Charlie Engle - "Ultra Endurance Athlete and Humanist"

Featured Presentation: "Adapt and Overcome: Turning Adversity to Your Advantage"
Friday, March 5
Time: 8:00 pm
Place: Wright State University Student Union

For Elite adventurer, Charlie Engle, every day brings a new challenge. He has run through some of the most forbidding terrain on the planet and has learned many lessons about life along the way.

With a lot of determination and the ability to endure hardships in every way, Charlie has moved from a life of drugs and alcohol to a life of understanding and learning to live with himself. After many years of sobriety, he has become a top athlete, spokesperson and philanthropist.

For a complete bio and to learn more about Charlie Engle visit www.charlieengle.com or www.runningthesahara.com

Also see Charlie Running the Sahara Showing:  Thursday March 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm, Wright State University Student Union Apollo Room.

Andrew Skurka - Long Distance Hiker and Adventurer

Far, Fast, and Light: 30,000 miles of Outdoor Adventures
Saturday, March 6
Time: 12:30-1:30pm,
Place: Wright State University Union Apollo A

Lightweight Backpacking & Skills Clinic
Saturday, March 6
Time: 3:00-4:45pm, 
Place: Wright State University Union Apolllo A

Andrew Skurka is an accomplished 28-year-old professional backpacker who is most well-known for his two monumental long-distance hiking firsts -– the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop and the 7,778-mile Sea-to-Sea Route. He was named the 2007 “Adventurer of the Year” by National Geographic Adventure and the 2005 “Person of the Year” by Backpacker Magazine. 

For a complete bio and to learn more about Andrew Skurka visit www.andrewskurka.com

Jon Dorn - Backpacker Magazine

Iron Chef: The Backpacker Edition
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 11:15 am
Place: Wright State University Student Union Apollo Room Apollo B

Editor-in-Chief, Backpacker Magazine
Jon works hard and plays even harder. He recently led Backpacker to its first-ever National Magazine Award and the Outdoor Industry Association's highest honor, the Ambassador Award. Last year, he captained a media team at Primal Quest, the first to finish an expedition-length adventure race. He's also trained with Al Gore as an official presenter of the Inconvenient Truth, and served for three years as president of the board of Big City Mountaineers. Now living in Boulder, Jon is looking forward to lunch runs in the Flatirons and weekends in the Rockies.

Learn more about Backpacker Magazine at http://www.backpacker.com/

Phillip Nagle - Long Distance Cyclist
48 States in 48 Days
Saturday, March 6
Time: 4:15pm
Place: Apollo B

Fit for 48 Cycle Fit Class with Phil Nagle
Saturday, March 6
Time: 10:00-11:00
Place: Studio A