do something!

This group is to promote fun and interesting Ultra trail events (biking/hiking/running/orienteering/adventure racing/travel) as low to no cost cross-training events, entry level to advanced. Most folks have done a street run or biking event. Welcome to the next level!

"Exercise will feel better if you do it with some good pals, according to a new study just published in the Royal Society’s Biology Letters." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/164265.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTdGJuDZp4I&feature=re...

We will attempt to match trail runners here in Hampton Roads with similar skill levels for events similar to how our Mountain Cousins meetup.com/Blue-Ridge-Trail-Runners categorize their trail runners/trail runs. We will provide a suggested gear list and racing tips for those interested in participating in the unsupported running/hiking/mtnbiking portion. Volunteers are always welcome, needed, and appreciated!

For our inaugural big event: We hosted a suggested donation Run/Hike/MtnBike/Camping/Music event with proceeds going to Stop Hunger Now http://www.stophungernow.org/ (benefiting the Tarahumara People of Copper Canyon Mexico). Dr. George Wortley, myself, and others have been on travel missions to help bring food/medical aid to drought victims in the extremely remote region of Copper Canyon, Mexico. Click on my photo and check out some of the photos of folks and places in Copper Canyon!
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/james+taylor/mexico_20069315... Turn up your speaker volume and click on the orange button!

The proceeds will also be shared with the Wounded Warrior Project (helping our U.S. Troops). http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
There will be no charge for any wounded warriors who may wish to participate in any of our runs, camping, and concerts!

The main event took place in Big Island, VA, Saturday, 24 October, 2009. This Run/Bike/Hike all day on the trails in the Blue Ridge Mountains, was conceived of, and has been coined the "Run-Forest-Run Run" by some expedition level adventure racers. Camping, Maps of suggested trails, live music and Saturday night dinner, and reminder wrist bands (Lance A. type) with the "do something!" logo were available for a single suggested donation fee of $10.

The Run/MtnBike/Hike began at 8 am-ish and end at 5 pm-ish. You lost points if you were late for the party!

Dinner was provided on Saturday from 5-8 pm-ish.

A folk rock bands offered to donate their time and talent to play for the causes: Tidewater local favorite Tom Stanley from "Come in Tokyo". This event was BYOB.

Camping was available both Friday and Saturday Night, we watched the Forrest Gump movie together, and a good time was had by all!

I once had a Military E-7 say to me:

"There are folks who make things happen...
There are folks who watch things happen...
and still others who ask, 'What Happened?!?',

Which one are you gonna be?"

My boot camp drill instructor once told us:

"Every day's a holiday...
every formation's a parade...
every paycheck's a fortune...
and every meal's a feast...
keep that attitude, and you'll do fine in the service"

You may wish to think of these runs as a holiday parade with a feast where we are making a fortune for good causes.

One more quote that I enjoy is from the book "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall http://www.cnbc.com/id/30947007 "It's a book about the Tarahumara Indians of the Copper Canyon in Mexico, who are called the world's greatest distance runners. The narrative gets into how they got this way, why you've likely never heard of them and what the author went through to get close to these people who don't respond to our Western culture.":

"It reminded me of a proverb attributed to Roger Bannister, who, while simultaneously studying medicine, working as a clinical researcher and minting pithy parables, became the first man to break the 4-minute mile: "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up,” Bannister said. “It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/christina+aguilera/fighter_2... Turn up your speaker volume and click on the orange button!

Suggestions for this and upcoming events are welcome! If you'd like to lead a "Follow Me" multi-disciplinary training event or fun run, let me know so that I can post it.

Come "do something", help folks locally & globally and have fun. Support Our Troops! Rah Virgina Mil! and Semper Paratus!

You can e-mail me directly at larryfwww@yahoocom