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Central Coast Nets Second Place |
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008 |
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Poison Oak was the theme of the weekend as Evan and Christian invited Lori Koivisto to join them for a romping through the Santa Margarita mountains. One of the most beautifully designed course they had ever seen also brought its poison oak out in record numbers as the team found themselves bashing through the stuff with their full bodies. It's going to be a tough few weeks after this race. But the team was bested only by the world ranked Team Sole who blistered the course with a mountain of experience. Thanks to all who helped get the team there and kudos to Lori for giving it her best. |
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Team FTM wins the Endorphin Fix |
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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The gang showed its true colors as they battled through real adversity, overcoming a destroyed bike on the longest bike section, tackling sleep demons and besting a stacked field as they crossed the finish line in first place. This race is touted as the toughest three-day race in America and it did not disappoint. The course was gratuitously steep and rugged but the team persevered with a big and very important win stamping Team Feed The Machine as one of the top teams to beat in the US. |
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The Endorphin Fix in West Virginia |
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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The best Team FTM ever is taking on The Endorphin Fix of West Virginia. Christian Burke, Melissa Coombes, Evan Hyde and our new powerhouse, Dennis Hahn are all present and ready to take the victory. This three day epic will take us up and down and through the Appalations totalling up 30,000 feet of elevation gain. You will be able to follow us live at www.checkpointtracker.com and via our LIVE BLOG by clicking the Blog Section at this site (team.feedthemachine.com). Our race starts at about 5PM EST Thursday April 24th and ends sometime Sunday April 27th. Checkpoint Tracker has some cool ways you can post messages during the race and we will receive them at transitions. So, keep 'em coming! See you on the other side... Christian Burke
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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As a tuneup race for the Endorphin Fix in West Virginia, Christian, Evan and Dennis teamed up with the famed Karen Lundgren of Team Sole to take the Big Blue Adventure Race at Castaic Lake. The powerhouse team worked hard and efficiently as temperatures soared. This well designed course challenged many teams from the California area but only one team came out on top. Another one in the bag for the 2008/2009 season. Congratulations Team Feed The Machine! |
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We're off to the Baja Travesia |
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
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The Baja Travesia is the first stop of the 2008 season for the Expedition class racing. We will be racing from San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez to Ensenada on the Pacific Ocean. We will pass over some 10,000 foot peaks along the way. The usual disciplines are included such as trail running, mountain biking, and kayaking. But this race offers a few unique ones as well with paddle boarding and even a rally car section. You can root us along and check our progress at www.bajatravesia.com. Our race will start sometime on Monday morning March 24th and hopefully end sometime on Thursday the 27th. We will report after the race ends. Wish us luck! |
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Team FTM Starts the Season with a 1st at Vail Lake |
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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The season got under way with a top notch effort from team Feed The Machine. All cylinders were firing as they tore up the course and showed everyone why they are a force to be reckoned with in the 2008 Adventure Racing season.With Evan in his Roclite 285s and Sylvie, Christian and Cyril in their 345GTXs, Team Feed The Machine tore up the 8 hour Desert Rage Temecula Adventure Racing course in Vail Lake. A new twist to the AR format, teams complete in three rogaine formatted stages racing to a timed finish. The lowest overall time to complete the course or as much of it as possible would declare the winner. FTM finished a close second in the Bike section, a second in the Kayak section, then blistered the course on the Trail Run section besting the next closest by several minutes to take the overall course by 11 minutes over the 2nd place team. We like to think the Trail Run success was due to Inov-8 shoes, but I'm hoping that the long hours training in the mountains over the last several months had a little to do with it. Either way, it was a great start to the 2008 racing season.
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11 Year Old Jordan Romero Takes on Aconcagua |
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Saturday, 15 December 2007 |
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Team Feed The Machine is proud to play a small part in the destiny of famed junior mountaineer Jordan Romero's quest to become the youngest person in history to successfully climb the highest mountain on every continent, a prestigious mountaineering feat known as the Seven Summits. For Jordan's ascent of 23,000+ foot Aconcagua in Argentina this month, Team Feed The Machine is the proud host of Jordan's LIVE BLOG as he continues his ascent. As the expedition continues, you can select Jordan Romero from Bloggers and get text and photo updates from him or select Where is Jordan? to track him and his team to the top! For more in-depth info on Jordan, you can read on or you can go to his web site at www.jordanromero.com. |
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Team FTM Takes 4th at XPD Portugal |
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Saturday, 15 December 2007 |
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Team FTM takes on a stacked International crowd at XPD Portugal and earns a hard fought 4th Place! Early navigation mistakes quickly dropped the gang to the back of the pack. Patience and persistence paid off as they slowly locked onto the course and steadily picked off checkpoint after checkpoint gradually gaining speed. Near the race end, the team was trucking at full speed and crossed the finish line with little left in the tank. The gang crossed the finish line on the beach and, due to the format, only found out their fate a few hours later at the post race dinner (of which they were late for). Read on for more about the race... |
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Evan takes 1st Overall at Bonelli! |
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
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Our very own Evan Hyde showed every other person at the Renegade Racing Sprint Adventure Race at Bonelli Park in San Dimas, CA just what big time speed and perfect route choice looks like. He bested the entire field of 80 teams and 50 solos to finish 1st Overall! He wore the Team FTM jersey proud and it paid off. We like to think the jersey had something to do with it, but it was probably Evan's hard work that did it. It looks like Evan's ankle has healed nicely since the AR World Champs in Scotland. He is primed and ready for XPD Portugal in December where Team FTM will have its fastest and most experienced team ever. |
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Thursday, 04 October 2007 |
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This race took an unexpected entry into our race calendar. Silvie Maracci, a regular training partner to the team, asked if we could put together a team for the race. Not being able to say no to a great opportunity to see some beautiful and one of a kind territory, we launched our campaign to find some great talent to fill out the team and get to the race. The race did not disappoint...spectacular views, awesome terrain, wild weather and stiff competition. Our goal of a top 5 was washed away with the weather, but a respectable 8th place was well earned in the end. Next year... |
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