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DART Beat Nike as Ballengee Goes Solo
05.04.2005
Team DART (Matthew Hart, Tyler Patterson, Ryan VanGorder & Jennifer VanGorder, Seattle, WA) took first place in the 4-person Co-ed category with a winning time of 7 hours and 11 minutes, finishing just 9 minutes ahead of Team NIKE (Ian Adamson, Michael Tobin, Nikki Kimball & Chantal Thompson). DART found a shortcut that put them in front of the double World Champions with less than 10 miles to the finish line and making that smart move they stayed ahead to claim a rare victory over Ian Adamson’s team.
After their win in the Pacific NorthWest Championship at the end of last year and in February’s Winteroba race it’s a strong start to 2005 for DART. They’re a team to watch out for and their next outing will be at the Appalachian Extreme in May.
Third place went to Team BagelWorks. Team Santa Fe Bear Pair, Team TORC and Team Shocked & Awed took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the 2-person Co-ed division. First place solo male finisher in the Moab race went to Charles Harper with a finishing time of 6 hours and 16 minutes. Second and third place went to Keith Bushaw and Robert Wilcher respectively.
First place solo female finisher was Danelle Ballengee with a winning time of 6 hours and 14 minutes. The former Nike team member not only won her class, but set the fastest time overall to be the top finisher in the whole event.
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