The last rider to finish was a cancer survivor who road alone through the
rain and wind for most of the day. At one point she was at least 5 miles
behind the next to last rider. Often moving along at barely a walking pace,
with inspiring fortitude she never wavered in her determination to finish.
A sag wagon stayed with her and even offered to give her a ride back when it
seemed she was not going to make it. She replied, "I've got three hours
until the course closes, I'm going to keep going". And she did. She finished
the 70 mile course in just under 8 hours, long after most of the
participants had gone home. Maybe the second hardest thing she's done in her
life. You know what the hardest thing was.

So for all of you who helped make it possible today for this rider to keep
going, Team Rubicon, Portland Velo, and all the other OBRAites and just
plain folks who volunteered and made a difference...thanks.

Doug Hormann
Course Safety Chair
Livestrong Challenge Local Organizing Committee