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Laura Hayes

E-mail: laurahayesau@yahoo.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: 31 year old in Mandeville. In great shape. Looking to train with individual or team.
Race Experience: Never competed in AR but a few 5ks. Training in Mandeville now for Great Spillway Classic trail run.
Team Goals: To have fun, challenge myself, meet new friends and hopefully win.

Jason Atwood

E-mail: jarwoo1@lsu.edu
Sex: Male
Fitness: Average to High: I perform well in endurance events.
Race Experience: Never competed in an adventure race although I have run 5Ks, 10Ks and competed in mountain bike races.
Team Goals: Find/form a competitive team in the Baton Rouge area. I'm more inclined to off-road events but I'm willing to compete in urban events

Kathryn Sarphie

E-mail: klsarphi@nola.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: High
Race Experience: No race experience and that is no longer cool in my book. That's why I'm here. Fitness is my passion. I teach Spin, Kickboxing, and Yoga. I love to lift weights. I am always looking for a new challenge. What I don't know I can learn quickly. I never give up. I am looking for a team that wants to train in the New Orleans area.
Team Goals: Train hard. Race Hard. (win) Have fun. Do it again.

Daniel A Hayes

E-mail: dan.hayes@psiusa.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Medium
Race Experience: I am a 30 year old male and have been a consistent runner for over ten years. I have competed in numerous 5 and 10 K's ans as of late have done a marathon, half marathon and triathlon. I am a former Marine with experience in navigation, trailrunning, biking and swimming. I understand how to work as a team and how to organize for a multi-sport event.
Team Goals: To participate in a multi-sport event and have the entire group want to do another event.

Bart Rigg

E-mail: advrun@yahoo.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: High
Race Experience: Appalachian Extreme, Flordia 1/2 Ironman, other small races
Team Goals: Just want to find a 40 and over team

Tyra L.

E-mail: wfuniforms@bellsouth.net
Sex: Female
Fitness: High/Moderate
Race Experience: I have never done any Adventure racing, but I REALLY want to start and challenge myself more. I run in the majority 5K & 10K races in New Orleans and I run 10 minute miles. I'm stong, competitve, driven and a true team player. I would love to join a coed or female team.
Team Goals: To enter into the New Orleans Urban Adventure Race in November. Train hard have lots and lots of fun during the training and at the actual event and hopefully make new friends.

Phil O.

E-mail: Phil0477@yahoo.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Medium-High Proficient with Land Navigation/Trekking, some experience paddling and mountain biking. Just getting back into serious training. 30 yoa.
Race Experience: Perimeter Challenge Ft Bragg 60 mile race, and 5k's.
Team Goals: Looking for a teammates who want to train one or two weekends a month together and complete a couple races a year. Would like to do one long race (100 miles or so) a year.

Brad Zell

E-mail: bzell@presonus.com`
Sex: Male
Fitness: in pretty good shape. just finished the NO marathon. running between 9 and 10 min miles.
Race Experience: Have competed in one AR. a few marathons and sprint triathlons.
Team Goals: Just want to push myself and have fun.

Brad Lynch

E-mail: BradBFL79@gmail.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: I am in great shape. I run daily and ride a bike for cross training along with canoeing for fun.
Race Experience: Never competed in a AR but run 5ks all the time.
Team Goals: I would like to find a team that is in it to win.

Christian C. Froude

E-mail: christianfroude@msn.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Fair - definitely need more paddling experience, but that's what training is for, right?
Race Experience: Never done an AR before but marathon, 5k's, 10k's bike races.
Team Goals: Looking to get with a team and start training. This looks like a lot of fun, though I am competitive too, and would like to finish well.

Stephen Tullos

E-mail: stephen@nutek.us
Sex: Male
Fitness: Medium, but aggressively training
Race Experience: Have competed in different sprint Triathlons, 10 years in the military learned navigation skills.
Team Goals: I am looking to get into the adventure race sport to broaden my fitness level. I am looking for a team that wants to have fun and would like to train on weekends around the New Orleans area.

Rene Barber

E-mail: rhodge6@yahoo.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: Moderate to High (I guess!) I work out most to all days a week. I was in the best shape of my life a year ago but broke my foot last summer! I run about 8:00 min miles and love to bike.
Race Experience: I filled in for a female on a coed team 2 years ago and had a blast. I usually just run road races (marathons, 5ks, etc).
Team Goals: I'd really like to find a fun but competitive coed or all female team. I'll be at the Marine Corps' Officer Candidate School this summer so I'd just participate in the last few races of the year and possibly the race on May 10, 2008.

Ellis White

E-mail: ellbry@yahoo.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: average to above average. ran the houston marathon in 3:44. typical training pace is about 8 minute miles. am 50 years old. would like to race coed masters. biking skills are average. canoeing is ok, better in the front than the back
Race Experience: raced most of the races last year. several 5k races, best finish was 19:44, could not do that now.
Team Goals: be competitive. would prefer someone else to navigate but will help if needed. i live in the gonzales area and would like to train some with teammates

Dorsey

E-mail: dltp@bellsouth.net
Sex: Female
Fitness: Fair
Race Experience: one urban race and one tri awhile ago
Team Goals: To race. To be on a team that works hard together and supports one another when it gets tough. I would like to get an all girls team together if possible.

William Campbell

E-mail: touchofgold36@hotmail.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: i would say that i am in excellent shape i dont run road races very often but i run 6 miles a day under 9 min paceand have recently completed the ms50 then the following weekend i raced in a mountain bike race and ar the same weekend
Race Experience: i have been racing for about 5 years. in my last race i finished 2nd in the solo div and 3rd overall just 19 min behind the winner. i am a copetant navigator but would also allow someone else to handle that. i am a good paddler great runner and decent biker.
Team Goals: i would like to race hard and fast but i am willing to race at any speed i just want to race. i live in ms and would like to race in mobile to start but would also talk about other races. if you are new and would like to give it a try i am always willing to help others get started.

Mark Williams

E-mail: ryanfan34@hotmail.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Good shape. I have done several triathlons and wanted something a little more out of them in the way of mixing it up so I started adventure racing 3 years ago. I live in MS so I have to travel to do all of them but I do not mind driving 3-4 hours for an adventure race. Competed in several 5K's (22-24min) and 10K's (45-55 min). Ride 75-100 miles/wk. Run 20-30 miles/wk.
Race Experience: 5 Adventure races 4 off road and 1 urban. 6 triathlons 3 olympic distance 3 sprints. I would love to find a training partner in MS in the Jackson area and do the entire series in the future
Team Goals: To finish knowing I could not have done any better.

Kevin Wallis

E-mail: wenkev@bellsouth.net
Sex: Male
Fitness: 10 min mile, run 10-12 miles per week. Bike often, last ride 58 miles. Not Fast on bike or run, but can go the distance.
Race Experience: 3 AR. Finished middle, middle, & last on the first race. Good Navigator.
Team Goals: To have a good time without killing myself, but pushing to the best I can. Ready to Race.

Russ Gay

E-mail: russ18b@hotmail.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: I PT at a minimum of 5 days a week. I would say that I am in good shape. Really into crossfit. Not avery good runner when it comes to speed but can go longer distances.
Race Experience: Just getting started with mountain biking. Have not done much racing. A couple of 5 and 10k. Just purchased a good mountain bike and am looking forward to start riding it.
Team Goals: Right now I am just looking to find people to start training with and possibly start racing with.

Mark Bzik (29yo)

E-mail: markbzik@yahoo.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: i am a strong runner, fairly decent biker, sucky canoeist(sp?). i havent run in over a month at this point(2-26) due to a severe case of pneumonia. however i am soon ready to go, and get my stamina back fast.
Race Experience: i have done 5 AR, several duathalons, both on road and off, many 5ks and 10-12 10ks.
Team Goals: i am looking for a training partner in the bucktown area. i have a weird work schedule so my training times will be very varied. have a team but dont know what their commitment level for racing is this year(school obligations and studying). im trying to get in 2-3 races this year.

Daya Naef

E-mail: dayanaef@yahoo.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: Complete Newbie.
Race Experience:
Team Goals: Would like to train to participate in the Biking/Running womens' event. The one in Mandeville on 3/1 sounded like just the thing, of course I would not have had time to train by the time I found out about it, but it did give the link to this site.

Douglas W. Moore

E-mail: douglaswmooreinc@aol.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Medium, should be medium++ by spring. Fair runner; fair cycle; better than average canoe.
Race Experience: 10 marathons, best 3:17 (Berlin, 1990); some canoe racing flat water (2000m 10:40); two triathlons short-course.
Team Goals: Age 63 so senior co-ed best, New Orleans area, team that needs skilled canoe(canoe instructor, got the canoes), good navigator, maps, engineer. Goal is to train for it, do it, then see what develops.

Jason Gates

E-mail: emailinbox1234@yahoo.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: Med High to High
Race Experience: Various races and expeditions to include but not limited to:
-various adventure races 24 hr.-Multiple days (Eco-Challenge 5th place finish)
-various mountain expeditions (mostly Alaska and Europe, (Denali 2004)
-various triathlons, marathons, and other races.
Team Goals: I am looking for a team to mesh and be competitive with. New to Shreveport, LA. area and would like to compete.

Sheree Abadie

E-mail: sabadi1@lsu.edu
Sex: Female
Fitness: Medium to high
Race Experience: 2007 Baton Rouge Urban race.
Team Goals: To fill in as a sub this year and/or possibly find a (competitive) team for next year.

Jordan Zaradich

E-mail: syringex@gmail.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: High, mainly a runner, done a little biking, no paddling experience. Infantryman in the LAARNG, decent with navigation and good dedication and motivation.
Race Experience: None in adventure racing, but competed in track/cross country and a half marathon.
Team Goals: Find a team that's focused on team building and making it to the end of a long race, winning would be great, but not a priority for me.

Kevin Wallis

E-mail: wenkev@bellsouth.net
Sex: Male
Fitness: Moderate (9-10 min mile)
Race Experience: none
Team Goals: Looking to fill in for the Lake Charles event Sept 15, 2007, until our team is ready. This would be my first race and would expect to take a semi aggressive approach.

Erica Joy Templeton

E-mail: et_joy@msn.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: Medium to High! I have been an athlete all my life. Competed in Field Hockey, Soccer, Track/Field, Horse Jumper Events. I use to certified personal training and currently training to get back in shape compete again.
Race Experience: High School and College Track/Field. Local races ranging from 5k-10k. Trained for a Marathon but was canceled due to severe weather.
Team Goals: I am 26. I have always wanted to compete in adventure racing and would like to compete in an ECO-Challenge in the future. I am new to Covington, Louisiana with no friends or family and think this would be a great way to meet people with common interest.

Dustin Blount

E-mail: dustinblount@vicksburgymca.com
Sex: Male
Fitness: High: I run 15-20 miles per week and bike the same. I have some paddling experience with kayaks so I'm sure I can handle a canoe.
Race Experience: Some 5k and 10k races.
Team Goals: To do well, I want to find a team I can mesh well with and finish in the top 15 teams.

Bb Alley

E-mail: joeyseppe@hotmail.com
Sex: Female
Fitness: depends--still play rugby--old girls--50 years old--run 4 days a week--lift weights twie a week-swim and bike twice a week--so maybe moderately fit
Race Experience: have done one sprint triatholon--the 2007 destin sprint triatholon
Team Goals: to finish and have fun and to push ourselves to the limit and to ultimately compete in the eco challenge