My Instructions To Crew

GENERAL:
Please follow all the rules in the manual.
No littering (even banana peels, or I can get disqualified).
Try to get me in and out of the aid station in less than 1 minute (aid station is not for me to have fun and talk, but to get me ready for the next segment of the course – both physically and mentally.).
Encourage me to push it – even if I look awful. Everything after mile 40 or so will be 99% mental. Remind me that is just one day of agony and that I’ve trained for it. Remind me that I have never quit anything in my life.
Have the big ice cooler in the car and transfer what you need for the aid station to the carry-on cooler bag.
Double and Triple check that you have everything that I will need at that station BEFORE you depart the car as you may need to take a shuttle bus and will not be able to return to the car to fetch more stuff. Review the list of things that you will give me. Have a pen and cross things out as you give them to me or ask me about them. If I leave the station without something, it could cost me dearly!
Always have the crew bag with you, as I may need stuff from there.
Consider taking the collapsible chairs with you, as you may wait for a long time. I may use a chair (if I change shoes, socks, etc)
Keep an eye out for me… and as soon as I arrive to the station, call my name and tell me where you are. Wait until I am done with medical checks, if appropriate at that station. If you want to take pictures, designate someone as the picture taker and someone else dedicated to help me.
My runner number is: 387. Know what I am wearing so you can recognize me!

Jose will depart at 5:00 am on Saturday, June 23rd from Squaw Valley.
No need for anyone to be there on departure.
I will be staying with Joe Reis at an apartment right at the starting line.

SQUAW VALLEY – Jose
Take with me.
2 muffins
Cream of Wheat
Jug of Water
Food Bag
2 Bottles with Water & holder
Propel
Feet Tapping stuff
Shoes
Gaiters
Socks
Liners
Knee and IT Band Straps
Ankle Straps
Femur Straps
Compression Shorts
Shorts
Shirt
Sun Glasses
Hat w/ heat protector
Bandana
Buff
Extra Contact Lenses
2 Toilet Paper Kits
2 bags of salt
Advil
Tylenol
Gas Pills
Tums
Visine
Sunscreen
Extra Contact Lenses
Mini-blister repair kit.
Heart monitor and watch
Aid Station Time Table
GPS for Joe
Extra batteries for Joe

Joe Reis drive to Robinson Flat to be there NO later than 11:00 am.
Trish, Joseph, Edgardo, and Kay depart to Michigan Bluff by NO later than 1:00 pm.


ROBINSON FLAT – Crew Leaders: Joe
I should be there between 11:00 am and 1:30 pm
Need there:
Food & Salt Bag
Put Ice in my ice cap
Put Ice in my bandana
1-2 bags of toilet paper/baby wipes (ask me if I need)
2 Water bottles with Ice and Water – have ready
Ask me if I want extra sunscreen
Have collapsible chair.
Ask me for my Trash


LAST CHANCE – Drop Bag
Extra Empty Bottle
2-4 Espresso Gels


MICHIGAN BLUFF – Crew Leaders: All
I should be there 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm, but check schedule based on my progress (you can do this at Foresthill, at Michigan Bluff, or online. Once I depart from Devil’s Thumb, I should arrive to Michigan Bluff within 2 hours or so.

Need there:
Food Bag
Ice in my ice cap if hot
Ice in my bandana if hot
2 Water bottles with Ice and Water.
If close to 8:00 pm, I’ll need flashlights.
Ask me for my Trash
Have Crew Bag with you in case I need anything else.



BOTTOM OF BATH ROAD –
Joe meets me there about 1 hour to 1:30 after you see me at Michigan Bluff
Need there:
Nothing
Joe runs with me to Foresthill.
Push me up the hill.

FORESTHILL- Crew Leaders: All
Meet me there about 1:30 after you see me at Michigan Bluff
Need there:
2 Flashlights (small in back, large in front)
Headlamp and accoutrements (Trish to install )
Long Sleeve Shirt (maybe, or maybe at Green Gate)
1-2 bags of toilet paper/baby wipes (ask me)
Food & Salt Bag
Ice in my hat if hot
Ice in my bandana if hot
2 bottles with Ice and Cold Water
Make sure I put insect repellant
Ask me if I want to give you my cap
Ask me if I want to give you my glasses
Ask me if I want to change my socks or shoes
Ask me for my trash
Jug of Water and Towel to clean my feet if I change shoes
Have Crew Bag with you in case I need anything else.


Joe runs with me from Foresthill.
Joe is in front. If 24 hour possible, Joe must get me there by 5:00 am (no excuses from me allowed). If 24 hour not possible (after 8 pm from Foresthill), figure out a goal (place, time, etc).


I should arrive to Auburn, Placer High School about 10-11 hours after you see me at Foresthill.

Edgardo and Kay drive (carefully) to Green Gate


GREEN GATE – Crew Leaders: Eduardo and Kay
Eduardo and Kay will need flashlight/headlights
I should be there about 3 to 5 hours after Foresthill
Food & Salt Bag
2 Bottles with Ice and Water
Make sure I put insect repellant
Ask me about Gloves
Ask me about Jacket
Maybe Long Sleeve Shirt (If I didn’t put at Foresthill).
Ask me if I want to give you my cap.
Ask me for my trash
Ask me if I need batteries
I’ll be hurting, so encourage me to make it happen.
Have Crew Bag with you in case I need anything else.


HIGHWAY 49 – Crew Leaders: Edgardo and Kay
I should be there 2 – 4 hours after Greengate
Need there:
Food & Salt Bag
Maybe Gloves (or give back)
Maybe Jacket (or give back)
Maybe Long Sleeve Shirt (If I didn’t put at Foresthill or GreenGate).
Ask me if I want to give you my cap.
Ask me for my trash
I’ll be really hurting, so encourage me to make it happen.
Have Crew Bag with you in case I need anything else.


Edgardo and Kay drive to Placer High School.
If Edgardo and Kay want to run the last 1.3 miles with me, they can walk from the Stadium to the bottom of Robbie Point and walk/run with me from there to the Stadium.
Everyone to be at stadium 10 hours after Foresthill (I should get there 10-12 hours after Foresthill)


FINISH LINE - ALL
Don’t help me until I have crossed the finish line.
Joseph can run with me the last few yards if he wants to and cross the finish line with me.
I should arrive there about 5 to 6 hours after Green Gate.
Have for me:
Food Bag
Towel
Clean Shirt
Jug of Water for Feet
Crocks
Folding Chair

CREW BAG
2-3 Extra sock
2-3 Extra sock liners
Small Towels
Vaseline
Extra Shoes
Extra Contact Lenses
Ace Bandage
Rolling Stick
Advil
Tylenol
Velcro
Batteries
Duct Tape
Glasses
Insect Repellent
Blister Repair Kit
Extra Shirt