OFFICERS COME ALIVE IN DEATH VALLEY RELAY CUP NYPD JOINING DESERT RACE.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's finest will join thousands of police officers from the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. metropolitan area this weekend in the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, a hot-footed relay race relay race Race between teams in which each team member successively covers a specified portion of the course. In track events, such as the 4 × 100-m and 4 × 400-m relays, the runner finishing one leg passes a baton to the next runner while both are running within across Death Valley. More than 200 teams will be competing, and thousands of other volunteers will be working in support of the runners, handing out water and driving competitors to their spots along the 120-mile route. In the past, the event has drawn members from as far away as Canada, Australia and Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . ``Every step of the way is a challenge,'' said race coordinator Chuck Foote, a retired Los Angeles police officer who has participated in the event since 1979. ``Isn't that crazy? They go all out to win a glass mug." For the first time in the relay's history, members from the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Police Department will participate. The main goal behind the competition is to have a good time, while boosting morale and encouraging teamwork, organizers said. ``When you have a common goal, and it's strenuous, you learn to work together,'' said Detective Matthew Miranda, one of about 20 officers from the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. who will be participating. Burbank police will be running the Interstate 15 course in honor of Officer Danny Crawford, who died of Lou Gehrig's disease Lou Geh·rig's disease n. See amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. a few years ago. ``He was such an athletic guy,'' Miranda said. ``We run in his memory.'' Members of the Glendale Police Department also will be participating. ``It brings the department together,'' said Glendale Detective Tim Feeley. ``Police captains will run alongside officers still in training.'' Glendale has brought home prize mugs in several categories in 12 of the 13 times its officers have participated, he said. The Challenge Cup Relay's history began in 1978, when officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Metropolitan Division wanted to break a world record in relay racing. They chose Death Valley as their course. |
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