Hi Team,

One more week to go!

On the day of the Step Out event, being the event chair, I'll be busy working and won't be able to stay in one place for very long. One of our members, Margaret Thompson (http://www.fightingdi..., has kindly agreed to be the stand-in team captain. In the morning, she will gather everyone, meet and greet, and help group everyone by distance/walk/run (note that walk and run will be on a different route). She will also coordinate us to find each other afterwards so we can have lunch (provided by the event) together and enjoy some live music.

SCHEDULE
8:30-9:00 - arrive/check-in
9:00 - meet & greet
9:30 - take official team photo
10:00-10:30 - start (exact time depends on distance/walk/run)
11:00-12:00 - meet for lunch (return time depends on distance/walk/run)

GETTING THERE
Parking will be at HP Pavilion. Note that HPP has a concert that evening so we will need to clear the parking lot by 3 pm. The HPP parking lot is about a couple of blocks from the staging area. If you need to bring anything to the site but don't want to carry on the route, you can store it in my vehicle which will be parked onsite. It will be marked with our team name. I'll keep it unlocked so don't put anything valuable in it.

CHECK-IN
Go through Registration/Check-in as soon as you arrive (before meeting with the team).

MEET
After you finished checking in, go to the Team Photo area and look for a tall sign with our team name "Team Fighting Diabetes" nearby. Margaret will be there to greet you. Please try to get there as early as possible so we can take a team photo before the start.

ROUTE CHOICES
1 mile walk or run, 5K walk or run, 10K walk or run. The 1 mile walk route takes you around the city park. The 5K and 10K walk route will be on city streets. It takes you to the Rosicrucian Museum. The 10K walk route takes you further out to the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. The run route (all three distances) travels along the Guadalupe River Trail. There will be water stops and portable restrooms along the routes.

LUNCH
When you get back, get some lunch and look for the same tall sign somewhere in the middle of the field (facing the stage). I'll have some blankets for everyone to sit on.

See you all on Sunday, September 27!

~Collin
collinlim@gmail.com
408-781-8678 cell