Taintastic! Evolution
It seems like only yesterday that we first embarked on the High-Tec Folsom Sprint Race (2002). At first, it was a matter of survival and a resounding need to aviod injury and embarassment. Despite watching Marty strip down to just spandex to scale "the wall" at the end, we were hooked on racing and the team would grow bigger and stronger. As time went on, we learned some race tricks and realized Taintastic! could compete for the top spots. Despite the odds, we've managed to win a few events. For three consecutive years, Taintastic! won the Big Blue Adventure Sprint Series title along with over a dozen individual races. In 2010, we won our division in every Big Blue Adventure Sprint race. That helped our team earn the inaugural California Adventure Race Association title for the sprint division. Taintastic went on to win the CARA State title for the sprint division again in 2011 the final year of the series. Since that time, traditional adventure racing began to give way to more Urban Adventure races and Taintastic! followed the wave and has had some success in those races as well.
Team Name Highlights2002 Hi-Tec Folsom Sprint - Horde HONClBrF
2003 Balance Bar Sprint - Is that GU in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? 2003 Balance Bar San Dimas Sprint (night) - We Pee in the Lake 2004 Balance Bar Folsom Sprint - Bottom Butter 2005 Red Tail 12 hour - Chickens with Large Talons 2006 Big Blue HMB Sprint - TAINTASTIC! 2006 Big Blue Tahoe - Caution: Wet Taint & I call him MiniTaint 2008 Big Blue Folsom Sprint - Taintacular & Taintastic! 2010 Marathon de Medoc - The Ambiguously Gay Duo 2011 Bib Blue Folsom Sprint - TAINTASTIC! ).( 2013 Wild Canyon Games - Taint So Nad |
Team Podium Finishes
2017 Angel Island Adventure Race- 2nd place overall (Matt/Mart) 2017 Bend Beer Chase- 3rd place overall (Taint so Nad- Matt/Andy/Josh/Tyler) 2016 SF Xplore- 2nd place overall (Matt, John, Doug) 2016 Back on Your Feet Urban Race- 1st place overall (Matt/John) 2016 Angel Island Adventure Race- 2nd place overall (Matt /Colby) 2016 Challenge Nation San Francisco- 2nd place (Matt and Jim) 2015 SF Xplore - 2nd place overall (Matt and Hubs) 2015 Wild Canyon Games - 1st place overall (Matt, Marty, and John plus some NADs! (Andy, Tyler, Mark and JZ) 2015 Urban Dare Sacramento - 1st place overall (John and Matt) 2015 Bend Beer Chase- 3rd place overall (Taint so Nad- Matt/Andy/Josh/Tyler) 2015 Xplore San Diego -1st place overall (Matt, Andy -As Nads) 2015 Challenge Nation San Francisco - 3rd place (Matt and Jim) 2014 Challenge Nation Championships in Vegas- 3rd place Overall(Matt, John, Jim) 2014 Challenge Nation Championships in Vegas- Final 6 qualifier (Matt, John, Jim) 2014 Xplore race San Francisco - 1st overall (Matt and Doug) 2014 Scavenger Dash San Francisco - 1st overall (Matt, John) 2014 CitySolve San Francisco - 1st overall (Matt, Jim) 2014 Great Urban Race Championships in Vancouver- Elite 8 qualifier (Matt, John) 2014 Wild Canyon Games (OR) - 2nd overall (Matt, Marty, John, Nads, Narwhal) 2014 Urban Dare in Sacramento - 1st overall (Matt and John) 2014 Challenge Nation SF - 1st overall (Matt and Jim) 2013 XPlore San Francisco- 1st overall (Matt and Doug) 2013 San Francisco Great Urban Race- 2nd Overall (Matt and Colby) 2013 San Francisco Oyster- 1st overall (Marty, Matt and Ken) 2013 Urban Dare in San Francisco- 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2013 Wild Canyon Games (OR) - 2nd division (Matt, Marty, John and the Nads) 2013 Urban Dare Sacremanto - 1st overall (Colby and Matt) 2013 Challenge Nation SF - 1st overall (Matt and Jim) 2012 SF Oyster - 3rd overall, 2nd mens div (Matt, Marty, John) 2012 Urban Dare San Francisco - 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2012 City Solve San Francsico - 2nd overall (Marty, Matt, John) 2012 Urban Dare Sacramento - 1st overall (Colby, Matt) 2012 Mission Street Scramble - 3rd division (Matt,Colby,Jim) 2011 CARC Series Champion Men's Sprint Division - 1st (Chris, Matt, Marty, Colby) 2011 Big Blue Series Points Champion - 1st overall all races (Marty, Matt, Chris, Colby) 2011 CitySolve Championship Top 10 Qualifier (Matt, Marty) 2011 SF Oyster - 1st overall (Matt, Marty, John) 2011 Big Blue Tahoe Sprint - 1st overall (Matt, Colby) 2011 Urban Dare San Francisco - 1st overall (Marty, Colby, Doug) 2011 CitySolve San Francisco - 1st overall (Matt, Marty) 2011 Pacheco Pass Adventure Challenge - 3rd div (Marty, Colby) 2011 Big Blue HMB Sprint - 1st overall (Chris, Marty) 2011 Big Blue Folsom Sprint - 1st overall (Chris, Matt) 2010 Great Urban Race Championship Elite 8 Qualifier (Matt, Chris) 2010 CARC Series Champion Men's Sprint Division - 1st (Chris, Matt, Marty, Colby) 2010 Big Blue Series Points Champion - 1st div (Chris, Matt, Marty, Colby) 2010 SF Oyster - 1st overall (Marty, Colby, Matt) 2010 Big Blue Tahoe Sprint - 2nd overall (Colby and Matt) 2010 Urban Dare SF - 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2010 Big Blue HMB Sprint - 1st overall (Marty and Matt) 2010 SF Day and Night Challenge 3 Hour Run - 3rd overall (Matt and Chris) 2010 Big Blue Red Tail (Livermore) Sprint - 1st overall (Colby and Chris) 2010 Norcal Quicksilver AR Challenge 4 Hour - 3rd overall (Colby and Matt) 2010 Big Blue Folsom Sprint - 1st overall (Chris and Matt) 2009 Big Blue Series Points Champion - 1st div (Marty and Colby) 2009 SF Oyster - 1st div (Marty, Matt and Colby) 2009 Big Blue Tahoe Sprint - 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2009 Big Blue HMB Sprint - 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2009 Big Blue Folsom Sprint - 1st overall (Chris and Matt) 2nd overall (Marty and Colby) 2009 Urban Dare SF - 1st overall (Marty and Colby) 2008 Big Blue Series Points Champion - 1st div (Matt and Colby) 2008 Big Blue HMB Sprint - 2nd overall (Matt and Colby) 2008 Big Blue Folsom Sprint - 3rd overall (Marty and Chris) 2008 Big Blue Tahoe Sprint - 1st overall (Colby and Matt) 2008 SF Oyster - 1st men, 3rd overall (Matt, Marty and Colby) 2007 San Francisco Day and Night Challenge 7hr - 1st overall (Matt and Marty) 2006 Big Blue HMB Sprint - 3rd overall (Chris and Matt) 2006 SF Oyster - 1st men, 2nd overall (Matt, Marty and Colby) 2005 Big Blue Tahoe Sprint - 1st overall (Chris and Matt) |