All-y-all-y-in-come-free!

Rumour has it that the Challenge is getting teammates! Whoohoo you people!

The daily bike commuter, Jack aka "The Musicman", along with a couple of other unconfirmed names, such as John "The Veep", Kelly "Middle Gear" and Ty "The Tri" will be joining the Challenge on the bike portion. Sources tell me more are out there! This is great news!

To all who are considering I say do join us in this TEAM EFFORT!!! You don't have to be as insane as me, but the bike ride will be manageble for most riders and you can pedal as fast or as slow as you need to get to the finish line--everyone takes 1st place in my eyes.

The VMS "Donatimator" tells me that we'll add teammates up on our website as they are confirmed. Pledge them on will ya!

And speaking of which: $1995.10 in pledges recieved so far! That's just awesome. You've met my match and our children now will benefit from another $3,495.10 that goes towards helping making VMS the outstanding school it is for our children today. Thank you!

A VMS Challenge

Welcome VMS parents! I've posted up the flyer here that many of you recieved in the Wednesday envelope along with some additional details. Over the next couple of days I will try to address your burning questions, notably "Are you stark raving mad?!"

This year, I’m taking on a personal challenge to help raise funds for our school. I need your help.

On April 14^th, my personal challenge is to run and bike a combined 90 Kilometers (55.92 miles) as a way to earn money for the VMS Annual Fund.

Here’s my challenge to you. I will match the first $1500 in pledges VMS receives for the run/ride.

This isn’t a registered race; just a challenge I’m offering up for myself and for you. And I’m not going to do it the easy way. I’ll be running from Del Valle Reservoir in Livermore to Mission Peak in Fremont via the Ohlone Wilderness. This follows most of the same course used in the Ohlone Wilderness 50K Trail Race which I've linked to here. The trail is rugged and climbs a total of 7,800 feet in elevation gain over 24+ miles. When I arrive in Fremont, I will then ride my bike the 30+ miles via Old Calavaras road to Pleasanton. It’s one of the toughest run/ride routes in the Bay Area.

I hope you’ll be willing to pledge $0.50 (or more!!) per kilometer. Together we will meet or exceed this year’s annual fund goal .

Please support me by making a pledge. You can pledge here , by submitting a comment below along with your pledge amount, or email me at arracer(at symbol)gmail(dot)com.