Hello all you running enthusiasts! Here are the minutes from our first 2011 team meeting.
Topics Covered:
HOW ARE WE DEVELOPING OUR TEAM?
As it has been done in years past, legacy runners from the 2010 team will have first option of running. From that point, it will be the first who pay their entry fee. There will be 20 runners and four alternates. The first 20 people who pay their fee will be runners, the next four will be alternates. The four alternates will be asked to hold onto their checks as alternates are not being required to pay the fee. Please keep in mind if you are named an alternate, when someone cancels, we will draw first from the alternate list. We will need to take 20 runners and four alternates with us to the event as per race rules. (We actually had to use an alternate last year - good thing we had back-up!)
WHAT IS THE ENTRY FEE?
Every runner will be responsible to pay a $50 entrance fee. This fee will not be reimbursable, however, it will be transferable in the case of needing to cancel. If a runner does need to cancel, the team captains will find a replacement runner. That replacement runner will then be responsible to pay the $50 to the person s/he is replacing; the cancelling runner is also responsible to get the $50 from her/his replacement. We will be accepting payment beginning 01 November through 15 November. Please make checks paid to USCGAUX Flotilla 55, memo should read 2011 B2V Entry Fee. You can mail them to PA1 Allyson Conroy, PADET San Diego, 2701 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, 92101. (These checks will be deposited into our Team 1790 account.)
WHAT DOES THE ENTRY FEE GO TOWARD?
The team entry fee is $1,900. This will be paid to the team organizers NLT 15 December. If we do not pay this entry fee by this date, there will be no Team 1790 in the 2011 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. On top of the entry fee, the team has to pay for the command center where we have all of our meetings and where our communications are based out of. We also need to make sure there is water in the follow vehicle for the runners. On the conservative spectrum we need to raise $5,000 to make this team work.
HOW ARE WE RAISING MONEY?
We currently have t-shirts that we are asking for a donation of $15 and hats for an $18 donation to help us out. Twenty-five percent of every donation will be donated to the Coast Guard Foundation Family Disaster Fund, which at the moment is benefiting the families of 6017. The rest of the money will go toward the cost of the merchandise and Team 1790. To break even and attain our goal, each runner should be responsible for 30 t-shirts. T-shirts can be picked up in the PADET San Diego office on Sector San Diego, 2nd Deck of Hangar 2, or ordered online at www.allteamsportsinc.com.
INDIVIDUAL MWR HELP
The Coast Guard has a CG Sports Participation Grant Program. Each runner is highly encouraged to submit for this race to help with expenses (you can also tack on any other races you are interested in - marathons, half marathons, triathlons, ultramarathons). You need to have your package in NLT 03 January 2011. The message that came out is ALCGPSC 090/10.
WHERE TO STAY IN VEGAS?
The event is centered at the LV Hilton. It is a nice hotel - not too shabby, pretty close to the strip. If you are able to stay here, please book your hotel reservations through www.bakervegas.com. On the left hand side there is a link for "host hotels." The event gets credit for everyone who makes their reservations through the B2V website - what this means is more support from the hotel for this wonderful event. You should book a room for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
COMMAND SUPPORT
We have spoken with the commands of Sector San Diego as well as Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach and both are very supportive. For those participating in the race permissive orders will be drawn up for them. GVs will be used to caravan to Vegas from SLA and SSD (more info on this to follow closer to the race).
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the team captains.
Warmest Regards,
1790 Team Captains
Lt.j.g. Bill Burwell, william.j.burwell@uscg.mil
PA1 Allyson Conroy, Allyson.e.conroy@uscg.mil
BM3 Mike Lesley, michael.r.lesley@team1790
UNCLAS //N01710//
ALCGPSC 090/10
SUBJ: COAST GUARD SPORTS PARTICIPATION GRANT PROGRAM A. COAST GUARD MORALE, WELL-BEING AND RECREATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1710.13C (SERIES) 1. THIS ALCGPSC OUTLINES THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR COAST GUARD SPORTS PARTICIPATION GRANTS. AS A REMINDER OF DEADLINES PUBLISHED IN ENCL (11) OF REF A, PERSONNEL REQUESTING SPORTS PARTICIPATION GRANTS FOR NAF YEAR 2011 (1 FEBRUARY 2011 THROUGH 31 JANUARY 2012) MUST SEND THEIR REQUEST TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND (CSC) TO ARRIVE NLT 3 JANUARY 2011. SINCE GRANT REQUESTS USUALLY EXCEED AVAILABLE FUNDING, REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
REQUESTERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE DEADLINE IS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED HOLIDAY PERIOD AND THAT THEY SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE REQUESTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND ARE RECEIVED ON TIME.
2. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS DESIRING FUNDING ASSISTANCE IN SPORTS COMPETITION DURING NAF YEAR 2011 MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO CSC VIA THEIR UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER, THE COGNIZANT MWR AUTHORITY AND THE THE MWR OFFICE AT THE PSSU, IF APPLICABLE, FOR CONSIDERATION.
3. COMMANDS WITHIN THIS CHAIN OF COMMAND MUST INDICATE ON THEIR ENDORSEMENT THEIR FUNDS AVAILABILITY TO HELP IN DEFRAYING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST, VERIFY ACCOMPLISHMENTS STATED BY THE ATHLETE, AND INDICATE THE COMMANDS DEGREE OF SUPPORT.
4. REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR FUNDING SPECIFIC EVENTS DURING THE ENTIRE NAF YEAR AND REQUESTING FUNDING FOR MULTIPLE EVENTS IS NOT UNCOMMON. A FUNDING REQUEST FOR MULTIPLE EVENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED, HOWEVER, EACH EVENT IN THE REQUEST MUST BE DISTINCT, IDENTIFIABLE AND SEPARATED BY EACH COMPETITION. ONLY ONE GRANT FROM EACH LEVEL OF COMPETITION, AS DEFINED IN REF A, WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL. A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH EVENT REQUEST MUST BE PROVIDED TO INCLUDE SUCH CATEGORIES AS REGISTRATION FEES, TRAVEL, LODGING, ETC. ONLY GRANTS THAT FOLLOW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES WILL BE REVIEWED.
5. CRITERIA TO BE USED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A SPORT GRANT WILL BE AWARDED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, THE NUMBER OF SPORT GRANTS AWARDED IN PRIOR YEARS, ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANT, THE REASON FOR THE REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS OF COMPETITION, AND THE PARTICIPANT'S WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE PUBLICITY TO THE COAST GUARD AND THE MWR PROGRAM BY PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT.
6. ENCLOSURE (11) OF REF A DETAILS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR EACH SPECIFIC GRANT REQUEST.
7. REQUESTS MUST BE MAILED TO COAST GUARD COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND, BATTLEFIELD TECH CENTER 1, SUITE 500, 510 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320-5180, ATTN: R. T. DOWNS, CWO4.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO CWO4 R. T. DOWNS AT (757) 842-4928 OR E-MAIL ROBERT.T.DOWNS(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. INTERNET RELEASED AUTHORIZED.
9. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
10. RDML DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, SENDS.
First Team Meeting for B2V 2011
Hello Team 1790! Tomorrow, 14 Oct, is our first 2011 team meeting. The meeting will be in the Sector San Diego's training room at 0900. We will talk about how we are going to choose our team, runners' entry fee, and what you can expect as a team member for 2011. If you are interested in running and cannot make the meeting, be sure to get in touch with one of your team captains, Lt. j.g Bill Burwell, PA1 Allyson Conroy, or BM3 Mike Lesley, so we can ensure you receive the meeting minutes. Keep running and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning!
Attention all B2V 2011 fans!
Good Afternoon All interested Baker to Vegas runners and volunteers,
We wanted to touch base with all of you and let you know what has been going on planning B2V 2011.
First of all, we are already doing some fundraising to help pay for the entry fee, the command center suit and other incidentals the race requires. There are t-shirts you can purchase that help the team, while at the same time making a donation to the Coast Guard Foundation's Family Disaster Relief Fund that is directly supporting the families of the 6017 crash at this point in time. If you are interested in purchasing one (or more!) of these shirts, please see/ask one of the team captains (if you are local in SD) or go to www.allteamsportsinc.com and click on our logo. These shirts will be on sale until December. So hurry and get them while they last!
Second, all three of us will be heading to the Baker to Vegas Team Captain's meeting in Los Angeles 13 October to really get this season started off on the correct running shoe. We are planning on holding a team meeting 14 Oct. It will be in San Diego aboard Sector. If you are not in the area or can't make it, I will send out meeting minutes to keep you up to speed.
Third, we have received a lot of interest for runners - THANK YOU! We will discuss at the meeting how we will determine our team.
That about covers it. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the Team Captains: Lt. j.g. Bill Burwell, Sector San Diego, william.j.burwell@uscg.mil, 619.278.7020, PA1 Allyson Conroy D11 Public Affairs Detachment, San Diego, Allyson.e.conroy@uscg.mil, 619.278.7022 or BM3 Mike Lesley, Reserve, Coast Guard Station Channel Islands, Michael.R.Lesley@Team1790.us, (818) 335-6553.
Keep running, keep smiling and have a wonderful day!
Warmest Regards,
Your Team 1790 Team Captains
Lt. j.g. Bill Burwell, Sector San Diego
PA1 Allyson Conroy D11 Public Affairs Detachment, San Diego
BM3 Mike Lesley, Reserve, Coast Guard Station Channel Islands
P.S. If anyone has been missed, please pass the word. Thank you!
We wanted to touch base with all of you and let you know what has been going on planning B2V 2011.
First of all, we are already doing some fundraising to help pay for the entry fee, the command center suit and other incidentals the race requires. There are t-shirts you can purchase that help the team, while at the same time making a donation to the Coast Guard Foundation's Family Disaster Relief Fund that is directly supporting the families of the 6017 crash at this point in time. If you are interested in purchasing one (or more!) of these shirts, please see/ask one of the team captains (if you are local in SD) or go to www.allteamsportsinc.com and click on our logo. These shirts will be on sale until December. So hurry and get them while they last!
Second, all three of us will be heading to the Baker to Vegas Team Captain's meeting in Los Angeles 13 October to really get this season started off on the correct running shoe. We are planning on holding a team meeting 14 Oct. It will be in San Diego aboard Sector. If you are not in the area or can't make it, I will send out meeting minutes to keep you up to speed.
Third, we have received a lot of interest for runners - THANK YOU! We will discuss at the meeting how we will determine our team.
That about covers it. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the Team Captains: Lt. j.g. Bill Burwell, Sector San Diego, william.j.burwell@uscg.mil, 619.278.7020, PA1 Allyson Conroy D11 Public Affairs Detachment, San Diego, Allyson.e.conroy@uscg.mil, 619.278.7022 or BM3 Mike Lesley, Reserve, Coast Guard Station Channel Islands, Michael.R.Lesley@Team1790.us, (818) 335-6553.
Keep running, keep smiling and have a wonderful day!
Warmest Regards,
Your Team 1790 Team Captains
Lt. j.g. Bill Burwell, Sector San Diego
PA1 Allyson Conroy D11 Public Affairs Detachment, San Diego
BM3 Mike Lesley, Reserve, Coast Guard Station Channel Islands
P.S. If anyone has been missed, please pass the word. Thank you!
Baker to Vegas 2011: Are you game?
Hello All!
A little more than two months ago nearly 80 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, auxiliary members, family and friends participated in one way or another in the 26th Annual Baker to Vegas Relay Challenge Cup. This is a 120 mile relay race challenge through the desert among more than 200 law enforcement teams. It challenges strength, agility, endurance, and teamwork, while at the same time promoting camaraderie.
The time to plan for next year's race is upon us and we are asking for runners and volunteers. Do you think you have what it takes to run in the desert at midday? Or through the mountains at more than 3,500 feet, or get up in the middle of the night to run your leg, stand your watch or drive your shuttle? Of course you do!! This will be the fourth year in a row the Coast Guard has been able to put together a team, and you don't want to miss it. If you don't feel as if you are a strong enough runner to run, we need volunteers. This is a major commitment for an event you will be proud to be a part of on race day, April 16-17, 2011. Check out the team website, http://www.bakervegas.com/index.php. There are less than 300 days until we meet in Vegas to show the rest of the Law Enforcement community what we are made of.
This year's team welcomes two new team captains: Lt.j.g Bill Burwell and PA1 Allyson Conroy. BM3 Mike Lesley has been involved with the race for a number of years and with the Coast Guard team since its inception in 2008.
If you are interested in participating, let one of us know. We will be having a meeting aboard Sector San Diego in the near future for those who are seriously interested. (If you can't make it to San Diego, don't worry we will fill you in on all of the news.) We look forward to hearing from our legacy runners as well as meeting some fresh faces. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the team captains.
As always, Keep running and having fun doing it!
Warmest Regards,
Your Team 1790 B2V Team Captains
p.s If you believe someone has been left out, please pass the word. Thank you!
A little more than two months ago nearly 80 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, auxiliary members, family and friends participated in one way or another in the 26th Annual Baker to Vegas Relay Challenge Cup. This is a 120 mile relay race challenge through the desert among more than 200 law enforcement teams. It challenges strength, agility, endurance, and teamwork, while at the same time promoting camaraderie.
The time to plan for next year's race is upon us and we are asking for runners and volunteers. Do you think you have what it takes to run in the desert at midday? Or through the mountains at more than 3,500 feet, or get up in the middle of the night to run your leg, stand your watch or drive your shuttle? Of course you do!! This will be the fourth year in a row the Coast Guard has been able to put together a team, and you don't want to miss it. If you don't feel as if you are a strong enough runner to run, we need volunteers. This is a major commitment for an event you will be proud to be a part of on race day, April 16-17, 2011. Check out the team website, http://www.bakervegas.com/index.php. There are less than 300 days until we meet in Vegas to show the rest of the Law Enforcement community what we are made of.
This year's team welcomes two new team captains: Lt.j.g Bill Burwell and PA1 Allyson Conroy. BM3 Mike Lesley has been involved with the race for a number of years and with the Coast Guard team since its inception in 2008.
If you are interested in participating, let one of us know. We will be having a meeting aboard Sector San Diego in the near future for those who are seriously interested. (If you can't make it to San Diego, don't worry we will fill you in on all of the news.) We look forward to hearing from our legacy runners as well as meeting some fresh faces. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask any of the team captains.
As always, Keep running and having fun doing it!
Warmest Regards,
Your Team 1790 B2V Team Captains
p.s If you believe someone has been left out, please pass the word. Thank you!
362 Days and counting...
After much anticipation and the results being debated litterally to the last second, Team Coast Guard finished 5th out of 7 with a time of 18:56.00. We didn't mug this year, but came so close. We are already planning next year, so keep running and we'll post more information soon. Thank you so much to all of the runners, especially you last minute runners, thank you to all of the volunteers. What a great year! (more photos to follow)
Crossing the finish line
Lt. j.g. Stephanie Young completes leg 20 as she crosses the relay finish line, and collectively bringing Team Coast Guard 120 miles through the desert to Las Vegas. As she crossed the line our Coast Guard fallen shipmates were remembered by the race officials as each name of the crew of 1705 was called out.
Finish line
The team gathers at the end of the finish line waiting to Lt. j.g. Stephanie Young to complete the relay.
Team Captain running leg 20
Team Coast Guard's team captain, Lt. j.g. Stephanie Young, runs leg 20, 4.4 miles, toward the finish line.
Lt. Brian Godkin takes off!
Lt. Brian Godkin receives the baton from Lt. Richard Greenbauer and begins leg 19!
OS1 Tiffany Terril Interview
OS1 Tiffany Terrill talks about running 7.3 miles for leg 17. This was her first year out with Team Coast Guard in B2V and she did a wonderful job.
Pass to stage 13
CWO Ricky Sesman completes his 7.0 mile run of stage 12 and brings EM1 John Dirschel into the race.
Team Coast Guard finishes B2V 2010!
The final runner, Lt. j.g. Stephani Young, has crossed the finish line. Great job to all of the runners, the command center/all communications personnel, shuttle drivers, follow vehicle drivers, and all of those who came out to support the team. Another successful year in the history books.
Also thank you to all of our online followers. Here's another message from Capt. W:
"Looks like Stephanie will be finishing in the next few minutes. GO TEAM!
Thank you so much for the posts through the night. It doesn't look like it got as cold through the night this year but it does look like the camaraderie objectives were well met.
I am so proud of everyone who has come together to make the run a success yet again. The evidence of the support and the organization behind the scenes is quite clear. The enthusiasm on the course looks like it carried you well into the night yet again.
Looks like Steph has just made that final turn - right on schedule. Wow!
Now get some rest.
With my highest regards.
CAPT W
A couple of things to note:
251 teams participated this year.
The oldest runner was 80 years old and has run every year since the desert races more than 25 years ago.
We'll see everyone at 6:00 p.m., for the team meeting before the closing ceremonies.
Also thank you to all of our online followers. Here's another message from Capt. W:
"Looks like Stephanie will be finishing in the next few minutes. GO TEAM!
Thank you so much for the posts through the night. It doesn't look like it got as cold through the night this year but it does look like the camaraderie objectives were well met.
I am so proud of everyone who has come together to make the run a success yet again. The evidence of the support and the organization behind the scenes is quite clear. The enthusiasm on the course looks like it carried you well into the night yet again.
Looks like Steph has just made that final turn - right on schedule. Wow!
Now get some rest.
With my highest regards.
CAPT W
A couple of things to note:
251 teams participated this year.
The oldest runner was 80 years old and has run every year since the desert races more than 25 years ago.
We'll see everyone at 6:00 p.m., for the team meeting before the closing ceremonies.
Updates:
Now that we have signal again
Bavencoff started Stage 11 at 8:58
Sesman Started Stage 12 at 9:45
Dirschel started stage 13 at 1100
Williams started stage 14 at 11:40
Hiltz started stage 15 at 12:32
Loveless started stage 16 at 1:21
Nice Pace everyone.
Bavencoff started Stage 11 at 8:58
Sesman Started Stage 12 at 9:45
Dirschel started stage 13 at 1100
Williams started stage 14 at 11:40
Hiltz started stage 15 at 12:32
Loveless started stage 16 at 1:21
Nice Pace everyone.
Race Day - Stage 11
Lt. j.g David Bavencoff finished running the 4.7 miles of leg 11 at 9:45 p.m., when he passed the baton to CWO Ricky Sesman at Stage 12.
Showing off the PA toys!
Lt. Greg Duncan checks out how we are able to relay imagery back to the command center and upload to the blog. A future PAO? Hmmm. Those fabulous toys!
Dancing on the course
Lt. Greg Duncan and Auxiliary member Cheyne Scoby show their wild side. Good job guys!
Shuttle Drivers Cheyne Scoby and Victor Bruno
Shuttle drivers Cheyne Scoby and Victor Bruno talk about helping to get the runners where they need to be. One of the biggest part of Team Coast Guard is the logistics staff. Without our logistical team, the runners would have to find their own way to and from their starting points - not to mention helping the environment by carpooling into the desert and back to Vegas. A HUGE thank you to all of you for your help behind the scenes here!
CWO Scott Epperson gets ready to run leg nine
CWO Scott Epperson talks about getting ready to run 5.8 miles for leg nine.
CWO Epperson
Photo #1 - CWO Scott Epperson prepares to run stage nine. He took off out of the shoot at 6:05 p.m., and ran 5.8 miles.
Photo #2 - CWO Epperson runs stage nine and shows off the orange memorial bracelet Team Coast Guard 1790 runners are wearing in remembrance of their fallen shipmates of CG-1705.
Photo #3 - The beautiful sunset.
Photos by Tina Epperson
Lt. j.g. David Bavincoff begins stage 11
Lt. Gregg Duncan finishes running 5.3 miles and passes the baton to Lt. j.g. David Bavencoff at stage 11.
CWO Scott Epperson runs leg nine
The sun sinks lower in the sky, and CWO Scott Epperson runs leg nine, 5.8 miles, bringing the Team into the evening hours of the race.
Lt. Theresa Brooks is cheered on
The Team Coast Guard cheering squad cheers Lt. Theresa Brooks while she runs 6.2 miles during leg six. Great job LT!!
Chief Hearn is finished
OSC Leslie Hearn ran 6.1 miles in 100-degree heat in the middle of the afternoon. She did a great job and looks like she could run another six miles.
Foster gets ready to race for the border.
OS1 Eddie Foster gets ready to run his leg toward the State Line.
Hand off to Leg Eight
Lt. Theresa Brooks hands the baton off to OS1 Foster. Foster will cross the California/Nevada State Line toward the end of his let.
Pictures of runners six and seven
Lt. Theresa Brooks runs her part of the race - 6.2 miles during leg six and 100-degree heat! She then hands the baton off to Seaman Justin Olson for 6.7 miles of leg seven. Photos by Tina Epperson.
Note from the Public Affairs Team: Now that we have an internet connection, we are trying to catch up with runner updates, photos and videos!
I hope everyone is enjoying the updates in their loved ones running in the relay!
A Special Message
Auxiliary member Anthony Turner received an e-mail from Capt. Paul Wiedenhoeft, one of our dearly missed runners who ran the first two years. He’d like to tell Team Coast Guard that he’s ringing a cowbell for everyone. Capt. W’s message:
COW BELL! Go Team 1790! MUG! Anthony, Truly special memories of all aspects of the B2V experience. Preparing, running, riding along with you cheering, ringing a little cow bell, helping at transition areas, even partying with a great collection of team coast guard. I am glad to see some new faces and a good representation of "3-peaters" on the team. Looking forward to tracking progress on line as you continue to press the technology envelopes of public affairs in the desert. CAPT W p.s. I injured my back throwing bags onto the army plane that took me out of Haiti. It took 3 weeks to heal but I'm okay now.
You are in our thoughts, Captain!!
COW BELL! Go Team 1790! MUG! Anthony, Truly special memories of all aspects of the B2V experience. Preparing, running, riding along with you cheering, ringing a little cow bell, helping at transition areas, even partying with a great collection of team coast guard. I am glad to see some new faces and a good representation of "3-peaters" on the team. Looking forward to tracking progress on line as you continue to press the technology envelopes of public affairs in the desert. CAPT W p.s. I injured my back throwing bags onto the army plane that took me out of Haiti. It took 3 weeks to heal but I'm okay now.
You are in our thoughts, Captain!!
Race Day - Stage Six, Seven, Eight
Chief Lesley Hearn ran 6.1 miles in 105-degree heat and handed the baton off to Lt. Theresa Brooks at 4:03 p.m., who ran 6.2 miles for leg six. Seaman Justin Olson accepted the baton from Brooks at 5:14 p.m., for leg seven. OS1 Eddie Foster received the baton 6.7 miles later at 6:05 to begin leg eight. By that time the temperature had dropped 27 degrees to 78 degrees as the sun began to slip behind the mountains of the desert. Foster will run 7.4 miles and bring the team into Nevada!! You all are doing a beautiful job!
Update on runners!
(top, third, fourth and fifth images) Lt. Brian Bruns crosses the Ibex Pass during leg three.
(Second image) The public affairs team is hard at work in the desert waiting to document and cheer Bruns on as he passes by.
(Sixth image) Lt. j.g. Min Kim runs toward Stage Five where Chief Leslie Hearn awaits her turn to carry the baton through the desert.
(Seventh image) Lt. j.g. Min Kim runs leg four, and prepares to hand the baton off to Chief Leslie Hearn at Stage Five.
(Second image) The public affairs team is hard at work in the desert waiting to document and cheer Bruns on as he passes by.
(Sixth image) Lt. j.g. Min Kim runs toward Stage Five where Chief Leslie Hearn awaits her turn to carry the baton through the desert.
(Seventh image) Lt. j.g. Min Kim runs leg four, and prepares to hand the baton off to Chief Leslie Hearn at Stage Five.
(Eighth image) Lt. j.g. Min Kim smiles as he recuperates from his fantastic run!
All runners are doing a fantastic job in this heat!!!!
Race Day - Stage Five
OSC Leslie Hern received the baton from Lt. j.g. Min Kim at Stage Five at 2:45 p.m.
Race Day - Stage Four
Lt. Brian Bruns finished his leg at 1: 53 p.m., and passed the baton to Lt. j.g. Min Kim, who is currently making his way toward leg five.
Start for Team Coast Guard B2V 2010
Team Coast Guard begins their trek toward Las Vegas from Baker, Calif., at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 17, 2010. Video by Anthony Turner.
Lt. Bruns prepares at Stage Three
Lt. Brian Bruns talks about running leg three for the Baker to Vegas Relay Cup Challenge. OSC Josh Menedez, an alternate runner, passed the baton to Bruns at Stage Three at 1:10 p.m. The temperature has risen to 98 degrees. Video by Anthony Turner.
Lt. Bruns
Ens. Ekmark
Photo by Tina Epperson.
Lt. Fenstemach
Lt. Carter Fenstemacher runs leg one during the Baker to Vegas Relay Cup Challenge Saturday, April 17, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard by Tina Epperson.
Race Photos
Photo #1 - The Batan
Photo #2 - Runners
Photo #3 - The runners at the starting line
Photo #4 - And they're off!
Photos by Tina Epperson
Photos by Tina Epperson
Race Day - Stage Two
Lt. Carter Fenstemacher passed the baton off to Ens. Jake Ekmark at 11:43. The temperature is currently 84 degrees on the course.
Race Day - Stage One
Team Coast Guard is off and running with an 11:00 a.m., start time. Lt. Carter Fenstemacher started us off this sunny morning, and is making his way toward Stage Two, where he will pass the baton to Ens. Jake Ekmark.
B2V Schedule
Saturday, 17APR10
0530: PA1 Conroy and BM3 Lesley depart to Baker School for presentation with Student Runner.
0700: Follow Vehicle driven by AUX Blanchette and AUX Laborde departs Command Room enroute to follow vehicle check-in at 1000.
0740: Shuttle Van #1 Team meets in Command Room. Team #1 consists of ENS Ekmark (2) and LT Bruns (3), OSC Mendez (Alt. #1) runners with team catchers and other support staff.
0800: Shuttle Van #1 departs Hilton enroute to starting line.
1015: LT Fenstemacher checks in at starting line (stage 1)
1040: Shuttle Van #2 Team meets in Command Room. Team #2 consists of LTJG Kim (4), OSC Hearn (5) and LT Brooks (6) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as MST3 Scates (Alt. #2).
1100: Shuttle Van #2 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 4.
1240: Shuttle Van #3 Team meets in Command Room. Team #3 consists of SN Olson (7), and OS1 Foster (8), with team catchers and other support staff along with the 2nd F/V Shift driven by AUX Muller and AUX Uy.
1300: Shuttle Van #3 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 7.
1600: Shuttle Van #4 Team meets in Command Room. Team #4 consists of LT Duncan (10), LT Bavencoff (11) and CWO Sesman (12) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as CWO Martincavage (Alt. #3).
1620: Shuttle Van #4 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 10.
1845: Shuttle Van #5 Team meets in Command Room. Team #5 consists of EM1 Dirschel (13), LTJG Williams (14) and LT Hiltz (15) with team catchers and other support staff.
1900: Shuttle Van #5 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 13.
2200: Shuttle Van #6 Team meets in Command Room. Team #6 consists of LT Loveless (16), OS1 Terrill (17) and LT Greenbauer (18) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as SN Arant (Alt. #4).
2215: Shuttle Van #6 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 16.
Sunday, 18APR10
0100: Shuttle Van #7 Team meets in Command Room. Team #6 consists of LT Godkin (19) and LTJG Young (20) with team catchers and other support staff.
0115: Shuttle Van #7 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 19.
~0500: Coast Guard Baker to Vegas Team crosses finish line for the third time inside the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. All hands keep communications open with command center to be there when the team crosses the line.
1700: Team debrief in Command Room.
1800: Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Reception held in Hilton Conference Room. PLEASE wear your team shirts for the team picture.
~2000: Conclusion of Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Reception.
Monday, 19APR10
~1000: Command Room disassembled.
~1200: Shuttle vans return enroute to Sector LA-LB (with none breaking down…LTJG Williams and LTJG Kim).
0530: PA1 Conroy and BM3 Lesley depart to Baker School for presentation with Student Runner.
0700: Follow Vehicle driven by AUX Blanchette and AUX Laborde departs Command Room enroute to follow vehicle check-in at 1000.
0740: Shuttle Van #1 Team meets in Command Room. Team #1 consists of ENS Ekmark (2) and LT Bruns (3), OSC Mendez (Alt. #1) runners with team catchers and other support staff.
0800: Shuttle Van #1 departs Hilton enroute to starting line.
1015: LT Fenstemacher checks in at starting line (stage 1)
1040: Shuttle Van #2 Team meets in Command Room. Team #2 consists of LTJG Kim (4), OSC Hearn (5) and LT Brooks (6) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as MST3 Scates (Alt. #2).
1100: Shuttle Van #2 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 4.
1240: Shuttle Van #3 Team meets in Command Room. Team #3 consists of SN Olson (7), and OS1 Foster (8), with team catchers and other support staff along with the 2nd F/V Shift driven by AUX Muller and AUX Uy.
1300: Shuttle Van #3 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 7.
1600: Shuttle Van #4 Team meets in Command Room. Team #4 consists of LT Duncan (10), LT Bavencoff (11) and CWO Sesman (12) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as CWO Martincavage (Alt. #3).
1620: Shuttle Van #4 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 10.
1845: Shuttle Van #5 Team meets in Command Room. Team #5 consists of EM1 Dirschel (13), LTJG Williams (14) and LT Hiltz (15) with team catchers and other support staff.
1900: Shuttle Van #5 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 13.
2200: Shuttle Van #6 Team meets in Command Room. Team #6 consists of LT Loveless (16), OS1 Terrill (17) and LT Greenbauer (18) with team catchers and other support staff, as well as SN Arant (Alt. #4).
2215: Shuttle Van #6 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 16.
Sunday, 18APR10
0100: Shuttle Van #7 Team meets in Command Room. Team #6 consists of LT Godkin (19) and LTJG Young (20) with team catchers and other support staff.
0115: Shuttle Van #7 departs Hilton enroute to Stage 19.
~0500: Coast Guard Baker to Vegas Team crosses finish line for the third time inside the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. All hands keep communications open with command center to be there when the team crosses the line.
1700: Team debrief in Command Room.
1800: Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Reception held in Hilton Conference Room. PLEASE wear your team shirts for the team picture.
~2000: Conclusion of Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Reception.
Monday, 19APR10
~1000: Command Room disassembled.
~1200: Shuttle vans return enroute to Sector LA-LB (with none breaking down…LTJG Williams and LTJG Kim).
Team Meeting
And the team has arrived safe and sound in Sunny Las Vegas! the sun is out and warming the desert to a balmy 80 degrees.
First order of business is the team meeting in room 341 at 2000. For all of those enjoying the pool, it is on the same floor. See there soon!
First order of business is the team meeting in room 341 at 2000. For all of those enjoying the pool, it is on the same floor. See there soon!
Let's get this party started!
We begin our third year as a United States Coast Guard team participating in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay.
The race, originally started as a competition between the Los Angeles Police
Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, has grown into an international running event with more than 260 agencies participating. The race begins on the outskirts of Baker, Calif,. and finishes inside the LasVegas Hilton Casino and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Although the race has grown since its original conception, the fundamental ideals of the race continue: teamwork, camaraderie, physical fitness and competition.
The Coast Guard team includes more than 75 Active Duty, Reserve and Auxiliary Coast Guard members. The race is incredibly dynamic as it takes place in the flat Mojave Desert, high altitude mountains and the urban environment of Las Vegas. Additionally, the race is run through the night, so temperatures range from in the 90s at the start of the race down to the 30s at night. Because of this dynamic and complex 120-mile race, the support personnel for the race are imperative. They fulfill roles such as command center watchstanding, communications support, vehicle support,
catchers for the runner, public affairs and many more.
In addition to the run, our team is also sponsoring a 10th grader from Baker
High School. Our adopted runner will be wearing our team t-shirt and will be involved in a relay of 20 other student runners from Baker High School to the starting line of the Challenge Cup Relay.
This year our team is especially honored to be running in memory of the crew of CG-1705. We have a tribute to them on our team t-shirts as well as the CG-1705 crew being listed on the official race baton. This race baton is used by all of the teams through the duration of the race, and includes in-the-line-of-duty deaths from all of the agencies involved. Lastly, the crew will be featured in the closing ceremonies program in a video tribute with other fallen officers from federal, state and local agencies participating in the race. As fallen Guardians, the crew of CG-1705 will truly be our motivation, and will be with us there in spirit.
We hope you can follow us through the race tracking system or by blog posts by visiting the team's website: www.Team1790.us/.
The runners for Coast Guard Team 1790 (Official team number 161) for the
2010 Baker to Vegas team are:
LT Carter Fenstemacher
ENS Jake Ekmark
LT Brian Bruns
LTJG Min Kim
OSC Leslie Hearn
LT Theresa Brooks
SN Justin Olson
OS1 Eddie Foster
CWO Scott Epperson
LT Greg Duncan
LTJG David Bavencoff
CWO Ricky Sesman
EM1 John Dirschel
LTJG Josh Williams
LT Jim Hiltz
LT Greg Loveless
OS1 Tiffany Terrill
LT Richard Greenbauer
LT Brian Godkin
LTJG Stephanie Young
OSC Josh Mendez
MST3 Dave Scates
CWO Jack Martincavage
SN Meagan Arant
Very Respectfully,
Team Captains LTJG Stephanie Young and BM3 Mike Lesley
The race, originally started as a competition between the Los Angeles Police
Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, has grown into an international running event with more than 260 agencies participating. The race begins on the outskirts of Baker, Calif,. and finishes inside the LasVegas Hilton Casino and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Although the race has grown since its original conception, the fundamental ideals of the race continue: teamwork, camaraderie, physical fitness and competition.
The Coast Guard team includes more than 75 Active Duty, Reserve and Auxiliary Coast Guard members. The race is incredibly dynamic as it takes place in the flat Mojave Desert, high altitude mountains and the urban environment of Las Vegas. Additionally, the race is run through the night, so temperatures range from in the 90s at the start of the race down to the 30s at night. Because of this dynamic and complex 120-mile race, the support personnel for the race are imperative. They fulfill roles such as command center watchstanding, communications support, vehicle support,
catchers for the runner, public affairs and many more.
In addition to the run, our team is also sponsoring a 10th grader from Baker
High School. Our adopted runner will be wearing our team t-shirt and will be involved in a relay of 20 other student runners from Baker High School to the starting line of the Challenge Cup Relay.
This year our team is especially honored to be running in memory of the crew of CG-1705. We have a tribute to them on our team t-shirts as well as the CG-1705 crew being listed on the official race baton. This race baton is used by all of the teams through the duration of the race, and includes in-the-line-of-duty deaths from all of the agencies involved. Lastly, the crew will be featured in the closing ceremonies program in a video tribute with other fallen officers from federal, state and local agencies participating in the race. As fallen Guardians, the crew of CG-1705 will truly be our motivation, and will be with us there in spirit.
We hope you can follow us through the race tracking system or by blog posts by visiting the team's website: www.Team1790.us/.
The runners for Coast Guard Team 1790 (Official team number 161) for the
2010 Baker to Vegas team are:
LT Carter Fenstemacher
ENS Jake Ekmark
LT Brian Bruns
LTJG Min Kim
OSC Leslie Hearn
LT Theresa Brooks
SN Justin Olson
OS1 Eddie Foster
CWO Scott Epperson
LT Greg Duncan
LTJG David Bavencoff
CWO Ricky Sesman
EM1 John Dirschel
LTJG Josh Williams
LT Jim Hiltz
LT Greg Loveless
OS1 Tiffany Terrill
LT Richard Greenbauer
LT Brian Godkin
LTJG Stephanie Young
OSC Josh Mendez
MST3 Dave Scates
CWO Jack Martincavage
SN Meagan Arant
Very Respectfully,
Team Captains LTJG Stephanie Young and BM3 Mike Lesley
5 days and a wake up!
We are less than a week away now and I know everyone is getting excited. On our FaceBook page photos seem to be developing out of the woodwork from our previous years.
A little something different this year is the 1790 team sponsoring a high school athlete from Baker High School. Sophomore Francisco plays football and baseball and from our understanding, he needs to borrow all of his equipment for practice and games. I remember all of the sports I played in high school and the only thing we had to purchase were swimsuits for water polo and the swim team, a mitt for softball (though there were plenty to borrow if need be) and uniforms for cheerleading. Everything else was provided – bats, bases, helmets, etc. Oh yeah, and we didn’t have to fork out hundreds of dollars in sport fees either. But then again, this was almost 20 years ago and times have changed! We are all so very excited to be able to help a fellow athlete achieve his goals and reach his dreams.
So far close to $200 has been raised for Francisco. I plan on heading to Sports Authority Monday morning to purchase the equipment his coach has passed along to us. Thank you to everyone who has donated! I know this will help him out.
So what is the school doing? Is this a charity case? Well, these are athletes, and they have put together their own relay of sorts from Baker High School to the B2V start line – approximately 20 miles. Francisco will don a CG team shirt and run his leg of the relay Saturday morning before we set off on our relay later that day. Should be a great time for all!
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