ThisABILITY Racing

Realizing Success by Helping Others Realize Theirs

Welcome to thisABILITY Racing! Pushing our limits is what we do and Adventure Racing is how we do it. Focus on YOUR ability, push your limits in whatever way you can, but if you are looking for a way to incorporate all of your outdoor skills into one sport, come along with us. Adventure Racing will have you biking, paddling, and trekking, and maybe even climbing and rappelling with only a map and compass to guide you!

In our personal and professional lives, we love and support people with developmental disabilities. The best way to help them succeed is to focus on what they can do instead of what they can't. And more importantly, they have taught us that this holds true for all of us!

So, get outside and take your adventures to the next level.

Volunteers – The Lifeblood of Adventure Racing

As the last teams approach the ARWC finish line, it is a perfect time to thank those who make these races possible. It doesn’t matter if...

“The world breaks everyone and afterward, many are strong at the broken places. “- Ernest Hemingway

Whether you are a top team, a chase-pack team, a short course team or a team that didn’t quite make it to the finish this year, you can...

What Day is it?

Believe it or not, I bet many racers are wondering what day it is right now. Seriously. They have entered the "middle day". In my...

What the Heck are Sleepmonsters?

I imagine this question comes up from friends and families reading these blogs and watching their loved one's dot slowly move across the...

Let’s Talk About Sleep Strategy

I have recently decided that managing sleep is the most dangerous game we play as adventure racers. Unlike most other bodily needs, often...

How do you Eat an Elephant?

There comes a time in the race when dot watchers and racers alike wonder how the top teams can be so far ahead. Teams coming into the TAs...

Feet – Without them, your Team will Fail

The unsung heroes of monster trek legs are the feet. In adventure racing we say, “A team can only go as fast as it can get its slowest...

Traumatic Night Navigation

Chip Dodd of Team ThisABILITY Adventure Racing reflects on the first, traumatic night of ARWC from the perspective of a team navigator....

Mental Toughness is the True Differentiator

There are a lot of ways to train for a long expedition race like Raid Gallaecia. Most think you need to spend a lot of time running,...

Shenandoah Epic 24 Hour Adventure Race Report

The short of it: Despite a HUGE setback, Team thisABILITY came in 2nd place in our 2 person coed division and 7th overall in the...

Two Rivers 36 Hour Adventure Race Report

The 2021 Two Rivers 36 Hour Adventure Race did not disappoint. The following is our race brief. Be forewarned, it is long. We suggest...

Expedition Africa 2019 Rodrigues: Team thisABILITY Race Report

Team Members: Chip Dodd, Team Captain Jenni Soutar Henk Van Aarde Andrea Anderson Race Dates: 9/1/19 - 9/6/19 “Attention! Attention!”...

Expedition Africa Team is Complete

Andrea and Chip have teamed up with two South African teammates to compete in the 2019 Expedition Africa 6 Day World Series Adventure...

2019 Sea to Sea 72 Hour Expedition Adventure Race... Done!

Like the people we know and love who are living with physical and mental disabilities, the best way to view the world is by focusing on...

2018 Race the Ridge 26 Hour AR was a huge success.

The weather was perfect and fall colors were at their peak so beauty was all around us as the team traversed over 100 miles of waterways...

Woohoo! Team thisABILITY finishes the 2018 USARA National Championships in 16th place:)

Wow. What an amazing event. Dense fog added some adventure to the first paddle section resulting in sub 30 meter visibility. Teams had...

Team ThisABILITY is headed to the 2018 Adventure Racing National Championships!

Team ThisABILITY won 1st overall in the Adrenaline Rush qualifying them to race in the US Adventure Racing National Championships! The 30...

Team ThisABILITY wins 1st place in the Adreneline Rush!

“If we swim across the river with our bikes, it will save us a ton of time”. Welcome to adventure racing…. Last year I got an email from...

Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge 2018

Introduction and Race Prep Andrea Anderson and Chip Dodd made up Team thisABILITY for MMAC. Both of us prefer to race solo but after...

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ThisABILITY Racing

Realizing Success by Helping Others Realize Theirs

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