Archive for September 2008

Charlie Is Almost Out The Gate

Charlie Engle, MISSION’s in-house crazy ultra endurance runner, is taking off tomorrow from San Francisco.  He’ll be leaving from the steps of City Hall at 5am!  On October 27th, 45 days later, he’s scheduled to arrive in NYC, and finish at the steps of their City Hall.
Here’s this morning’s interview from KTVU with Charlie:

We’ll of [...]

MISSION Salutes Ian Hibell

(photo by Nic Henderson)
Ian Hibell, a legendary endurance cyclist, was killed this past August by a hit and run driver in Greece.  He was 74.
Using two wheels to begin his exploration of the world, Ian set out on his journey in 1963 on what was initially supposed to be a two year sabbatical.  His [...]