Joe Reynolds set out to create the perfect mix of adventure, scavenger hunting, fun, and reality TV accessible to the average, well, Joe. Toss in fun people and a beautiful city and you have the makings of a perfect event - some serious fun called The Great Urban Race.
Meet our growing team...
Joe (Broseph)
Race Director
When he isn’t stirring up the next race, Joe has a healthy appetite for travel and has journeyed to nearly 40 countries over the last few years.
Last year he thought up the idea to bike across a country and El Salvador was the smallest one he could find, so he flew there, bought a bike, and began pedaling. Long story short, eight days later he was being chased and sprinting to the Honduras border on foot.
He’s a semi-pro Rock Paper Scissors player and hasn’t washed a dish by hand in 17 years.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.
Chuck (Chuckelstiltskin)
Internet Director
Chuck is the third of seven children and tells animated stories that are mostly made up.
At Oktoberfest last year, it was believed he got stuck in a chimney upside down. He was discovered the next morning.
He aspires to finish every meal without getting something on his shirt.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.
Jamie (Macalaca)
Director of Organization
Jamie managed to eat birthday cake and drink a beer on her last birthday while on a mountaintop deep in the Andes. That’s clever.
This isn’t - running into a pole last year and dizzily walking away with two (yes, two) black eyes.
In her free time she orders her bacon “stretchy”, her shoes online, her coffee with five names, and tries to better understand how to play “Would You Rather” (“Neither” is an incorrect answer and always will be).
Email her at [email protected] to chat.
Tim (Permission for lock request. Over.)
Director of Creativity
Up high, down low, no matter – Tim loves a good five.
Last summer at the GUR staff outing Tim gave Joe a high-five in a canoe in the middle of a lake, which resulted in the canoe tipping over and them laughing. Then Tim realized his cell phone and digital camera were in his pocket, an oar was missing, and he was knee deep in mucky-muck and it wasn’t funny anymore.
Tim also has a knack for correctly guessing four-digit garage codes, which explains why he’s hiding behind that bush.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.
Kristi (Ka-risti)
Director of Clues
Despite driving the family car into the kitchen at age 15, Kristi took this go-cart for a spin last year and nobody was injured badly.
Look at her. So smiley. So daring. So wittily dreaming up new clues.
In her spare time she pretends to like football, swimming, and cooking. She can also whip up a scrapbook or thank-you so fast it’ll make you dizzy.
Email her at [email protected] to chat.
Mitch (Jason)
Director of Cleverness
Mitch won a seat in the 2007 World Series of Poker (he’s so good he didn’t have to pay the $10,000 entry fee), having won two feeder tournaments in a row (from which his winnings include a Mercedes).
His life goals include drinking a gallon of milk in under an hour without barfing.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.
Ryan (Kunks)
Director of Fun
Ryan has an infectious personality. It’s a guarantee that if he, say, goes grocery shopping, he’ll come home with three new friends, a free loaf of bread, and an invitation to dinner next Saturday.
In his free time he’s a professor of Environmental Science at a state university, a cicada-cooking connoisseur, and the biggest guy in the room.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.
Kyle (K-mac)
Private Race Director
Kyle has big-time Etch-a-Sketch skills and prior to working with The Great Urban Race he was employed as a BBQ Cook at 11,444 feet above sea level and as the Costumed Mascot for a zoo.
His heroes include that one guy who wins all the competitive eating contests, Giada De Laurentiis, and, obviously, Tracy Morgan.
This morning he fixed a flat tire.
Email him at [email protected] to chat.