Lisa Smith-Batchen / Badwater Double 2006

2007 Badwater Double Crew

Lisa, with some of her crew members at the end of the Badwater Double Challenge in 2006. She can't wait to share this same moment with her crew members in 2007!

	Marie Boyd: Race Director of the Bishop High Sierras Race that is held in May. Marie is running Western States this year and is sure to have a great race. She has trained very hard for this. Marie is my ONE AND ONLY LEAD CREW PERSON. She is hands down one of the most wonderful, amazing women that walks this earth. Marie and Andy Boyd have crewed Monica to both of her 1st place wins at Badwater, so I am in good hands. Marie is a surgical nurse. Andy will not be on the crew for the official race but he will come out to see us on the return. He needs to be at home with the puppies!!! With Marie's experience, we have a great game plan set in place, simple and to the point. Get it done!!!
	Scott Morgan: Lives in San Diego and has been a friend for several years now. Scott has crewed for me before and just knows what to do and when to do it. His best attribute for me is that he can just look at me and not say a word and I know what he is thinking. "Lisa... shut up and move it!!" Scott will be in charge of the mountain and knows Mt. Whitney like the back of his hand. Scott is a very experienced climber and brings such a gift with him to this crew. I can't wait to spend time with him on a course we so love!! With Scott and Mike on the mountain, I know I will be in good hands.
	Laurie Andrews: Lives right here in Jackson Hole. 5'11" beautiful blondie bombshell that turns heads everywhere she goes. Not only is she an amazing runner, biker, and climber, she is a giver of her time, raising money for all kinds of organizations. Needless to say, it is never about "just her." She is all about helping everyone. Great news is I get to train with Laurie. The 6 hours I was able to do on the Teton pass was with Laurie and we were together stride for stride all the way... like music in motion. Laurie is running Desert Rats, is signed up for 2008 Marathon des Sables and, to boot, she was 2nd at the Teton 50 mile last year in her FIRST ultra:)
	George Velasco: We call him our Georgie!!! What can I say? He won't be bringing a van this year full of stuff:) George is running Western States soon and has lost about 30 pounds since last year's BW Double. He was on my crew all the way last year but we still have reports that he was missing in action and have no idea where he went!:) George knows me very well and is such a gentle gift to have around. He knows when to push and when not to, but has a real gift for helping people feel good about themselves! George, Marie and Andy all live in Bishop, so they have been friends for many years.
	Leigh Corbin: When Mike A. had to pull off the crew due to work I sat in tears for a few minutes... mostly because I had lost one of our ace in the hole. But we had to move on and Leigh's name was brought up by several people. I had a few people on the back up list but again Leigh came up top on the list. Chief Marie and I talked about who we should ask to replace Mike and she said Leigh as well. Leigh really impressed Marie and the rest of us with her amazing WS race, her great attitude and desire to learn by coming to our Death Valley training camp in May and her absolute ability for attention to detail on top of her really wanting to do this. So... Miss Leigh got the standing ovation from the Dreamchaser Team and came on board today. Its going to be a blast!
	Mike Ehredt has been a friend for some time now and my best memory of him is how awesome he ran the MDS, so impressive to watch his desire to help others. Even when he was tired and beat up at the end of each day, he was there for everyone else. Mike has a gift for reading people's needs before they need them, much like what I feel I have with many of my coaching students. I will be thankful for this gift he has on day 3-4. I also look forward to climbing Mt. Whitney with Mike and experiencing lots of great times together. We have had some very good training days together in the Tetons. Thanks Mike, for all you do for all of us, and thank you for what you give to the Batchen family.

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