Sunbelt Marketing's "Team Plumb Crazy" raised $22,363.00 in donations for the American Cancer Society. We completed the relay in 28 hours and 17 minutes.
Next Years goal is to raise over $30,000.00.
Thanks to everyone that supported us!
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
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I came up to Portland this weekend to run my individual leg assignments and to drive as much of the course as possible.
Thursday afternoon's storms in Atlanta pushed my flight back by more than two hours, so I arrived in Portland around 9:00 p.m. I had hoped to get a run in that evening and do a little walking around town, but after settling in and grabbing a late night dinner, I was spent.
Friday morning bright and early (actually it was misting, drizzling, raining and then pouring) I headed up to Mt. Hood, stopping around exchange #3 on Hwy 26. I spent the better part of the morning trying to drive and navigate mountain roads- following the directions from the HTC handbook was not easy, and by the time I made it to my first leg (#9) I lost track of the number of u-turns I made (but I think it was in the triple digits).
After much confusion I finally found the start of leg #9.
I will spare you the drawn out details (for now) but it was NOT a fun run, and having to turn around and walk back another 7 miles in the cold rain just added insult to injury.
I drove out through leg #13, which put me back into Portland and just blocks from the hotel.
Saturday morning I headed out to the Nike campus.
If anyone wonders why we have to pay $100+ for running shoes, and $45 for a pair of shorts, one look around the campus will answer your question. (I have a couple pictures I will send later.) Tiger Woods is paid very well from Nike.
Our start time is Friday at 2:30 p.m.
HTC projects our estimated running time at 28:48:21
I think David has already plugged in the individual legs into his spreadsheet to project start times for each leg assignment.
I ran my second leg this afternoon (#21) just after the Captain's meeting at Nike.
It wasn't that bad, but the people I spoke with warned me about all the dust that gets stirred up from the vans. We'll see.
Much more to tell you guys when I get back.
This is going to be a challenge, but I know everyone is up to it.
We're going to have a blast! One thing is very clear, however.
We won't be sailing through it.
Go Team Plumb Crazy!!!!!
Thursday afternoon's storms in Atlanta pushed my flight back by more than two hours, so I arrived in Portland around 9:00 p.m. I had hoped to get a run in that evening and do a little walking around town, but after settling in and grabbing a late night dinner, I was spent.
Friday morning bright and early (actually it was misting, drizzling, raining and then pouring) I headed up to Mt. Hood, stopping around exchange #3 on Hwy 26. I spent the better part of the morning trying to drive and navigate mountain roads- following the directions from the HTC handbook was not easy, and by the time I made it to my first leg (#9) I lost track of the number of u-turns I made (but I think it was in the triple digits).
After much confusion I finally found the start of leg #9.
I will spare you the drawn out details (for now) but it was NOT a fun run, and having to turn around and walk back another 7 miles in the cold rain just added insult to injury.
I drove out through leg #13, which put me back into Portland and just blocks from the hotel.
Saturday morning I headed out to the Nike campus.
If anyone wonders why we have to pay $100+ for running shoes, and $45 for a pair of shorts, one look around the campus will answer your question. (I have a couple pictures I will send later.) Tiger Woods is paid very well from Nike.
Our start time is Friday at 2:30 p.m.
HTC projects our estimated running time at 28:48:21
I think David has already plugged in the individual legs into his spreadsheet to project start times for each leg assignment.
I ran my second leg this afternoon (#21) just after the Captain's meeting at Nike.
It wasn't that bad, but the people I spoke with warned me about all the dust that gets stirred up from the vans. We'll see.
Much more to tell you guys when I get back.
This is going to be a challenge, but I know everyone is up to it.
We're going to have a blast! One thing is very clear, however.
We won't be sailing through it.
Go Team Plumb Crazy!!!!!
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