So, this coin was picked up early on in the race, and the geocacher seemed willing and able to help this coin go the distance.
The race is over, and I contacted the most recent possessor of this coin today, 19 June 2011:
Hey, soccercache10!
I see you geocached for about a week and picked up one of my geocoins. It's a pretty coin: a celtic peacock. I had it entered in a race. THe race is over and it didn't win, but I would really like to watch it travel. Any chance you can return to the game long enough to place my geocoin in a cache? Any cache? It doesn't have to be a new one...maybe one you've already found?
Just wondering. Thanks for considering,
"Echo Echo"