John Stamstad
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John Stamstad is a member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. He was famous for his domination of long distance mountain bike races. He entered his first long distance road bike race in 1985. The 547 mile (880 km) non-stop race was across Missouri from St. Louis to Kansas City and back. In 1991 he switched from road events to ultra-marathon mountain bike events when he entered the Montezuma’s Revenge, a 24 hour race in Colorado.
Stamstad has soved on to distance running in recent years, serving as a sponsored "ambassador" for Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer. He has spent his time running self-supported across some of the world's most desolate terrain. He ran the 200-mile John Muir Trail in 2005, unsupported. On a 100-mile desert run, on the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park, Stamstad ran with a modified baby jogger full of water and food. He also travels the country for Patagonia giving slideshows and competing in ultramarathon trail running events like the StumpJump 50k[1]
[edit] Major results and records
- Iditasport Race (170 mile) - Alaska -1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Iditasport Race (350 mile) - Alaska - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Ultra-Marathon Cycling Association 24 Hour Off-Road World Record - 352 miles
- 1996 First solo entry and first solo finish of the 24 Hours of Canaan (He entered as a team using four variations of his name)
- 1999 won Great Divide Mountain Bike Route - 2500 miles and 200,000 feet of climbing - 18 days and 5 hours
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bio on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
- Bio on his company's website, Single Track Ranch
- Sept 1996 Interview in Outside Magazine
- November 1999 Interview in Outside Magazine
- August 1999 Interview
- December 2005 Audio Interview (mp3)
- John Stamstad bio on Patagonia.com
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