It's Official

I have sent in the money and have my name actually listed on the website...Hooray!
I'm boosting the training and had a meeting with some crew (my wife and sister). We are planning for crew training in Sacramento this week end and plotting to snare other innocents into a life of crew.
I seem to be cleared for "open" category of a recumbent trike and bike. The trike is for the long, slow climbs and high winds. We'll see how the plan works. Since this is my second attempt I'm trying to keep the logistics simpler, the cars smaller with more light and sound systems.
I have tried to explain why I do this. There really isn't any way to justify it to anyone who doesn't think doing hard things is its own reward.

NO ONE TALKED ME OUT OF IT

Two years after my first post I am looking seriously at riding RAW again. I have reconciled the possibility I will bonk again with the advantage of using the ride as a fund raiser for the Central Asia Institute. If that works, the farther I ride the more money I raise and I don't need to feel bad about not quite finishing.
The RAW this year is only 860 miles. In two years only two solo riders have finished. I think the organizers accepted the race was too long for the people who are signing up for it and shortened the race.
I may ride this race on trikes. The theory is that the trikes might be heavier with more drag, but there is no energy spent maintaining balance. That is the theory. I still like the recumbent bikes and I think I'll be happy whichever way I go. That's it for now.

C