| Current team | WEDALI (We Eat Dust and Like It) |  |
| Alias (known as) | Bubbles |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Home town | Woodbury, MN |
| Country | Minnesota USA |
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As it turns out, it was a combination of dumb luck and the need to find something bigger than my mundane existance that lead me to adventure racing. I plod along at running races from 10ks to marathons (I'm built for endurance, not speed), but my real love is the bike. AR was an ideal way to combine these disciplines, and add paddling and climbing in the mix.
Things I love about AR:
- showing up to work Monday morning with road rash, bruises, and other battle trophies.
- pushing myself past all preconceived limits
- making great, life-long friends
- watching my friends and family shake their head in disbelief while I entertain them with race stories
- crossing the finish line hand in hand with my team |
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| Best AR discipline | Mountain biking |
| Worst AR discipline | Whitewater anything |
| AR ambitions | 5 to 7 day expedition races |
| AR bugbear | Losing confidence in myself |
| AR best moment | Revoking the map from the color-blind guy and leading my team out of last place to a mid-pack finish |
| AR worst moment | Having to short course the 2003 Superior Challenge |
| My AR best results | 1st in the Northstar AR 2004 series |
| 4th in the 2005 Michigan Coast to Coast 3 day |
| My next AR events | 2005 Superior Challenge 12 hour |
| 2005 Wild AR 24 hour |
| 2005 Driftless Zone |
| Favourite AR race | The first one - it was magic and I was hooked |
| Favourite piece of kit | It's all about the bike |
| Advice(tip) for other racers | When choosing an inflatable kayak, make sure you get one that doesn't leak. It makes for a really long paddle. |
