Karl comes to Adventure Racing from a marathon and rock climbing background. He has completed one full length (10-day) and several 24-hour adventure races. His strongest discipline is paddling and he considers his best team strength to be an ability to absorb the AR grind. He serves as both team mule and tactician.
Location: Hayward, California
Birth place: Anchorage, Alaska
Born: May, 1959
Vocation: Public Works
Favorite quotes:
- “Do or do not… there is no try.” Yoda
- “Its only pain” John Turner describing part of his journey during PQ-2006.
Hobbies: All things AR.
Races:
2006:
- Expeditions: Moab Extreme, 3-day, 250-300 miles
- 24 hour: Cal-Eco, Kernville
- 6-12 hour: Big Blue, Golden Gate, Shooting Star 2, Ocean Blue, Castaic Lake
2005:
- Expeditions: XPD, 10 day, 720 km.
- 24 hour: Big Blue 24, Santa Barbara 24, Santa Monica 24
- 6-12 hour: Shooting Star finals, Big Blue, Shooting Star 3, Ocean Blue, Briones, Shooting Star 2, Shooting Star 1, Castaic Lake, Lake Sonoma.
Most humorous AR moment: I was crossing a stream in the middle of the night during my first 24 hour race (The 2004 balance bar). Alex and I stopped to take off our shoes (We saw the feet in eco-challenge races.) to keep our feet dry. Our Capatain, Marnel King stopped in the middle of the stream turned when she realized we wern’t walking and asked “what are you guys doing? Geez talk about sheepish shame….
Favorite AR moment: Stopping to rest during the early morning hours on the Kokopeli trail during MOAB Xstream. Cyn had dropped to the ground in the middle of the trail and curled up into the fetal position to maximize the stop and gain as much sleep/rest as possible. From forward motion to rest in seconds!
Worst AR moment: Finishing XPD unranked.