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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 2353808" data-attributes="member: 1940"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Johnson" target="_blank">GARY JOHNSON</a>He is an avid triathlete who bikes extensively. During his term in office, he competed in several triathlons, marathons and bike races. He competed three times (1993, 1997, 1999) as a celebrity invitee at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, registering his best time for the 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, 112-mile (180 km) bike ride, and 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon run in 1999 with 10 hours, 39 minutes, and 16 seconds.[141][142] He once ran 100 miles (160 km) in 30 consecutive hours in the Rocky Mountains.[19] On May 30, 2003, he reached the summit of Mount Everest[143] "despite toes blackened with frostbite."[25] He has climbed all seven of the Seven Summits: Mount Everest, Mount Elbrus, Denali, Mount Kilimanjaro,Aconcagua, Mount Vinson, and Carstensz Pyramid—the tallest peaks in Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, South America, Antarctica, and Oceania respectively.[144] He completed the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, in which participants traverse a 26.2 mile course through the desert, many of them in combat boots and wearing 35-pound packs.[145]In 1998, Johnson ran for re-election as governor against Democratic Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez. In his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power.[29] Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson,[28] but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%,[30] making him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991.Republican governor in a blue state, re-elected overwhelmingly. Take that to your wake and bake party.</blockquote>

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