Other sports
that I became involved in were endurance riding, ride and tie and ultra-running.
As a result of my participation in ride and tie events, I met and became
friends with world-class equine specialists, and world-class runners. As far as
ride and tie competitions, my horse and I won yearly mile championships and
other awards. Further, with my partner Jonathan Jordan and my Arabian horse
Gypsy, we won the prestigious and grueling 100 mile Swanton Pacific event in
2008.
I also
participated in many endurance rides with my various equines, and met and
developed solid friendships as well. In 2000, with my horse Raider, we
completed the oldest or father of endurance racing, called the 100 mile Tevis
Cup.
I began ultra
running in 1997, by running a 50 K. Then, in 2002, I completed the prestigious
and well-known 100 mile Western States endurance run. I developed mature
lasting relationships while training, and with my race pacers. In that race, I
was an age division winner as well. Originally, there were four of us, that had
completed these extreme one day 100 mile events but now just three of us remain
as Warren Hellman passed. Warren and I rode the last 50 miles or so of the
Tevis Cup in 2000. I competed in ultra running and on February 2, 2019 I was an
age division winner in the Jed Smith 50 K.
Tony Brickel was again my pacer.
To Be
Continued
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