Our Story
acidotic RACING, LLC started as an adventure racing team in the summer of 2002. Brothers Chris & Jay Dunn were in search of an athletic outlet that would allow them to compete together. Racing as Team Live Free or Die they slogged through the hills and swamps of Harriman State Park during the inagural NYARA event, The Longest Day. After fifteen hours they mercifully headed toward the nearest interstate and hitched back to the finish and a DNF. Since that time they've improved their teamwork, refined their navigation skills, and enhanced their year round training programs and regularly vie for top 10 finishes at every race they compete in.
The team has now grown to over 75 members and regularly competes in snowshoe racing, mountain bike racing, ultra-distance trail running, triathlon, and road racing all over the northeast. Recently, we've added event management to our bag of tricks and will organize and host endurance events in the seacoast and lakes region of New Hampshire where we live and play.
Please explore this site to find out about our ever growing team and event management company. If you have a love for great adventure, you're always welcome to train and race with us. New to a sport we compete in? We're just the people you need...we've helped countless teammates experience new sports over the years. Thank you for your interest in acidotic RACING, LLC.
Call or email us for more information on where we're racing, training, or hosting an event in your 'neck of the woods'.
What People Are Saying About Us...
Hey Chris Dunn, the Dunn family, volunteers, sponsors, and "acidotic RACING",
As a "die-hard" WMAC member, snowshoe racer since about 2001, and moreover as one of the 3 Northeast Regional Representatives of the United States Snowshoe Association (USSSA) I just wanted to commend you and "acidotic" for providing all participants with an awesome snowshoe event today. In particular Chris, your enthusiasm and caring about ALL competitors, great organization, and greeting us at the finish deserve more than ordinary recognition. The "swag" was really nice, however the kids's events were the highlight of the day. This unique winter sport of snowshoe racing is growing steadily and it's refreshing to see kids embrace it on their own level. I intend to pass on my very positive experience to Ed Alibozek, the Guru of the WMAC snowshoe series. The course was perfectly marked, and indeed challenging with the ups, downs, and of course Cobble Mtn (personally my favorite part). By the way Chris, that guy at the top of Cobble Mtn looked way too young to be your Dad!
Thanks for having this event. The WMAC'ers present today, and others who I talked with after the race were very impressed! Nice job! As you know the WMAC snowshoe series is the "Holy Grail" of snowshoe racing in the Northeast but they/we/I have always appreciated and welcomed those who promote the spirit of snowshoe racing. You truly did that at Cobble Mtn today and many people thank you.
Kudo's to all!
Bill Morse
Dracut, MA
Our Mission
acidotic RACING, LLC is committed to hosting first class outdoor sporting events at great locations that benefit local non-profits and are supported by similarly committed business partners.
Thank you!
We'd like to thank our 2009 liquid sponsor;
North American
Wife Carrying Championship
Sunday River, MAINE
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Sallade Survives Death Race and Cruises to Top 5 Finish
by Mike Sallade
Pittsfield, VERMONT -- It all started with a girl I met. She was cute, fun to be around, and interested in many of the same pursuits as me. One day she was telling me about this Death Race that a friend of hers was going to compete in. It sounded intriguing but I was in no shape to go through this slog-fest. I hadn't run with any regularity in ten years. She was beginning to get into running races, which inspired me to try to get into better shape as well so I started running. I didn’t see it as training at the time. Over the course of a year we entered several races together with our biggest test to date being a winter adventure race we ran alongside some of our other acidotic RACING teammates. Then I thought about the Death Race again. A
Mike Sallade crosses the finish line at the 2009 Death Race
From the Archives...
OUR RACE REPORTS
June 2008
by Ri Fahnestock
July 26, 2008
by Dwight Hartman
August 9-10, 2008
by Chris J. Dunn
February 1, 2009
by Dwight Hartman
June 27, 2009
by Mike Sallade
race intended to be unfinished sounded fun, so a year after first hearing about it, I signed up. Friday the 26th of June, I hiked up a mountain with 51 other participants at 8:30 PM carrying a mountain bike, a small backpack with some essential tools, and water. It took about 45 minutes. The pre-race meeting started at 9:55, giving us all just enough time to take the chain and wheels off of our bikes making them completely useless. They told us the rules, what we could bring, what we couldn't, and what time we would officially start: 4:00AM. Now it was time for sleep. We headed back down the mountain carrying our useless bike impotently dangling from our bodies.
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aR Partners with One Warm Coat to Help Get Coats to Those in Need
Strafford, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- These tough economic times have hit some members of our community especially hard. It is during times like these that it's important for us to remember our brothers and sisters who are in great need of life's most basic necessities. This winter reminds us that one of those 'basics' is a warm winter coat. aR is pleased to announce our new partnership with One Warm Coat. With their assistance
we will organize "coat drives" at each of our four snowshoe races. Every coat you donate will go directly to our neighbors in need. In fact, every coat donated will be hand delivered to the local agency named at each race. There is no "middle man". Every coat you donate goes directly to someone in need.
“More people than ever need help these days. I am proud of the thousands of coat drive organizers whose creativity and generosity of spirit are making a real difference in their own communities.” commented Sherri Wood, President and National Coordinator for One Warm Coat.
For the details on "where" and "when" please see our individual race webpages for all the details. Thank you in advance for helping aR make a difference in our communities.
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One Warm Coat is national non-profit organization that supports and encourages coat drives. It helps individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and deliver them to local agencies that distribute the coats free to people in need. More than one million coats have been provided to those in need at no cost since its inception in 1992.
