More people have summited the Everest than completed the 3,000-mile Race Across America.
How does one cycle 3,000 miles in 12 days? Sorry, let’s rephrase the question. Rather, why does one do it?
To officially complete the Race Across America (RAAM), riders must cover a minimum of 250 miles a day. To cover that distance, one must eschew sleep – sometimes they sleep for as little as 10 minutes each day – because that is time wasted. And if you have ever had to go through a day without sleeping, you know what sleep deprivation can do to you. But add having to ride a cycle through day and night, through deserts and mountains to that and it brings us back to the same question.