Their trip begins at 2:05am on Monday, June 26. They will first head to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee/North Carolina. By the end of the week, they will find themselves in Leadville Colorado, running the Leadville Trail Marathon on Saturday, July 1.

The next day they will depart for Utah, heading for Zion National Park. Depending up logistics, they will see a few parks there and then head to the Grand Canyon. They hope to find themselves in the San Francisco area by the end of the week.

On Sunday, July 9, they will run a half marathon trail race at the Golden Gate Bridge, and then enjoy the fine city. Debbie VanWieren meets up with them the following day as they head to Yosemite. At least that's the plan.

They plan to be at Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, July 12. They will spend several days there as they prepare for the Saturday, July 15 race. Christophe Lanaud, Dave Newman, and Josh will be running the 50 miler while Chris is taking on the 100 mile race.

After the race, Christophe will return home via plane while Chris, Josh, and Debbie continue on. The current plan is to head to Glacier National Park in Montana, but like everything you've read so far, it is all still very much subject to change.

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