Hey all,

I know this is short notice for such a big run, but next weekend Sat August 4th I am hoping to run the West Coast Trail and Juan De Fuca Trail back to back, potentially in under 24 hours. (From North to South)

I am looking for people to join numerous aspects of this run, from running the entire route, to pacing through the night on the Juan De Fuca, to support, to shuttling vehicles etc. I am also hoping to borrow someones GPS unit to track the entire route.

With the summer weather and daylight hours the timing could not be better. Also, the tides next week work out perfectly for this attempt. Tentatively I am hoping to start at 4am on Sat, leaving 13hr to clear the WCT and make the final 5pm water taxi.

This should get me/us on the JDFT for 6-6.30pm and I am hoping to get through it in an additional 10-12 hours.

The catch to all of this is that I/we would have to be fortunate enough to get one of the five daily released permits for the WCT as it is currently sold out for those dates. I am heading over after work on Thurs night to try and be one of the five people at 9am on Friday who are issued a permit. If I miss out then I will camp out for a Sat morning permit to run the trail starting on Sunday at 4am.
 

I am alright with running the WCT solo if need be, it's heading into the JDFT at night that gives me some concern.

Last year I ran the JDFT in 7.5hr with a few Club Fat Ass runners and as anyone will attest to, it's a dandy. I've also hiked the WCT, so I know what I am getting into here!

Any thoughts, insights, advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Gary Robbins