I am a single, non-native Utahn who emigrated with my family from the foriegn country of California in 1973. I have been skiing the backcountry and riding the deserts long before the advent of any manner of proper equipment (read: a dinosaur). I was retired from service in the US Army Special Forces in 1993 and joined the proud ranks of the Disabled American Veterans. I enjoy training year round and ski an average of 40-50 days a season. I own several fine mountain bikes and beat on them regularly with wild and reckless abandon. I ride road and single track 10 months of the year, and in the fall I enjoy cyclocross racing here in Salt Lake. I am excited about racing in the 24 Hours of Moab, as I have many friends that will be there also. I will be racing to support the American Lung Association and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF), a non profit group that provides college scholarship grants, based on need, along with financial aid and education counseling to the children of Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident. I look forward to racing and have begun training hard for the event. I will see you all in the dirt, Ron. whiskey9er@msn.com