Chris Ragsdale Interview #2: Race-ready

Second of a multi-part interview with Seattle resident Chris Ragsdale, winner of the 2009 Furnace Creek 508. In this segment, Chris talks about getting ready for this year’s 508, and about the equipment he used.

The Furnace Creek 508 is a 508-mile ultra endurance event that starts in Santa Clarita, CA and passes through Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. View the route.

The 508 is regarded as one of the toughest endurance events around, and this year’s edition is being called the most difficult in its history due to 60mph winds the racers encountered during the middle of the night. A majority of solo racers did not finish this year: 29 of 59 solo riders finished, and 98 of 120 teams finished.

Thanks to Mick and Martha Walsh for letting us use Studio A, aka their laundry room, as the interview space.