Charlie Engle is riding “The Furnace Creek 508” in 2009 and you can watch it all go down right here.

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The purpose of this blog

The purpose is simple, we want to track Charlie as he trains for and rides the Furnace Creek 508. We will be posting text, photo and video of Charlie as things progress. Keep posted…especially during the event.

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Background Information
On October 3rd, 2009 Charlie “Water Dragon” Engle will be attempting a record breaking bicycle ride of 508 miles through the desert country of California, including the infamous Death Valley. On July 14th, 2009, Charlie completed the Badwater Ultramarathon in a personal best time of 25:45:11, coming in 4th overall. His performance at Badwater set him up for a run at the Death Valley Cup record; a contest of the best cummulative time between Badwater Ultramarathon and the Furnace Creek 508. The current record is set at 60:24:10, which would require Charlie to complete the Furnace Creek 508 in 34:39:59 or better. Early in the morning of October 3rd, Charlie will embrace the challenge and embark on a potentially historic crossing of the desert country of California.