The Extraordinary Life of Bobby McMullen

Born

Dec 23, 1964

.Born in Northern California .Raised in Northern California

Diagnosed With Diabetes

Dec 23, 1976

.Diagnosed with diabetes at age twelve .It was type 1 diabetes which usually forms during childhood, or adolesence

First Year of Law School

Dec 23, 1993

Bobby said, " I've got 20/1200 vision in one eye, that was the best correction they could get in my right eye."

Skiing World Championship Games

Oct 23, 1996

.Learned to ski with a guide and made it to the games .Right before the games Bobby's kidney failed .He needed dialysis to start to get better

First Double Transplant

Jan 23, 1997

.After dialysis Bobby got a kidney and pancreas double transplant .30 days afterward saw hopeful lab results

Alpine Downhill Ski Competition

Oct 28, 1998

.Took fifth place in the competition .Sadly his kidneys failed again, around this time

On Dialysis

Oct 23, 2001

Second Double Transplant

Dec 23, 2003

.Had a successful double transplant after two years on dialysis. .After he tempararily stopped skiing.

Began Mountain biking

Dec 23, 2004

.Raced in the Challenged Athletes Half Iron Man and found biking was his favorite part . Bobby said, " I can hear the guide shift and hear their bike rattle. I don't see any detail, but can find where they're at." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbU6jItYzmE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Nissan XTERRA World Championship Mountain Bike Triathlon

Dec 23, 2005

. This race was covered by CBS Sports Spectacular . Also been on the front page of Marin Independent Journal today and featured in DirtRag Magazine

Race Across America

Dec 23, 2006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDypDEWUXn0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active . Finished 3,000 mile Race Across America . Raised money to research transplants for Team Donate Life . Therese was Bobby's guide . Team came in third place

Downieville Classic

Jul 14, 2007

. The course is 17 miles . Rides the course with a guide before the actual race

Appeared in Kranked 8: Revolve

Jun 9, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulW3SxpiA6g&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active . Shows all races from Downhill races to Freeride

Rode in the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Finals

Jul 26, 2010

"The amateur course was LEGIT to say the least. Veach and I 'hauled the mail' all week! Our race run was cut short by a flat. The course was rocky, rooty and slippery," said Bobby, in the Mountain Top Telegraph.

Raced Euro Cup Super Enduro

Dec 23, 2010

. Located in Sauze d'Oulx Italy .The race declines more than 10,000 feet in 19 miles