How does 43 seconds of video + FaceBook=Patagonia Expedition Race?

Simple.

I posted 43 seconds of Val Chapa after Primal Quest Badlands talking about breaking his bike.At the end I had him spell his name for the video editor. I labeled it “Val Can Still Spell His Name”and posted it to Facebook.

Then there werea bunch of comments like,”good to see you” “how are you” “what do you have planned”. Some where in this mix somebody posts “we’re going to Patagonia”. Then smart ass me says ” need a videographer”? I get a reply from Robert Finley “mmm…Maybe’

Cut to a couple of days later. I get an email from Robert. Does Paulette want to go to Patagonia in February with them? Duh!!

Now a little back story. Paulette started Team South Dakota to do Primal Quest Badlands. For a lot of reasons She drop off the Team in June. Don Mann and Chris Caul said keep training, there is always a team that needs a last minute replacement. Since we live in the Black Hills she was the perfect person to be a replacement. We heard from 3 teams leading up to the race and they all found somebody before Paulette could say yes.It was a real roller coaster.

One week before the race we got an email from Team Semper Fi. They needed a women. Paulette said yes. She met the guys Tuesday before the race. They didn’t finish the race, but it was a good experience that left Paulette wanting more. So when She first started talking with Robert it was with the attitude this will be cool but…
It took one week of email and phone calls before Robert was sending the registration,looking for flights,everybody checking on what gear they have and what they need to get.

It seems to be just the right amount of time to get ready,long enough to get everything done, but short enough not to have to much worry time.

The focus of this Posting will be how the Team gets ready to do the race. They are spread out. Nevada,East Coast, South Dakota. The good news Paulette and I will be in Vegas twice. She will be able to train with Robert and Druce,and do one of the Desert Winds Series races before Patagonia.

No when it is all said and done I won’t be able to go. I will be shooting and producing the DVDs for Desert Winds and some video post of the team training.

What do you expect for 43 seconds?