Although putting on a major event can keep you busy for most of the year, no matter how far you plan ahead race month is going to be a challenge. Especially when you have another full time job. Of course this is race month for my other big event, the Destin Beach Ultras. What does race month look like? Boxes with hundreds of shirts, gels, medals, drink mix, cups, water bottles, awards, pins, buckles, and various goodie bag items arriving each day. (It's certainly good if you want the UPS man to know where your house is but makes living in the house a little difficult!) Then there are lots of emails from runners with questions, sponsors, volunteers and vendors which all deserve a quick and through response. There is also a lot of credit card charging to pay for all those boxes of stuff. But I'm VERY happy to say that it looks like we will break even on the race this year barring any disaster. No one gets paid anything for the Destin Beach Ultras, so break even is a good thing.
Race month is also the most rewarding. Each night when I have been working on the race after a full day's other work, I can check our fundraising site to see how much our runners have raised thus far for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Today they are up to $20,307! That's pretty darn good for over three weeks out. I am hoping they can double that by the day after the race.
Race month is also the most rewarding. Each night when I have been working on the race after a full day's other work, I can check our fundraising site to see how much our runners have raised thus far for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Today they are up to $20,307! That's pretty darn good for over three weeks out. I am hoping they can double that by the day after the race.
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