What's New!
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The 2011
Whiskeytown Adventure Races
are returning this October!!
24 Hour Race
October 8th
4-6 Hour Race
October 8th
New for this year,
the races have been designated
as the
California State Championships
by the
California Adventure Race Association!!!
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2011 Blazing Saddles pictures are now posted!! Click on the Picture Galleries tab to get the links.
Check out the latest SOAR pictures on our Picture Galleries Page
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TEAM SOAR
Tom Thomas |
Occupation: Anesthesiologist
Favorite Events: 24 hour to expedition length races
Favorite Disciplines: Navigation; Trekking
Favorite Race Food: Anything I have in my pack on day 6
Favorite Races: Primal Quest Utah 2006, my first expedition race; 2009 Mother Lode Expedition Race, an expedition race win
Race Experience: 2001 Gorge Games 24 Hour AR; 2006 Primal Quest Utah; Mountain Adventure Race-Montana 2007;
2008 Primal Quest Montana; 2009 Primal Quest South Dakota; 2009 Mother Lode Expedition;
2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race-Chile; 2010 XPD Australia;
2010 National Championships Moab; Many sprint to 24 hour races throughout California |
Tracy Evans |
Occupation: Day Care Owner/Operator
Favorite Events: Expedition races--true adventure with incredible physical and mental challenges
Favorite Discipline: Long treks
Favorite Race Foods: Left-over pizza, chocolate covered almonds, dried bananas
Favorite Race: Primal Quest Montana, my first expedition race
Race Experience: 2007 Gold Rush Summer Challenge; 2008 Primal Quest Montana;
2009 Primal Quest South Dakota; 2009 Mother Lode Expedition;
2010 National Championships Moab; Many sprint to 24 hour races throughout California |
Mike DeFillipo |
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Favorite Events: 24 hour to expedition length races
Favorite Discipline: Mountain biking, uphill and downhill
Favorite AR Gear: Cygolite bike light; Darn Tough socks; Osprey Talon 33 pack
Favorite Race Foods: Circus cookies, flavored smoked almonds, taquitos, and especially Hammer Nutrition products
Favorite Races: Gold Rush 24 hour to 4 days, NorCal Whiskeytown 24 hour
Race Experience: Tahoe Big Blue 24 hour race 2009, 2010 and 36 hour 2011. NorCal Whiskeytown 24 hour 2008, 2009, 2010, Gold Rush 24 hour 2008 and 2010. Gold Rush 4 day 2009. NorCal Sprint races, Central Coast Challenge 2009 |
Bryan Thompson |
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Favorite Events: Expedition and 24 hour races
Favorite Discipline: Mountain biking and ropes (repelling/ascending)
Favorite AR Gear: Cygolite bike light
Favorite Race Foods: Frozen burritos
Favorite Races: 2008 Primal Quest Montana--my first expedition race; Desert Winds 24+ hour race in Arizona
Race Experience: 1990-1995 professional mountain bike racer; 2008 PQ Montana; 2009 PQ South Dakota; many sprint to 24 hour races since 2000 |
Therese McCoy |
Occupation: Operating Room Nurse
Favorite Events: Any event that includes friends
Favorite Discipline: Mountain Biking
Favorite AR Gear: Mountain Hardwear packable down jacket and Cygolite, it is the best light ever!
Favorite Race Foods: Pop Tarts
Favorite Races: Race Across America, and my first 24 hour adventure race with Tom, Tracy and Bryan, created memories and friendships that will last a life time
Race Experience: Co-director of Blazing Saddles Mountain Bike Race Series, have done several 24 hour AR, some 6 and 12 hour AR, lots of mountain bike races, triathlons and Xterra events
Favorite Thing About AR: Meeting amazing athletes, team dynamics, resetting your limits, and sunrises
Favorite AR Memory: Warming up Bryan in a stranger's camper by placing weiner dogs on him
Least Favorite AR Memory: Hard relentless cold rain
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