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Moab Xtreme
Baja Travesia (7th place) Raid the North Extreme (14th place)
Sprint Adventure races
2007
Big Blue Tahoe 24 Hour (3rd overall)
Big Blue Oakridge (6th in division) Big Blue Castaic Lake (3rd in Division)
Central Coast Challenge - Dusk to Dawn (1st in Division)
Big Blue Redtail (3rd in Division)
Some may recognize Susanna from her current role with Odyssey Adventure Racing
as its Director of Competitor Relations and HQ Diva. Susanna first
heard of adventure racing while working in retail with Travis “T-rex”
Overstreet, founding member of the Odyssey Dirty Dozen climbing crew.
Travis’s enthusiasm for the climb sites and admiration of the athletes
was contagious. She joined the D12 in 2000, attended the Odyssey AR
Academy in 2004, and has been volunteering, racing, and hooked on the
AR community ever since.
“I am thrilled to expand my role in the adventure racing
community at large as a part of the PQ08 team,” says Susanna. My
introduction to AR came through volunteering with Odyssey’s Dirty Dozen
climbing crew 8 years ago and, although I initially believed adventure
racers to be absolutely nuts, my passion for this community and this
sport have grown every year since.”
In between massage therapy clients, Susanna will act as a point of
contact for volunteers and assist in coordinating the PQ08 volunteer
family over the coming months and out on the course itself.
Dancing Pandas are an adventure racing
team that is committed to fun, adventure and the true spirit of team
work! We have been competing since 1998 and have completed over 100
adventure races ranging from 1 day in length to 10 days in length.
No more rubber
bands, wrist ropes, homemade mounts. No more missed footage because the camera was
stuffed in the backpack. Finally, get the shot that makes you look like a
HERO...GoPro.
Fred Abaroa talks with Justin Wakefield from GoPro Cameras about their decision to outfit PQ 2008 racers with their nearly indestructible cameras.
Vernon Winters started racing at age 50 and lead team Stinkyfeet/Kilt Racers at PQ 2006. I've heard he sings but listen to this podcast to see what the picture below has to do it PQ 2008.
Chris CaulCourse Director, Primal Quest (Course Designer, Logistics Director, PQ 2006) In addition to being a stay-at-home dad, Chris has been an Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy Instructor, the Course Designer- Odyssey Off Road Ironman, and Co-Director Odyssey New Balance Mega Dose
Tune in as professional adventure racer Jon Brown of Team Salomon Crested Butte talks fast-paced AR with Travis Macy.
Race data:
5 days, 5 sports, 5 exceptional spots.
Dates : First edition, 2 - 7 July 2007. Region: SAVOIE MONT BLANC, French Alps.
5 days, 5 exceptional locations, 5 sports, and one trail every day (between 5 to 25 kms). A concept permitting the world's top teams as well as teams less experienced to reveal their talents and their endurance. For sure there will be many tales to be told at the bivouac!
Articles on Don Mann and the events he has produced can be found in: Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, Men’s Fitness, Outside, Runner’s World, Triathlete, National Geographic Adventure, Outside magazine, Fortune, Forbes, New York Times, Washington Post, Adventure Sports Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, as well as many more publications.
* Named Virginia Beach Ambassador Extraordinaire – 2002
Author of the Complete Guide to Adventure Racing. * Consultant for the Adventure Racing Handbook, Holland Press. * Consultant for “The Thrill of Victory the Agony of My Feet: Tales from the World of Adventure Racing”
Athletic Bio:
* Navy Men’s Senior Athlete of the Year Award * Odyssey Double IRON (16 mile paddle, 224 mile bike and 52.4 mile run) * Triathlete Finisher 2003 – and current Double IRON paddling record holder. * Hawaii Ironman veteran * Captain, Trans-Himalayan (Nepal, Tibet and across India) RAID Gauloises (500 miles). * Captain, First All-American Team RAID ‘98 Ecuador (400 miles). * Captain, RAID ‘97 South Africa – (500 miles). * Captain, RAID ‘95 Patagonia – (350 miles). * Captain ESPN Xtreme Adventure Race 1997 – (250 miles). * Captain Great Nor’Easter 1997 – (200 miles). * Professional mountain bike racer (mid-late 80s). * Cat 3 and 4 road cyclist (70s-90s). * Numerous 100+ mile Bike Races and Centuries and 1977-2003.
Military Biography:
* Navy SEAL/Chief Warrant Officer Retired. * Active duty Aug 1977 - May 1998.
Special Skills & Qualifications:
Decorated Combat Veteran; Corpsman, EMT, paramedic; personal trainer; SEAL Special Operations Technician; Special Forces Medical Laboratory graduate; static line, high altitude free-fall and advance free-fall parachutist; open circuit, closed circuit oxygen and air scuba diver, diving supervisor; jungle survival, desert survival and arctic survival instructor; small boat operator for craft up to 65 feet; technical rock climbing, mountaineering; small arms weapons instructor, foreign weapons instructor, armed and unarmed defense tactics, advanced hand-to-hand combat; photo intelligence; Survival, Evade, Resistance and Escape Instructor; B.S. International Relations, B.S. Liberal Science, and Masters in Management.
After a whirl-wind world tour with stops in Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, and the AR World Champs in Scotland, Travis has returned back to Colorado.Here he talks with Fred about his experiences racing and traveling abroad.
Merritt Hopper has been an integral part in some of the most famous races in the world. He has pooled his logistical and operational experience from races like The Eco Challenge, Primal Quest and The Coastal Challenge to bring us this race. Merritt will make sure to bring his spirit and enthusiasm to what he promises will be "An event like no other."
Team Alaska Pride (TAP) is an adventure racing team which was established in 2004 to help find a cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). RP is a hereditary eye disease which causes the degeneration of the photoreceptor cells in the retina, leading to progressive vision loss. A high percentage of people diagnosed with RP are blind by the age of 40.
To facilitate their mission they have partnered with The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), a 501 (c) (3) organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.
Racing is their vehicle to spread awareness, educate and raise revenue specifically for Retinitis Pigmentosa.
The longest standing member of Team Salomon/Crested Butte, Bryan is a jack of all trades when it comes to adventure racing. From the business end of the team to running the navigation if Jari’s fried. Having growing up as a soccer player & alpine ski racer in Wisconsin, he naturally was attracted to the mountains of Crested Butte, CO. At 34 years old Bryan has found a new appreciation for Nordic skiing & back country touring in the local mountains. This winter Bryan is currently in 2nd place overall in the Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC).
MIKE KLOSER - Mike’s impressive adventure racing results include: Three Eco- Challenge Titles, Three time Primal Quests Champions, Two time Balance Bar 24 Hour National Race Series Champions, and Two time World Adventure Racing Champions. Mike was named "Adventure Racer of the Year" by Competitor Magazine in 2001, "Male Athlete of the Year" by Adventure Sport Magazine in 2003, Two time “Adventure Racing Team of the Year” by Adventure Sport Magazine in 2003-2004 and in 2005, Mike earned the coveted “Male Adventure Racer Everest Award”.
Mountain biking was one of Mike's first loves and he accumulated many outstanding accomplishments throughout his 12 year career - most notably are, World Cross Country Champion, Two time World Cup overall Vice Champion and Silver Medalist in the Downhill World Championships. He was recognized as one of the top mountain bikers of the 20th Century by Velo News and in 2002 was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.
Mike resides in Vail, Colorado with his wife, Emily, and their children, Heidi and Christian. The whole family has a passion for the outdoors and a inherent quest for adventure and travel.
Robyn Benincasa was born in Long Island, NY, but spent most of her youth in Tempe, AZ, where she competed at the state and national level in gymnastics, diving, and cross country. After graduating from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Marketing, Benincasa accepted a pharmaceutical sales job in the San Diego Territory and earned honors as “Rookie of the Year” in 1990.
Benincasa was shortly thereafter caught by the triathlon bug , and ultimately went on to complete six Ironman races, with two podium finishes in her age group in Kona, Hawaii. By 1995, however, she was really really tired of triathlon AND wearing panty hose to work, so she embarked on a mission to live her dreams of becoming an adventure racer and firefighter.
15 Ways to Tell You’ve Become a True Adventure Racer
Ronny's career with Odyssey began in 1999 with the "Race for Free" program where he volunteered at the BEAST of the East. His goal at the time was simply to earn a free race not to own the company! Throughout the next several years Ronny became one of Odyssey's most dedicated volunteers, an instructor at the prestigious Adventure Racing Academy, an instructor for Odyssey's Leadership Training Program, course designer, and race director. Ronny also became a respected and successful adventure racer building an impressive race bio over the last 7 years.
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I was able to talk to her good friend Michelle Lyman and get an update. Plus we will rebroadcast an interview we had with her back in June 2006.
To aid in Danelle Ballengee’s recovery, you can mail checks to a fund in her name at FirstBank, P.O. Box 347, Silverthorne, CO, 80498, or you can drop them off at any FirstBank branch.
2006 Champions: New England Adventure Racing Series 2006 Champions: Genesis/JEEP Adventure Racing Series 2006 Champions: Genesis/Eastern Mountain Sports Adventure Racing Series 2006 Champions: Ultimate Adventure Racing Series and they took 1st and 2nd place at the USARA National Championships in Santa Barbara, CA
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John Vonhof is the author of Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatment for Athletes (Wilderness Press, 4th edition May 2006). As an ultrarunner, marathoner, and backpacker, he has pushed his feet to the extreme, learned about good foot care, interviewed hundreds of athletes, and patched thousands of feet at sporting events. He has traveled worldwide to teach medical personnel how to patch feet in events like the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, the Primal Quest Adventure Race, the Avon Walk, and similar events. John works for an Emergency Medical Services Agency, has experience as a paramedic and orthopedic technician in pre-hospital and emergency room settings, and resides in Central California.
This will be a weird podcast. I just happen to go to the Target nearby this morning and discovered people camped out waiting to buy a PlayStation 3. The weather was raining and expected to get worse. Others looked on to these soles thinking what kind of person would camp out in the pouring rain for 24-36 hours. Sound familiar? Listen to what drives these people to suffer.
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Ian is the most successful adventure racer of all time with six world championship wins, 15 world championship podium finishes and 14 international adventure race championship titles. He is a three time and current world record holder for endurance kayaking (262 miles in 24 hours.) Ian has competed internationally in adventure racing, canoeing, kayaking, orienteering and sailing.
Ian has been a professional adventure athlete since 1997 and currently races as co-captain of Team Nike.
For us, adventure racing and endurance sports are not simply activities, but instead a lifestyle. Many of us live, breath, eat and sleep adventure racing every day of our lives!
Dirty Avocados is made up more than ten experienced racers from Northern California’s Bay Area and Central Valley. As teams and individuals, we compete in local and national adventure races along with various other endurance sports and expeditions.
We are women and men with mixed backgrounds and vocations, including fire-fighting, health-care, high-technology, and finance. Past accomplishments include a collegiate All-American Swimming Championship, a United States National Orienteering Championship and a qualification for the United States Adventure Racing Association National Championships.
A World Class Mid-Length Expedition Race that's easy on your budget and vacation time....
The Moab Xstream Expedition is a world class mid-length expedition that is now accessible to everyone who has considered doing an expedition race but couldn't find the time or the money to commit. At a fraction of the cost as well as the time involved, even you can experience the thrill of completing a multi-day expedition race that has the most varied and spectacular terrain of any location in the world. Spectacular desert canyons, sprawling vistas, and the great Manti La Sal mountain range, where teams will reach elevations of 12,000 feet in a lush mountain environment uncharacteristic of what your visions of Moab conjure up. At a fee of $425.00 per person and a time commitment of only days instead of weeks this is a must for every adventure seeker. We hope to see you in Moab in September! - AdventureXstream Staff
This event will be limited to 200 total participants 151 for open registration. 13 team spots (49 participant slots) will be held for four person coed & 2 person coed teams leading the Adventure Xstream Point Series. So, don't procrastinate get your team signed up.
For ten days in July of 2006, 89 coed teams of four from around the globe took on 400 miles of desert trekking, horseback riding, mountain biking, paddling, mountaineering, and ropeworks in an attempt to complete Primal Quest, the world’s longest, hardest, and most extreme expedition adventure race. Competitors faced extreme conditions and severe suffering in the desert and mountains around Moab, Utah. GoFAR World-Class Adventure Podcasts recorded their stories live from every section of the race. Inspiring, educational, entertaining, and, at times, heart-wrenching, GoFAR’s PQ 2006: Get Inspired, GoFAR gives you exclusive and revolutionary radio coverage of an epic event in the words of those who were brave enough to take on the challenge. On-course interviews and race commentary by professional adventure racer Travis Macy provide listeners with motivational material that’s perfect for audio action while training for a 5k fun run, a marathon, the Ironman, or PQ itself. Full of memorable moments and course descriptions from every section of the race, it’s a perfect memory album for those who competed. With extensive racing advice from the best racers on the planet, PQ 2006: Get Inspired, GoFAR is also the world’s most comprehensive adventure racing instruction manual. Check out advice about food, sleep, gear, mapping, navigation, hydration, ropes skills, altitude, heat, cold, mountains, deserts, paddling, riverboarding, shoes, bikes, feet, gear boxes, sand, umbrellas (seriously…they use umbrellas), and more from teams like Nike PowerBlast, Merrell/Wigwam, SOLE, Spyder, Salomon/Crested Butte, GoLite/Timberland, Supplier Pipeline, DART-nuun, Buff/Coolmax, Bjurfors, and Halti. MP3 CD available for $14.95 plus shipping
Travis Macy helps team Spyder earn 7th place at the AR World Championship in Sweden (http://www.arwc2006.com) and 5th Place in the Raid World Championship in Canada (http://www.theraid.org). Here him talk about the course and answer that all important question, "What would you do different?"
Danny Suter has completed more than a dozen expedition length adventure races around the world including: Raid Gauloises, Eco Challenge, Primal Quests, Southern Traverse, Discovery World Championships, as well as countless shorter events. In addition to a back ground in competitive endurance sports, he has over twenty years of back country & adventure sports experience. Danny is a certified personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a USA Triathlon Level I Coach, a USA Cycling Expert Level Coach and founder of The Boulder Performance Network.
"Danny Suter is one of the most experienced and skilled endurance coaches in the multi-sport business. I highly recommend his training programs for adventure athletes of any level or for people wanting to hone their skills or fitness." - Ian Adamson, Adventure Racer - Team Nike ACG, Author of Runner's World guide to Adventure Racing , Boulder, CO.
"Danny Suter has an extraordinary combination of world class race experience of all sorts, advanced skills in each individual discipline and solid fitness & coaching credentials. I would recommend him to any adventure athlete looking to improve their performance." Barry Siff, Adventure Racer, Triathlete, Author of The Ultimate Guide to Adventure Racing and CEO of 5430 Sports, Boulder, CO
Holistic Health Councelor and Adventure Racer, Davina Sanders tells us more about Sweet vs. Salty nutrition. Fred catches up with La Ruta de los Conquistadores race director Roman Urbino at the Jay Challenge.
It makes sense that someone who enjoyed law school and is happy practicing tax law would also get a kick out of running non-stop for up to 24 hours or competing in week-long adventure races or snowshoe racing at high altitude and in sub-zero temperatures.Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Adam thrives on endurance sports in the mountains.In his 20+ years of endurance competition, he’s run the distance of a marathon or more at least 100 times, mostly on hilly trails.He ran and did triathlons during college and law school and then jumped into ultramarathons and snowshoe racing, which led to adventure racing.Adam has won more than 20 ultramarathons, is the captain and manager of Team Atlas Snow-Shoe Company and has been on many sponsored running and adventure racing teams with which he’s traveled all over the world and competed in Eco Challenge, the Raid World Championships, and won the US National Championships.
He serves as the President of the All American Trail Running Association, Trail Representative for the Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Council of the USA Track & Field Colorado, and the United States Snowshoe Association.As a writer, Chase is the co-author of The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running and an editor for Running Times and Active Cities USA.He lives in Boulder, where he is a partner of a law firm.Adam is also the father of two boys, Noah and David.Having just turned 40, Adam wonders if he’s now mature enough to spend time weeding his front lawn, which is now properly termed “zero-scaping”.Probably not.That time is better spent running!
They come from as far away as Alaska and Costa Rica.They converged on the tiny community of Jay, Vermont, nestled along the northern border of Vermont to face one of the most grueling adventure events in North America.
Three days of racing challenged the best. The 26-mile water event, the Jay Crossover, started in Magog, Quebec and ended in Newport, Vermont. The 31-mile running segment began with a race to the top of JayPeak, northern Vermont’s highest mountain, and then took the runners on a treacherous mix of trails, water, and river crossings. The 65-mile mountain bike segment started with an immediate climb to the top of the mountain.Those who used up all their energy in that first stretch never finished.
This year over 550 men and 150 women signed up for one or more of the stages. Seventy of them faced the true Jay Challenge, competing in all three legs. Only 31 finished. Listen to competitors who won, who fell and could not finsh. Proud parents and support teams. Plus see over 200 pictures at http://www.gofarpodcast.com/jay
No more rubber
bands, wrist ropes, homemade mounts. No more missed footage because the camera was
stuffed in the backpack. Finally, get the shot that makes you look like a
HERO...GoPro.
Chris Caul Course Director, Primal Quest (Course Designer, Logistics Director, PQ 2006) In addition to being a stay-at-home dad, Chris has been an Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy Instructor, the Course Designer- Odyssey Off Road Ironman, and Co-Director Odyssey New Balance Mega Dose
Military Biography:
The longest standing member of Team Salomon/Crested Butte, Bryan is a jack of all trades when it comes to adventure racing. From the business end of the team to running the navigation if Jari’s fried. Having growing up as a soccer player & alpine ski racer in Wisconsin, he naturally was attracted to the mountains of Crested Butte, CO. At 34 years old Bryan has found a new appreciation for Nordic skiing & back country touring in the local mountains. This winter Bryan is currently in 2nd place overall in the Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC).
Sorry Due to sickness and tech difficulties and a new job I have not been able to produce a show in a bit.
This will be a weird podcast. I just happen to go to the Target nearby this morning and discovered people camped out waiting to buy a PlayStation 3. The weather was raining and expected to get worse. Others looked on to these soles thinking what kind of person would camp out in the pouring rain for 24-36 hours. Sound familiar? Listen to what drives these people to suffer.
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Travis Macy helps team Spyder earn 7th place at the AR World Championship in Sweden (
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