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Race Across AMerica (RAAM)

RAAM
Qualifiers
Excuses
Camel's Heart

RAAM Open Races

Ohio 1991
New York 1990
New York 1991
Illinois 1993
North Texas 1994
Missouri 1995

RAAM QUALIFIERS

These are just the RAAM opens that I actually finished, which is roughly half of the ones I attempted.
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1987 plaque1987, RAAM Open Midwest

Capron, Illinois
29 mile loops out in the country about 60 miles west of Chicago,
600 miles total in 54 hrs 52 mins,
result: official finisher


1989 plaque1989, Furnace Creek 500,

Valencia to 29 Palms, California,
across the Mojave and through Death Valley,
9th place and oldest finisher (41 yrs),
508 miles in 46 hrs 29 mins. 
result: official finisher


1990 RAAM Open East plaque1990, RAAM Open East

Johnstown, New York,
around the Adirondacks,
540 miles in  41 hrs 59 mins.
result: official finisher (read story)


1991 plaque1991, RAAM Open Ohio,

Wilmington, Ohio (near Columbus) 
553.4 miles in 40 hrs 53 mins.
result: official finisher (read story)


1993 plaque1993, RAAM Open Midwest

Okawville, Illinois (southern Illinois),
4th place,
584 miles in 47 hrs 41 mins.
result: official finisher (read story)


1994 plaque 1994,Tour of North Texas,

Canyon, Tx (near Amarillo) around the panhandle - crossed Palo Duro canyon,
5th place,
583 miles in 52 hrs 6 mins. 
result: finally, a RAAM qualifier!!!!  (read story)