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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112102-story-20021121-2/
- Published: 2002-11-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:58:32.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

With two teams sprinting towards the finish line at the end of the 79-mile course, it was uncertain who would win the Balance Bar 24-hour Adventure race in Santa Monica Sunday. Teams Earthlink and SoBe were neck and neck, but Jason Middleton of Earthlink made a dive for the blue finish banner and won the championship for his team. SoBe’s Mike Kloser was only one one-hundreth of a second behind him.

Santa Monica was the final stop of the 2002 Balance Bar 24-hour Adventure series, which is a physical and mental endurance test that involves kayaking, mountain biking and trail running. Other contests took place in Phoenix, Portland, Boston and New York. The Outdoor Life Network will broadcast the Santa Monica race on Dec. 18, and the total purse for the winners is $110,000\. For more information, visit the Web site at www.BalanceBar24hour.com.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 21, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112102.pdf?ref=smdp.com)