I have been a recreational mountain biker for about 20 years, taking frequent long rides in the Moab and Canyonlands area. While I like Mountain Biking I would have to say that I am not an expert, especially on exposed technical terrain but feel compitent enough to ride rides like Porcupine Rim, riding 97% of that ride.

I am an avid road rider, averaging around 5K miles a year, focusing mostly on longer endurance rides. I am 45, reasonably fit and like to take on challenging (often punishing :-) long day or multi-day events like this, just to see how far I can push myself.  

I am a manager of a software team, married and have two boys, who are pretty decent mountain bikers in their own right.