Last year, John W, Jason and I struggled through the Texas 200 , barely completing it (but we did finish.) On that trip, PDRs made history through pure determination and an unwillingness to quit (John W and Jason were unwilling to quit. I cried myself to sleep every night.)

This trip was shaping up a little differently. We 'Duckers were doing fine, so we turned our attention to helping others. Our legend was growing, but we didn't fully understand the cost.