Joe Crocker

Boone, NC

Employer - Appalachian State University

Now terrorizing the athletic community of Boone, NC - Joe has long been a hardman in West Virginia's New River Gorge...Able to climb 5.13, paddle Class V and tear the legs off seasoned mountain bikers, Joe brings a high level of competitiveness, experience and focus to Team Litespeed. As a past owner of New River Gorge Guides, he understands the need for teamwork as well as the need for taking individual responsibility and control in a given situation suited to his talents...

Although a newcomer to the formal sport of Adventure Racing, Joe's life and his training have been a model of well-rounded athleticism that produces exceptional AR athletes...His results include multiple local multi-sport wins as well as a win in his first adventure race...the 2004 Odyssey New Balance Endorphin Fix, where he and LAR teammate Jay Curwen joined forces to produce a 7 1/2+ hour victory...