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Team 4Mil Crew member Adrien Thom competed in a 2k open swim in downtown Austin on May 5, 2012. The race was also a high school state opener resulting in a mass start of approximately 215 competitors. After a strong swim downhill (against the current) Adrien finished 51st overall and 2nd in her age group. Way to go Adrien!

Check out Team 4Mil Crew Chief Ian Newcomb’s recap of his 12 hour race in the 2012 Calvin’s Challenge:

“Well (as Jim knows) I’m a dragster, not a diesel.

So my guys (Shayne, Mark and Mike) had some explaining to do when I found out the “200M” stood for miles not meters.

We went out hard with the TT relay guys. We started the first 50-mile lap with around 60 folks out of about 270… [Read More]

35 Members of Team 4Mil and the Wounded Warrior Project descended on Fayetteville, NC for the annual Race Across America (RAAM) training camp. Members from our Team 1 (Wounded Warrior Team) and Team 2 (US Service-member Team) and their associated crew were treated to 4 days of classroom training, practical experience, riding, and racing.

Each morning, crew and riders met in the lobby of the very nice Courtyard Marriott for free breakfast and a slide presentation led by Crew Chiefs, Ian Newcomb and Richard Wolak.  Topics… [Read More]

Team 4 Mil Rider Alan Fischer participated in the WWP Soldier Ride Tampa, February 20.  According to Alan: “Bottom line up front: if you can possibly get to a Soldier Ride, do it!”

Below, Alan recaps his experience at the Soldier Ride:

I went to the Soldier Ride in Tampa this weekend, and it was a fantastic! I met up with the wounded warriors and staff (about 30 people in total) for dinner on Friday night, which was a nice… [Read More]

RAAM’s 2011 Armed Forces Challenge Cup winners, Team 4Mil, will defend their title by returning to the world’s most challenging endurance event again in 2012.  Inspired by the team’s motto, “Keeping The Warrior Spirit Alive”, several new team members have rallied to join the team, including a separate cycling team comprised of wounded veterans being hosted by Wounded Warrior Project™ and mentored by Team 4Mil.  Both US Military Teams have been challenged by two similar team entries registered by military representatives… [Read More]

Team 4Mil rider,  Lieutenant Alan Fischer ran the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon this past weekend in an effort to expand his cycling horizons.  Alan paced his friend and fellow platoon leader, Lieutenant John Commerford, to a 3:42 finish and a 12-minute personal record!  Alan is no stranger to marathons; completing the race in Georgia makes it Alan’s 9th state in which he has run a marathon or ultra-marathon. Alan says he aspires to run a marathon or ultra… [Read More]