Harper Forbes
Team Running Free Alumni
Member Since: 2007
Occupation: Statistician
Home: Burlington
About Me: Started racing in endurance sports about 10 years ago with adventure racing, then onto mountain bike racing, triathlons, orienteering and basically any outdoor endurance sport... but AR is still my favorite and primary sport.
Sports: Adventure racing, triathlon, orienteering, endurance mountain bike racing and trail running.
Athletic Goals: 2014: Untamed New England, Wilderness Traverse, Adventure Racing World Champs Ecuador plus a few sprint adventure races, triathlons and marathon mountain bike races.
My most catastrophic racing experience was: Dropping out of Ecomotion Brazil in 2013 with an infection forcing my team to finish unranked.
My most memorable racing experience was: Every year holds something to remember but 2010 was very special being able to compete in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race. 8-days non-stop at the end of the world in the extremely remote south end of Chile on Tierra del Feugo. Trekking across the Darwin Cordillera, paddling the Beagle Channel and biking against the brutal 100km/h Patagonian winds. So tough, but all worth it with a great team.
Favourite Racing Gear: Anything Salomon (footwear, packs and clothing), Fox River socks, Icebreaker clothing, Princeton Tec headlamps.
Favourite Race: Wilderness Traverse
Favourite Race Food: Always depends on the type of race but generally my gear bin always has Red Bull, PowerBar Energy Blasts, Hammer Perpetuem, GU gels and Boost
Athlete Website/Blog: http://raidintlgaspesie-xactnutrition.blogspot.com
I’d been resistant to make the transition from my usual bike/sports plastic water bottle to the popular stainless steel containers.
I decided to give a new style of Salomon’s a shot. A lot of hype had been surrounding the new
Name of Race: Alpine Expedition Switzerland Website: http://www.theapexrace.com/ Date of Race: May 24-29, 2011 Location of Race: Bernese Oberland/Interlaken, Switzerland Type of
When our team was searching lighting options in preparation for the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race the first company that came
In the spring of 2010, I was in my local Milton Running Free store looking to grab another pair of
Name of Race: Wilderness Traverse Website: http://www.wildernesstraverse.com/ Date of Race: June 5-6, 2010 Location of Race: Haliburton Highlands, Ontario Type of
A presentation on our Patagonian Expedition Race experiences will be held at the Milton Running Free Saturday April 10th at 4:30pm.
I recently changed from using a generic multivitamin to something I’d read and heard about from fellow endurance athletes… 7Systems. What
Well, it’s only a year or so since I ran this, and after a year or so of reflecting I
Name of Race: Transmarocaine Raid Multisports Website: http://www.transmarocaine.org Date of Race: March 9-14, 2009 Location of Race: Morocco Type
Name of Race: Untamed New England Adventure Race Website: http://www.untamedne.com Date of Race: June 12-15 Location of Race: White
Name of Race: Odyssey Endorphin Fix Website: http://www.oarevents.com/event.asp?id=100&catID=1 Date of Race: April 24-27, 2008 Location of Race: New River Gorge, West Virginia,
Name of Race: Odyssey Endorphin Fix Website: http://www.oarevents.com/event.asp?id=92&catID=1 Date of Race: April 20-22, 2007 Location of Race: Canaan Valley, West Virginia, USA
