Satisfaction Part 2

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