The reason I want to run the Death race is simple, I will turn 40 in June 2012. This is my birthday present to myself. I could have a party, go on a cruise, lay on a beach, sit around talking about the good ol days or I can subject myself to the physical pain, mental anguish, and the emotional torment of the Death race.

I have put all of my energy and effort into raising two amazing girls and providing for my family with my lovely wife for the last twenty years. I am at a point in my life where I can focus my energies on accomplishing big things in my life. Fortunately, I am still young enough that I can succeed at the things that I want to achieve. I want to begin the next decade of my life attempting the impossible. The Death race fits this perfectly.

I do not have a lot of experience that qualifies me for this race. Every aspect of preparation is a new adventure for me even down to what type of socks to wear. But that is part of the challenge for me. I am embracing the process as I find and push through personal thresholds everyday. I know the Death race is going to show me what I am made of and that is why I am doing it.