2001 Race - May 24, 2001, Thursday
The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome, May 2001
We are Going the Extra Mile..... The Extra 2,348 Miles to Find a Cure!
The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome, May 2001
We are Going the Extra Mile..... The Extra 2,348 Miles to Find a Cure!
Teams called in to Safety Officer between 5 and 7 AM
Updates/Comments 5-7 AM calls Reported from Mary Potter, Webmaster and Event Organizer: Team Alaska, around 7 AM - As usual, Kerm called in in very high spirits. He said they were at the arch in St. Louis and were all ready to go. Team Alaska has participated in many interviews along the way and we talked about a few of them. He said they passed out Rett syndrome and Race literature everywhere they went and were just now running out of fliers and posters. I teased him and said "well, thank goodness!" and he laughed again. Kerm says everyone is in very good spirits, no injuries at all, and everyone is feeling fine. Team Double Helix - Andrew called in at 7 AM, very late for Andrew, I wondered if he were violently ill at first since he seemed groggy and not his usual spit fire 5 AM calling self........ Andrew reported the entire team was sleeping in 2 donated hotel rooms at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula Mississippi across from Helena, Arkansas. The team had been there since approximately 12:15 AM and he said the paddlers were still asleep. I did encourage Andrew to throw some quarters in a slot machine since I would have been down there doing just that instead of calling "me". He said while it was great to be in this wonderful hotel with all the amenities, he was just too stinkin' tired to do anything but sleep right now. I asked about the paddlers, he said they were both asleep. Team Kruger - Stan called and said the paddlers were at mile marker 644 at 2 AM when the road crew had last seen them. Bob and Verlen were preparing to paddle through the night after taking cover off the water for about 3 hours during a bad lightening/rain storm. The road crew will meet the paddlers about 52 miles downstream from mile 644. Stan reports all are fine and feeling good and since I never hear from Dana anymore (since she joined the crew) I will just have to take his word for it :-) End of Safety Report
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