Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Death Valley Bill on the way to Lone Pine

Tuesday Update:

For those of you who are "visual," here is a map of the course Bill is taking in Death Valley.
Got a call from Deborah (wife and crew chief extraordinaire) this morning. Bill made it to Panamint Springs last night - roughly the 73 mile marker. His feet were a little "beat up," but his spirits were high. All other body parts and systems are in good condition, especially after sleeping 4-5 hours last night.

He is on his way to Lone Pine and expects to be there this evening sometime - that will be the 122-mile marker. 

The temperature has been fairly moderate (for Death Valley, that is) - low single digit hundreds most of the day yesterday. I checked the forecast for today on his way to Lone Pine, and it looks much better.  Currently, in Lone Pine it is 85 degrees, but it feels like 82 (got a wind chill going there). High today 91, low tonight 61 (ah - that will be nice), and tomorrow back to 91. Mother Nature is being kind to him today.

The crew is rocking along - getting some rest when Bill does - and they are all in good spirits as well. Deborah said that he's a little bit behind his projected schedule, but still ok. The next few days will tell the rest of the story.

I've passed along your good energy and well wishes to Bill and his crew. Keep sending him that positive energy!

I'll update you all when I get my next report...

Jenny

1 comment:

  1. awesome, an inspiration as always Bill, and his team , deborah and the gang.one foot in front of the other and repeat, happy running.
    Rochelle

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