Michael Dee's Gobi march for KIPP
I'm inspired by what Michael Dee is doing – right now, he's in the most brutal day of his 155-mile, seven-day race through the Gobi Desert. Even if it's only $10, he deserves your support! Here's an update:
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Here's an excerpt from Michael's blog:
Tom'w is the big day in the Turpan Basin, 100km/60+mi. Its 4pm here now and its hot, no air con out here at the Uigher Museum. My guess is tom'w will take at least 24 hours and maybe 30. We have heard the finish is very difficult with some huge sand dunes. The good news is that we will be going through the night which will take the edge off. I can't even imagine this as the Atacama long day was only 75km/50mi. I may run some in the morning to get some mileage done but the heat and dark will reduce us mostly to trekking or a slow jog. Basically it's just one foot in front of the other, hydrate, eat and don't get lost. And the best news of all....STILL NO BLISTERS!!!! All my experimentation on footwear, socks and lubricant is paying off. Duke/NUS students will benefit for years from my studies on blisters :-)
Polished off my beef jerky as my main recovery food and tom'w will be fueled by trail mix, lots of mango, Cliff bars and Bali peanuts...um-um. All your messages of support are greatly appreciated including the world update. Any news on the oil spill? Why was China downgraded? Is my backup plan Brazil still in contention? These and other topics I'll have much time to ponder tom'w. In case you wonder what I think about while I'm out there I'll tell you...It's all of you who are family and friends and colleagues. To have a full day to be by yourself (I run alone most of the time and can't talk while wheezing anyway) is great. Today was Shelly day and I thought about all the things we've done together, 6 hours was not enough. Yesterday was Mom and Dad day and boy I did pick some great parents. Life at its best is full of positive people providing support, friendship and love and I am blessed with an abundance of each. Every now and then a negative e-mail slips into our lives and there is only one response...delete.
KIPPster Gobi Lesson #4
By my crude math I'll be taking close to one million steps in the race, if I thought about that I never could have started, just too daunting. The only two steps that matter are the first step, and then the next step. By repeating that continuously all your dreams will come true.
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