Western Ramblin’
The summer kicked off with Born To Run and was quickly followed by Race Across America. I enjoyed both, but was looking forward to hitting the open road with less…
Crewing The Bear 100
When my brother registered for The Bear 100 he asked if I’d be willing to crew him. I’d be two weeks past my Plain 100 race and able to drive…
The Plain 100
Several years ago Luis Escobar said “Hey Tarzan, you should check out the Plain 100, a self supported 100 mile race up in Washington.” I thought that was crazy and…
Race Across America 2017
Race Across America is the world’s toughest bicycle race, so naturally, I was in. The wheels started turning for RAAM in 2016 when I crewed my friend Rob for his…
Born To Run 2017
There few certainties in this vagabond life that I’ve built. Taxes, oil changes, weekly showers, and Born To Run. #KeepItSimple I returned to North America from El Grande Sur in…
Bike Tour – Uruguay
We had one week in Buenos Aires before our flight back to the United States and our “No Plan Plan” meant that we could do anything that would take about…
Bike Tour – Patagonia
I woke up in El Chaltén, fairly hungover from the previous day’s liters of wine, and stumbled out of the bus terminal to this. The southern stretch of our Patagonia…
Bike Tour – Carretera Austral
The sun peaked in through the opening in my sleeping bag as I heard something scavenging beneath me. I sat up in the cool air and startled the stray dog…
Bike Tour – Central Chile
Step 1: Register for Race Across America, the World’s Toughest Bicycle RaceStep 2: Train for Race Across America, the World’s Toughest Bicycle Race Train? Oh yeah…well…can we at least make…
Touching The Trail Podcast Interview
Jarod Contreras, host of the Touching The Trail podcast, interviewed me about running, hiking, living in a van, international adventures, and life in general. We had a great conversation and…
Colorado Trail Fail
My goal was to hike the 485 mile Colorado Trial in less than 14 days.Mother Nature had other plans. While contemplating an upcoming 100 mile running race I remembered how…
ADD – Adventure Dependency Disorder
I, Chris ‘Tarzan’ Clemens, have a severe case of ADD. Adventure Dependency Disorder. Adventure Dependency Disorder – The need to always be on an adventure, at the expense of everything…