Matt Hayes

Biography


  Team role: navigator / bike tower
  Profession: Mechanical Engineer - train driver
  Currently resides: Port Orchard, WA
  Hometown: Billings, MT
  Year joined DART: 2007








Matt raced mountain bikes though high school and college and started to pick up more sports (and a garage full of toys) after moving to the northwest. After competing in the 2003 Ridge to River relay, he thought adding navigation and teammates to the mix sounded like great fun and started competing in adventure races in 2004. Matt says the great friends, adventures, trails, races, and training are what make adventure racing so awesome.

Favorite Gear


Favorite Drink: Lemon Lime nuun
Favorite shoes: Vasque Celerator
Favorite bike: Turner Flux
Favorite bike component: FSA K-Force Light crankset, Hayes Stroker trail hydraulic brakes, Ergon grips and Crank Brother’s Eater Beaters Four Ti pedals
Favorite wheels & tires: FSA XC-300 SL and Michelin AT
Favorite bike suspension: Manitou R7 MRD Absolute 100
Favorite sunglasses: Rudy Project Ekynox
Favorite cycling garment: Ibex 3/4 cut knickers
Favorite foul weather shell: Arc’Teryx Beta SL jacket
Favorite socks: Teko EcoMerino Wool MiniCrew
Favorite backpack: Gregory Miwok with Hydrapak bladder
Favorite bikelight: Light and Motion Stella
Favorite sunscreen: KINeSYS Performance Moisturizer SPF 30
Favorite Kayaking gear: Epic Mid Wing full carbon stiff shaft paddle
Favorite training and racing aid: Suunto T6c wristcomputer

Behind The Scene


Favorite race: Moab Extreme Expedition
Best race moment: Crossing the finish line
Worst race moment: Glenn eats a bean burrito
Favorite food: spaghetti, cookies
Why I race: Challenge, good people, new trails.
Race advice: If you get nervous on the downhill, just close your eyes.
Vice in life: cookies
Greatest challenge: Heat, now that I live in western WA.
What do I do with my free time?: Skiing, hanging with family, time is expensive!

Race Results


2009

 

  • 4th place: Ridge to River, Wenatchee, WA
  • 3rd place: Peaks to Prairie Relay (Solo), Billings, MT
  • 1st place:  Michigan Mix 3 Day Expedition, Traverse City, MI
  • 24 Hours of Raplje Mountain Bike, Raplje, MT
  • 8 Hours of Independence, Philomath, OR
  • 27th place: Cascade Cream Puff 100 Mile Mountain Bike, Oakridge,OR
  • 2nd place: Trioba 24 hr - Plain, Washington
  • 1st place: NORCAL 24 hr - Whiskeytown, CA

2008
  • 1st Place Checkpoint Tracker National Adventure Racing Series
  • 1st place Adventure Extreme Moab Expedition
  • 13th place Abu Dhabi Adventure Race - United Arab Emirates
  • US Rogaine Champion (0rienteering)

2007
  • 3rd place USARA National Championship

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