Name: Mark Manning, San Francisco CA Day job: Engineer Favorite gear: INOV-8 Rocklite 285, RacePro 18 Packs Brunton Spectra Compass
Plans for 2008: Adventure Race Series Norcal AR Series, CA Adventure Race Series Big Blue Adventre Races Series, CA Adventure Race Moab Xtream Adventure, Moab UT Orienteering Bay Area Orienteering Events Mountain Bike Race Trans Rockies 6 Day Stage Race, BC Canada Classes/Training AR Navigation Classes and Training Seminars
Primary sport: Cycling and Adventure Racing
Year you first became a team member: 2004
Notable Achievements: 3 time winner of San Francisco Night and Day Challenge, Winner of SVS Series 2005, Winner of Big Blue Golden Gate and Ocean Blue races. Member of Navigators Cycling Team 1997 – 2001, Inventor of the Basic Roamer AR and Waterproof Pedometer from AR Navigation Supplies
Most memorable moment during a race or training run: Wading neck deep in a swamp full of alligators during the 2005 USARA National Championships in Florida. During the night all you could see in your headlamp was pairs of orange eyes. My teammate was trying to convince us that they were “water skeeters” rather than alligators but it didn’t help much.