to wait out long penalty
        times so simply went ahead to finish unranked.
        
        Cheers rang out as they paddled into Lakeside Beach at 
        South Lake Tahoe and the finish line at 9:02pm Saturday.
        Of the 80 teams that began, 44 finished the full course, 
        4 others finished the short course, and 5 more finished unranked.
        
        After a long nights rest, they can eat more real food, and 
        begin packing (ugh) for the trip back tomorrow. And of course, 
        this must be done before the big party tonight. All the teams
        celebrating their acheivements together. Awards for $250,000
        will also be given, but each team finds their own rewards
        in the challenge and the personal goals attained.
        
        Thanks to all of you for your interest. I'm sure some of this
        has inaccuracies, which will be cleared up on talking directly
        with the team. Info was based on the web and calls mostly
        from Dave. Hopefully this provided you with a feel for
        their race....
        
        Until the next one!
        
        Way to go team,
        Barb
        TSF member and e-mailer
        
        p.s. TSF is a group of about 12 members that race together at
        various times. See www.teamsantafe.org for more details.