TOWER 26 (@tower_26) is a renowned and popular open water swimming program for triathletes, masters swimmers, and fitness swimmers centered in Santa Monica Beach and Pacific Palisades, California run by Gerry Rodrigues.
Rodrigues wrote, “Many of our Pacific Palisades members have lost their homes during the last 48 hours [due to the devastating fire that has engulfed the area], or knows someone who has. A To Do list from coach Emily Cocks on What To Do When Your Home Burns Down is posted below.
Emily is a former pro triathlete and TOWER 26 coach for the last several years. Emily and her then husband, lost their home in the Atlas fire, Napa County in 2017. She hosted a group zoom call on January 10th (see updates here for member offerings on rooms,homes, campers, vehicles, animal care, etc.). The outpouring of member support has been extremely generous.
Click here to read and learn from Coach Emily’s What To Do when Your Home Burns Down.
The lost of human life, especially when the victim is disabled, is always tremendously tragic to learn:
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