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2022 Teams

Adventure Addicts Racing

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Michelle Faucher
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Paul Morris
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Dave Wall

​DIVISION: Mixed Gender (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS:
 Our biggest team strength will also likely be our team weakness - we’re fortunate to have three comparably skilled navigators:) We are also very good friends who have raced together a lot over the years. 

PAST EXPERIENCE: Former Professional Tennis Player, Professional Engineer, Professional Diplomat = Amateur Adventure Racing Team with over 100 races under our belt between USARA & ARWS events for the past 15 years without a single podium finish, but always a damn good time had by all. Actually Michelle has had some podium finishes and it always seems to be without us. Huh…

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MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Team Websites:
  • Adventure Addicts Racing Website​

Adventure Enablers

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Travis Siehndel
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Eric Goetz
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Mike Chaney

​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Dad strength, good looks, and good vibes.

PAST EXPERIENCE: 
Cowboy Tough, Untamed New England, RAAM, Rootstock Two Rivers, a multitude of other ill-advised adventures in the mid-Atlantic and more keg stands than we should probably admit.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Team bio


​TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Adventure Enablers' Homepage
  • Adventure Enablers' Facebook Page

Bend Racing

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Jason Magness
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Chelsey Magness
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Lars Bukkehave
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Lebn Schuyler

​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: Raced many years. Every team member has no pride and feel good about being in tow line so we can race full speed!

PAST EXPERIENCE: Racing around the world -- sometimes in underpants, sometimes on top of ranking. Mostly at the same time.


MORE ON THE TEAM: Full bio here

TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Bend Racing Website
  • Bend Racing Facebook Page
  • Lars' Instagram
  • Jason and Chelsey's Instagram
  • ​Chris' Instagram

SPONSORS:
  • ​Team Bend's Partners

Bones

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Roy Malone
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Mari Chandler
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Chad Spence
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Charles Triponez
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: Moving efficiently, no drama

PAST EXPERIENCE: 8 Primal Quests, 2 Eco Challenges, 8 ARWS races, 25+ Expedition races

MORE ON THE TEAM: Team bio

CHaos Required

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Rick Keilty
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John Farley
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David Farley
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Matt Palumbo
​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Assembling derailleurs out of sticks. Making crushing navigational mistakes. Strong GI tracts from drinking scummy pond water. We always pack the most important piece of gear: A Positive Mental Attitude.
 
PAST EXPERIENCE:
We’ve all done a few 5k charity walks and Spartan race sprints. A lifetime of debilitating endurance races and fast livin’ that will catch up to us when we are 70.
 

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Chickpoints

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Kristy Deep
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Dellvenna Hambling
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Karen Clark

​DIVISION: All Female (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: We make team decisions easily, we can all navigate as needed with strengths in different areas - good for a multi day race.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Karen has been adventure racing for eighteen years with no clue what she was doing when she started - sometimes she still wonders (signing up for a 5-day race!!!). Kristy & Karen did Sea to Sea last year on the Chickpoints team & didn't get to complete it due to the terrible fatality. They have done several 24hr races and two Nationals as this version of Chickpoints.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Facebook Page

Deviate

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Michael Garrison
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Kevin Poirier
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

Dirt merchants

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Dan Szilier
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Kevin Sevinsky
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Mark Costner

​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Few and far between.

PAST EXPERIENCE: 
  • Dan: 30 or so races from 2-72hrs.
  • Kevin: 15 or so races from 2-36hrs.
  • Mark: 0 or so races from 0-0hrs!!

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Edge of the Wild

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Brian McLeod
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Jason Avis

​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS:  We will have five days to think about this one...
 
PAST EXPERIENCE:  Brian,  numerous 24 hour or less and 2021 Nationals
Jay, numerous 24 hour or less



Electric Mayhem

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Kate Ballantine
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Jason Andras
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Clay Ballantine
​​DIVISION: Mixed Gender (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: We have fun and are consistently grateful for the experiences. We can also spark up a motivating team sing-along on those endless overnight paddles and long hill climbs.

PAST EXPERIENCE: We have fun and are consistently grateful for the experiences. We can also spark up a motivating team sing-along on those endless overnight paddles and long hill climbs.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Rootstock Racing

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Andy Bacon
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Mike Dickey
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Kristin Eddy
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Mark Lattanzi
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender​

TEAM STRENGTHS: Suffering with a smile, navigation, taking pictures, Kristin's cookies

PAST EXPERIENCE: 
  • Mark: Adventure racing since 2000. Raced in over 30 states and over 20 countries.
  • Michael: My first AR was in 2007. I don't have as much experience as my three teammates, and this will be only my third expedition-length race.
  • Andy: Adventure racing since 2006.
  • Kristin: 1977 I pedaled my big wheel as fast as I could, off the driveway, into the field, where I promptly hit rocks and careened down a hill. Adventuring ever since.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here
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​TEAM WEBSITES:
  • EX2 Homepage
  • TanZ Navigation Homepage

GOALS ARA Masters

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Val Hardin
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Bruce Kuo
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Ron Eaglin
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Mark Montague
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender​

TEAM STRENGTHS: 
We have all been racing for a long time and and with age and experience comes wisdom. We get along great, and have the same goals.

PAST EXPERIENCE: We have raced as a team at the Shenandoah Epic and Expedition Oregon (5 days). And we all have 10 plus years of adventure racing.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Ron Eaglin Online
  • GOALS ARA Homepage
  • GOALS ARA Facebook Page

Gung Ho

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Penny Zech
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Kevin Lint
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Jay Zech
​DIVISION: Mixed Gender (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Wide variety of experience, strong navigators and we have Sam

PAST EXPERIENCE: 
Expedition Alaska-Expedition Africa-Expedition Idaho-Expedition Oregon. Maya Mountain Adventure Race.  Primal Quest. Appalachian Extreme. Beast of the East. Sea to Sea.  Eco Challenge North American Championships.  AR World Championship Portugal. Desert Winds Secret Adventure Race.  Massanutten Massacre. And Canadian Subaru Adventure Race.   There's a lot more--but these were probably the best ones.

Hunting Big Foot 

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Mary Foster
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Misty Nielsen
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Meg Hammond
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Sam Prestidge
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: Kevin is a great navigator. Penny calls herself the "token vagina," and Jay can fix bikes and provide what he thinks is funny commentary.  We are old and over the hill but still love the time spent challenging ourselves out in the woods. 
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PAST EXPERIENCE:
  • Mary - Been racing AR since 2013 but mostly do 24-hr and up. Overnight races are my favorite. I also do some long distance biking/bike packing.
  • Sam - Many ARs including two previous expedition races.
  • Misty- I have a road running and backpacking background. I’ve completed 12 ARs and many, many O-meets. I work with nautical charts in my day-to-day life, which was a nice leg up to learning land nav.
  • Meg - Newbie here! First expedition race with a background in orienteering, Stockvilles, a few 24-hr races, one 36-hr and a few rogaines sprinkled in.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Full bio here 

Lost & Found

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Tracy Pepple Manage
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Andrew Maguire

​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: None that we know. Although if sections involve shopping cart riding or making Halloween costumes out of bathroom rugs, then we may win this thing.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Yes, but probably not enough. As a team we have done a few events, most recently being Two Rivers and Stockville. Individually, we have each done various outdoor events (both real and made-up). Knowing each other for over thirty years, we have had many adventures (both intentional and unintentional).

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Masters in Age Only

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Diana Driscoll
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Megan Moir

​DIVISION: All Female (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS:
 Age-acquired wisdom, determination, humor, and Persistence.

PAST EXPERIENCE:
  • Diana: Over twenty years of adventure racing
  • Megan: numerous shorter ARs

MORE ON THE TEAM: Full bio here

Moonhowlers

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Brian Minard
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Dave Arentsen

​DIVISION: Mixed Gender (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Having Fun, Howling at the Moon at Midnight, Chatty (at least the girls are).

PAST EXPERIENCE: The Chill, FL Sea to Sea, Brake the Habit, Shenandoah Epic, Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, Hogback AR, The Stockville & Pisgah 26.2.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Nerdquist

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Val Nordquist
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Russell Nordquist
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​DIVISION: Mixed Gender

No Complaints

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Shawn Lemaster
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Doug Ritzert
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Eric Olsen
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Sarah Dallman
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender
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TEAM STRENGTHS: Teamwork, navigation, problem solving

PAST EXPERIENCE: Lots or ARs of all lengths including numerous XPDs, big bikepacking adventures and other endurance sufferfests

​MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here



Only Mostly Lost

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Jess Evans
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Jim Benton
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Jason Schaefer
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Owen Steele
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender
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TEAM STRENGTHS: Smiles; Stories; Laughter; Persistence; Determination

PAST EXPERIENCE: 
Over between 10 and 20 years of AR experience. Expedition races include: 2017 - The Breakdown and ARWS World Championship; 2018 - Untamed New England; 2019 - Raid Gaspesie; 2021 - Sea to Sea and probably more.

​MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Privateer Chattanooga

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Jim Farmer
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Susie Farmer

​DIVISION: Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: We are stubborn as hell and, being married, we know that we'd never hear the end of it if one of us quit.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Primal Quest, Sea2Sea, Coast to Coast, Beast of the East and more 24 hour races than we care to admit.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Recalculating...

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Kyle Halliday
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Ivan Lopez
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Edwin Rincon
​DIVISION: All Male

TEAM STRENGTHS: 
Nav, power naps, great conversation, Edwin

PAST EXPERIENCE:
  • Kyle, Ivan: Expedition Oregon 2019
  • Kyle, Ivan, Frances: Expedition Oregon 2021, various 24-36hr races
  • ​Edwin: Huairasinchi Ecuador, 7 Cerros Medellin, Ecodesafio Colombia, Desafio del Maule en Chile

MORE ON THE TEAM: Full bio

Rib Mountain Racing

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Jesse Spangler
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Richard Sparks
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Anna Nummelin
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Tim Buchholz
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: Speed and Grit.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Spangler has been hooked on AR since 2015. Endless Mountains will be his 4th expedition race (2018 Shenandoah Tough, 2019 Eco Challenge Fiji, Sea to Sea 2022.) 

Sparks comes from a mountain biking background, but also got hooked on AR in 2015.  Endless Mountains will be his 6th Expedition Race (Untamed New England 4 Day (2018); Sea to Sea 3 Day (2019); Itera 5 Day (2019); Sea to Sea 3 Day (2021 - First Place Overall);  Adventure Racing World Championship-Spain (2021).


Buchholz and Nummelin started adventure racing in college while they were dating, after first seeing Eco-Challenge on TV in the late ‘90s.  Now married, they have competed in over 125 adventure races together.

MORE ON THE TEAM: ​Bio here

TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Rib Mountain Racing's Facebook Page
  • Rib Mountain Racing's Website
  • Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge
  • Jesse's Facebook
  • Sparks' Facebook​

Rival Racing

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Jason Glenn
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Jason Madey
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Mike Kuschner
​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: This team was formed with the core concept of “teamwork" in mind. Each member shares a similar drive for competitiveness, but understands a team is stronger working together as one. We hope this "team first" mentality mixed with similar physical capabilities will be an asset to rely upon in this and future races. 

PAST EXPERIENCE: Collectively we have a few 24s, a few more sub 12s, orienteering club events, ultra trail running and a mix of Olympic sport competition under our belts.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here 

Robros

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Adam Thocher
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Ben Sax
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Neil Callahan

​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Ability to talk about post race food and beer for 24, 36, 72, hours. Hey why not 120?? Also, bring on the singletrack.
 
PAST EXPERIENCE: Adventure race experience in various lengths, team structures and over the last 10 years with a collective 20+ races under our belts. 

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here



Strong Machine AR

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Kate White
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Glen Lewis
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Kit Vreeland
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Scott Cocks
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender​

TEAM STRENGTHS: 
Teamwork and communication!  

PAST EXPERIENCE: Strong Machine Adventure Racing is a northern New England-based team that races across the U.S. and internationally. Members of this team have competed in Untamed New England, Expedition Oregon, Cowboy Tough, Nordic Islands Adventure Race, ITERA, Eco-Challenge Fiji, and the Adventure Racing World Championship in Spain, along with countless single-day events around North America. We are working to achieve more competitive finishes as we continue to gain experience in expedition-length races.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Team Thisability  - Choice Insurance Agency

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Chip Dodd
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Caitlin Thorn
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Jason Arndt
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Tomas Diaz
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS: Expedition experience. Mental toughness. Solid navigation.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Many expedition races both in the USA as well as internationally. The core team has been racing together for years. We have a good dynamic and have a lot of fun.

TEAM WEBSITES:
  • Team Site: Adventure Racing | ThisABILITY Racing
  • Youtube: ThisABILITY Racing - YouTube
  • Virtual Adventure Races: Adventure Racing | ThisABILITY Racing (thisabilityadventures.com)

SPONSORS:
  • Choice Insurance Agency Personal & Commercial Insurance Agents | Insurance Broker 
  • Fenix Flashlights | World Leader in Fenix® Sales | Fenix Lighting USA
  • KOKOPELLI
  • OutThere USA. Adventure Racing Backpacks designed by Mike Kloser from Colorado

Texas Pride

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Amanda Bohley
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Paul Ryan
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Jeff Korssjoen
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Matt Deylius
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

TEAM STRENGTHS:  Two navigators, The legendary Gretchen Evans, whitewater and biking
 
PAST EXPERIENCE: Gretchen with Team Unbroken (Eco-challenge Fiji), 2021 USARA Nationals, Sea to Sea, two years racing 8-30 hour races.  


MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

The Northstar

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Paul Merchak
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Steve Hambling
​DIVISION: All Male (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: We have no baggage as this will be our first time racing together. 

PAST EXPERIENCE: Steve - started racing back in 2006, 30hr is longest AR.  Paul - 60+ age & races (24 hours or less over 10 years) and crossed the finish line in one expedition race (4 days) 5 years ago. 

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MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Untamed New England

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Dave Lamb
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Michelle Hobson
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Jason Urckfitz
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Erik Grimm
​DIVISION: Premier - Mixed Gender

​TEAM STRENGTHS
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Years of experience racing together and Dave Lamb is our navigator.

PAST EXPERIENCE: Dave and Erik started racing expedition-length ARs in the 1990’s. Jenny and Jason are the ‘younger’ team members and started racing not much after that. Combined we have competed in over 50 expedition ARs all over the world.

MORE ON THE TEAM: Bio here

Wildlings

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Barbara Niess-May
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Shelley McLaughlin
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Brenda Carlson-Brown
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Kathy Hoverman

​DIVISION: All Female (non-premier)

TEAM STRENGTHS: Wisdom, navigation, stealth
 
PAST EXPERIENCE: All combined, the team has a lot of experience which will get us over the finish line and more than likely be a source of stories as we try to keep each other awake!  
 
Brenda started racing in the 90’s with 24hr and expedition races in Wisconsin and Michigan. I came from a pro canoe racing background and a cross country ski racing background. Her past experiences in AR are too numerous to list but started with all the Michigan Coast to Coast races in the 90’s, Untamed New England, many Sea to Sea with the 1st one as a soloist. Her fist International Race was Croatia.  Soon after Expedition Oregon, World Championships in Spain, and Expedition Africa-Lesotho followed.   And then she crams her calendar with shorter races that are east of the Mississippi.
 
Kathy started racing in 2003 when she needed a new highly competitive team sport after finishing a brief stint as a professional soccer player.  Living in Wisconsin so expeditions included 2 rounds of Michigan Coast to Coast.  After moving the the east coast in 2005 I raced lots of distances with expedition including 3 rounds of Untamed New England. 
 
Shelley's been adventure racing with MAMILS (middle aged men in lycra) in the pursuit of orange flags since 2016. She is an active member of the CVOC (Central Virginia Orienteering Club) and has raced with Richmond Raging Burritos, REV3 Endurance and TanZ Navigation. Podium events include Summer Solstice (12hr), Happy Mutant AR Virginia (72hr), Calleva (10hr), USARA Nationals (2019), NCARS Uhwarrie (18hr), TanZ Navigation Winter Wildcat, Rev3 Conquer the Mountain (24hr) and Expedition Oregon (5day).
 
Expedition racing started for Barbara in 2018 with her first being Untamed New England of course with Brenda!  She has also done ARWS Paraguay and Sea to Sea.  Fun fact about Barbara is that she had zero athletic background when she thought she would try adventure racing.  What a wild ride since then!

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