Who We Are

Meet Raiders of the Lost Tuk! A 3 person superhero team consisting of Brianna “Which Way to the Shindig?” Limebrook, Kate “Running for Raji’s” DeWald and Jim “The Wrench” Matheson. A bi-coastal team, Raiders of the Lost Tuk is one of just 60-some teams from around the globe handpicked to participate in the Autumn 2010 Rickshaw Run. Resourceful and ridiculously good looking, the team shares a spirit of adventure, philanthropy, and appreciation for team conference calls at odd hours of the day and night that has united the three.

How This Thing Started

After reading “A Passage Through India” in United Airlines’ in-flight magazine Hemispheres on the way home from a business trip, Brianna was inspired and emailed the article to see if anyone was brave enough (okay, and crazy enough, too) to do the Rickshaw Run. She feared one of them may have her committed for aspiring to drive 2,000 miles across India in a tin can (even if for a great cause!), but was pleasantly surprised to receive a resounding “Yes!” from Jim and Kate. Faster than a Tuk-Tuk can go from 0 to 30mph, our 3 person team, Raiders of the Lost Tuk, was born.

Meet Jim, Brianna, and Kate

Jim Matheson

Jim "The Wrench" Matheson was raised by wolves along the coastal mountain ranges of Northern California. An expert marketing guru at a well established public software company by day, at night you can find Jim working on his prized motorcycle collection, fist pumping at the gym and occasionally howling at the moon.

Value Added:

• Former off road motorcycle racer extraordinaire, Jim will be pushing the old gal to her limit and testing the 35mph maximum – anyone know if these things have a rev limiter?
• Claims to have a sense of direction that rivals Bear Grylls or bloodhounds but a recent excursion to Tahoe says otherwise, so stay tuned, we may be broadcasting from China.
• Senior Director of Online Marketing for his company, Jim’s the web guy/tech guru that enables us to connect with you here, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, and YouTube.

Brianna Limebrook

With Southern California roots, Bri's lived all over the country, including Orange County, CA, Reno, NV, Fairfield County, CT and now Boston, MA where she currently resides. A Boston University alum, she works in marketing at PerkinElmer by day, filing patents on her dance moves (has anyone seen “The Stewardess?”) by night.

Value Added:

• Multiple experiences driving 3,000 miles solo through remote places like…Texas.
• Learning Hindi with a special focus on auto-rickshaw vernacular in order to communicate with roadside mechanics along our journey.
• Outgoing and sociable with a talent to befriend anyone, Bri will be tasked with wooing the locals when food or shelter is needed and calming down the occasional Maoist rebel.

Kate DeWald

A Northeast native, Kate aka BIG D lived in both New York and Boston before driving 3000 miles (hey, great rickshaw practice!) to pursue a career in glamorous Silicon Valley. A San Francisco resident and sales professional by day, on weekends look for Big D tearing up the trails of Marin.

Value Added:

• Wakes up at unmentionably early hours, so she’ll be driving the rickshaw when we set off at 4:30AM everyday while Jim and Bri try to snooze in the wind tunnel.
• Competes in 50 mile road races (that’s 2 marathons, people!) so can run for help when our rickshaw breaks down in the Himalayas.
• Loves vaccines and acting as "PA" when it comes to making travel clinic appointments for her teammates so she'll ensure we all stay on our immunization schedules.  Because of Kate, nobody will be coming home with Japanese Encephalitis or foaming at the mouth with Rabies. That's right.