Kim Bear is a family nurse practitioner married to Jan and mother of two daughters. She has been involved in competing in local multisport and mountain biking races since 1992.

When she was 14 years old she was involved in a motorcycle accident and ended up having her knee cap removed as well as having a fractured femur and jaw which kept her in hospital for three months. She got into fun runs and riding bikes to keep her leg strong. In nursing school she was on the swim team at the University of New Mexico.

She considered herself a "fun" athlete until attempting the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race in 1995. Going to Leadville, Colorado has been an annual event and in 2000 she placed second in her age division, the previous year placing third in her division. Also in 2000, she and Jan were also the first husband and wife team to complete both the Leadville 100 mile mountain bike race and then one week later, the 100 mile run. This yearly endurance event led her to Adventure Racing.

She finally did her first race with Team Santa Fe at a Four Winds Mountain Rage race in May and ended up doing the next two races with the team placing in an overall standing of third place. She is very excited to be able to compete in the next Eco-Challenge in New Zealand.