Racer Bios:

Marc is an US Army officer and 1992 West Point graduate currently stationed at Fort Richardson, AK.  His competitive background encompasses intercollegiate and professional martial arts as well as orienteering, rogaines, mountain biking, running, kayaking, and adventure racing in all formats from sprint to expedition racing at a national and international level. Marc was wounded in Iraq in Apr 07 and has lost partial use of his left arm and hand.  Despite his physical disability, he continues his mission as the captain of Team Veteran Leader Adventure Racing  

Athletic Skills/Training: Graduate of US Army Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault, Sapper, Master Fitness, Wilderness First Responder and Advanced Land Navigation Schools.  Extensive experience in Cold Weather and Mountaineering Operations, Orienteering, Mountain Biking, Road Cycling, Climbing, Rappelling, Whitewater.Ocean Kayaking/Rafting

2008 Wounded Warrior Sunshine State Challenge Soldier Ride 2007 Frosty Bottom 25 mile Arctic Mountain Bike Race 13th Place Alaska MS 150 Bicycle Tour 2007 Wounded in Action 22 Apr 07  Al Hillah, Iraq Deployed in support of OIF 06-08 Oct 06-Apr 07 2006 Run with the Bulls, Palmer, AK 1st Place 30-39 Mens Great Alaska Century Road Race (Fireweed 400), 3rd Place 30-39 Mens Non Drafting Bird Ridge Trail Run (Robert Spurr Hill Climb), Girdwood, AK 24hrs of Kincaid 4th Place, Anchorage, AK 4 man team Run with the Lynx Snowshoe Race, Eagle River, AK 2nd Place Overall Little Susitna 50K Arctic MTB  Susitna River, Big Lake, AK 10th Place Alaska MS 150 Bicycle Tour 2006 2005 Alaska MS 150 Bicycle Tour 2005 Ozark Challenge, Cass, AR Bluff Woods Night Rogaine, Bluff Woods, MO 3rd Place Mixed Team 2004: Table Rock Challenge, Cassville, MO 1st Place Solo Division Berryman Adventure Race, Steelville, MO, 3rd Place Solo Division Balance Bar 24 Hr Adventure Race, Beaver Creek, CO  14th Place Elite Division Bataan Memorial Death March  Almagordo, NM  1st Place Coed Light Division Deployed in support of OIF II-III:  Aug 03-Jul 04 2003: CONUS deployment  in support of OIF I:  Jan 03-Aug 03 USA Supreme Adventure Race, Park City, UT  2nd Place Wild Onion Adventure Race New York City, NY 23rd Place

2003: Appalachian Extreme, Bethel, ME  10th Place Front Range Outdoor Group Backyard Challenge 7, 4th Place 2002: Colorado MS 150 Bicycle Tour 2002 USARA National Championships, Asheville, NC 19th Place ECO-Challenge Fiji Islands Kokopelli Adventure Race 16th Place Vail Adventure XStream 4th Place Armed Forces ECO-Challenge Wasatch Adventure Race, 1st Place Front Range Outdoor Group Backyard Challenge 6, 5th Place Front Range Outdoor Group Backyard Challenge 5, 5th Place Bataan Memorial Death March, 3rd Place Salomon Winter Adventure Race, 18th Place 2001: Colorado MS 150 Bicycle Tour 2001 Adventure Team Colorado Winter Adventure Games, 1st Place Durango Adventure Xstream, 1st Place, Duo Men’s Category Salomon X-Adventure, 25th place Front Range Outdoor Group Backyard Challenge II, 3rd Place Adventure Team Colorado FAWAP, 4th Place 2000: Mark Twain National Forest Adventure Race, 2nd Place Body Mechanix Duathalon Series, 3rd Place Ozark Rogaine Championships, 1st Place 1999: Missouri MS 150 Bicycle Tour 1999 Show Me State Mountain Bike Championships:  1st Place Weed Wacker Challenge Mountain Bike Race:  2nd Place Springfield Half Marathon:  4th Place