Mark Lattanzi

Mark Lattanzi stumbled upon adventure racing in the Fall of 2000 when he volunteered for a 24-hour event in North Carolina. After seeing all the fun the racers were having, he signed up for his first adventure race a few weeks later. Since then, he has raced all over the US and the world.

He has volunteered at races, designed and vetted courses, learned to navigate, helped start the Adventure Racing Cooperative, and organized fifteen or twenty races with his wife Lora under the TanZ Navigation label. In addition, he is one of the founding members and current President of the Blue Ridge Orienteering Club. He is currently serving on the board of the United States Adventure Racing Association (usara.com) as well.

He has raced on quite a few different teams over the years and always enjoys getting to know new racers and learning new things. These days, he lives in the mountain town of Blacksburg, VA with Lora (who has convinced him that adventure travel is as fun as adventure racing) and their two German Shepherds.

He maintains a website at tanZnavigation.org for all his navigation exploits.