Michelle Faucher

Age: 29
Occupation: Manager at Trader Joe's
Specialty: Being on my feet

Relevant Experience:
Odyssey E-Fix 40-Hour AR, Odyssey 24-Hour AR, Odyssey Sprint AR, EX2 Venture Quest AR, EX2 Rocky Gap AR, Untamed Virginia 30-Hour AR, The Tidewater Traverse AR, Blackbeard 12-hour AR, The Stomp Swamp AR, Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy, 2006 Sutlif Hummer Primal Quest Team Female Alternate, numerous trail running races.

Why am I doing Primal Quest?
I discovered the sport of Adventure Racing back in 2003 while watching ECO-Challenge Fiji. I was immediately drawn to the sport, with its exotic locations, varying disciplines and the fact that it is a team sport. I told myself that one day I was going to do races the size and scope of the ECO-Challenge. The ECO-Challenge no longer exists but, Primal Quest has taken its place as the biggest and most challenging race in the sport. I have been able to work my way up through different races distances and skill level and feel ready to tackle the biggest one of them all.

I enjoy the sense of accomplish Adventure Racing gives me at the end of the day, and have discovered that there really is no limit to what the human body and mind can put itself through. Primal Quest will provide the opportunity to really see what I am made of – all the while not only trying to get myself across the finish line, but helping my teammates reach the finish as well. It truly is a team sport and I enjoy the team environment and challenges that teams face during a race.

My overall goal is to walk, ride, or paddle across the finish line in one piece and to do so as a team, knowing that we did our best, gave it our all, worked as a team and had the time of our lives.