Major Tom was not seen at the marathon.  I guess the snows on Mars were too much.  I hope that he returns next year.  We need his presence and voice to lead us through the 24 hours. He is a longstanding member and contributor to the success of the marathon.  To the veterans, he is as much a part of thon as Marvin.  BRING BACK THE MAJOR!

300 is being generous. Maybe 275 or so.  I may have missed some stragglers but I had made up about 350 goodie bags and I had about 100 or so remaining. My daughter and son and their entire group could not make it. That is six.  I don't know how many of Caleb's crew made it.  It was a decent turnout all things considered and the fact that we were celebrating our 40th helped but there was something missing.  I only hope that Major Tom is back to hosting the thon next year.   

I wish Major Tom could have made it, I've known him for years and he's part of the marathon. There were a couple of people in my group who couldn't make it.

I was so bummed to have missed SF40, but missing 3 out of the last 40 (9, 10 & 40) isn't such a bad record.
I hope you all a blast in my absence.
See you next year for sure.

(Hey Frank, if you have any Flight Pack/Goodie Bags left I'd happily the pay postage to get one!)

Hey Frank,
As far as I know they all made it except me and one other guy. By the time they got to the theater our regular group of seats had been taken, so they relocated to the balcony.