Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Hop on a treadmill, help Danelle

National fundraiser set for March 10-11

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Picabo-based ultrarunner Randy Gehrke is organizing an international benefit March 10-11 to raise money for Danelle Ballengee, an adventure racer seriously injured in December.

The first-ever International 24-Hour Treadmill Championships are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11 based locally at Blaine County Fitness Center in Hailey.

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Gehrke hopes to attract the interest of other fitness centers across the country. He is asking for a $50 entry fee for solo participants and $25 for each member of a relay team. You can also go for an hour on a 15% grade and donate $25.

Certificates will be given to all those who enter a time and place after 24 hours of treadmill running or walking.

Ballengee fell 60 feet while trail running near Moab, Utah in early December and was stranded in a remote redrock canyon for 52 hours—until her dog Taz led searchers from the trailhead to her location.

She broke her pelvis and is confined to a wheelchair for three to six months at the home of her parents in Evergreen, Colo. "Danelle faces an extremely hard road ahead and her medical bills are staggering," said Gehrke.

For more details contact Gehrke at 471-0021, send your donations to him at P.O. Box 745, Picabo, ID or email him at mtnwrunner@yahoo.com