Personal Summary

“If you run like a gazelle but think like a cinder block, you are doomed. It is a thinking sport.” – Gary Dolgin on the sport of Orienteering

• Professional Experience
• Project Engineer; Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. General and Engineering Contractor
• Bachelor of Science, Building Construction Management, Purdue University
• Athletic Summary
• Amateur athlete with over 11 years of competitive athletic experience
• Adventure Racing
• 2008 – Checkpoint Zero Adventure Race – Hiawassee, GA
• 2007 – Berryman 36-Hour AR – Van Buren, MO
• 2007 – Planet Adventure 24-Hour Challenge – Tell City, IN (5th in co-ed,7th overall)
• 2007 – Sunflower 24 hr – Lawrence, KS (13th overall)
• 2006 – Salomon/Moosejaw 30-Hr Adventure Rage – Cadillac, MI (8th overall)
• 2006 – Planet Adventure 24-Hour Challenge – Leavenworth, IN (17th overall)
• 2006 – ICO 12 Hour Rogaine - Brownstown, IN (4th overall)
• 2005 – POCAR, Race Director – Clark State Forest, IN
• 2005 – Swamp Stomp, Weeki Wachee, FL
• 2005 – Planet Adventure 24-Hour Challenge – French Lick, IN
• 2005 – X-Terra West Championship Duathlon – Temecula, CA ( 1st place in 20-25 age div.)
• 2005 – Scout Adventure Challenge – Irvine, CA
• 2005 – Indy Adventure Race – Race Volunteer
• 2005 – Wild Scallion Urban Adventure Race – Chicago, IL
• 2004 – POCAR, The 48-Hour Purdue University Outing Club Adventure Race – Morgan Monroe State Forest, IN ( 2nd place overall and 1st place in the collegiate division)
• 2004 – Planet Adventure 24-Hour Challenge - Putnamville, IN
• 2004 – Planet Adventure Sprint – Clarksburg, IN ( 1st place coed division)
• 2004 – ICO Metrogaine - Indianapolis, IN (1st place)
• 2004 – Circle City Sprint – Indianapolis, IN
• 2004 – Dynamic AR Series – Richmond, IN
• 2004 – Indy Sprint AR Long course – Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN
• 2004 – Circle City 24 Hour AR – Indianapolis, IN (Qualified for nationals)
• 2004 – National Adventure Race, Volunteer – French Lick, IN
• 2003 – Dillon Sprint AR Dillon State - Park, Ohio (3rd place)
• 2003 – Mid-America Extreme Fall Classic – Pewaukee, WI
• Race Admin - Volunteering
• 2008 – Scout Adventure Challenge, Course Designer – Malibu, CA
• 2007 – POCAR, Course setter – Bloomington, IN
• 2007 – Swamp Stomp, ARFE Volunteer – Northern Tampa Bay, FL
• 2007 – Scout Adventure Race, Assist. Race Director – Irvine, CA
• 2006 – Scout Adventure Challenge, Race Volunteer – Irvine, CA
• 2006 – Indy Adventure Race – Course Vetter, Indianapolis, IN
• 2005 – POCAR, Race Director, Course Designer – Clark State Forest, IN
• 2005 – Indy Adventure Race – Race Volunteer, Indianapolis, IN
• 2004 – National Adventure Race, Race Volunteer – French Lick, IN
• Running & Other Athletic Interests
• 2007 – San Francisco Night & Day Challenge – 35 Mile Urban Rogaine 2nd Place Solo 7hr
• 2007/2008 – Long Beach International City Bank Half-Marathon – Long Beach, CA
• 2005 – X-Terra West Championship Duathlon – Temecula, CA ( 1st place in 20-25 age div.)
• 2004 – Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon – Indianapolis, IN (finished 553 out of 19,577)
• 8 Varsity letters in cross country and Track (1999-2003)
• Most Valuable Runner 2000-2003, Brownsburg High School
• Various Road and Trail races
• Competitive Intramurals – Indoor and Outdoor Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, Flag Football (Purdue University, 2003-present)
• Assistant Director for Indiana Crossroads Orienteering Meet
• Mile Pr- 4:47, Half Marathon Pr- 1:32:30
• Soccer, Skiing, Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, and Orienteering
• Plans for 2009
• Bring back the Scout Adventure Challenge for another year and boost attendance in the youth division.
• Take an active role within the local orienteering community.
• Continue to represent Indy Rootstock at adventure races in the Southwest.
• Memberships
• Purdue Outing Club – West Coast Chapter
• LAOC – Los Angeles Orienteering Club

Kevin Baldauf

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Mi Bicicleta Nuevo

So the UPS man delivered my Shimano Ultegra caliper brakes on Friday as promised. I installed them and set the cables pretty quickly and then went on to adjusting the derailleurs.

As I worked on the Dual Control shifter for the rear cassette I realized that when I released the lever the cable did not move from cog to cog. I came to the realization after messing with it for nearly an hour that it must have been damaged before my friend gave it to me.

What I haven't mentioned up to this point is the reason why my friend gave me the Shimano 105 group. His bike was actually totalled when a careless motorists side-swiped him and destroyed his Bianchi frame. He gave the frame to me and said I could take whatever parts off it I wanted. So it seams that perhaps the control shifters were damaged in that accident. Anyway, I had had enough disappointment for the day so I closed up shop.

So on Sunday after a day away from the build and looking online for good deals on 9 speed control shifters I decided to make the bike an 8 speed instead of 9 speed and use parts I already had. So in the end I used Shimano Sora control shifters and 8 speed cassette from my dead KHS in lieu of the 105 components I got from my friend. While not a huge deal it was a disappointment because the 105 group is two steps up from Sora in Shimano's food chain.

I christened her first ride by heading up the coast thru Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, around Marina Del Rey, thru Venice and finally Santa Monica riding under the famous Ferris wheel. Turning around in Santa Monica it is a pretty quick ride home with the wind at my back.

posted by Kevin at 9:58 PM 0 Comments

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Recession Bike Building

So due to some unfortunate circumstances and a failed attempt at delicate seat tube surgery my KHS steel frame is no longer with us ...(technically you can still see her in the bottom corner of the picture but it is safe to say she is dead). After a few months without riding on the road I bit the bullet and decided to build a replacement. Bit by bit over the past few years I have grown my bicycle repair and maintenance knowledge to the point where I am now comfortable building a bike from a bare frame (and then actually riding it down the mountains here out West). The fact that I am currently not working and cash is hard to come by has made it an interesting process so far. However the time I have spent finding good deals and assembling the bike has provided me with some much needed time away from the job search.

Last Thursday I came across a frame on Pricepoint.com for $79.00 and a wheelset for $119.00 and tentatively placed each in my online shopping cart and then after a few hours of debating with myself I clicked buy.

Luckily I didn't have much time for buyers remorse to set in as the parts arrived by noon on Friday (Pricepoint is located about 5 miles from Redondo Beach so most times when I order something it will arrive the next day). As soon as the UPS man delivered the boxes I unwrapped them with a frenzy rivaled only by kid on Christmas morning. However, my delight was soon hampered because at some point the frame had been dropped and the rear dropout was bent. As I mentioned earlier the warehouse for pricepoint is a short drive away so I set off to get a replacement. Within the hour I was back home and proceeding with assembling what parts I had so far.

There is no way I could afford to buy all the miscellaneous parts needed to build this bike had a friend of mine not already given me an entire Shimano 105 groupo minus the caliper brakes plus the carbon fork salvaged from the aforementioned KHS. As of today I am waiting for the brakes to show up via UPS on Friday and then she should be ready her first ride. I will update tomorrow with the progress photos.

posted by Kevin at 11:48 PM 0 Comments