Urban Challenge Championships National Competitors

Inland Inferno · #10041 · Los Angeles#12
Time: 5:01:00 / All Checkpoints: No
 
Mark Rinaldi · Whittier CA · 35
Chris Watkins · Redlands, CA · 44

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  Relationship: Friends and drinking buddies.
  What do you plan to do with $50,000? Hopefully I will not lose it all at the Blackjack tables. Other than that, pay off my new car. • I plan on buying a new bike, adventure racing equiptment, paying for all my entries to the Urban Challenge 2003 and betting the rest on number 7.
  How did you two meet? Met at a club meeting for the Inland Inferno Triathlon Club in 1996. • Mark and I met training for triathlons. We have traveled the world together competing. ie; Germany, Canada, Mexico and all over the U.S.
  What do you like best about Urban Challenge: The fact that you need to be physically fit and smart. Having to think on your feet and come up with strategies as you race is a lot of fun. There are several things I like about Urban Challenge. One is, you have to in shape to get from point A-B. Two is, you have to use your head and be adaptable on whatever situation is thrown at you and finally it is a lot of fun!
  How are you preparing for the finals? Getting more support people, going to Vegas to Gamble (scout out the race) beforehand, and trying to avoid the hangover that plagued us at San Diego. • We will probaly get shitty drunk the night before the race.
  Advice for the competition? Drink very heavily the night before the race, and trust us when we tell you that the next clue is at Lake Mead. • I would tell my other competitors not to follow us to close. We may get you lost :-)

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