Pre 2006
1978- Graduates high school - Ran for the San Marin track team
1985- Starts Bradley Video - A successful chain of video stores
1996- Runs the 1st of the six marathons that he has completed
1996- Runs the 1st of the seven Ironman Triathalons that he has completed
2005- Has to file bankruptcy on his 17 store Bradley Video Chain(20 years after he had started it). He loses an estimated 5 million dollars in net worth which includes 5 buildings and 2 houses. His 2nd marriage also ends during this period. This is an extremely low point in his life. He starts doing epic events to rebuild his confidence and his life!
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2006-Now
2006- Runs Ruth Anderson 50 Mile (His first 50 miler)
2006- Bike Davis 200 Mile Bike Race
2007- Completes his first 100 mile run in 30 hours (The Marin Headlands)
2007- Completes The Furnace Creek 508 bike race through Death Valley. The race is completed in 46 hours with only 1 1/2 hours of sleep. He was hallucinating and falling asleep while still riding his bike.
2007- Completes the Ultraman Triathalon World Championships, a three day triathalon in Hawaii. It includes a 6.2 mile ocean swim, 250 mile bike ride, and a 52 mile run. He is among the 29 athletes from 10 different countries to finish the race.
2008- Sustina 100 mile run in Alaska. He has to drag a 40 pound sled for 34 hours in blizzard conditions. He is forced to stop at the 68 mile mark because he is suffering from severe hypothermia. He is the only person from California to compete in the race.
2008- Completes the 199 Mile Relay running the race solo. He becomes the 2nd person ever to complete the run solo in the 15 year history of the race. It takes a brutal 78 hours to finish the run under minimal sleep conditions.
June 2008- Completes the 2 man Race Across America Biking Relay from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland. This race is known as the Worlds Toughest Bicycle Race! 3,000 miles with over 100,000 feet of climbing and temperatures as high as 116 degrees and extreme headwinds. It takes 10 days and 16 hours. He gets an average of 3 hours of sleep a night.
July 2008- Completed Badwater 135 mile running race through Death Valley. Temperatures can get up to 135 degrees. Must complete the race in 60 hours. It is known as the World's Toughest Running Race.
Aug 2008 Completes Ultra Midwest 24 Hour Bike Race. Riding 376.5 miles with about 12,000 feet of climbing. Staying on the Bike seat for a total of 23 1/2 hours of the 24 hours with 0 sleep.
Ends up taking 6th place.
Oct.08 Completes Virginia Triple Ironman in 56 hrs and 39 mins. with 2 hrs and 15 mins of sleep. 31 competitors from 10 different countries compete in Double and Triple Ironman. Bill finishes in 8th place.
Feb 2009 - Completes second attempt at Susitna 100 mile run in Alaska while pulling a 40 lb sled in 54 hrs. It snowed for over 40 hrs of the race. Finished despite having extreme stomach problems.
April 2009 - Completes 250 Mile Run from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa following a zig zag course in 4 days and 14 hrs. Was on feet moving 19 to 21 hours a day.
June 2009 - Completes Solo RAAM( World Toughest Bike Race)Biking 3000 miles from Oceanside Cal. to Annapolis Maryland in 16 1/2 days. On bike seat riding for 17 to 18 hours a day. Averaged 3 hours sleep a night. Over 100,000 feet of climbing, for four days heat index was over 107 degf.
July 2009 - Runs and completes 135 mile Badwater (Worlds Toughest Run) in Death Valley only 9 days after completing Solo RAAM. Temperatures up to 125 degf. Despite being Severely fatigued from RAAM was able to finish in 59 hours. After finishing race had excruciating leg cramps that lasted for 3 hours.
Sept. 2009 - Swims 4 hours in a very rough English Channel ( Mt. Everest of swimming) Swim ends do to becoming violently ill.
Feb 2010 - Competes in Arrowhead 135 run in Northern Minnesota. Runs 73 miles while pulling 40 lb sled for 39 hours through temps that dropped to minus 20 deg. at night. Race ended do to extreme hypothermia and missing cut off.
April 2010 - Runs 199 miles from Calistoga to Santa Cruz. Swims under Golden Gate Bridge at 100 mile mark. Currents were so strong under Golden Gate do to full moon it would have normally been considered an unswimmable day. Completes run and swim in 3 days and 23 hours.
July 2010 - Completes Double Badwater running 292 miles through Death Valley with Mount Whitney summit. Temperatures hit record setting 135 degf. Finished despite badly swollen feet and extensive blisters. Total time 7 days 22 hours. Becomes 24th person ever to finish Double Badwater.
Sept. 30 2010 - Takes second attempt at English Channel. Swim ends after 4 1/2 hours and a total of 8 miles due to severe sea sickness.
Oct. 3 2010 - Four days after second attempt takes third attempt at English Channel. While wearing a seasick patch swims 17 miles in 11 hours and 45 mins. Swim ends 4 miles short of France due to hypothermia.
Feb. 2011 - Takes second attempt at Arrowhead 135 mile Run in Minnesota. Makes it to 73 mile cutoff 8 hours faster then previous year. Frost bitten fingers and extreme fatigue due to lack of sleep however end race. Temperatures at night dropped to minus 35 degf. Was on feet dragging sled for 28 of the 31 hours that he was on the course. 19 of the 44 runners who started race did not make it past the 35 mile check point. Only 18 runners completed race.
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