One day to go until the NYC Marathon
Category: Fund Raising | Date: Oct 31 2009 | By: elephantsofbotswana
Sim and I have been taking it easy today, staying at a friends in NYC. Yesterday we went to the Expo to register and collect our numbers. We walked along 34th street and as we got closer there were more and more fit people carrying bags. It was about then that I got my first nerves. Unfortunately Sim had not been receiving any of the emails and so had not been allocated any transport. they managed to fix him some but it means we have to leave tomorrow morning at 0450 to get to the bus for 0530 for a 1020 start!!!! I am not sure what is going to tire us out for the race or the time before we start. I was originally booked on the Staten Island Ferry at 0800 (a much more reasonable time) but I guess I am going to have to travel with Sim.
We will have lots of supporters tomorrow - not just the crowds but specifically friends will be cheering us on - and I know that this will help the 26.2 miles feel a little easier.
Wish us luck - we are going to need it.
I am looking forward to seeing Central Park and realising that it is almost over!
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Hi, I am Kate Evans, or more commonly known as Elephant Kate. I am a zoologist whose great love is elephants. Since 2002 I have been living my dream by researching elephants in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I decided I was going to be an elephant researcher when I was seven. I was living in Asia at the time and visited the elephant orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was there that I made up my mind I was going to work for these majestic and intelligent animals. I made a promise to an elephant and we all know an elephant never forgets!!!! It took me 20 years to finally realise my dream and start my life as an elephant researcher. It was 20 years well spent and now I have to pinch myself most days to make sure it is true and I am living my dream.
I now head up a team who are researching the elephants and trying to work out the social and ecological needs of the largest remaining population of the African elephant. From time to time, other team members will add their thoughts and experiences. I love sharing my experiences - so I hope that this blog is a medium through which you will be able to join the elephants and I on our adventures in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. -
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One Response to “One day to go until the NYC Marathon”
Rebecca, Australia, on 31 Oct 2009
Best of luck in the marathon but more importantly, have fun!
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