The goal was 300 — In the past 16 weeks there have been over 4,200 Nike H2OPE
shoes sold. Nike to donate $25,000 to Operation Blessing. OBI is a charity devoted to
funding clean water projects in villages around the world that currently lack
access to local, safe water. Please join me and support H2OPE at
www.ob.org/h2ope . You can still get your – H2OPE – Nike shoes @
http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop%2Cpwp%2Cc-1+100701%2Fhf-50149+4294966954%2Ft-H2OPE
It was a long and very eventful 6 day journey through Death Valley.
Monday afternoon I crossed the 306 mile mark of my epic journey out of Nevada and through an insanely desolate route into California including the Badwater ultra-marathon course covering 306+ miles.
Thank you to my crew who did a remarkable job. Thanks to my team at Nike, inc. who inspire me to be my best. To Operation Blessing, MetaBender, PocketChange and the hundreds who did the Global Run – thank you for making this vision a reality.
I put my body and mind to the test to raise money for Operation Blessing. A charity devoted to funding clean water projects in villages around the world that currently lack access to local, safe water. Please join me and support H2OPE at www.ob.org/h2ope .
Make sure to get your H2OPE Nike shoes!
http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop%2Cpwp%2Cc-1+100701%2Fhf-50149+4294966954%2Ft-H2OPE
Jason-
On November 1st, Jason Lester and his team ( Lisa Smith-Batchen, Amanda Mangum Esquivel, Sister Mary Beth, Catherine Ryan, Scott Morgan, Gwelle Hsu, Dave Carder ) will begin a 306 mile run across Death Valley in an effort to raise funds for Operation Blessing’s Clean Water program ( www.ob.org/h2ope ). I am sure that you have heard the facts before: Every 20 seconds a child dies of…their of thirst or a water-borne disease. One billion people on this planet lack access to safe, clean water. The devastation is staggering. The cost in human lives, each life so unique and precious, is unfathomable. The tragedy and wrongness of it cannot fail to stir the hearts of those who seek justice, love mercy and earnestly desire to be a part in making this world a better place for future generations. Official site: www.H2OPE2011.com
To help support the run you can donate HERE
The November 1st start of my 306 mile run across Death Valley is approaching quickly and I am really getting excited and looking forward to it more and more everyday. The training has been going really well, especially the past several weeks that I have been back in my birth state of Arizona. My mentor, teacher and crew leader, Lisa Smith-Batchen has me on a rigorous training schedule and this part of the journey has been epic.
The past two weeks have been some of the best training I have had in the past couple years of my journey. With all of my commitments to sponsors, appearances and personal life – it’s been rigorous and time consuming which can end up very draining. Not just physically, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually as well. It was very frustrating and it took a trip ‘back home’ and a lot of soul searching to reveal what had gotten me off track.
“I want to feel the grip of pain, the unquenchable thirst that so many suffer every day, and do everything I can to bring relief to the millions of precious children, moms, and dads who are suffering and dying from lack of access to clean water.” — Jason Lester. The official Jason Lester / H2OPE shoe: http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop%2Cpwp%2Cc-1+100701%2Fhf-50149+4294966954%2Ft-H2OPE
Read about my most ” Invincible ” moment in the book titled ” Be Invincible!: A Playbook for Reaching Your Full Potential ” written by my Co- Author Tim Vandehey. Vince Papale was a Fan – turned – NFL Team Captain for the Philadelphia Eagles. The movie “Invincible” with Mark Wahlberg was based off Papale’s story. The true meaning of ” Never Stop “. Grab the book and enjoy the stories in it of other athletes ” Invincible ” moments – including yours truly.
I share my vegan diet in the new book “Health Is Wealth: Performance Nutrition” set to launch this October. Grab a copy and take a peek at how I’ve completed over 20 Iron Distance tri’s on a vegan diet.
by: J. Lester
Hello Epic World!
Sorry for the delay in posting. There has been so much going on…time and reality speed by at a dizzying pace making everything so surreal. In order to keep this update linear and logical I will start with H2OPE Day at the Nike World Headquarters a few weeks ago. On Wednesday, July 27th my amazing Epic Team hosted a day of events to highlight and publicize the global clean water crisis and the 306 mile run through Death Valley that I am gearing up for in November to raise funds for clean water wells. Oh, yeah–that is one thing that I should mention; the start date of the run is now 11.1.2011 and will start live from Nike Town Las Vegas! We are so blessed that Nike has stepped up in an *amazing way and this will allow us more time to raise more money for H2OPE! Read blog: http://jasonplester.com/wordpress/?p=240
— Jason Lester www.ob.org/h2ope
