Randy Franklin
Team Affiliation: Racing With Giants
Adventure Racing
- 24 Hours on the Move 2002, 2003
- Planet Adventure 24hr 2003, 2004
- The Ambush 24-hr adventure race 2003 (solo) (2nd division)
- American Bushwhacking Club 24hr Rogaine 2003
- Big Blue 24hr 2005 (solo) (3rd division)
- Silicon Valley Series Finals 12hr 2005
- Cal-Eco Kernville 24hr 2006
- SVS #2 Spring Lake Del Valle 2006
- Moab AdventureXtream 3-day expedition race 2006 (15th overall)
- USARA Collegiate Nationals - Alumni division (4th division)
- Kit Carson 24hr August 2007 (solo - 2nd place division)
- Norcal #4 24hr Shasta/Whiskeytown - October 2008, 2009
- Lake Tahoe 24hr - August 2009
- Gold Rush Motherlode 4-day - November 2009 (DNF due to injury)
- Lake Tahoe 36hr - July 2011
- Completed numerous other shorter distances adventure races (solo and team)
- POCAR 48hr rogaine 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (1st OA in 2001, 1st div in 2003)
- U.S. Rogaining 24hr Championships 2003
- GetLostxx 8hr Henry Coe State Park rogaine 2010
- Completed numerous orienteering races (including snowshoe-orienteering)
- Indiana Crossroads Orienteering member
- Completed numerous sprint-length rogaines
- Completed a 6-week wilderness navigation course taught by Otter Navigation and Wilderness School - 2004
- Skyline Ridge 10k - (8th overall, 1st division) - April 2008
- Rodeo Beach 50k - 6hrs 33minutes - December 2008
- Mt. Hood Circumnavigation (self-supported) - 40 miles - 13hrs 30min - September 2009
- SV Endurance 21k - (5th overall, 3rd division) - April 2010
- Angel Island 50k - 5hrs 25minutes - June 2010
- Headlands Trail Marathon - July 2011
- Susitna Alaska 100 - February 2012 (DNF - 42 miles)
- Flatwater USCA canoe racer (2001-2002)
- Whitewater kayak trips to California, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Nevada, Tennessee
- Open-water/sea kayaking trips to Monterey, CA; San Francisco Bay, CA; Lake Tahoe, NV; Lake Michigan, IL; San Juan Islands, WA
- Kayak instructor - Purdue Outing Club / Canoe-Kayak Club (1999-2002)
- Shasta Lemurian mtb race 2007 (3rd division)
- Peavine Challenge 2006 (1st division)
- Numerous other bike races
- Bike trips include Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Utah, California, Oregon
- Numerous trips to Kentucky, Indiana, Nevada, Illinois, California, Colorado, West Virginia
- Completion of 26 out of 63 Lake Tahoe-area OGUL list peaks - 2006-????
- Summited Borah Peak (highest pt in ID)- 2004
- Summited Boundary Peak (highest pt in NV) - 2004
- Summited Desatoya Peak (highest pt in Churchill County, NV) - 2006
- Summited Mt. Rose (highest pt in Washoe County, NV) - 5X - 2006-2007
- Summited Freel Peak (highest pt in Tahoe Basin and El Dorado county, CA) - July 2006
- Summited Lassen Peak (highest pt in Shasta county, CA) - August 2006
- Summited Snow Valley Peak (highest pt in Carson City county, NV) - December 2006/Aug 2007
- Summited Mt. Shasta (highest pt in Siskiyou county, CA) via West Face Gully June 2007
- Summited Granite Chief (highest pt in Placer county, CA) - August 2007
- Fastpack of Desolation Wilderness - 2 days - July 2007
- Completed thru-hike of the Knobstone Trail in 22 hours 55 minutes (51 miles)
- Completed non-stop 50 mile hike of Tahoe Rim Trail (19hrs 15 minutes)
- Lover of off-trail bushwhacking in mountainous areas.
- Experienced in several natural environments (alpine, forest, desert) and in varied climates (snow, heat, rain).
- Previously affiliated with Team Pricepoint.com/Purdue and Team Cyclepath
- Volunteered at Headlands 100 mile ultramarathon - August 2010
- Completed wilderness skills and survival training through Adventure Out LLC in Santa Cruz, CA - August 2010
- Assistant Race Director - NorCal AR Series - Henry Coe Adventure Race (4hr/9hr) - March 2010
- Taught winter navigation clinc for Purdue University students - December 2009
- Volunteered at Xterra Tahoe City Triathlon 2007, 2008
- Volunteered at Big Blue Silver Sage 12-hour AR 2004, 05, 06
- Support crew member - Team Eco-Squallywood/Aquan, Team GaelForce
- Co-organized and co-taught a clinic entitled "Surviving the POCAR: A Beginner's Guide to Adventure Racing" for the Purdue University Outing Club.
- Mapped, organized, and ran a rogaine-style orienteering course to teach newcomers to the sport in West Lafayette, IN.
- Organized the 12/24 Training Hike in Tahoe City, CA. 34 miles total of snowshoeing - December 2005
- Wrote "The Freaks Come Out At Night" - an article on night navigation for Navigation Games magazine