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Answer the Call

April 20, 2017 No Comments

It takes a special kind of person to compete in the Endeavor Team Challenge. This is not a casual race to be completed in an afternoon, and we don’t call it a monumental fitness challenge for nothing. The ETC is more than a race. It’s validation that you and a teammate can surmount challenges out in the wilderness requiring self-reliance, physical resilience and psychological fortitude. It taps into the inner primal instinct that has been

Through the Eyes – Alden Jones, Competitor Field

April 16, 2017 No Comments

Alden Jones competed in and finished the 2015 Endeavor Team Challenge. How would you describe the competitor field? The competitor field was all about nutrition for me. Did you do any training specifically for the competitor field? What types of activities or skills would be helpful in the Competitor Field? I made sure to workout at least 6 days a week. A rest day, should include an activity or sport. I tried to double up

Through the Eyes – Ben Dickens, Forging a Friendship

April 3, 2017 No Comments

Ben Dickens competed in the 2014 and 2015 Endeavor Team Challenge finishing 2nd in 2015. For me, the Endeavor Team Challenge forged a friendship. John Hofius (aka Hofius) and I have known each other since college, where we graduated from Stanford together in 2008. We became friends over the following years while we both lived in San Francisco, mostly interacting at social gatherings. We became close friends in late 2012, when we signed up for

Through the Eyes – Caleb Mack, Final Run

March 20, 2017 No Comments

Caleb Mack competed in and finished the 2015 Endeavor Team Challenge. How would you describe the final run? A bundle of emotions. What did your training look like to prepare for the run? Not enough, I ran at low elevation on flat terrain about 25 miles a week, mixing in some tempo running. How many hours of sleep did you get during the night? How were you feeling waking up and getting ready for the

2017 Registration Information

March 2, 2017 No Comments

This post will aim to answer any questions you have about registering for the 2017 Endeavor Team Challenge. How it works: Registration opens on Monday, March 6 at 7AM Pacific. At this time, you’ll be able to select your pricing tier and go through a series of pages where you’ll input information about yourself. You’ll need to carefully read and agree to the terms of competing in the Endeavor Team Challenge. Endeavor branded apparel and

Introducing Ourselves: Our Endeavor

February 26, 2017 No Comments

Our endeavor began on January 28, 2015 in an act of equal parts spontaneity and bold recklessness. While Beau thought he was casually sharing an exciting event that had come across his newsfeed, Gregg decided to act on a whim and figure out the finer details later. Within an hour of that first mention of ETC, Gregg had signed up not only for himself, but also for Beau, ensuring that the only way out was

Endeavor Lives On!

February 22, 2017 No Comments

We are excited to announce that the Endeavor Team Challenge will return in 2017. Nearly a year ago, Greg, Mark, and I decided to not host a 2016 Endeavor Team Challenge. Life got in the way, and our small team lacked the bandwidth needed to deliver the next iteration of the event. Over the course of the year we talked to several former competitors and fitness enthusiasts who offered support (which we greatly appreciated). But

There will be no 2016 Endeavor Team Challenge

December 31, 2015 No Comments

It is with great regret that we are writing to announce that we will not be hosting a 2016 Endeavor Team Challenge. We know there were some emails and social media posts announcing that we were doing the event this year, and we apologize for the false start. We wanted to make it work, but then we came to the table and had the tough conversation that led to this decision. Here is our reasoning:

2015 ETC: What Will Change, What Won’t

May 2, 2015 No Comments

Every year in September a small group of dedicated individuals meet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for the Endeavor Team Challenge. As Greg Hastings explains, “This isn’t the longest event out there, or the the most difficult, but it is the best executed.” He attributes that execution to two special groups of people – our volunteers and our competitors. We are blessed with a volunteer staff of exceptional ability: Army Rangers, Special Forces Operators, EMTs,

What is the Endeavor Team Challenge? Competitors describe the event in their own words.

April 3, 2015 No Comments

We are often asked to describe the Endeavor Team Challenge, but our answers sometimes fall short. The truth is that each competitor’s experience is unique. However, we design the events with one goal in mind- to give our athletes the ultimate adventure – combining all aspects of fitness and the beauty of the outdoors with the objective of pushing competitors well beyond their perceived limits. We want our participants walk away feeling that they have