Mari Chandler, Team Tecnu
Mari Chandler, 38 of Lake Tahoe, NV, is an adventure racer who has literally carved her path in the sport. Chandler currently races on three adventure racing teams (Team Tecnu, Dart Nuun and Team Bones) – three of the top four teams in the U.S. She has travelled the world and loves every minute of adventure racing.
“On the fourth and final day of competition after youve been riding your bike 18 hours carrying a 25-lb. pack, you are tested as you carry both the bike and the pack up a steep and muddy hillside at 3 a.m. You know the penguins standing along the trail are just a hallucination, and oh yeah, it’s raining, and all you want to do is curl up into a ball and lay down because over the past four days, you’ve slept only three hours. And when the race is over, you think about the tough, miserable moments (and the exhilarating ones) and feel an amazing sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that cannot be duplicated in any other thing you do in your life.”
- Mari Chandler, Adventure Racer
Read her story in the upcoming Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Endurance Racing Magazine, coming out soon. To sign up for our free newsletter, click here. The story will only be available on our magazine. To subscribe for 6 issues for only $10, click here.
