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THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE SQUIRREL, Vol. 6: REBIRTH -- February 26, 2016

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 With my new found sense of self worth, and a new sense of confidence in myself , White Squirrel emerged again in the fall of 2010.   The team; however, had a much different make up, which, over the next three years, would evolve and change even more.   Between 2010 & 2013, Billy Graves, Pete Lobianco, Chris Keller, Tim Sindlinger, Kevin Hardy, and Dave Raymond were, at one point, members of Team White Squirrel -- French Creek State Park, July of 2010 In September of 2010, I entered Team White Squirrel in the Wildlands Adventure Race at Blue Marsh Lake with the expectation of having fun...and winning the race.   We had five experienced mountain bikers and an accomplished marathon runner on our team.   I realized in earlier races, that just having a team of good mountain bikers was not going to win the race...we needed runner.  Pete was that guy.  Two of my former brother-in-laws, Kevin & Billy, were with me...and so was Chris Kelle...

THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE SQUIRREL, Vol. 4: SUCCESS -- February 12, 2016

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All throughout the winter of 2008/2009, Kristian and I had been getting geared up for the first race of the spring.   Our experience at Wildlands and French Creek the previous fall made us fall in love with adventure racing.  Because we had spent the entire winter mountain biking at places like Michaux State Forest and French Creek State Park , we were in great racing shape by time the 2009 Cushion Peak Adventure Race came around.  Heck...I had even bought my first pair of trail running shoes and a new mountain bike.   Gone was my 2006 Epic...replaced with the most expensive bike I had ever purchased...my 2009 Specialized Epic Carbon .  I was ready to race. Mountain biking Michaux State Forest.   Mark Lentz, Dave Raymond, Mikey Nardelli, & Kristain Hains -- February 2009 I can remember picking Kristian up that April morning in 2009.  Just a week before, I had purchased my new (well, new to me) 2004 Chevy Silverado.   My life reall...