First, I am very happy to say that we have eclipsed the $4,000 mark. A special thanks to:
- Michelle Wrobbel
- Custom Ink - making my t-shirts and generously giving to the Fisher House Foundation
It's finally "race week" (although, neither I, nor the Western States staff, see no "race" word in the title "Western States Endurance Run"). After spending a night in Sacramento (where I'd recommend going to the Hoppy Brewing Company... awesome "slider" burger selection, we have finally made our way to Squaw Valley, and the starting point of the Western States Endurance Run.
As a quick aside, this is PART (I stress, "PART") of my gear that I laid out for bringing down to California in anticipation of this event.
Luckily, our hotel is actually the starting point of the event, and our room is literally a 3 minute walk from the start line. As a bittersweet touch, our balcony overlooks the actual start and climb up the Escarpment to Emigrant Pass, a climb totaling 2,550 feet over 3.5 miles. It is nice to finally see things in perspective up close, but it also would have been nice to never have seen this thing, except in total darkness as we climb at 5 AM on Saturday.
Looking forward to getting some rest tonight, finishing up last-minute things tomorrow, and trying to relax as best I can.
PLEASE DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION TODAY!
- Michelle Wrobbel
- Custom Ink - making my t-shirts and generously giving to the Fisher House Foundation
It's finally "race week" (although, neither I, nor the Western States staff, see no "race" word in the title "Western States Endurance Run"). After spending a night in Sacramento (where I'd recommend going to the Hoppy Brewing Company... awesome "slider" burger selection, we have finally made our way to Squaw Valley, and the starting point of the Western States Endurance Run.
As a quick aside, this is PART (I stress, "PART") of my gear that I laid out for bringing down to California in anticipation of this event.
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| Hooray for luggage. |
Luckily, our hotel is actually the starting point of the event, and our room is literally a 3 minute walk from the start line. As a bittersweet touch, our balcony overlooks the actual start and climb up the Escarpment to Emigrant Pass, a climb totaling 2,550 feet over 3.5 miles. It is nice to finally see things in perspective up close, but it also would have been nice to never have seen this thing, except in total darkness as we climb at 5 AM on Saturday.
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| Bittersweet: Emigrant Pass, a 2,550-foot climb to 8,750 feet. Hooray. And, there's snow at the top. Double-hooray. |
Looking forward to getting some rest tonight, finishing up last-minute things tomorrow, and trying to relax as best I can.
PLEASE DONATE TO THE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION TODAY!
Good luck!!!
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