This is a card that I was sent from my friends Todd and Helene and I think it is so beautiful that I want to share it with all of you. It is so fitting for all those running the Marathon des Sables (nearly 900 people!), or for those of you running any other race or just the fact that we believe in all of you!
WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!!!
Photo: me with Todd during the Badwater Double (2006).They are on the 5-8 hour bus ride right now to the starting line and they were given the road map book and the distances of each day. Here is what they are looking at! Keep in mind they have 2 days to complete day four! Distances are as follows
Day 1 (Sunday) – 31.6k (19.6 miles)
Day 2 (Monday) - 38k (23.6 miles)
Day 3 (Tuesday) - 40.5k (25.2 miles)
Day 4 (Wednesday & into Thursday) – 75.5k (46.9 miles)
Day 5 (Thursday) - rest day (because not everyone finishes Day 4 on Day 4)
Day 6 (Friday) - 42.2k (26.2 miles)
Day 7 (Saturday) - 17.5k (10.9 miles)
Total distance = 245.3k (152.4 miles)
Jeff has his Blackberry and sent this note to me! Jeff has done so much to prepare for this race and I want to share his story with you. He has a beautiful wife, Jessie, and four amazing children: 6-year-old son, Jake, and sisters, Emma, 4, Sami, 2, and 8-month-old daughter, Gracie. Jeff’s MDS fundraising efforts are particularly in honor of supporting research and resources that will help Jake and Gracie who have children's interstitial lung disease. Read this great article about Jeff.
And then read Jeff’s comical blackberry note from the bus: "We just stopped for lunch and got off the bus. what a bus ride through the mountains. I have flip flops on and I stepped on a scorpion, scared the pants off of me. It is amazing that the race has not even started yet and people already STINK!!!!"
Photo: Tonight, MDS competitors start to sleep in tents. It's truth time...you discover who in your tent snores!! :)
6 comments:
Hi Lisa,
The SoCal ultra running group wants to say hi and Cheers to our buddies George and Leigh. You guys are amazing.
Ben Gaotes
I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the updates from the race. This is going to be so exciting!! Thank you for keeping us posted and the links to the runners blogs that will have updates :)
Beautiful photos.
When is the deadline to sign up for next year?
Stu
i'm so jealous! if any of you see this .. you all are going to do very well.your in great company with jay.
Hi Lisa! I'm Peggy Gaudet's sister- I am so excited about her run (and a little worried, to tell you the truth), so I'll look forward to your updates!
Thanks for keeping us in the loop, and thanks for helping her prepare for this great adventure!
Oh- do you know the time difference between here and there?
Wishing everyone well...
Suzi Constantine
Nashville, TN
Hi Lisa-
This is Amy, Ted Archer's girlfriend. I just wanted to say hello to all the friends and family who are back home supporting their beloved runners in Morocco. I had to laugh (and cringe!) when I saw the photo of Patrice's feet! I told Ted that I wanted him to come home in one piece, but that I wouldn't count toenails as part of that! I keep teasing him that he will need a pedicure when he gets home, and he says only if a doctor deems it medically necessary! Anyone who knows Ted knows that trying to convince him to get a pedicure would be like trying to convince him to become a vegetarian...impossible! Anyway, many thanks to Lisa for keeping us all updated. I know Ted is so grateful for all of your coaching and encouragement. Good luck to all the runners!
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