Race Across America comes to Annapolis, MD

So I was driving home from work tonight, and saw a RAAM bicycle support vehicle. Dong, it hit me, they might already be finishing! I must still be in a fog from AR racing.
Why I thought it was so cool is that RAAM is on my list of things to do. (Which is unfortunately too long for this lifetime, although RAAM is fairly low in the list, below Primal Quest AR, Yukon River Quest paddle race, Solo Around the World Sailboat race, and climbing K2, in that order). You got to dream if you work the hours that I do.
More importantly for RAAM, the final 5 mile route comes by my house. Actually about 150 meters away. Kinda cool I thought. Although it may not stay that way, since the location changes.
Anyhow, after running home and telling my wife I just had to go check it out, of course getting the look, "what are you up to now", I went down to watch the first team finish, a fixed gear 2-person group. The finish area is a strange location. They apparently want to give the solo racers all the attention, so the fixies weren't allowed to finish downtown till tomorrow. They actually had them finish a few miles away at a Mall location.
The lead solo riders are expected in the early hours of tomorrow. Since I'm recovering, I will likely be asleep.
Anyhow, those riders make a 50hr adventure race seem like child's play. Spending a week in the saddle and sleep deprived seems abit foolish, but the more I think about it, I want to experience that.
Just like the around the world sailboat racers, sleep cycles and sleep deprivation are an important part of the strategy.
As important as having RAAM come to town and bringing in tourist dollars, it unfortunately isn't gaining anywhere near the attention that the Volvo Ocean Race gets when they finish a stage in Annapolis. Nearly 5000 boats show up to support the sailors on their Around the World race. Just the postrace party alone has 4000+ attendees. Although Annapolis has a lot of cyclists and runners, it is still a sailing town in heart.