Cary Chapter Member has Impressive

Showing in Adventure Race

Bruce Dale recently competed in the Swamp Fox Adventure race and had an impressive showing. The race is a grueling test of running, navigation, kayaking, mountain biking and special skills and was held March 3, in Charleston, S.C.

Bruce, competing as part of Team Five-O, ended the day with fifth place overall and first place in the three-person team category with a final time of 8 hours, 47 minutes.

In the event, 45 teams were required to complete a 4-mile orienteering course, then moved on to an 8-mile, open-water kayak paddle on the S.C. segment of the Intracoastal Waterway, Dale said. Teams then transitioned to mountain bikes and began navigating a 30-mile course that required teams to locate checkpoints along the route. In the midst of the bike leg, teams were faced with a transition to a second 9-mile long orienteering course on foot, requiring them to locate six checkpoints, many of which required swimming, rope climbs and other unusual skills to obtain. Once all six points were located, racers returned to their bikes to ride on to the finish line.

Bruce has been a PBA member for a many years and was also a founding Cary Chapter board member. Bruce was born and grew up in Western Pennsylvania before moving to Cary in 1983. He graduated from Athens Drive High School and entered the U.S Army serving in the 82nd Airborne as a paratrooper. After completing his military term he attended college at UNCW where he majored in Health and Physical Education. In 1993, Bruce attended BLET at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington NC and was hired by Cary Police Department in March of 1994. During his 13 year career he has served as a member of the bike patrol unit, diverse operations and enforcement, patrol division and is currently the department's training Sergeant. He is an instructor with specialized certifications in TASER, defensive tactics and physical fitness. Bruce continues to live in Cary with his wife Jill, son Zack and their 3 dogs.