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thing I share this 00:24:49.330 --> 00:24:51.180 align:start position:0% speech here's the thing I share this love<00:24:49.600> of<00:24:49.660> the<00:24:49.870> outdoors<00:24:49.900> when<00:24:50.440> I<00:24:50.500> was<00:24:50.860> kid<00:24:51.160> I 00:24:51.180 --> 00:24:51.190 align:start position:0% love of the outdoors when I was kid I 00:24:51.190 --> 00:24:54.150 align:start position:0% love of the outdoors when I was kid I spent<00:24:51.880> a<00:24:52.120> lot<00:24:52.480> of<00:24:52.510> time<00:24:52.840> hiking<00:24:53.650> with<00:24:53.710> my<00:24:53.890> Scout 00:24:54.150 --> 00:24:54.160 align:start position:0% spent a lot of time hiking with my Scout 00:24:54.160 --> 00:24:56.220 align:start position:0% spent a lot of time hiking with my Scout Troop<00:24:54.550> and<00:24:54.790> skiing<00:24:55.450> in<00:24:55.540> the<00:24:55.570> mountains<00:24:55.660> and 00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.230 align:start position:0% Troop and skiing in the mountains and 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position:0% Whittaker asked but with my schedule it's<00:27:29.450> going<00:27:29.600> to<00:27:29.659> be<00:27:29.809> more<00:27:30.370> 2010<00:27:31.370> and<00:27:31.520> 20-mile 00:27:31.870 --> 00:27:31.880 align:start position:0% it's going to be more 2010 and 20-mile 00:27:31.880 --> 00:27:34.000 align:start position:0% it's going to be more 2010 and 20-mile chunks<00:27:32.270> at<00:27:32.360> a<00:27:32.450> time<00:27:32.480> so<00:27:32.960> however<00:27:33.260> it<00:27:33.559> works<00:27:33.770> out 00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:34.010 align:start position:0% chunks at a time so however it works out 00:27:34.010 --> 00:27:35.649 align:start position:0% chunks at a time so however it works out we're<00:27:34.490> gonna<00:27:34.549> do<00:27:34.820> it<00:27:34.970> and<00:27:35.210> it<00:27:35.299> is<00:27:35.390> a<00:27:35.419> way<00:27:35.600> to 00:27:35.649 --> 00:27:35.659 align:start position:0% we're gonna do it and it is a way to 00:27:35.659 --> 00:27:37.570 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position:0% press on does I look back at all that we 00:37:34.700 --> 00:37:36.430 align:start position:0% press on does I look back at all that we have<00:37:34.849> accomplished<00:37:35.750> on<00:37:35.990> all<00:37:36.140> that<00:37:36.290> we've 00:37:36.430 --> 00:37:36.440 align:start position:0% have accomplished on all that we've 00:37:36.440 --> 00:37:39.280 align:start position:0% have accomplished on all that we've accomplished<00:37:37.040> together<00:37:37.869> over<00:37:38.869> these<00:37:38.990> years 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:39.290 align:start position:0% accomplished together over these years 00:37:39.290 --> 00:37:43.690 align:start position:0% accomplished together over these years I'm<00:37:39.619> certain<00:37:40.579> of<00:37:40.790> our<00:37:41.750> vision<00:37:42.109> I'm<00:37:42.859> confident 00:37:43.690 --> 00:37:43.700 align:start position:0% I'm certain of our vision I'm confident 00:37:43.700 --> 00:37:46.210 align:start position:0% I'm certain 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align:start position:0% collectively as one team as one 00:38:01.970 --> 00:38:03.790 align:start position:0% collectively as one team as one community<00:38:02.300> we<00:38:02.810> can<00:38:02.990> move<00:38:03.140> up<00:38:03.349> that<00:38:03.530> mountain 00:38:03.790 --> 00:38:03.800 align:start position:0% community we can move up that mountain 00:38:03.800 --> 00:38:06.750 align:start position:0% community we can move up that mountain and<00:38:04.160> get<00:38:04.700> to<00:38:04.849> that<00:38:04.880> place<00:38:05.030> if<00:38:05.900> we<00:38:06.230> do<00:38:06.349> that 00:38:06.750 --> 00:38:06.760 align:start position:0% and get to that place if we do that 00:38:06.760 --> 00:38:09.000 align:start position:0% and get to that place if we do that we'll<00:38:07.760> have<00:38:07.940> done<00:38:08.119> something<00:38:08.450> worthwhile 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:09.010 align:start position:0% we'll have done something worthwhile 00:38:09.010 --> 00:38:11.170 align:start position:0% we'll have done something worthwhile with<00:38:10.010> the<00:38:10.130> brief<00:38:10.310> time<00:38:10.550> we<00:38:10.880> have<00:38:11.000> been<00:38:11.119> given 00:38:11.170 --> 00:38:11.180 align:start position:0% with the brief time we have been given 00:38:11.180 --> 00:38:15.250 align:start position:0% with the brief time we have been given here<00:38:12.940> it's<00:38:13.940> just<00:38:14.000> not<00:38:14.180> enough<00:38:14.660> time<00:38:14.930> not 00:38:15.250 --> 00:38:15.260 align:start position:0% here it's just not enough time not 00:38:15.260 --> 00:38:18.960 align:start position:0% here it's just not enough time not enough<00:38:16.010> time<00:38:16.400> to<00:38:16.670> do<00:38:16.790> everything<00:38:17.240> so<00:38:17.660> we<00:38:18.650> must 00:38:18.960 --> 00:38:18.970 align:start position:0% enough time to do everything so we must 00:38:18.970 --> 00:38:22.420 align:start position:0% enough time to do everything so 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