Team GLR: Adventure Racing (Go Long Racing)


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Team GLR (Go Long Racing)

  • GLR

    		 Team GLR
    Tracey, Jim and Jeff at Impossible Panther 2009
    Team GLR (Go Long Racing) is a team of amateur athletes that race together every month or so in Adventure Races or similiar events. Sometimes we even train. Together, I mean.

    Our goal is to finish. Sometimes we finish well. Sometimes we don't. It's all about having fun and keeping the crazy's from getting too close. We all got here through different paths but love the sport and the outdoors!

    • The Team

  • Jeff Papenfus

    		jeff papenfus
    Jeff at Blue Ridge AR 08
    Jeff was on the original Lab Rats race team with Tanya Dillard that tackled the 27 hour, 209 mile Blue Ridge Relay in 2006. All that did was whet his appetite for more adventure. He re-teamed with Tanya and met Jim Kelleher to form the Greenville Lab Rats AR team. Jeff is the navigator and voice of reason when all looks like it is spiraling downward. He is a runner, mountain biker and novice paddler. Jeff owns North Gate Labs (hence the Lab Rats name) and does his best to keep up with his teammates.
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  • Jim Kelleher

    		 Jim Kelleher
    Jim at OME AR 08
    Jim was convinced after a Marine Corps Mud Run that Adventure Racing was his ticket. After his first race in 2004, Jim has committed more hours, blood and sweat that he ever thought he would to the sport. Jim gets better each year he races and looks forward to many more races. Jim shares navigation duty with Jeff and functions as the workhorse of the team. Whether he's biking, treking, paddling or naving, Jim is our voice of experience.

  • Tracey Lewis

    		 Tracey Lewis
    Tracey is an experienced Adventure Racer that we've done many races with. She is a resident of Fort Mill/Charlotte area but makes it to the Western SC/NC wilderness to train and have fun with us. Tracey is an ace mountain biker, runner and navigator. She likes to remind Jim to focus. focus. focus.

  • Tanya Dillard

    		 Tanya Dillard
    Tanya at Blue Ridge Relay 06
    Tanya is a personal trainer, fitness coach and single mother who was looking for a sport that could push her natural athletic ability to the limit. She found the challenge she needed in Adventure Racing. Tanya is the practical one, telling us when and what to eat, when to stop and when to run like hell. She excels at running, biking and paddling on trail.

  • David Montgomery

    		 David Montgomery
    Dave at Midnight Rush AR 08
    We met Dave literally "on-trail". He is an experienced Adventure Racer who has competed mostly solo for the last few years. We first teamed up for the Poker Run at Paris Mtn in '08. Dave is a Flight Engineer with the US Air Force and frequents lovely tourist destinations across the globe.

  • Stephen Morris

    		 Stephen Morris
    Stephen at OME AR 08
    Stephen Morris has raced with GLR (and pre-GLR with Jim) a number of time and we always welcome him back!

Adventure Race Sites


Contact Us

If you'd like to learn more or hit the trail, send us an email or
call Jeff at north gate labs - 864.370.0776.

Race Pics

Check out our gallery of race photos. Not many since we are usually racing not snapping pics! Team GLR photos

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Our Upcoming Races


Our Latest Races

  • 11.08.09 - SWANK 65 MTB race
  • 10.22.09 - USARA Nationals - 30hr
  • 10.03.09 - NCAR #4 - 12hr Jim took 6th overall. awesome!
  • 09.25.09 - Bushwhack AR - 24hr
    3rd place by Jim, Janice Stafford, Stephen and Mike Dickinson! Great job guys!
  • 08.15.09 - Leadville 100 - MTBwow! that was really high up there (12,000 feet).
  • 07.25.09 - City Chase - Manhattanjeff and allison went out hard and had a great time in the big city.
  • 06.13.09 - SOAR - 12hr Review
    1st Place and 3rd Place! Couldn't ask for a better day. [jeff, tanya 1st; jim, tracey 3rd]
  • 06.06.09 - Impossible Panther - 24hr Review
    did well to come in 6th! tough terrain, competition and race. [jim, jeff, tracey]
  • 05.23.09 - Odyssey Wild, Wonderful AR Review
    finished up in 2nd/10th place (category/overall) - good day, good effort! [jim, jeff]
  • 05.02.09 - Pisgah Moutain Bike AR - 12hrhad a great day in the woods. 12:30 with 4 (of 5) CP's. [jim, jeff]
  • 04.25.09 - Big Frog 65 / Cohutta 100 MTBjim, tracey and jeff (37 of 65 in 6:58 for 65 miles) raced as individuals we all had a great time and met our goals!
  • 03.29.09 - Save the Trails MTB - 44 mile
    another fun day in the woods, not a race - no ranking.
  • 03.21.09 - Palmetto Swamp Fox AR - 12hr Review
    TEAM GLR sent two teams to favorite our race. GLR took 2nd place and GLR-Lite came in 6th! [GLR: jeff, jim, tracey lewis | GLR-lite: dave, chris bandy (first AR) and will rushovd]
  • 01.31.09 - Mandatory Gear AR - 6hr Review
    TEAM GLR got 2nd and 5th place overall! [jim and tracy lewis as Masters with 2nd place; jeff, david and michelle lindsay in 5th.]
  • 11.07.08 - USARA Adventure Race National Championship -
    Hey...it was Nationals and we got a FINISH (got the socks to prove it)! [jeff, karin richard-jacobi, toby coker]
  • 10.25.08 - Upstate Adventure Race - 24hr Review
    Cold and fun! We placed 7th overall (2nd in division)! Go GLR! [jim, jeff, mike o'grady]
  • 09.26.08 - Over Mountain Extreme - 32hr
    Team GLR had a great showing at OME - we qualified for USARA Nationals. [jim, karin richard-jacobi, stephen morris]
  • 09.13.08 - Midnight Rush AR - 14hr Review
    David and Jeff raced 'unofficial' but had a good showing in this fast, fun race. [jeff, david]
  • 08.02.08 - Gold Rush - 24hr
    Jim went solo at GRAR and had a blast. [jim]
  • 07.20.08 - Poker Run AR - 6hr
    GLR rocked this race with a Co-Ed win! David Montgomery joined us for this race. [jeff, tanya, david]
  • 07.27.08 - Off-Road Assault on Mt. MitchellGLR represented here riding with the Hairy Scary Evolutions team. [jim, jeff]
  • 06.14.08 - SOAR 12hr
    We had an early lead but blew out Tanya's bike and had to DNF! [jeff, tanya]
  • 05.16.08 - Ultra O-gaine 24hr
    read the article about our race! [jeff, jim]
  • 05.3.08 - Western Carolina 12hr Review
    we took 3rd in 2 Male Div! [jeff, jim]
  • 04.12.08 - Blue Ridge AR 12 hr Review
    took out newbie Matt and had good race. finished near back of pack but felt good after CP0! [jeff, jim, matt]
  • 03.08.08 - Checkpoint Zero 30hr
    first race of season, cold, wet, nasty and cold. we DNF'd at 13 or so hours for mechanical and bodily issues. [jeff, jim]
  • 1.12.08 - Bear Creek Orienteering - 8hr
    more fun in n. georgia, took along newbie John Davidson. [jeff, jim, john]
  • 12.08.07 - Bull Mountain/Winding Stairs Mock Race 8hr
    had fun running around n. georgia at this low-key training event [jeff, jim]
  • 09.14.07 - Overmountain Extreme 32hr
    jim did it solo!
  • 09.09.07 - Western Carolina 12hr
    fun race, finished 5th in 2-person male. [jeff, jim]
  • 06.08.07 - Ultra O-gaine 24hr
    raced as solo's, great course, hard rocks, hurt feet. [jeff, jim]
  • 05.01.07 - Impossible Panther 12hr
    raced with the amazing Tracey Lewis. we won, but lost points due to a technicality. [jeff, jim, tracey]
  • 03.03.07 - SwampFox 12hr
    our first AR as a team, finished 5th in 3-person Co-Ed. [jeff, jim, tanya]


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