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.
Future Race Update
Feb 2009 Will Compete in his second Susitna 100 in Alalaska. Which involves Running 100 miles while pulling a 40 pound sled.
Sept.09 Will swim the 21 mile English Channel with No Wetsuit. Expected water temp high 50's to low 60's.
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