OFF TO THE RACES!!

Charlie and Team Charlie are leaving today for Death Valley, home to one of the toughest races you will ever run...Badwater.

The daytime tempertures for the 135 mile race will hover around a cool 125 degrees. (Watch our website - www.charlieengle.com for video footage of Charlie's race and dont be surprised if you catch a shot of an egg frying on the road surface!

Charlie is surrounded by a team of 9 great supporters. Ray Zahab from Canada and Kevin Kin of Taiwan, both Charlies' s team members for the upcoming "Running the Sahara" adventure in October, are both present as well as 2 of Charlie's good friends and runners from France. These men came along way to support Charlie and brainstorm a new strategy for this year that should shave 2 hours off last years time. Charlie is "going for the gold" and shooting for first place. He feels great and in good spirits so we are all rooting for him.

At last phone contact, Lisa was busy doing some last minute shopping and finalizing the fine details of the whole support network, not a small job, but she is kicking butt and taking names.

If you want to follow the race, go to www.badwater.com, they should be giving results daily. In the meantime, those of us stuck here at Team Charlie headquarters in North Carolina are excited and praying for a great safe run and a win!

RUN CHARLIE RUN!!!!

Team Charlie
North Carolina Headquarters.