Hello and welcome,
This time next week, I will be in China on the final leg of my journey to Kashgar. No, I won't be going on a Camel Trek, or hanging out at a spa sipping a refreshing, colorful drink with an umbrella. I will be on a seven-hour bus ride which will take me and 180 other competitors far into the Gobi Desert where we will be dropped off and left to not perish, but endure : >).
On the morning of Sunday, June 17, 180 of us will begin a 150-mile self-supporting race across the Gobi Desert. RacingthePlanet is the organizer of this incredible adventure for which one pays a whole lot of money to be subjected to a yet undetermined amount of discomfort and pain. It's fantastic!
The race website can be found at www.4deserts.com/gobimarch. Remember, we are 12 hours ahead. Once you are on the website, click on the heading "Race Coverage," then click on "Official Competitors" under that heading, and you will be able to review the bios of all 180 competitors. Under that same heading, you can click select "Results" for that day's race results, blogs, and if you like, send me a message by going to e-mail competitor. You only need to insert my first and last name.
I am actually one of the few who is delighted with today's weather. It won't be humid in the desert, but it will be hot! 100 degrees or so throughout the day and freezing temps at night. So, I will be headed out shortly for about 10 miles.
Well, that's all for today. I hope you will continue to read and follow the race on the website. Have a fun weekend and I'll write some more on Monday.