Age: 59
Occupation: Retired Police Detective turned full-time
Outdoor Junkie
Year Started AR: 1999
Favorite Discipline: Navigation, Mountain Biking
AKA: Mr. Positive
BIO: Rick brings the seasoned AR experience to Team Lupine Racing, USA. He
is an exceptional endurance athlete, who has competed in hundreds of events
since high school. He paddles, runs (consistently upper 20th percentile
finisher in marathons) and he bikes. Race Highlights: 5 time Boston Marathon
finisher, Primal Quest- Lake Tahoe (34th place, full course), Ironman
Wisconsin finisher 2007, Gold Rush Mother Load 2013 finisher, competed in 5
of the Infiterra Sports (Michigan) 4-5 day races across Michigan. Rick is an
asset to the team with his wealth of racing experiences! His teammates loce
to hate him on multi-day races because he needs little, if any sleep. Just
give him a Red Bull or coffee when he starts ton the orienteering course and
he's good. Rick, what is it about adventure racing you enjoy the
most? "The ability to push myself beyond normal my normal boundaries, to
live and experience life to it's fullest and I can eat guilt free for at
least as many days as the race is long."
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Age:45
Occupation; Business Analyst for Nesnah
Ventures, LLC
Year Started AR: 2001
Favorite Discipline: MT Biking and Treking
AKA: Michelepoo
BIO: Wisconsin born and raised. Started Adventure racing in 2001 with
hundreds of local and regional races. Notable Expedition races include Primal
Quest (2003 - 34th place full course) Infiterra Sports - MIX, and the Coast to
Coast races across Michigan (2005-2008). She has transitioned to Ultra
marathons in the last several years. Michelse's strengths include the
Mountain Bike and strong on her feet. A quiet, positive attitude.
Michele likes to cross country ski, road bike, swim and playing with her dog
named Stubby.
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Dan Ziegler - GlenEllyn, IL
Occupation; Head Marshmallow of DanDee's
Year Started AR: 2008
Favorite Discipline: MT Biking and Treking
AKA:
BIO: Wisconsin born, but unwelcomed and moved to Illinois with
the rest of the FIB's. Started a Vegan marshmallow business. When
Dan isn't doing weights in the gym, you will find him biking or
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Paula Pearson - Broomfield, CO
Occupation; Master Data Analysis for a 3.5 Billion Dollar Company.
Year Started AR: 2010
Favorite Discipline: Running, pace counting and Navigation
AKA: PWILD
BIO: Paula has been involved and help kick-start Lupine Racing USA since the team was started in 2012. Paula grew up in the heartland in the state of Indiana. Even though she wasn't an athlete in school or her younger years, she had a passion for the outdoors and her admiration for athleticism ran deep. In 2005 she ran a marathon to honor her grandfather and then if began. she has been an exercise junkie ever since. She began volunteering at local adventure races and thought, "these people are nuts, I would die if I did one of these races." Yet she shared a sense of camaraderie with these AR groups that intrigued her. Intrigue lead to action, as she began refining her navigational skills at local orienteering events and convinced her best friend to do a few short AR's with her as a 2P female team. Several podium placing’s down the road she was recruited by Team Topo Adventure Sports in 2011. Her first 18-hour race would be with this Ohio based COED team. Up until this point she hadn't raced over 6 hours, let alone ridden her mountain bike at night. The team placed 4th in this race and it was then that Paula knew she was hooked on adventure racing. She continued to race with Team Topo for a few years competing in many 30hr races and even her first expedition race.
Paula, what is it about adventure racing you enjoy the most? "Racing like a fine oiled machine, seeing picturesque landscape most people just dream about, and most of all I love the team dynamic of AR. These incredible athletes are not just my teammates, they are my family”. Paula moved to Colorado in 2013 and is now Co-Captain/Glue for Team Lupine Racing USA. She is the pace counting master and keeps her teammates moving through TA's super fast. "Ta's are no picnic!" you will hear her say if its taking too long, OR "Can we Run now?". She is best known for repacking packs, filling water bottles, unwrapping food for her teammates, reminding everyone to drink. Her teammates say she is the “pace pusher, the most positive, yet intense teammate, and she suffers well, so the longer the race the stronger she gets." Besides adventure racing she likes to Trail Run, Hike, Geocache, Snow Shoe, Orienteering, Snow Board, Paddle Boarding, Animals, Drawing and spend time with friends and family. She is also a multi year in a row Rocky Mountain Orienteering State Champion, Gold Medalist.
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Eric Olsen - Ohio
Occupation; Business Development Analyst for mission critical communications company
Year Started AR: 2011
Favorite Discipline: Foot Navigation and Orienteering, MT.Biking.
AKA:
BIO: Eric has been addicted to adventure racing ever since he did his first race back i 2011. He brings a positive attitude and solid navigational experience to the team. Whether he's lead navigator, pack mule, or towing a teammate, he helps out whenever and wherever he can. "Jack of all trades" To date, Eric has raced in 14 different states. He has aspirations to do a race in all 50 states and tries to race in a couple new states each year. When Eric is not racing, he is always training for the next big event. He's no stranger to long training weekends. Aside for adventure racing, he enjoys ROGAINE style orienteering events and loves single track. He's a member of CAMBR, Chicago Area Mountain Bikers and CAOC, Chicago area Orienteering Club. He has participated in several multi-day expedition style adventure races and likes to focus on longer length events, including an international event.
Eric, what is it about adventure racing you like the most? "I enjoy the exploration of new places that not many people will get to encounter. It's all about majestic views, beautiful landscapes and connecting with nature. No other sports exposes you to so many awesome places. I feel I've seen and some amazing things that most people will never get to experience.
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Jitka O'Farrell
Occupation; Classified Top Secret
Year Started AR: 2016
Favorite Discipline: Running and talking
AKA:
BIO: Jitka, is known to her teammates as the Ultra Trail runner Goddess. If she isn't running on some trail up a Mountain, shes on a pair of ski's more hours than she sleeps during the ski season. Born in Czechoslovakia, she moved the the States with her parents in 19XX.
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Hana Fiserova - Breckenridge, CO
Age: 45
Occupation; School Teacher
Year Started AR: 2017
Favorite Discipline: To be the most bubbly optimistic person in the race.
AKA:
BIO: Hana started racing in 2017 to fill in for her sister Jitka, whom was unable to race a particular race in Colorado. An ex-simi Pro Mt.Bike racer, and a mother that was on the Chech Olympic Solom kayak team, she picked up Adventure racing like a duck to water. Always the bubbly happy go lucky person on the team, no matter what. A problem solver, and that must be the teacher in her. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Friends of the Team
Age; 46
Occupation: Industrial Maintenance
Year started AR; 1998
Favorite Discipline: Navigation
AKA: JZ
BIO: Jason created the team in 2012 and was captain until 2019. Jason has stepped back from Adventure racing to concentrate on other activities. Although Jason has taken a break from the AR scene, the team will move forward and always welcome him back when he feels it's time. We wish Jason the best, and will always have his back.
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