Hey everyone,

I was the lucky recipient of one of the 90 slots given out for the Badwater
Ultramarathon this year on July 24th. The race runs 135 miles from Death
Valley to Mount Whitney Portal. It should be quite the adventure!

Each year I use my most challenging event to raise money for the Challenged
Athletes' Foundation; a not-for-profit that provides funding to assist
physically challenged athletes' with adaptive sports equipment and training.
To date, I have raised over $350,000 for the CAF.

With the event covering 135 miles (or 712,800 feet), over the course of the
event, I will take roughly 237,000 steps. To raise money this year, I am
asking folks to sponsor a single step for the princely sum of $1.00. I
figure if I can get 237,000 people to send me a dollar, the CAF will be
quite happy. If you would like to send more ($2.00, $5.00) that's
wonderful, but I'm only asking for $1.00.

Everyone who donates will get their name posted on my event website
(www.ponyexpressrun.com). If you can help out by donating a single dollar
(or change equivalent), please visit my website (www.ponyexpressrun.com) and
click on the "support a step" link. Or go to eBay and type in "steps
Badwater" and purchase them there. You can either mail a buck to me or send
it via paypal (details are on my site).

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the support!
Bobby