Good afternoon Team 1790!
Here we are, 13 weeks out from race day.
As Team Captains, Josh & I are used to moving people around on the team. Its a common thing that happens, whether its due to operational needs, injury, last minute a runner "forgot" they were in a wedding, etc.
This year, Leg 2 was slated to be ran by a Reservist from Sector San Diego, LT Dave Bavencoff. In his civilian career, Dave is a fellow law enforcement officer. Last week, while in foot pursuit of a suspect, Dave sustained an injury that will prevent him from his regular B2V training plan, so he has decided to give his leg to an Alternate Runner. Dave is not off the hook that easy! He will be helping me with the Team's logistics.
Josh & I have selected LCDR Ken Burgess to fill the opening in Leg 2. Ken is the Executive Officer of USCG Base Los Angeles. I think Ken put Base LA on his dream sheet strictly as a means to have the ability to run in Baker to Vegas!
This week we also saw a new addition to the team. PO Mike Clouse has joined the team as an Alternate Runner. Mike, a Reservist assigned to Port Security Unit 311, joined the CG in April of this year. In his civilian career, he is an Officer with the California Highway Patrol. Mike is a previous B2V Team Captain for the CHP East LA and Riverside teams.
By now, you should have secured your hotel rooms in Vegas. If you need help with that, please let me know asap and I can help you out. Remember, go to www.bakervegas.com, in the upper right corner is the link for the host hotel, the LVH. Once on the LVH's website, click on the Early Bird option for an even lower room rate! Rooms are almost sold out.
We have some deadlines approaching in the near future, so watch your email for any requested info that may be time sensitive.
The fundraiser t-shirts should be in by the end of the week. Once they have arrived, we will sort the order and coordinate their pickup.
As you can see, there are a lot of factors that can determine if we have enough runners to fill all of our required positions. Josh & I would like to thank all of the support that we get from our team members' commands. Without your continued support year after year, we could not represent the Coast Guard in the worlds largest law enforcement relay race. We understand that needs of the Service always come first and truly appreciate the accommodations that your units have provided! The partnerships and relationships that the Coast Guard has gained from participating in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race are absolutely beneficial to us and our law enforcement partners, which ultimately benefits the communities that we serve.
Respectfully,
Josh & Mike
U.S. COAST GUARD
TEAM CAPTAIN
BAKER TO VEGAS CHALLENGE CUP RELAY TEAM 1790
WWW.TEAM1790.US
(818) 335-6553
