Meet Chelsea

Racing History

In 2006, Chelsea picked up a magazine at the gym and saw an advertisement for a local adventure race.  She asked her husband if he was interested, and there it began.  She was hooked.  They already biked, ran, and paddled.  But the combination of the three (occasionally more) into one, was pure bliss.  

They continued racing and Chelsea grew her skills and experience.  In 2011, Chelsea and her husband began producing local adventure races in Colorado.  Through their company Journey Racing, Chelsea enjoys being able to provide other racers with the same welcoming race experience that she's come to know and love.  

Her desire now is to become an elite-level adventure racer and race multi day races with teams competing for wins.  The problem:  Entry and travel for these races is very costly.  She hopes to earn and promote sponsors that can help her achieve these goals.  She's also hoping her creation of The Adventure Gear Review can help her find ways to make this habit of AR productive for Chelsea, manufacturers, and other racers like herself.  

For Chelsea's "real job" she is a full-time prosthetist/orthotist.  She loves to find ways to combine the passions of O&P and AR.  Chelsea has a wonderfully supportive, handsome husband and two great running-partner dogs at their home in Colorado. 

Read more about Chelsea's start here.   

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Racing Resume

Teams

• Clipping Point - 2013
• True Grit - Guest Racer - 2013
• Big Mountain Adventure Racing
  
• LifeQuest Adventure Racing - 4 person coed
  
• Zia2/Zia Too – 4 person Coed, Chelsea and 3 males
• Team Veracruz - 2 person coed
• James' Wife - Solo
  

Skills and Interests

• Previous US Cup Competitor and Jr. Olympic Qualifier in whitewater slalom kayaking
• Solid on Whitewater up to Class 4.  Comfortable with most Class 5 with scouting.  
• Previous WW safety boater and instructor
• Solid and Quick Navigator/Orienteer
• Mountaineering 
• Glissading and Self-Arrest
• Anything and everything adventure racing-related!
• Adaptive Extreme and Recreational Equipment for amputees.

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2014

• Cameco Cowboy Tough - 3.5 day Expedition AR in Wyoming.  July 18-21, 2014 - 5th Place 4 Coed.  
• Untamed New England - 5 day Expedition AR in Maine.  June 17-22, 2014.  
• PPRR's Winter Series Race 1 - 10k @ Cheyenne Mtn State Park, Colorado Springs, CO. January 11, 2014 - 3rd in Age Group
• Too Cool Racing Big Chill - Bastrop, TX.  Jan 25-26, 2014.  First Place 2 person team, 4th Overall.  
• PPRR's Winter Series Race 4 - 10k @ Black Forest, CO. February 22, 2014. - 6th in Age Group
• RMOC Orienteering Meet - Bear Creek Lake Park, Colorado. April 19th, 2014 - First Place Female, 9th Overall. Red Course.
• Snare the Bear AR Training Event - Morrison, Colorado. May 18, 2014. First overall with team Journey Racing.
• Adventure Xstream 12 hour race - Buena Vista, Colorado. May 31, 2014 - 1st Place Team and 1st in 2 Coed Division
• RMOC Night Orienteering Meet - Buena Vista, Colorado.  May 31, 2014 - 1st Place Female, 6th Overall.  Red Course

2013

• Spring Fling AR Training Event - Lyons, Colorado, April 23, 2013 - First Place Finisher - Blizzard Conditions.  
• RMOC Orienteering Meet - Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, CO. April 6, 2013 - First Place Female, 9th Overall. Red Course.
• Adventure Xstream 12 hour race - Moab, Utah. April 13, 2013.  - First Female, 11 Overall.  Finish time: 7:38
• RMOC Orienteering Meet - Fox Run Regional Park, Colorado Springs, CO. April 27, 2013 - First Place Female, 9th Overall. Red Course.  
• Dawn to Dusk Adventure Race 12 Hour Race - San Luis Obispo, CA. May 11, 2013 - First Place Overall with team True Grit.  
• Golden Goose AR Training Event - Golden, CO. June 9, 2013 - First Place 2 Person Coed, 2nd Overall.  
• Cowboy Tough Expedition - Wyoming 3.5 day race - First Place 2 Person Coed.  
• Gold Rush Mother Lode - California 4 Day Race - 10th Place Overall, Unofficial Finish.  
• Epic Mountain Challenge - 2 Day; 4 Stage Run/Ride - Finished.
• Fake Race AR Training Event - Golden, CO. October 13, 2013   - First Place Overall & 2 Person Coed.  

2012

• 2012 Orienteering State Championship Orienteering Course - 1st female/12th overall.
  
• Checkpoint Tracker National AR Championship - 8th/14 in division; 15th/40 overall.
  
• Chatfield Orienteering Meet, Green- First place female; 6th overall.
  
• Human Trafficking 10k - 8th out of many, many women
• Chadron Adventure Race - Big Mountain AR - 2nd Place
  

2011 

• Day of Infamy Snow Shoe Race - 8th out of 45 ladies in age group
  
• Living Social Boulder AR - Big Mountain Adventure Racing - 2nd place overall
  
• Adventure Xstream Buena Vista 24 Hour – Big Mountain Adventure Racing – 1st place winners
  
• Golden Gate Dirty 30 Trail Race – Solo Run – Exceeded all goals.  
  
• Top 10 team in USARA and qualified for USARA National Championship
  
• Kansas Extreme Break Up – Big Mountain Adventure Racing – 3rd place winners
  

2010

• Adventure Xstream Series–LifeQuest Boulder Running Company–3rd place series winners
  
• Adventure Xstream Durango 24 Hour – Life Quest Boulder Running Company – 4th place
  
• Adventure Xstream Buena Vista 24 Hour – Life Quest Boulder Running Company - 3rd place
  
• Adventure Xstream Moab 12 Hour – Life Quest Boulder Running Company – 8th
  
• CSU Pueblo X-Challenge – James’ Wife – 1st place single female
  

2009

• Adventure Xstream Buena Vista Sprint – James’ Wife – 1st place overall
  
• Adventure Xstream Purgatory Challenge –Solo Event–Zia2–2nd Place Female Challenger
  
• Adventure Xstream Summit County 18hr– Team Zia2 – 2nd place division 
  
• The Rock Bear Creek Bash Dash Sprint – Team Veracruz
  

2008

• Adventure Xstream Buena Vista Sprint – Team Veracruz- 4th place in division
  
• Adventure Xstream Summit County 12 hr – James’ Wife – 1st place female, 6thplace overall (with two orienteering penalties)
  
• The Rock Sprint Race – Team Veracruz
  
• Rocky Mountain Orienteering Meet-Three Sprint Courses for North American Sprint Series at Manitou Park – Woodland Park
  

2007

• Solem Racing Texas Jailbreak – Huntsville Texas 
  
• Steel Sports Pain in the Pines – Veracruz – 1st place in division
  

2006

• Steel Sports Salomon Tyler AR Sprint - Veracruz