Sleep deprivation is just one of many trials endured by the racers.
The program was designed for Deloitte by Presidio Adventure Racing Academy, a San Francisco- based company staffed in party by Navy SEALs, Marines, and police officers. Presidio founder Duncan Smith is a retired Navy SEAL on active reserve and a TV commentator who won an Emmy for his coverage of the 1998 Raid Gauloises in Ecuador. We're not here to teach you about the Native Indians. We're here to teach you how to build skill and self-confidence, and how to work together to achieve results. A former investment banker with an MBA from University of California Los Angeles, Smith helped produce the inaugural Eco-Challenge in 1995 and founded Presidio the same year to train athletes.