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Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337
Welcome to Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337's website. Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 is an Adventure Racing team located in the Atlanta area. We've dubbed ourselves the most technologically advanced team out there. We have been competing for four years, during which time we've fielded 32 teams at races from Florida to Pennsylvania. The team's 9 members have backgrounds in competitive distance running, cycling, mountain biking, rowing, and triathlon.
Title Sponsor - ROC Gear
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Announcements
- 07/01/2010: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 places 4th and 6th in the elite category, 8th and 13th overall at the Siege On Fort Yargo. Reviews here.
- 06/06/2010: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 places 2nd in elite category, 2nd overall at the Odyssey Wild, Wonderful 24. Reviews here.
- 04/20/2010: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 places 8th in elite category, 8th overall at the Blue Ridge Adventure Race. Reviews here.
- 12/17/2009: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 announces it's new Sprint and Expedition teams, and welcomes Judy Schneider and JoEllen Ruf to the Sprint team!
- 11/14/2009: Mike and Laura got married. They are now a fearsome single unit!
- 10/26/2009: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 received our final points for the USARA ranking system. We accrued 94 points and ranked 16th out of 414 ranked teams.
- 10/08/2009: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 received our final points for the Checkpoint Tracker National Adventure Racing Series. We accrued 300 points and ranked 11th out of 122 ranked teams.
- 09/19/2009: Congrats to Josh for finishing the Sheltowee Extreme 36-Hour adventure race. 1st out of 7 soloists, 2nd out of 21 teams overall.
- 09/03/2009: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 places 6th in elite category, 6th overall at the Strong Adventure Race. Reviews here.
- 09/01/2009: Team ROC Gear/4LPH4 1337 welcomes Stefanie Newsome to the team!
Gear Showcase
- 01/01/2010: Canoe Seat Repair Jack documents his canoe seat repair to replace sagging wicker/cane seats
- 12/01/2009: Garmin Oregon 300 Jack reviews his Garmin Oregon 300 for tracking training.
- 08/05/2009: Injinji Performance Tetrasoks The team reviews Injinji's Performance Tetrasok for endurance athletes.
Disclaimer: They are a sponsor; the reviews are honest.
- 07/23/2009: Bike Towing System, Version 2 Josh explains how to build a medical-tubing-based bicycle tow system for adventure racing.
- 07/16/2009: Suunto Core Wristtop Computer Josh reviews the team's primary altimeter and speaks to its other features as well.
- 06/29/2009: Custom AR Lighting System Eric Hile details how he built his 10-hour, 600 lumen adventure racing lighting system for $110.
- 06/16/2009: A Simple Bicycle Map Holder Jack shows how to build a popular map holder for the bicycle.
- 05/04/2009: Waterproof PDA Case Jack reviews a waterproof PDA case.
- 04/07/2009: Waterproof Passport Case Laura reviews a waterproof passport case.
- 01/09/2009: Drypak Map Case Josh reviews a special purpose map case for AR.
Team Members
Active/Present Members
| Expedition Team | |||
Josh Forester (Bio): Founder & Expedition Team Captain, Organizer, Navigator, Workhorse |
Laura Pell Hutsel (Bio): Founder, Motivator |
Joanna Erion (Bio): Co-Navigator, Motivator, Monitor |
Michael Hutsel (Bio): Bike Workhorse |
Ben Culbertson (Bio): Bike Workhorse, Swim Workhorse |
| Sprint Team | ||
Jack Forester (Bio): Sprint Team Captain, Navigator, Race Reporter |
Jordan Emmorey (Bio): Founder, Trek/Run Workhorse |
JoEllen Ruf (Bio): Trek/Run Workhorse |
Inactive/Past Members
- Holly Saxby (Bio): Co-Navigator, Motivator, Monitor, Voice of Reason
- Phillip Walker (Bio): Monitor
- Enid Gonzalez (Bio): Bike Workhorse
- Judy Schneider (Bio): Energizer
Races
Next Race
- Bushwhack Adventures' 9-1-1 Adventure Challenge
- Date: August 7th
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Event Details: 8 hours
- Event Description: Teams will be mountain biking, trekking, orienteering and swimming across a lake for up to 8 hours as they navigate their way to checkpoint flags. Estimated distances in each discipline are: trekking 6+ miles, biking 20+ miles.
- 2 person, 3 person & 4 person teams
- Event Points Category:
- Checkpoint Tracker Day Race
- Team Registered: Josh, Joanna, Charles Oswald (recruit)
Past Performances
- 2007
- Blue Ridge (Reviews): Jack, Holly, Felipe & Josh, Jordan, Laura; 2 coed teams, 20th and 24th (officially 41st) out of 102
- Impossible Panther (Reviews): Josh, Jordan, Holly; coed 8-hour race, 2nd overall out of 16
- Siege On Fort Yargo (Reviews): Josh, Jordan, Jack; all-male 2nd out of 42, 4th overall out of 112
- SOAR Highlands (Reviews): Josh, Caleb; all-male 2nd out of 16, 3rd overall out of 27
- YMCA Challenge Four (Reviews): Josh, Laura, Jordan; 3-person coed 5th out of 21, 6th overall out of 75
- Overmountain Extreme (Reviews): Josh, Holly, Jordan; 3-person coed 5th out of 11, 8th overall out of 27
- Gold Nugget (Reviews): Josh, Joanna & Jack, Holly; coed 12-hour race 4th and 6th out of 7, 10th and 15th overall out of 20
- Howl at the Moon (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Jack, Holly; 4-person coed 4th out of 9, 11th overall out of 41
- 2008
- Checkpoint Zero (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Eric; 3-person coed 14th out of 37, 24th overall out of 75
- Blue Ridge (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Phillip; 3-person coed 12th out of 69, 13th overall out of 87
- Western Carolina (Reviews): Josh, Jordan, Enid; 3-person coed 3rd out of 10, 5th overall out of 33
- SOAR Highlands (Reviews): Jordan, Laura; 2-person coed 1st out of 2, 5th overall out of 24
- Odyssey One Day (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Phillip, & Enid; 4-person coed 6th out of 8, 19th overall out of 40
- Midnight Rush (Reviews): Jordan, Enid, Josh & Joanna, Laura, Michael; coed 3rd and 13th out of 15, 3rd and 29th overall out of 31
- Overmountain Extreme (Reviews): Jordan, Joanna, & Chris; coed 4th out of 8, 8th overall out of 28
- USARA National Championship (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, & Jordan; elite 29th out of 70, 35th overall out of 81
- 2009
- Pangea Atlantic Coast Conquest (Reviews): Josh, Jordan, Joanna, Jack; 3- and 4- person coed 8th out of 9, 10th overall out of 16
- Odyssey Wild, Wonderful 24 (Reviews): Josh, Jack, Michael, Laura; 4-person coed 8th out of 11, 24th overall out of 39
- Bushwhack Adventures' Impossible Panther (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Ben; coed elite 2nd out of 9, 2nd overall out of 16
- Trailblazers' Siege on Fort Yargo (Reviews): Josh, Michael, Justin (Recruit); all-male 1st out of 51, 4th overall out of 104 & Laura, Joanna, Holly (recruit); all-female 4th out of 7, 55th overall out of 104
- Odyssey One Day (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Laura, & Stefanie (Recruit); 4-person coed 3rd out of 8, 4th overall out of 52
- Lionheart 24 (Reviews): Josh, Jack, Stefanie; 3-person coed 11th out of 14, 22nd overall out of 30
- Strong Adventure Race (Reviews): Jordan, Joanna, Judy(recruit); 3-person coed 6th out of 23, 6th overall out of 51
- Bushwhack 24 (Reviews): Michael, Joanna, Ben (recruit); 3-person coed 4th out of 7, 6th overall out of 16
- 2010
- Blue Ridge (Reviews): Jack, Jordan, Holly; 3-person coed 8th out of 60, 8th overall out of 79.
- Odyssey Wild, Wonderful 24 (Reviews): Josh, Joanna, Ben, & Kent (Recruit); 4-person coed 2nd out of 6, 2nd overall out of 46
- Trailblazers' Siege on Fort Yargo (Reviews): Michael, Josh, & Laura; 3-person coed 4th out of 23, 8th out of 87 overall & Jack, Joellen, Holly (recruit); 3-person coed 6th out of 23, 13th out of 87 overall
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