Philip Schmidt
RIDER

Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Yearly Milage: 5,000 - 6,500
Age: 30
Height: 6’ 1"
Strengths: Climbing, drafting, and keeping going
Weaknesses: Candy
Favorite saying: “The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.” – Steve Prefontaine

A native of Portland, Oregon, Philip fell in love with bikes during his first multi-day ride in 6th grade when he rode with a group around the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Until recently, however, biking was merely a hobby/minor obsession and a way to get to and from swim practice in high school and college. This swimming background helped him with his leg-shaving skills, which of course carry over to cycling. Since taking up triathlons in 2005, his time in the saddle has rapidly increased, along with his desire to ride longer, further and faster. RAAM 2008 will surely satisfy that desire. By his calculation the riding time he’ll spend preparing for and competing in RAAM 2008 will help him in his quest to place high in his age group at Ironman Wisconsin later in the year.

Rides & Races
+ 2007 Savageman Triathlon: 1st place relay (bike leg)
+ 2007 Mountaineer Half Ironman: 7th age group
+ 2007 Lake Montclair Triathlon: 3rd Age group
+ 2007 Mid-Atlantic club championships, North East Triathlon: 3rd age group, 15th overall
+ Multiple century rides

Swimming
+ Portland High School city champion: 200 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke. 1995, 1996.
+ Colorado College record holder: 400 IM, 200 backstroke, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay. 1997-2001 (some still current)
+ 2007 Potomac River 7.5-mile swim: 3rd place

Meet the team that's making it happen:
Riders

Crew & Support

It takes a whole team to race in the most grueling race in the world. We are in the four person team category, which means we ride as a relay from start to finish. And the riders depend on an entire support crew - about 3 crew members for each rider during the race. And leading up to the event there are even more people involved with logistics, promotions, coaching, training events, health, nutrition and morale support just to name a few. Our team is a great combination of personalities and talents.

Check out what they have to say in the blog.