Coming home early from Raja Ampat due to my battle with malaria, has given me the much needed time to focus on the Ocean Rescue Run.  I haven’t organized anything like this before and the time required to give it a chance of being successful is tremendous.  My mom and I have been busy over the last two months – getting the word out.  April is almost here and time is flying by.   A part of me just wants to get going, hit that pavement and run. However hundreds of promotional emails had to be sent, approaching sponsors requesting support, and contacting the media.  I have done five interviews with local media outlets and will be posting links once published.

As some of you may know, Kate and I will be departing Vancouver on April 3^rd.  We are driving our westy (VW Westfalia) to Los Angeles where we will park it for a week while attending a wedding along the Myan Riviera. Kate has the very important job of ensuring I stay hydrated during the one week all-inclusive affair. We fly back to Los Angeles on April 17^th and continue driving to Imperial Beach California.  We’ll spend the night knowing all the preparation time is now over, the real journey is about to begin.

I doubt I’ll get quality sleep that night in fact just typing about it now stirs excitement. Have I taken on too much? Has my malaria affected me in ways I can’t measure yet? I think about these questions all of the time. My goal is to be finished by June 2^nd which gives us 46 days to complete the run.

The most important step when preparing for anything is the belief in oneself.