Live from Grande Cache

Well as of yesterday we have arrived in Grande Cache for the Death Race.  Four of the team runners are Silent River Kung Fu students, and two Silent River Kung Fu young fellers are also running in the youth 5km solo on Sunday.

Here it is.  Sihing Regier will start off on the first leg tomorrow at 8am.  The start will be initiated with a army howitzer cannon.  She will battle hoards at the start line and fight through some swamps and hills to get us out to a good start (GO ALANA!!).  At leg two I will take over from her and end up finishing leg two back in town.  Here I will exchange with Ms. Csillag who is tackling leg three.  She will be faced with a couple stream crossings and run along a very scenic valley, in which she will have to make really good time in order to beat a time cut-off for the exchange at leg four (GO SHARIDA!!).  She will exchange with Sifu Regier who has the daunting task of running up and down Mount Hammel.  This is a gruelling 37km with a crazy elevation change (GO DARCY!!).  He will exchange with a new recruit to the team, Matt Denney who will brave the woods in the dark, cross the Sulphur river at hells gate via river boat and run into Sunday morning to the finish line (GO MATT!!).  There is a rough breakdown of the plan for this weekend.  Most importantly it has already been a wonderful start to the weekend.

On Sunday, Mr. Regier, and younger Mr.Regier will be running the youth race solo.  This includes a challenging 5km burn with a mud pit near the end.  Can’t wait to see them show their youthful skill!  (GO KAYDEN and GO BRANDON!).  You both have a very big cheering section.

On another note, Dag, a runner who is renowned for having run the race solo since its beginning strolled across the parking lot today, so he is here once more.  Talk about dedication this man has.  He doesn’t finish every year, but just about.  Chances are, if you keep up with Dag, you are likely to finish just fine.  Oh by the way, Dag is 71 years old this year.