If I'm going to exercise in the ocean for 5 hours, it might as well be for a good cause . . .

Help me support the US Youth National Team as they go to New Zealand for the ISRC World Championships! Santa Cruz City & Westcliff SLSC athletes Hayden Mandell and Finley Dobkin will represent the US and Santa Cruz, but the trip ain't cheap!

I'll be racing the California (G)old, a ridiculously long surf-endurance race in Huntington Beach - 8 miles on the surfski, 1.2 miles swimming in the ocean, 6 miles on a prone paddleboard, and 5 glorious miles of running on the beach. And yes, its a terrible decision and I'm an idiot. But I've done stupider things. Race is on Sept 27th!

Anything you can contribute helps get the girls to Mount Manganui!

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