About Donating...

You can donate to either the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA (this is the house we stayed at), or to the general Ronald McDonald House Charities - please specify on the PayPal site. If you don't specify, then your donation will be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey, PA.

Other stuff... Paypal charges 2.9% for each transaction. I will pay this fee for each donation, so 100% of your contribution will be sent to the Ronald McDonald House. Donations made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities are tax deductable, and I am in the process of figuring out how to provide you with the appropriate documentation.

If you prefer, you may also mail a check to:
David Walrath
156 Legion Lane
State College, PA 16801

Please make checks payable to either "Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA" or "Ronald McDonald House Charities". Thank you!!

The Stoopid 50

As its name implies, the Stoopid 50 is a mountain bike race that was designed for people with an impaired or limited mental capacity. I'm not saying that the participants are, well, stupid, but to take on a 50 mile course that covers some of the most technical single-track (translation: steep, rocky, muddy, root-covered trails) in the northeast, is just not that smart! I mean, when I started training for the Wilderness 101 (101, for short), I never even thought about doing the Stoopid 50, because I was afraid of how difficult this course is. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect the 101 to be an easier race, but I am psyched to have this one under my belt! My performance on Sunday (6/13) definitely was not pretty [reads: I suffered like a dog all day!], but I finished the race, and that's what counts, right? Big thanks to Tracey, Ella and Alaina, AND our friends Chip and Tracey, who all made me feel like I won the race... thanks for waiting for me guys!

Next up: 100 mile road ride tomorrow (6/19).