Technical stuff, sponsors, and thanks...

First, hello to any new folks that have dropped by the site. I know it's not very exciting right now, but hopefully near run time, this place will be alive and kicking. Have some new photos up, some new news stories, and I'll be blogging a little more often.

If you'd like to know what my running schedule has been like this last five days, check out the Twitter feed. I've got my Five Day Runcast up there in one of the Tweets. I'm coming up on my rest week, where my body will get a chance to repair and get stronger after this challenging week. I'm having a blast really (except for track days....they're so dull), and the progress I'm making is really starting to show in how I feel day to day.

That aside, I've had at least one person report a technical issue in that they were not able to give to the PayPal account for my Run Crew Fund, and also were not able to leave a message on my "Contact the Team" tab. I checked both, and they seemed functional on my end, so it may have been temporary.

If that's not the case, however, feel free to let me know in the guest book section. I get a message via my Blackberry everytime someone drops by here and says hello, so I'll be able to get right on it.

Time is short folks. August is right around the corner, and I'm getting excited. My sponsors have really come through for me, and I'd really like to thank the folks at Nathan Human Propulsion Laboratories for dumping so much great gear in my lap! Seriously, that's awesome...and much needed.

Right now, I'm really trying to get the ball rolling on the national media front. If anyone wants to help, please do so. Contact the networks, send in letters, whatever you have time for. I'm doing whatever I can on my end, and it never feels like enough, but I know it'll pay off sooner or later.

My preference, however, is sooner.

The big push right now is to get the RV that will be following me lined up, and hopefully find a full-time driver. Anyone not doing something for a month in August? The pay is terrible, because it doesn't exist, and I'll rarely smell pleasant, but you get to look at my rear end for hours...so there is that to look forward to. Any takers?

Jokes aside...I really appreciate the support I've gotten thus far, and the motivating words. It means a lot, strangers and family alike. I'll need that during the run.

All the best folks. I'm off to bed.

-Dustin