James Gist Short Track - 3.17.18 - SIGN UP

It's hard to sum up James Gist.  Renaissance man is way, way overused in modern times, but I think that's the proper way to describe him.

You probably know James as the one time president of CRC.  2008 or so, I guess.  That's pre-Scanlon presidency, which is, of course, before McCardell got his filthy paws on the presidency, which immediately precedes the long hike to the top that now makes Will Leet our leader.  (I offer the word "hike" without further comment.)

Outside of bikes, I put together an incomplete list of other rad stuff that James Gist is into:
Remote control things
Poker
Electronics
Paintball
Anything fast
Parenting
Grills
I'm forgetting a ton of things here.  James is, without compare, the most well-rounded person I know.  He is literally good at everything.

James, in case you haven't heard, finds himself in a fight with ALS right now.  You can follow his story here, pause for a moment and sob to yourself, HOLY SHIT, and spend the rest of the day pondering all the things in life that you cannot control.

Once you've done that, and pretty much all the problems in your own life are put into perspective as mere peanuts, you'll probably wonder...what can I do?  Here we go:

1)  Give.  You can do so via the link.  https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/7ZMZTyZ4uO

2)  Sign up for the inaugural James Gist Short Track.  There was, in the mid 00's here in Charlottesville, no fiercer short track racer than James.  (He could also fuck up a plate of brownies faster than a Saint Bernard.)  It will be, I hope, a proper way to do him proud, come together as a community, and support his family financially and otherwise.

More to come about James, the cause, and the race in the coming weeks, but I'll trail off here for now and let the links above do the talking.

Make a difference, and keep looking up up up.