James Roxas Balagot

James is the father of three curious children and husband to an ambitious wife. While he will always consider the San Francisco Bay Area home, he has had life-changing experiences in Los Angeles, New York City, Berlin, and Hong Kong.

In a previous life, he played a key role in expanding a technology start-up from 100 employees to over 4,000, transforming it into a widely recognized brand.

He enjoys suffering more than most and is an endurance athlete with a few half-Ironman triathlons, over 50 marathons, and a growing number of trail ultramarathons under his belt.

Stay up to date with the adventure, complete with weekly updates and photos, on his blog Purposefully Lost.