Welcome to my home page. I'm an ultra cyclist originally from England, now residing near Chicago, Illinois. I work at Northern Illinois University as the Department Chair for Kinesiology and Physical Education. I like to believe that through my cycling I practice what I preach: the value of being physically active.

Cycling has been my primary form of transportation since the late 1980s. Over the years my riding has progressed from commuting to work to competing in ultra events, starting with the Death Valley Double as a way of proving that at 40 I wasn't really getting any older! On moving to the mid-west in the summer of 2002, I discovered the wider world of ultra cycling and started riding in more double centuries, 12-hour and 24-hour races.

This summer I will be competing in the Race Across America (RAAM). My goal is to be an official solo finisher, something I was unable to do when I competed in 2010. That experience truly made me appreciate the magnitude of the event and that finishing RAAM is a goal not to be taken lightly. To learn more about my RAAM effort, please follow the links on the left or email me Paul Carpenter.

Competing in this event requires considerable support and asistance. If you would like to doante to my race find and/or purchase a t-shirt (logo at left), please use the PayPal buttons below.

Click here for a short video of my 2010 race (.mov)