2014 Pere Marquette Trail Run

Completed the 7.8 mile Pere Marquette Trail Run at Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton, IL. Very challenging, hilly race which is also know as "No Wimps No Whiners". Finished in 1:03:53 for 37th overall (out of 567) and 7th in my age group.
David Grossman, Erin Fuselier, Al Beers, Beth Sanborn and Aaron Fanetti

2014 Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race

Competed in the Castlewood 8-Hour Adventure Race on Saturday with Clayton Cummings, Sean Sorter and Brian Hey. Finished in 6 hours 21 minutes, which earned us 2nd place in the 4-person male team division.

2014 MR340

Completed the 9th annual MR340 this week. Left from Kaw Point in Kansas City, MO on Tuesday morning and arrived in St. Charles, MO on Thursday afternoon - 53 hours and 55 minutes later. It was enough to place 9th out of 166 solo racers. Slept only about an hour in Herman, MO during the entire event. It was a hard race, but also a lot of fun.

2014 MFer ("Mostly Flat") 200-mile ride

Completed the 2014 MFer ("mostly flat") ride on Saturday along with Dennis Regelsperger, Beth Sanborn and Mike Bangert. Only did the 200-mile route from Columbia, IL to Grand Tower and back. No takers for really big miles this year,

Dennis Regelsperger, Beth Sanborn, Mike Bangert and Aaron Fanetti

Kayaking the Mississippi

Completed a one-day, 60-mile kayak trip from Winfield, MO to downtown St. Louis on Sunday with Brian Looper. Got to go through the lock at Alton, IL - an interesting experience on a kayak surrounded by massive barges.

2014 Alpine Shop Spring Trail Run Series

Completed the 4 races of the 2014 Alpine Shop's Spring Train Run Series at Castlewood State Park.

• Race 1: 8/154; 7:28 pace
• Race 2: 7/141; 7:38 pace
• Race 3: 10/151; 7:17 pace
• Race 4: 5/143; 7:17 pace

Winter Summit of Mt. Washington, 2014

Spent New Year's with Vanessa McKenzie playing in White Mountain National Park up in New Hampshire. Lucked out and had a clear day when we summited Mt. Washington. Temps on the summit were roughly 20 below with winds at around 80 mph. Brrr.