Team Costa Rica - Route of Fire

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Hi,

My name is Ross LeBlanc. On January 31st – February 5th, 2010 I will be participating in The Coastal Challenge – Route of Fire 220km 6-day stage race through Northwestern Costa Rica. Should prove to be a challenge! Check out the race trailer: http://www.thecoastalchallenge.com/

Below are race details mainly from the website/press releases :

Organisers: TCC – The Coastal Challenge
Website: http://www.thecoastalchallenge.com/index2.html
Distance: 220km, 136.7miles staged over 6 days of racing (2-3 days longer than 26.2miles)
Cut-off times: Vary depending on distance
Average Temp (nearest City): Feb – April, 90F (32C)
Average Time 2009 (230km): 44h 56m, 6 Did not finish
Location: The remote and dry Northwestern coast and volcanic regions, through inland lakes, windswept highlands, jungle and tropical dry forest.
Terrain: Jungle and rainforest trails, rough and winding dirt roads, farm roads and some asphalt; mountain trail and some single track across ridgelines, passes and highlands; beaches and rocky outcroppings or reefs, dry tropical forest and rainforest, open lands including river/water crossings and more…
My TCC Team Name: Team Crosslantic
Wildlife Description: Costa Rica does have venomous snakes, exotic insects and small, snarly dogs. Our routes do take you through rugged, uneven terrain, deep rivers and jagged coastlines. Costa Rica does have animals that living in the Jungle that may choose to give chase. There is always inherent risk in an authentic adventure.
Best Testimonial from past competitor: “It’s like breaking one’s hand one finger at a time, versus breaking the entire hand at once”

With that said, I would like to use this opportunity to raise as much money as possible for Givology.org and need your help. I want to raise an absolute minimum of $1,000 and appreciate your support.

What you can do to Help:
1 – Join Givology.org as a member, join my team ‘Team Costa Rica – Route of Fire’, click the ‘Give’ tab and make donations to Students or Projects as you see fit.

2 – Go to: http://givology.chipin.com/givologyorg click the orange ‘ChipIn’ button and make a quick and easy donation.

At the end of fundraising I will spread the donations evenly across Students and Projects and you can follow their progress well into the future.

Many Thanks for your support!

Ross LeBlanc

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