10/17/2026
The legendary Furnace Creek 508 is back in 2027! I am guessing I am not the only one emotionally attached to this EPIC event? I will tell my story shortly, but first let's make it happen.
For organiser to be able to go through with it and put it back on the calendar, they need 75 of us to sign up by the end of November. Please join me in bringing this legendary event back!
The story goes like this:
I have DNFed my first RAAM with pulmonary embolism and not many people believed that I will ever come back, except me and my love Irma Baloh. After the surgery in the Spring of 2004 I needed to show and prove to myself above all, that I can still be competitive in ultra racing. And what a better event to do that that the legendary FC508, the original RAAM qualifier in California. With no big sponsor support, I found myself three local guys that were willing to help me - Jack, Joe and Tim. To cut the long story short, we did an excellent job and took the victory to Slovenia. Backing myself to keep on trying to achieve THE GOAL - finishing Race Across America solo.
Anyway, let's see how much did I slow down in the past 23 years. I also want to see this legendary event back on the Calendar and young(er) people to get a chance to experience it.
Let's do it together! We need 65 people more to sign in for an adventure of a lifetime. Join us!
( BTW - yes, I might be slower than in 2004, but for sure my tooshie will be happy that I am using the most comfortable bike seat in the World - the Infinity Bike Seat. )
The link for the event in the comments bellow.