Our Job: Get This Man To The Finish Line

The packing is finished and for once, I don’t feel like I overpacked… at least not much.  We have watered our plants and we are ready to head to the airport.  We fly into Vegas and then pick up Jim before meeting up with Ed and Terry, who are driving out, then off to Furnace Creek to find Adrian.  We then have two days to get acclimated to the 100+ degree temps before the race start on Monday.  Adrian is a veteran at this race and hopes to improve on his time from last year - go Adrian!  Once he crosses the finish line, he hopes to keep going right on up to the summit of Mt. Whitney - amazing.  Our job will be to keep him hydrated, fed and moving forward, he’s given each of us a whip to use liberally - kidding, of course : )

Thoughts heading into the experience: 1) I’m glad I’m not running it, 2) I hope I can hold up okay in those temps, 3) I plan to have a lot of fun, and 4) I hope Adrian has a good race and bags that summit!

Once our duties in Death Valley are done, its off to LA for a few days of running and relaxing.  Dave is hosting us for dinner at his place on Friday and the Coyotes have graciously accepted us as their honorary guests for the weekend.  It should be a fun trip!

For those wanting to follow along with Adrian’s progress, here is the link to the main results page which has a link to the 2010 webcast: Badwater Race Results

Also, if you get inspired, Adrian is running in support of a local charity , here is a link to learn more and donate: Aggeus Foundation