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Petzl Nao Head Torch
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| John Laughlin |
| Current team | Helly Hansen Prunesco |  | | Alias (known as) | Scotty John, John Boy, JB | | Occupation | Race Director - Rat Race and Wan Dae Series. | | Home town | East Kilbride | | Country | Lanarkshire Scotland | | |
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| I come from a mountain biking background, having completed many Polarii and 24 hour races as every configuration from elite team to solo. Got into the adventure racing thing after Jon Brooke's article on the Hebridean Challenge inspired me to enter a team in 2002. Rode Red Bull 24 hour MTB race solo as training, the youngest soloist to date, but it was nothing compared to some of the great races I've done since.
Now up to 4 Heb Challenges and three Wilderness ARCs with hopefully many more to come...would love to continue racing internationally and in 2007 have already raced in Poland and Denmark.
Really taken to fell running and competed at elite KIMM and LAMM, although it only seems like yesterday in 2002 when I ran for over two hours for the first time! Keen to attempt some more long distance runs after attempts at the Scottish 4000s (83 miles 17,000 foa with Gareth Craft), winter Ramsay Round (60 miles, 28,000 foa with Gary Tompsett) and winter Tranter's Round (40 miles 20,600 foa with Paul Currant) all had to be aborted near completion due to dangerous weather conditions.
The Wilderness ARC was the big race of 2006 and a third place finish was a pleasing result. As training for the WARC I cycled all the 7 stanes mountain bike centres in one ride, a total of 262 miles in 32.75 hours, with Gary Tompsett, Paul Currant and John Houlihan. Possibly the biggest epic yet!
2007 was dominated by the World Champs in Scotland with my team Superfeet/Life is Good, but in 2008 I joined Aberdeen Asset Management and raced in the Bergson Winter Challenge and The Turas. 2009's main aim is Explore Sweden and the World Champs in Portugal. | | | | Best AR discipline | Downhill mountain biking; if only I could get the rest of the team to disengage brain the same way... | | Worst AR discipline | Happy at them all. Even enjoy inline skating now! | | AR ambitions | Explore Sweden | | AR bugbear | Long briefings | | AR best moment | Winning the London Rat Race 2008! | | AR worst moment | Realising I'd lost the map in the Edinburgh Rat Race with AAM, then having to relive it on TV | | My AR best results | 2008: 5th Bergson Winter Challenge, 5th The Turas, 1st London Rat Race | | 2007: ARWC, 3rd Ed Rat Race, 2nd Gael Force West | | 2006: 1st pair Strathpuffer Winter 24hr MTB race, 4th Man of Porage, 3rd Wilderness ARC, 2nd Bristol Rat Race | | 2005: Rat Race Edinburgh 1st, Rat Race Bristol 2nd, Heb Challenge 3rd, Winter ACE XXX 3rd, Man of Porage 6th | | 2004 Hebridean Challenge 3rd, also raced 2003, 2002 2004 SiTS 8th Male Pair | | My next AR events | iRoc? | | Explore Sweden | | Man of Porage | | Some Rat Racing | | Favourite AR race | Wilderness ARC. An amazing adventure in my back garden. | | Favourite piece of kit | Nuun - a revelation in hydration. Paramo Velez Jacket - The way forward | | Advice(tip) for other racers | Sing! Blocks out the pain and psychs out the opposition! |
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