Jeff Welsch

Jeff Welsch, 44, is Sports Editor for the Corvallis Gazette-Times. He will cover the race for the paper as a one of George and Terri’s crew. In 2000, he covered and crewed for George Thomas and Katie Lindquist, a Tandem RAAM team. He has known George since 1995.

In 2002, Jeff co-authored Going The Distance, with George.

Jeff’s Claim to Fame: First person to complete the Race Across Oregon wearing tennis shoes.

Read Jeff’s coverage of George Thomas and Katie Lindquist’s tandem-ride in the Race Across America 2000.

And check out this particularly notable article