The Rockwell Relay

The Rockwell Relay Adventure Begins

We have been training for months now.  Each of the four of us has trained individually and we have ridden together in group rides ever since before Thanksgiving.  This is the race that we have circled on our calendars and have sweated the details (literally) of.  And today is the day we head to Moab!

We have rented an RV for us to take down.  Jeff picked it up this morning and the plan was to meet at my house around 11:00 AM and make it to Moab in the early afternoon.  But, like any good adventure, things don't always go the way they should.  Or at least the way they are planned.

When we got the bike rack out to put on the back of the RV, there was a lock bolt preventing us from using it.  A call to the RV rental place confirmed that they had forgotten to remove the bolt so they gave us permission to remove it any way we could.  We called a lock smith or two but none were available and we were itching to get on the road.  Mike's dad is a man of many talents and tools so we took the RV over to his place.  Sure enough, he produced a grinder and in short order the lock was off, the rack was mounted, and we were on our way again.

We made our way to Noble Sports and Wal*Mart to get a few last minute items.  The last minute turned more into about 30 minutes and by the time we got back on the road, it was about 3:00.

The clouds were lowering and it started sprinkling as we left Springville.  By the time we got just past the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon, the sprinkles started coming a little more often and soon it was a full on down pour which lasted all the way to Price.  But since Price, the clouds are starting to thin out and sky has hints of blue poking through.

Somewhere on the road between Price and I70 we came upon another RV with 4 bikes mounted on the back just like ours.  So we know we are on the right path!

Check in is tonight and the race officially starts at 9:00 AM for us tomorrow morning.

I will update as often as I can.  We are all very excited to get on the bikes and start pedaling.