Travel itinerary

So, everyone has been asking for a more detailed itinerary...so this is my best shot at mapping out my route. There are good odds that I may deviate from this plan...especially if I am having a ton of fun somewhere. I have also listed out my friends I will be visiting. 3 weeks to go...and lot's of planning!! If you have ideas of cool things to do in these cities...let me know. I already have some plans for white water rafting, kayaking, sailing, kitesurfing, riverboarding (boogeyboarding down a white water river), four wheeling (maybe dune buggies!), fly fishing, and I am debating if I want to spend the money to fly a light attack fighter in air-to-air combat (check it out: http://www.aircombatusa.com/AC_Training.asp).

Sabbatical places to stay
Columbus, Ohio - July 18-19 - Becca Brown

Chicago, IL - July 20-21 - Emily Tichauer, Kim Laczynski

Milwaukee, WI - July 22-24 - TBD

Madison WI - July 24 - Jan Hogle

Omaha, NE - July 25-26, Jason McLanathan

Denver, CO, July 27-28, Amy Fach's friend Chris, Anne McDaniel, Martha Tuttle

Nathrop, Colorado, July 29 - camping

Crested Butte, CO - July 29-31 - camping

Moab, UT - Aug 1-3 - TBD/camping

Bryce Canyon National Park - Aug 3-5 - camping

Brian Head, UT - Aug 5-7 - camping

Zion National Park, UT - Aug 7-10 - camping

Glenwood Springs, CO (western) - Aug 11, Morris's

Keystone, CO - Aug 12-14 - TBD

Boulder, CO - Aug 14-18 - TBD

Fort Collins, CO - Aug 18-23 - Kristin Keteles

Lake Tahoe, UT - Aug 24-26, Maile Creamer, Amber M

Geyserville, CA - Aug 27-28 - camping

San Francisco - Aug 29-30 - Kelly Wright

Los Angeles/Redona Beach/Laguna Beach/Newport Beach - Aug 31 - Sept 3, Alicia Franks, Edward Santana

San Diego/Encinitas - Sept 5-12 - Lance Polloreno, Mikki Banagan, Mike Woodall, Emilie Pavlovich, Kathleen Bellino, Jim Vance

Las Vegas???

Arizona - Sept 13-16, TBD? Matt Derr? Suj Karna

New Mexico (Cesna up to CO ranch) - Sept 18-20 - Mark Ish

Dallas, TX - Sept 19 - family

Austin, TX - Sept 20-22 - TBD

Houston, TX - Sept 23, Jennifer Embry

New Orleans - Sept 24-27 - Amanda Ryder, Mike

Birmingham, AL - Sept 28 - Randy Crow

Atlanta, GA - Sept 28-29 - Jeff Weekly, Lynn Rentzel

Charlotte, NC - Sept 29-30 - Sarah Johnson, Ray Jones, Chet Sadosky

Washington DC - Oct 1

Sponsors

Special thanks goes out this morning to Sport & Health Club for providing me with energy food during my trip!! S&H has some of the nicest gyms in the DC area:

http://www.sportandhealth.com/

I am looking for individual or corporate sponsors to help off-set the cost of racing for 2.5 months this summer. In return, I can help promote the company's product(s) on the triathlon circuit and/or be used in promotional materials for the organization. I would welcome sponsors for the following areas:

Race registrations - $685
Energy food (power bars, energy shots (GU), hydration, etc.)
Bike maintenance/tune-ups
Race Gear

Time to start planning

So, I met with the big boss at work this week...and we agreed to a 2 week delay in my departure. Client needs come first I guess, so I am leaving July 15 (still returning to work Oct 3), and swapping out a race in Michigan for a race in Maryland...which works out ok for my race schedule. Now I just need to start planning all the details of the trip, download all the info to my PDA, and train harder!! Oh, and my knee somehow needs to get better...my new orthotics should arrive soon, and hopefully that does the trick!