Street - sounds like a blast! Yes, you most definitely have the nads for the hill climb! Only question is if they make haul you up 80 lbs of gear uphill!

I will be working the finish line area at Folsom Field, with a good view of those coming/going. Since Im a complete newbie they paired me with an older hand who knows a ton. Huge LE presence, Boulder PD, CU PD, Boulder County Sheriff, Homeland security, FBI, etc. several 2M radio nets going in addition to 70cm and 23cm video. This will be an intense learning session for me, looking fwd to it.