Friend & Competitor Chris Mayne

It’s one week post race and I’m sipping my coffee as the sun rises over the ocean in the pretty little town of Encinitas, California.  I’m trying to figure out how to sum up, wrap up what has been yet another amazing journey.  So let me talk about the French.

France is an incredibly beautiful country.  Some things that come to mind - clean, history, high fashion, amazing landscape, fresh cheeses and meats that make me wonder what we are eating here in the US. But this race is about the people.  Many countries are represented at this race - the Ukraine, Nigeria, Read more »

I’m on the plane heading back to the States and people keep asking me how I’m “feeling.” Here’s how I’m feeling -

Unattractive - I have five mosquito bites on my face – from camping “sans tent” for a couple days. Fortunately, there has been a lot of rain in Morocco but that means the mosquito population was quite high and those suckers are big and noisy when buzzing in your ear. Hoping they are Malaria-free.

Skinny - I’m about two sizes smaller and for those of you who know me, that isn’t necessarily a good thing. My tight jeans are hanging on me and my torso and arms are “mini.” Not that I haven’t loved the food… but I’ve been host to a happy little parasite that has been doing a number on me since January, but he seems to have found some friends on Day 1 of the Rally and they have set up quite a little party. I hear I am not the only one, but I have been dealing with bad night sweats and sprinting to Read more »