2008 PRESS GUIDE2008 PRESS GUIDE

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORSThe XTERRA World Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell, XTERRA Gear.com, Hawaiian Airlines, the Maui VisitorsBureau and Maui Prince Hotel. Sponsors include GU, Gatorade, Zorrel, Breeder’s Choice, Kona Brewing Company,Rodale, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

THE 13TH ANNUAL XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . . . .The XTERRA World Championship is the final stop on the

XTERRA Global Tour - a national and international series of100+ qualifying events held in Australia, Austria, Brazil,Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Saipan,South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States. The course, considered XTERRA’s toughest, consists of a

1.5-kilometer rough water swim, a grueling 32km mountainbike on the lower slopes of Haleakala, and a 12km trail run.The field is limited to 550 competitors, including 80 pros,

who represent the best off-road multisport athletes on theplanet. They come from more than 20 countries & competefor one of the richest purses in multisport at $130,000. The award-winning TEAM TV crew will be on location to tele-

vise all the action for a one-hour sports special that will airacross the U.S. via national syndication starting in January of2009.You can watch last year’s race show now at www.XTERRA.tv

and get live coverage from Maui on raceday, Oct. 26th at 9am.

For further information contact Trey Garman at 808-216-8606 (cell) or trey@xterraplanet.com

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Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5How to Watch Guide for Spectators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6World Championship Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8XTERRA University, Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, GU Eco Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Course Description and Course Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11Pro Start Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13Kahuna Dave’s Pro Race Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15Men’s Profiles/Women’s Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-33/34-43Pro Prize Purse Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Hawaiian Airlines Double Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Past XTERRA World Championship Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-512008 XTERRA America, European Tour, and Global Tour Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-542009 XTERRA Global Tour Schedule (Tentative) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55XTERRA Hall of Fame, Warrior Award and Misc. Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57XTERRA Winter Worlds and the Fire and Ice Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-592008 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-61XTERRAGear.com and XTERRA Eco Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63How XTERRA got started and all about the XTERRA Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-65About TEAM Unlimited and TEAM TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Appendix (2008 Amateur Start List & XTERRA World Championship results 1996-2007)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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MEDIA INFORMATIONThe XTERRA World Championship Press Guide was designed to provide the media with useful information about the 2008race, the pros competing in it, and XTERRA in general. Below are additional items of interest:

- The XTERRA pressroom is located in the Ilima Room (#113) on the lobby level of the Maui Prince Hotel.

- For credentials contact Trey Garman at 808-216-8606 or stop by the Ilima Room.

- TEAM Unlimited will record full race results and distribute after the event.

- During the championship race TEAM Unlimited will escort interested press members to key strategic locations throughout the course to track leaders and course happenings, and to get the best possible photos. You must reserve your seat in the press van in advance.

- A press pass is required on race day for admittance to finish area.

- Seating is limited for the “Night of Champions” dinner Saturday and the XTERRA Awards Dinner on Sunday. Media passes for these events are subject to availability.

- Log on to XTERRAPlanet.com for complete race coverage beginning Monday, Oct. 20. Up to the moment text updates begin race day at 9:20 a.m. with photos, news briefs and race splits. A complete event coverage schedule will be available at xterraplanet.com.

- Professional, high-resolution, full-color images from the race will be available to the media after the race. Contact Trey Garman with photo requests.

How to Cover XTERRA: Please note that XTERRA is produced with the cooperation of landowners and we respect their privacy. The following outlines the access policy for this year’s race:

- There is no pre-riding of the bike course by competitors or media, it is ridden blind on race day- Access to the bike course on race day is provided by chauffeured press van/SUV ONLY.- Space is limited so you must reserve your seat in advance .- Photographers will be advised of any restrictions on inclusion of specific landmarks.- Press may ride the three-mile loop bike practice course on their own bikes by presenting your press

badge to registration and paying the $10 one-day USA Tri License Insurance fee.- All riders must display a practice plate on their bike and wear a helmet.

DIRECT MEDIA INQUIRIES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO:

Trey Garman, Vice President808-216-8606 (cell) or at the hotel 808-874-1111 (ask for the Ilima Room)

trey@xterraplanet.com www.xterraplanet.com

TEAM Unlimited - 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

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2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTSAll events are at the host hotel, the Maui Prince, unless otherwise noted

Wednesday, October 22:9am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up10am-3pm Practice Course Open (off-site, riding distance)

Thursday, October 23:9am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up9am-3pm Practice Course Open (off-site, riding distance)

Friday, October 24:9am-3pm Practice Course Open (off-site, riding distance)9am-5pm Registration and Packet Pick-up 10am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell - Swim Clinic

hosted by Christine Jeffrey and Craig Evans11am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell - Training Clinic

hosted by Jimmy Riccitello11am XTERRA Eco Team volunteer clean-up (Makena Beach/Spooky Forest)2pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell - MTB Clinic

hosted by Mike Vine and Shonny Vanlandingham

Saturday, October 25:6:30-7:30am XTERRA Trail Run Packet Pickup8am XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run Start (5km Run/Walk & 10km Run)

a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui County9am-5pm Registration and Packet Pick-up 10am-3pm Practice Course Open (off-site, riding distance)10am XTERRA University - Art of XTERRA

hosted by Julie Dibens, Nico Lebrun, Melanie McQuaid, and Conrad Stoltz 5pm Champions Forum - featuring current and former World Champions Melanie McQuaid, Nico Lebrun,

Jamie Whitmore, Eneko Llanos, Conrad Stoltz, Michael Tobin, and Jimmy Riccitello.6pm Mandatory Competitor Briefing6:30pm Parade of Nations and Night of Champions Dinner (Luau Gardens)

Sunday, October 26:7am Transition Open for set-up and Body Marking9am XTERRA World Championship Start 10am-2pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation1pm Cut-off at T21:30pm Pro Awards (finish area)2pm Race Finish7pm Awards Dinner (Luau Gardens)9:30pm Halloween Costume Party

All events are at the host hotel, the Maui Prince Resort, unless otherwise noted.

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

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SPECTATORS GUIDE ON HOW TO WATCH THE RACEMaui’s World Championship XTERRA course is a classic Point-to-Point, covering 27 miles of unyielding terrain. Theexperience is a sensory riot – crystal clear Pacific waters, fragrant breezes, bright sun, fine volcanic dust, needle-likekiawe thorns, soft white sand, cool green lawns, and lava rock of every shape, color, and size.

Start and Swim: Located at Maluaka “Prince” Beach fronting the Maui Prince Hotel, there are plenty of great vantagepoints to watch the mass start from the lawn above. Pros are easy to spot with their identifying swim caps - men in blueand women in pink. A short beach sprint mid-race between two 750-meter laps of a triangular course gives spectators achance to pick out their friends and family from the field.

T1 and T2 - Bike and Run Transition: Located a few yards from the swim start in a big grassy area at the lobby levelof the Maui Prince Hotel. The transition area is for competitors only, however, spectators may view the change-over fromany position around the boundary.

Bike: The bike course is not open to the public and cannot be pre-ridden by competitors.

Run: Most of the run course is also on private lands and closed to the public with the exception of a long, leg-burningsection of sand at Makena Beach, aka “Big Beach”.

Finish: The Maui Prince Hotel at Makena Resort is the place to be for both transitions, the finish, live race reports, andbig screen TV action with a continuously updated leader board. There’s food booths, XTERRA Gear shop, the KonaBrewing Liquid Aloha Lounge, and a front row seat to one of the greatest spectacles in all of sport - the spontaneous,ecstatic, and sometimes tear-jerking displays of emotion at the finish line. You can even get a professional haircut inexchange for a donation to the Challenged Athletes Foundation at the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon.

Friends, Family and fans that are not able to attend the race can watch theaction unfold in real time on the internet at www.XTERRA.tv. The race

coverage, with live streaming video and text updates, will begin just before 9am Hawaii time (12 noon PST, 3pm EST,9pm in Europe, 5am in Sydney, Australia, 8am in New Zealand, 4pm in Brazil).

The Maui Prince Hotel (808-874-1111)

Secluded at Makena Resort on a perfect smile of a beachat the foot of Haleakala, The Maui Prince Hotel is asanctuary. The serenity can be felt from the first moment alei of seashells is draped over your shoulders and you arewelcomed with the genuine smiles and warm attention of thestaff. The resort has no immediate neighbors and is builtaround an Asian meditation garden with stone paths, quietcorners for contemplation, waterfalls, and streams swarmingwith brilliant red and gold carp. The roof is the sky. The doorof every room opens to this atrium, while the windows andlanai (balcony) look out upon the ocean.

Most people settle into the immediate serenity and findthemselves sitting beside the pool or in a cabana on thebeach, watching all the little white boats streaming toMolokini. And if the sea is calm, they may hear the greathumpback whales singing in the deep.

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QUICK FACTS ON THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPWHAT IS XTERRA: An off-road multisport event that combines open-water swimming with mountain biking and trailrunning. XTERRA, the world’s premier off-road multisport race, is designed to havetop pros finish in roughly two-and-a-half hours. Generally the swim comprisesapproximately 10% of the total time it takes to finish the race, the mountainbike 65%, and the run 25%.

WHO RACES IN MAUI: Roughly 550 of the best professional (75) andamateur (450+) off-road athletes on the planet representing more than20 countries & 40 U.S. states. Ages 14 (Shayna Powless fromCalifornia) to 71 (Manfred Klittich from Germany).

WHEN: Activities all weekend long (Free clinics start Friday morn-ing, trail runs on Saturday) – the main event, the XTERRA WorldChampionship, starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 26.

WHERE: At the Maui Prince Hotel in Makena on Maui’s South Shore.The 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) swim starts in front of the Prince Beach�32-kilometer (20-miles) mountain bike climbs 3,000 feet up and down theslopes of Haleakala, and the 12-kilometer (7.5-miles) trail run traverses lavarock, forest trails, and beach sand.

WHY: The XTERRA World Championship race is the last in a series of 100+ events held in 17 countries and 32 U.S.States. The concept is to provide a bona-fide off-road world championship for the age group and pro athlete.For professionals, there is $125,000 in cash up for grabs.

THE COURSE: Arguably the toughest and most scenic on the entire circuit, the Maui XTERRA course is a classic.From the crystal clear waters of the Pacific, to the sharp lava rocks and kiawe thorns of the bike and run - Hawaii’snatural obstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth.

HOW THEY QUALIFIED: Amateurs enter the World Championship through one of two means:1. Earn a slot by qualifying as one of the top finishers in their age group at one of 17 XTERRA Championship races; inAustralia, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Saipan, South Africa, United Kingdom, andNevada, Utah, Alabama, California, and Virginia in the United States. There is also a special Hawaii resident qualifier,the MountainMan, held on Oahu each year, or...2. Enter through the at large drawing - a limited number of slots are offered on a first-come first-serve basis.

XTERRA BACKGROUND: The first XTERRA race was held in Maui on November 3, 1996, with just 123 participants.The demand for the sport of XTERRA exploded thereafter and there are now more than 30,000 competitors from all 50states and more than 40 countries worldwide.

1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series.2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series. 2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2008: Now 60 events in the U.S., plus more than 50 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour

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The off-road adventurous spirit of XTERRA reaches outto the community with the XTERRA Makena Beach TrailRuns. Both races are open for registration to one-and-all,and a benefit for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of MauiCounty. In an effort to get more participants involved, the5km is open for walkers too! Awards go to the top threein each age group and the 10km women’s amateur win-ner earns roundtrip airfare between the mainland andHawaii on Hawaiian Airlines. Wahine holo nui!Hawaiian’s way of saying, “run fast young lady!”

The race begins with an ascent up the south slope ofHaleakala into a desert-like environment. After a passthough "Cactus Alley", competitors are treated to a run onthe white sands of Makena Beach, famed as one of themost beautiful beaches in the world. The coursecontinues through the "spooky" forest adorned with kiawetrees and leads to a striking black sand beach. The finalleg is a balancing act of speed and skill, as runners crossover jagged lava rocks, infamous for grabbing andtwisting unsuspecting ankles.

Entry is $25 and all competitors receive a collectablet-shirt, plus refreshments.

Race day registration at the Maui Prince is availablefrom 6:30-7:30 a.m. and runners can also sign up atwww.xterraplanet.com or call toll-free to 1-877-751-8880.

XTERRA MAKENA BEACH 5km & 10km TRAIL RUNS Saturday, October 25 at 8 :00 a.m.

XTERRA BY NIGHTMaui is a reward for a great season, and as suchcompetitors are treated to a pair of "ono" dinners with theNight of Champions carbo-loading affair on Saturday andthe awards celebration on Sunday - complete with highlightvideos and special presentations. A celebration of countrypride highlights the start of Saturday’s dinner as athletes willwalk into the luau festival grounds together waving theircountry flags. Both are held under the stars at the magnifi-cent Maui Prince.

On Sunday, it gets scary! The XTERRA Halloweencostume party is legendary...Despite the typical post-racebanter and antics by delirious athletes, the best-costumedcompetitor wins Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip tickets for twofrom the U.S. mainland to Hawaii.

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XTERRA UNIVERSITY, PRESENTED BY PAUL MITCHELLGet to know the Pros and what the Pros know at XTERRA University. Learn the XTERRA disciplines of swimming,mountain biking, and trail running, sharpen your skills with instruction on nutrition, Maui course specifics, racing tips,winning strategies, and get the inside scoop on the World Championship race.

All clinics begin at the Maui Prince- Swimming with Christine Jeffrey and Craig Evans

Friday, Oct. 24 at 10:00 a.m. - Training with Jimmy Riccitello

Friday, Oct. 24 at 11:00 a.m. - Mountain Biking with Mike Vine and Shonny Vanlandingham

Friday, Oct. 24 at 2:00 p.m.- Art of XTERRA includes Transition, Nutrition, Training, andCourse Tips with expert panel to include; Conrad Stoltz, JulieDibens, Nico Lebrun and Melanie McQuaid

Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10:00 a.m.

WORLD CHAMPIONS FORUM Saturday at 5 p.m.This moderated discussion with past XTERRA World Champions is certain to entertain & educate. Moderators are GregWelch and Dave Nicholas and the participants include Jimmy Riccitello (1996), Michael Tobin (2000), Melanie McQuaid(03/05-06), Jamie Whitmore (04), Eneko Llanos (03/04), Nico Lebrun (05), Conrad Stoltz (01/02, 07) & Julie Dibens (07).

One of the highlights of the XTERRA weekend is the PaulMitchell Cut-a-thon on Sunday. Paul Mitchell stylists give aprofessional haircut in exchange for a donation to theChallenged Athletes Foundation.

10am - 2pm on raceday, Sunday, next to the finish line.

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION

XTERRA sponsor GU Energy Gel and the XTERRA Eco Team have teamed togetherto demonstrate the importance of keeping XTERRA’s trails clean.All competitors are asked to sign the XTERRA Green Pledge at registration... and on

race day will receive a raffle ticket from GU for each GU wrapper they turn in to the GUbooth. At the awards dinner, the winner of the raffle will receive the autographed pledgebanner and a great swag package from GU, ad five runners-up will also get GU swag.

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONMaui’s XTERRA course is legendary, and conditions change radically from year-to-year, diminishing the advantage torepeat competitors and perpetuating the course's stature as the most intimidating in the series. Hawaii’s naturalobstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth and for the 500+ athletes racing in Maui – the XTERRA WorldChampionship is a truly unique experience. The victor will traverse this rugged terrain in roughly two and half hours(although Conrad Stoltz broke the record by almost two minutes when he crossed in 2:22:55 in 2002), with the leadwoman 30-minutes behind. Age groupers must reach the bike/run transition by 1:00pm (race starts at 9am), or theirquest for the finish will be cut short.

SWIMDistance: 1.5-kilometers (0.93 miles) Location: Maluaka Beach, aka Prince BeachAccess: Open to the publicThe rough water swim is two laps of a 750-meter triangularcourse, with a 50-yard beach shuffle between laps to get theblood pumping in a totally different direction.

SWIM RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Glenn Wachtel (HI) 18:10 2000Female Raeleigh Tennant (AUS) 18:31 2000

Swim to Bike (T1), and Bike to Run (T2) Transition Location: Located at the lobby level of the Maui Prince just up from the swim start in a big grassy area Access: The swim/bike transition area is for competitors only, however, spectators may view the change-over

from any position around the boundary.

MOUNTAIN BIKEDistance: 32 Kilometers (20 miles)Location: The slopes of the mighty Haleakala VolcanoAccess: Closed to the public

Competitors are not permitted to pre-ride the XTERRA WorldChampionship course. For newcomers, it is read and react.For veterans, the experience might allow them to rememberportions but more often than not it instills a solid feeling ofrespect for the Old Lady of XTERRA.

Every year competitors say, “XYZ course is tougher thanMaui”. Every year around noon on Championship Sunday,the look – the eyes pointing down and the head shaking sideto side – tells you that there is nothing like Haleakala.

Climbing from sea level to 1,200 feet then down and back up to 1,400 feet with a final portion called “the plunge” of 8-kilometers back to sea level, this track has everything. Full of rock strewn paths, gnarly golf ball sized gravel, shortsteep and long go forever climbs, hard packed lava, and sometimes, depending on conditions, deep, dusty silt.

Over 3,000 total feet of climbing.

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BIKE RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Conrad Stoltz (RSA) 1:24:12 2002Female Melissa Thomas (USA) 1:41:02 2004

OFF-ROAD RUNDistance: 12 Kilometers (7.5 miles)Location: South Maui

Out on the run athletes will find all sorts of sand - white, gold, black, salt andpepper, green or garnet. There’s a lot more climbing involved, a spooky forest tonavigate, a dozen different surfaces to cross, and just before the finish line some ofHawaii’s most stunning oceanfront scenery.

There is no accounting for the heat generated by gnarly lava fields, making other-wise simple obstacles extremely difficult to conquer. The "Makena Beach Mile" isa grueling slog along soft sand, but a beautiful end run along the ocean-front golfcourse helps racers forget it all at the finish...

RUN RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Jan Rehula (CZE) 33:14 2004Female Erika Csomor (HUN) 38:18 2004

mtb elevation gain table

PRO START LISTMen

# (place at last year's WC) - Name - Age, Hometown

1 (1) - Conrad Stoltz - 35, Stellenbosch, South Africa

2 (2) - Olivier Marceau - 35, Cannes, France

3 (3) - Brian Smith - 32, Gunnison, Colorado

4 (4) - Chris Legh - 35, Melbourne, Australia

5 (6) - Felix Schumann - 26, Tubingen, Germany

6 (7) - Nicolas Lebrun -35, Digne-les-Bains, France

7 (8) - Mike Vine - 35, Victoria, B.C., Canada

8 (10) - Nico Pfitzenmaier - 37, Besigheim, Germany

9 (11) - Hektor Llanos - 36, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

10 (13) - Eneko Llanos - 31, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

11 (14) - Sam Gardner - 33, Surrey, Great Britain

12 (15) - Jim Thijs - 28, Overijse, Belgium

14 (16) - Ryan Ignatz - 30, Boulder, Colorado

15 (17) - Josiah Middaugh - 30, Vail, Colorado

16 (20) - Rom Akerson - 24, Tambor, Costa Rica

17 (21) - Jan Kubicek - 28, Chodov City, Czech Republic

18 (23) - Karel Zadak - 30, Troubsko, Czech Republic

19 (30) - Sascha Wingenfeld - 32, Fulda, Germany

20 (33) - Yu Yumoto - 30, Tokyo, Japan

21 (34) - Chad Seymour - 26, Honolulu, Hawaii

22 (36) - Jordan Bryden - 22, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

23 (37) - Andrew Noble - 43, Gold Coast, Australia

24 (43) - Ryan DeCook - 27, Rochester, Michigan

25 (46) - Seth Wealing - 29, Boulder, Colorado

26 - Franky Batelier - 30, Audemer Bridge, France

27 - Ruben Bravo - 28, Malaga, Spain

28 - Othmar Bruegger - 46, Bern, Switzerland

29 - Mike Champigny - 30, Vernon, B.C., Canada

30 - Gianpietro De Faveri - 39, Vittorio Veneto, Italy

31 - Sylvain Dodet - 32, Antibes, France

32 - Craig Evans - 30, Spring Hill, Tennessee

33 - Dominic Gillen - 30, Medford, Connecticut

34 - Damian Gonzalez - 31, Stockton, California

35 - Dan Hugo - 23, Stellenbosch, South Africa

36 - Mark Leishman - 27, Palmerston North, New Zealand

37 - Jim McConnel - 35, Oxford, United Kingdom

38 - Brent McMahon - 28, Victoria, B.C., Canada

39 - Takahiro Ogasawara - Japan

40 - Timm Peddie - 38, Capitola, California

41 - Branden Rakita - 27, Manitou Springs, Colorado

42 - Ruben Ruzafa - 24, Malaga, Spain

43 - Frederico Silva - 39, Brazil

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44 - Jim Vance - 32, San Diego, California

45 - Cody Waite - 29, Denver, Colorado

46 - Michael Weiss - 27, Vienna, Austria

By Country (alphabetical)

USA - Ryan DeCook, Craig Evans, Dominic Gillen,

Damian Gonzalez, Ryan Ignatz, Josiah Middaugh,

Timm Peddie, Branden Rakita, Chad Seymour, Brian

Smith, Jim Vance, Cody Waite, Seth Wealing

AUSTRALIA - Chris Legh, Andrew Noble

AUSTRIA - Michael Weiss

BELGIUM - Jim Thijs

BRAZIL - Frederico Silva

CANADA - Jordan Bryden, Mike Champigny, Brent

McMahon, Mike Vine

COSTA RICA - Rom Akerson

CZECH - Jan Kubicek, Karel Zadak

ENGLAND - Sam Gardner, Jim McConnel

FRANCE- Franky Batelier, Sylvain Dodet, Nicolas

Lebrun

GERMANY - Nico Pfitzenmaier, Felix Schumann,

Sascha Wingenfeld

ITALY - Gianpietro De Faveri

JAPAN - Takahiro Ogasawara, Yu Yumoto

NEW ZEALAND - Mark Leishman

SOUTH AFRICA - Dan Hugo, Conrad Stoltz

SPAIN - Ruben Bravo, Eneko Llanos, Hektor Llanos,

Ruben Ruzafa

SWITZERLAND - Othmar Bruegger, Olivier Marceau

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# (place at last year's WC) - Name - Age, Hometown 61 (1) - Julie Dibens - 33, Salisbury, England 62 (2) - Melanie McQuaid - 35, Victoria, B.C., Canada 63 (4) - Shonny Vanlandingham - 39, Durango, Colorado64 (7) - Sibylle Matter - 35, Bern, Switzerland65 (10) - Carina Wasle - 22, Kundl, Austria 66 (12) - Sara Tarkington - 26, Boulder, Colorado67 (13) - Amber Monforte - 30, Bend, Oregon68 (14) - Kristy Lanier - 37, Marlinton, West Virginia69 (19) - Lisa Isom - 36, Tennessee Pass, Colorado70 (23) - Linda Gabor - 38, Milwaukee, Wisconsin71 (24) - Jennifer Smith - 35, Westport, New Zealand72 - Sari Anderson - 29, Glenwood Springs, CO 73 - Renata Bucher - 31, Lucerne, Switzerland74 - Kate Chapman - 22, Breckenridge, Colorado75 - Fabiola Corona - 28, Mexico City, Mexico76 - Sabrina Enaux - 30, Taintrux, France77 - Andrea Lima Franch - 42, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil78 - Linda Gallo - 31, Mountain View, California79 - Emma Garrard - 27, Truckee, California80 - Christine Jeffrey - 35, Guelph, Ontario, Canada81 - Danelle Kabush - 33, Canmore, Alberta, Canada82 - Lesley Paterson - 27, Sterling, Scotland83 - Carla Prada - 37, Sao Paolo, Brazil84 - Marion Summerer - 26, Freiburg, Germany85 - Jenny Tobin - 39, Boise, Idaho

PRO START LISTWomen

Julie

Conrad#1

#61 By Country

USA - Sari Anderson, Kate Chapman, Linda Gabor,

Linda Gallo, Emma Garrard, Lisa Isom, Kristy Lanier,

Amber Monforte, Sara Tarkington, Jenny Tobin, Shonny

Vanlandingham

AUSTRIA - Carina Wasle

BRAZIL - Andrea Lima Franch, Carla Prada

CANADA - Christine Jeffrey, Danelle Kabush, Melanie

McQuaid

ENGLAND - Julie Dibens

FRANCE - Sabrina Enaux

GERMANY - Marion Summerer

MEXICO - Fabiola Corona

NEW ZEALAND - Jennifer Smith

SCOTLAND - Lesley Paterson

SWITZERLAND - Renata Bucher, Sibylle Matter

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Nobody on the planet has beento more XTERRAChampionship events than themanaging director of the XTER-RA Global Tour - "KahunaDave" Nicholas. Having beento every World Championshiprace in Maui since creatingthe sport back in 1996, andhaving been onsite to see thisyears races unfold in NewZealand, all over Europe and

the U.S. - the Kahuna is more than qualified to speculate onwho might win it all this year. That doesn't mean he'll get itright, in fact, he's hardly ever right (just 2 for 12 in pickingwinners over the last six years). So, with a grain of salt, but some tasty insight nonetheless,

here are the Kahuna's '08 Maui prognostications:

As the years go on and the quality and size of the fieldgrows it becomes more and more difficult to try and figureout who the favorites are. But then again, I have thebenefit of having been at every Maui and most of the WorldTour races so if anyone can make a guess – I guess thatwould be me.

The women’s field seems easiest as returning champ JulieDibens is back to make it two in a row and current USSeries and three-time World Champ Melanie McQuaid doesnot want to see that happen. The worry for both needs to bea resurgent Renata Bucher who placed 2nd at Tahoe, wonthe European Tour and has been training in the US for thepast few weeks to avoid any problems with big-time jet lag.

So we must look at those three as the obvious choices.Swiss Sibylle Matter concentrated on long distance racesthis year and only did one XTERRA; which she won. CarinaWasle has been a winner on the Euro Tour but has not faredwell in the heat of Hawaii. So she is training in San Diegoto prepare and Maui with its long climbs is this Austrian galskind of course. So, you say, where are the Yanks? ShonnyVanlandigham is the top US woman and was 4th last yearafter being 9th in 2006. With that kind of improvement anda win under her belt this year (Alabama) she must beconsidered. The real dark horse is a new gal living in the USbut a Scotsman err ... Scotswoman? Lesley Patterson is atiny, little thing a la Renata or Carina and while hertechnical skills aren’t yet developed, she can climb and shecan run. Starting with a 6th in Temecula she improved to a2nd in Alabama and finished the season with 4th in Tahoe.

Still, with all the possibilities, I think it will come down to thesame scenario as last year. Julie leads big out of the water.Sibylle is close to her. The rest of the women have to pacethemselves and ride their race to catch her. If they thinkshe’s slow, keep in mind that her bike split was the 3rdfastest last year, so they will have to push, but without

breaking the bank. Shonny has to swim faster and ride a bitquicker; Mel is swimming fine but has to put in a better run;Renata has to overcome her Maui luck.

The men’s race is really open to speculation. Nico Lebrunhas been unstoppable in Europe this year. Conrad couldnot beat him overseas. Conrad has been dominant in theUS – until a lackluster performance at Tahoe.

“KAHUNA DAVE’S” PRO RACE PREVIEW

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“KAHUNA DAVE’S” PRO RACE PREVIEW

So now I’ve written too many words and said nothing. And Iam not even running for President!

I have to look at Nico Lebrun and Mike Vine. They swimalmost identical times and they will start carving up the bikefield immediately. Batelier, Marceau, Llanos and Conradshould get the lead quickly and it will be up to Lebrun andVine to catch and pass them. But they know how to do thatand have done so a couple times this year. How far backwill Michi Weiss be? From what we saw in Austria he’ll beat least 4 minutes back from the leaders and a few backfrom Vine and Lebrun.

Maui is a very different animal. It is not technical, yet it istechnical. It requires great power, yet it also requires skillsand then there is The Plunge – which deserves beingcapitalized – and separates the men from the boys.All this worry and wear and then you have to run in the heatand dust and rocks for another 40+ minutes. The winnerreally is the champion.

Conrad and Hamish won their first time at Maui, but I don’tthink that will happen in 2008. I see it as Olivier, Conradand Nico Lebrun with Mike Vine and Seth, Brian Smith orJosiah in the top 5. Melanie has had a chance to see Julieand should improve her game this year and for the womenit could come down to the run on the black sand beachheaded home.

But one thing you can bet on. As it has been for solong, it will be one hell of a race.

Austrian Olympic and world cup mountain biker Michael“Michi” Weiss simply devastated a good field in Austria andmust be feared. But the French come with more ammuni-tion. Always a threat but not yet a winner at Maui is OlivierMarceau. His epic battles with Eneko Llanos, Conrad, andHamish Carter are legendary. Franky Batelier and SylvainDodet make it a strong French presence. Batelier had aseries of seconds this year in Europe and has won inDenmark. Dodet is coming back after a few years of beinginjured, but looks very fit and says he is ready to resume his

place at the sharp end of the field. South African championDan Hugo nearly pulled off an upset of Conrad in the USseries, but had a horrible European season. Bad luckplagued him all over the Continent and then Tahoe was nothis best. Two time world champ Eneko Llanos is back afteran almost win but solid second in Kona. Does that mean heis tired or ready to rumble with a two week rest on thebeach?

From this side, Mike Vine is looking very potent. Big win inColorado in August, 15 seconds behind in Utah and domi-nance at Tahoe. Best everyone be aware the Canadian isgoing to be a contender. Seth Wealing is back training,Josiah Middaugh is always tough and Brian Smith was 3rdin 2007.

What I’ve seen Nico do this year is pretty amazing. Hecomes out of the water with a seemingly insurmountablegap to the leaders. Yet coming off the bike he is never worsethan 2nd and usually first. Marceau is always up for Mauiand is super fit from competing in his 3rd Olympics. MikeVine has shown he is peaking at the right time.

Olivier

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CONRAD “The Caveman” STOLTZStellenbosch, South Africa

2008 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Champ2001-02 & 2007 XTERRA World Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1973�a two-time Olympictriathlete, finished 20th in 2000 and was the first off the bike,dnf’d in Athens...started BMX racing at age seven, runningat nine, biathlon at 13, triathlon and cycling at 14, and protriathlon at 18...“It’s in my blood.”XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A five-time XTERRA U.S.Pro Series Champion (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05 & ‘07), and theonly three-time men’s pro XTERRA World Champion. 2002: Won in Keystone, California, Tahoe, and Maui. 2003: Won first race at Big Bear, placed 2d in Richmond, 3din Keystone, won in Tahoe, and won Pro Points Series.2004: Placed second in Richmond, 6th in Keystone, secondin Big Bear, and fifth in Tahoe. Finished third in theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series, and dnf’d at XTERRA Worlds. 2005: Won five straight before placing 2nd in Keystone.Won XTERRA South Africa, the West, East, and MidwestChamps in Milwaukee, was second in Keystone before win-ning the inaugural XTERRA Brazil. Placed second in Tahoebut still won XTERRA Pro Series title. Placed 9th at Worlds.2006: Won XTERRA South Africa Championship for 3rdtime, missed the first U.S. race of the year in California withinjuries, returned in time for Alabama where he was fourth,and a week later he won the East Championship. Placed8th in Milwaukee after a series of crashes and injuries andthen 4th at the Mountain Championships in Utah.A pre-ride crash at the XTERRA USA Championship kept

him out of nationals and worlds.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA South Africa for fourth straightyear, then the XTERRA West Champs. Won Southeast andEast Champs on back-to-back weekends in June. DNF’d atin Utah because of a mechanical. Won USAChampionship, Pro Series title, then World Champs for thirdtime. Named the Off-Road triathlete of the year atEndurance Sports Awards.THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa, won theWest Champs for 6th time in his career, won the Southeasttitle, DNF in Richmond, was 2nd at XTERRA UK, 6th atXTERRA Czech, and 2nd at XTERRA France. Won theXTERRA Mountain Championship in August, placed 8th atthe USA Championship but still edged countryman DanHugo to win XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title for the 6th time.

The Caveman

MAUI PASTS: Outran Olivier Marceau to become the firstpro man to win a third XTERRA World Championship lastyear. Did not race in ‘06 due to injury, placed ninth in 2005,broke a pedal and DNF in ‘04, placed 17th after a series offlats in 2003, and won the first two times he raced in Mauiin 2001 and 2002.

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OLIVIER MARCEAUCannes, France

2007/08 XTERRA European Champ2004-05 XTERRA European Tour Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 9PERSONAL: Born January 30, 1973.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year, in first-ever racehe won XTERRA Czech in 2002.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Three-time Olympictriathlete - finishing 7th in Sydney (racing for France), then8th in Athens, and 19th in Beijing racing for Switzerland;2000 ITU Long Distance World Champion.2004: Won in Saipan, Austria, and Germany, was 7th atXTERRA Czech, and third at XTERRA Italy. Put togetherthe best three races in Europe to claim the XTERRAEuropean Tour Championship. Placed 2nd at XTERRAWorld Championship.2005: Won XTERRA Saipan for third straight year, finishedthird in Temecula, won XTERRA Czech and XTERRA Italy,placed 3rd in Richmond, then won XTERRA Spain whichearned him his second straight XTERRA European Tourtitle. Did not race in Keystone. Placed 6th in Tahoe andfinished third in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series. Was7th in Maui.2006: Won XTERRA Saipan for fourth straight time andwas third at XTERRA France, which he helped organize.Placed 2nd in Maui.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan for the 5th time, theXTERRA European Championship race in Italy, and was2nd in Maui.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA European Championship racein Italy for second straight season, finished 9th at XTERRACzech, 19th at the Olympic triathlon in Beijing, and third atXTERRA France-Mondelieu in September.MAUI PASTS: Three runner-ups, a 5th, and a 7th in fiveattempts. Last year he headed out onto the run stride forstride with Stoltz until the first big climb when the Cavemanpulled away but he held on for 2nd. In 2006 he was winningthe race until the last mile of the run when Hamish Carterpassed him, and he held on for second just 19 secondsbehind Carter - the closest runner-up finish in race history.In 2005 he had the 4th best swim time and 8th best bikesplit to finish 7th overall. Was the runner-up in 2004 whenhe was the race leader until a mile out of run transition, did-n’t race in 2003, and placed 5th in 2002.

Olivier

BRIAN SMITHGunnison, Colorado

2008 XTERRA Winter World Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4FINAL 2007 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1975 in Glens Falls,NY...NORBA XC Pro since 2001...ran track and x-country atWestern State College.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Top American atXTERRA Worlds last year and first-ever XTERRA WinterWorld Champ this year. 2006: Finished 10th in California while posting the fastestbike split, 5th in Alabama, his best XTERRA finish ever atthe time, 9th in Richmond, and won the MidwestChampionship in Milwaukee (which was a duathlon formatas swim was cancelled) on August 6. Placed 12th at theUSA Championship and 17th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 5th in Temecula, 7th in Bama, DNFin Richmond, was 3rd at Mountain Champs, 8th at XTERRAUSA Champs and was 6th in the Pro Series. Finished 3rdoverall and top American at the XTERRA World Champs.THIS YEAR: Won the inaugural XTERRA Winter WorldChampionship (bike, snowshoe, run, randonee) atSnowbasin Resort in Utah and the Fire and Ice award forhaving the fastest combined times at the XTERRA WorldChampionship and Winter Worlds. Placed 3rd (topAmerican) at West Champs, sixth at Southeast Champs,third at XTERRA Brazil, and third at Mountain Champs.Placed 6th at XTERRA USA Championship and 4th in thePro Series.MAUI PASTS: Last year Smith was 113th out of the water,and moved up to 3rd place overall (top American) by virtueof the fastest bike split – a blazing 1:30:51. Placed 17th infirst attempt in 2006.

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CHRIS LEGHMelbourne, Australia

2008 XTERRA Australia Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 18, 1972.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2-time Ironman Champion,5-time Australian National Champion, held world number oneranking in long course triathlons from March - May ‘99 and May- October 2000. Over 70 worldwide professional race wins,and 10 top 5 Ironman finishes.2005: Placed 7th at the XTERRA USA Championshipwhere he posted the fastest run, and was 5th at theXTERRA World Championship in Maui.2006: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championshipand had the fastest run there for second straight year.DNF’d in Maui at World Champs.LAST YEAR: Finished 4th at the XTERRA WorldChampionship and posted the fastest run.THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA Australia Championshipback in April, and was 7th at XTERRA USA Championshipwith the fastest run.MAUI PASTS: Propelled by the fastest run split of the day(43:53) he passed eight guys to finish 4th overall, his bestfinish in Maui. It’s the second time Legh has had the fastestrun of the day in Maui (also in 2003). Did not finish in 2006,placed 5th and had the second fastest run time in 2005, was15th overall in 2004, and set the run course record in 2003with a 36:32 11k. Finished 15th in 1999, and 12th in 1998.

FELIX SCHUMANNTubingen, Germany

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3FINAL 2007 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3LAST YEAR: Was 5th at XTERRA Italy, 6th at XTERRAAustria, 4th at XTERRA Germany, and 2nd at XTERRA UK.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship race in Italy, was 8th at XTERRA Czech,third at XTERRA France-Auron, and fourth at XTERRAAustria.MAUI PASTS: Placed 6th overall, tying the top Maui finishby a German athlete (Pfitzenmaier was 6th in 2007).Finished 32nd in 2006.

Chris

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NICOLAS “Nico” LEBRUNDigne-les-Bains, France

2006-08 XTERRA European Tour Champ2005 XTERRA World Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1FINAL 2007 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1973.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished in the top four ofthe first four XTERRA U.S. Pro Series from 2001-2004.10 times on the podium in world championships in threedifferent sports - XTERRA, Duathlon, and Winter Triathlon(world champ in '99 & '00). The crowning moment in hiscareer, the ultimate victory, was in Maui in 2005. Hereceived a congratulatory letter from French PresidentJacques Chirac and was recognized as the off-road triath-lete of the year at Competitor's Endurance Sports Awards.2003: Third at Big Bear, won Richmond, won in CzechRepublic, placed 4th in Keystone, won XTERRA Germany,and was 3rd in Tahoe. Finished 3rd in XTERRA EuropeanTour standings, and 3rd in XTERRA USA Pro Points Series.2004: Won XTERRA European Championship in theCzech Republic, finished second in Austria, third inGermany and 7th in Holland. Was second overall in theXTERRA European Tour standings behind Marceau. In theU.S. he was 3rd at Richmond, 2nd in Keystone, 11th in BigBear, and fourth at Tahoe. Placed 4th in U.S. Pro Series.2005: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech, third at XTERRAItaly, won XTERRA Austria, was third at XTERRA Spain,and won XTERRA Germany. Finished 2nd in the XTERRAEuropean Tour. Won the XTERRA World Championshipfinishing more than three minutes ahead of Llanos. Had thefastest bike split (1:29:13) and third-best run.2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA France, won XTERRAItaly, Czech, and Denmark. Placed 3rd at XTERRAGermany and won the XTERRA European Tour.Also finished 3rd at the XTERRA East Championship in

Richmond, and was 8th at World ChampionshipLAST YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Italy and Denmark,and won XTERRA Austria and UK to win Euro Tour for sec-ond straight season. Placed 7th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship race in Italy, then won XTERRA UK, XTER-RA Czech, XTERRA France-Auron and XTERRA France-Mondelieu. Won 3rd straight XTERRA European Tour Title.MAUI PASTS: Placed 7th last year, 8th in ‘06, won it in2005, finished 6th in 2004, second in 2003 - almost fourminutes behind Llanos, and 3rd in 2002. DNF’d in 2001.

Nico

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MIKE “The Vineman” VINEVictoria, B.C., Canada

2008 XTERRA USA Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5FINAL 2007 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born May 18, 1973...part-time swim coach,system analyst consultant and auto mechanic.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished in the top threein 14 consecutive pro tour races encompassing the entire2000 XTERRA America Tour and the first three races of the2001 XTERRA USA Championship series. Won the 2000XTERRA Canada Championship, the 2001 East andCentral Championships, 2002 Saipan Crown, 2005 & ‘06Mountain Championships, and XTERRA Brazil in 2007.2005: Placed 4th in Temecula, 8th in Richmond, 11th inMilwaukee, and won impressively in Keystone with a 4:32margin of victory over Stoltz. Finished 3rd in Tahoe andsecond in the XTERRA Pro Series, and was 4th at Worlds.2006: Placed 7th in Temecula, 14th in Alabama, and didn’trace in Richmond. Placed 2nd at the inaugural XTERRAMexico Championship on June 24, DNF with mechanical inMilwaukee, then won the last regional of the year at theXTERRA Mountain Championship in Utah (second straightMountain Championship). Was 14th at XTERRA UK andfinished 2nd at the XTERRA USA Championship where heposted fastest bike split. DNF at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: 2nd at Temecula while posting the fastest runof the day, 4th in Bama and 3rd at East Champs. DNF’d atMountain Champs due to mechanicals. Finished 2nd at theUSA Championship, 2nd in the Pro Series, & 8th in Maui.THIS YEAR: Finished 11th at XTERRA West Champs,10th at Southeast Champs, and 13th at East Champsbefore nearly upsetting Stoltz at the Mountain Champswhere he came in 2nd, just 14 seconds back. Won theXTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 8th last year, did not finish in 2006due to mechanicals on the bike, finished 4th in 2005 whileposting 4th best bike split, was 4th in 2002, 31st in 2001,the runner-up in 2000, placed 7th in 1999, and 37th in 1998.

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NICO PFITZENMAIERBesigheim, Germany

2007 XTERRA Japan Champion

PERSONAL: Born June 7, 1971 in Germany. Establishedthe CompetingToHelpKids.com project, using his positionas an athlete to get publicity and media attention in order toraise money for kids. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.2005: Placed 11th at XTERRA Czech, 8th in Italy, Austria,and Spain, and 10th in Germany. Finished 10th in theXTERRA European Tour standings. Placed 6th at Maui.2006: Finished 3rd at XTERRA France, 6th at XTERRAItaly, 4th at XTERRA Czech, 3rd at XTERRA Spain, and 7that XTERRA Denmark. Was second in the XTERRAEuropean Tour standings behind Lebrun. Placed 10th atthe XTERRA World Champs in Maui and was the recipientof the “XTERRA Warrior Award” for his humanitarian effortsto help underpriviledged kids through racing.LAST YEAR: Placed 8th at XTERRA Italy, 6th at XTERRAGermany, won XTERRA Japan & 10th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: First XTERRA.MAUI PASTS: Placed 10th last two years, was 6th in 2005,and 49th (34th pro) in 2004.

HEKTOR LLANOSVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

2006 XTERRA Spain Champ

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.2005: Was 4th at XTERRA Germany and 8th in Maui.2006: Won XTERRA Spain.LAST YEAR: 11th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: First XTERRA.MAUI PASTS: Finished 11th last year, 13th in ‘06, DNF in2005 and finished 8th in 2004.

Nico

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ENEKO LLANOSVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

2003-04 XTERRA World Champion2004-05 XTERRA USA Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 30, 1976.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2003 ITU Long DistanceWorld Champ, two-time Olympian - placed 23rd at the firstOlympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a timeof 1:50:48 and was 20th at the 2004 Olympics in 1:54:52.2003: His winning time in Maui of 2:32:56 was more thanthree-and-a-half minutes better than Nicolas LeBrun. Hadthe second best swim & bike splits and the 7th fastest run.2004: Won the XTERRA USA Championship in Nevada,was 2nd to Marceau at XTERRA Germany, and won hissecond straight World title in Maui by finishing a minutefaster than Marceau.2005: 2nd at XTERRA Spain & XTERRA Germany beforewinning the XTERRA USA Championship. Was second inMaui.2006: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain and XTERRA UK andfinished 8th in XTERRA European Tour standings. Placed5th at XTERRA World Championship a week after finishing5th at the Ironman World Championship to win the HawaiianAirlines Double award with a combined time of 11:09:17.LAST YEAR: Won the Hawaiian Airlines Double men’s titlefor the second straight year. Was seventh at the Ironmanwith a time of 8:26:00 and placed 13th in Maui (2:51:17) fora combined 11:17:17. THIS YEAR: First XTERRA, just finished 2nd at IronmanWorld Championship in 8:20:50, a little more than threeminutes behind Craig Alexander (8:17:45).MAUI PASTS: Has won it twice & finished second twice.Won the “Double” last two years. Placed 13th last year, 5thin ‘06, 2nd in ‘05, more than three minutes behind Lebrunwhen he posted the 2nd best swim split, 7th best bike splitand 4th fastest run. Won it all in 2003 and 2004, was sec-ond in 2002, 50th in 2001, and 12th in 2000.

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SAM GARDNERSurrey, Great Britain

2008 XTERRA Japan Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 11XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. 2006: Finished 4th at XTERRA Spain and 15th at XTERRAWorld ChampionshipLAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 7th atXTERRA Denmark, 5th at XTERRA Austria, 14th at XTER-RA Germany, and 9th at XTERRA England. Placed 14th atXTERRA USA Championship and World Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 9th at XTERRA EuropeanChampionships in Italy, 6th at XTERRA UK, 7th at XTERRAFrance in Auron, 10th at XTERRA Austria, and sits in 7th inEuropean Tour standings. Won XTERRA Japan becomingthe first male Brit to win an XTERRA Championship race.Placed 11th at the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 14th last year and 15th in firstattempt in ‘06.

JIM THIJSOverijse, Belgium

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 7LAST YEAR: Was 6th at XTERRA Italy, 2nd at XTERRADenmark, 11th in Germany, and 5th at XTERRA UK.THIS YEAR: Was 4th at XTERRA European Championshipin Italy, 8th at XTERRA UK, 5th at XTERRA Czech, 12th atXTERRA France-Auron, and 8th at XTERRA Austria.

RYAN IGNATZBoulder, Colorado

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978 in born in Arcadia,CA...earned Masters of Science in Kinesiology and AppliedPhysiology at Univ of Colorado at Boulder...manages theColorado Multisport triathlon store in Boulder.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2002 USAT All American,6th at Collegiate Nationals (2002), top 10 in XTERRA U.S.Pro Series last two years (2007/08).2006: Finished 9th in California, 6th in Alabama, 10th inRichmond, 6th in Milwaukee, 7th in Utah, 6th in Tahoe, and9th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 8th at East Champs, 7th at MountainChamps, 6th at XTERRA USA Championship to place 10thoverall in Pro Series. Finished 16th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at Duathlon Nationals, DNF atWest Champs in Temecula, was 8th at Southeast Champs6th at East Champs, 8th at Mountain Champs, and 9th atXTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 16th last year, 9th in ‘06, 20th in2005 and 14th in 2004.

Sam

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JOSIAH MIDDAUGHVail, Colorado

2008 XTERRA East Champion2004-05/07-08 XTERRA National Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1978�earned a Bachelor ofScience degree in health fitness from Central MichiganUniversity where he ran cross country and track...works asan endurance coach and personal trainer.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Top American in theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series four of the last five years, 2006USAT Winter Triathlon National Champion, 2005 USATLong Course National Champion, & 5-time North AmericanSnowshoe Champion. Before turning pro he won 2002XTERRA USA & World Championships in 20-24 division.2004: Placed 7th in Richmond, won Keystone, placed thirdin Big Bear and Lake Tahoe, and won XTERRA Canada.Was the top American finisher in Tahoe where he posted thefastest bike and run, thus named the XTERRA USAChampion. Placed second in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series.Was the top American (3rd overall) at Worlds.2005: Placed 7th in Temecula, 10th in Richmond, 6th inMilwaukee, and 3rd in Keystone by six seconds. Finished9th in Tahoe and was sixth in the XTERRA U.S. Pro PointsSeries (top American). Was also the top American at theWorld Championship (10th overall) for 2nd straight year.2006: Finished 3rd at Temecula then broke his knee-cap ina training ride before the second race of the year inAlabama. Came back in time for Tahoe where he finished7th, followed that with a 4th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 4th at the XTERRA West Champs,3rd in Alabama, 4th in Richmond, and 2nd at the XTERRAMountain Champs in Utah. Placed 4th at the XTERRA USAChampionship and 3rd in the Pro Series (top American inthe Series). Was 17th at Worlds due to mechanicals.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at inaugural XTERRA WinterWorld Championship in Utah (by one second). Placed 4th atthe West Champs, won the XTERRA East Championship,was 5th at the Mountain Champs, 3rd at XTERRA USA. TopAmerican in the U.S. Pro Series for 4th time in 5 years.MAUI PASTS: 17th last year, 4th in ‘06 when he had thefastest bike split by more than a minute and headed out onthe run in 2nd place but was passed right away by Carterand soon after by Wealing. In 2005 he was 10th (and thetop American for second straight year). Was 3rd in 2004,sixth in 2003, 28th in 2002 when he won 20-24 age groupWorld title, and 69th in 2001.

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ROM AKERSONTambor, Costa Rica

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born September 29, 1984...works in realestate when not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year, second as a pro.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won XTERRA AmateurWorld Championship in 2006, and won Portobelo Triathlonin Panama last year.THIS YEAR: Finished a career-best 6th at West Champs inMay, was 7th in Alabama and Richmond, 10th at theMountain Champs in Utah, and 10th at the XTERRA USAChampionship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 20th last year, and placed 17thoverall and top amateur to win 20-24 division title in ‘06.

JAN KUBICEKChodov City, Czech Republic

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 132005: Was third at XTERRA Czech, XTERRA Austria, andXTERRA Germany, and 3rd in the XTERRA European Tour.2006: Was 8th at XTERRA France, 2nd at XTERRA Czech,6th at XTERRA Spain, 5th at XTERRA Denmark and 9th atXTERRA Germany.LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Austria, 6th atXTERRA Germany, 5th at XTERRA UK, 21st in Maui.THIS YEAR: Finished 11th at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship in Italy, 10th at XTERRA Czech and 10th atXTERRA France-Auron.MAUI PASTS: Finished 21st last year, 17th in 2005 and19th in 2002.

KAREL ZADAKTroubsko, Czech Republic

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 5LAST YEAR: Was 6th at XTERRA Denmark and 9th atXTERRA Germany.THIS YEAR: Finished 6th at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship race in Italy, third at XTERRA Czech, 5th atXTERRA Austria and 9th at XTERRA France-Mondelieu.MAUI PASTS: Placed 23rd in first attempt last year.

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JORDAN BRYDENCalgary, Alberta, Canada

PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1986.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.2005: Won the 15-19 division XTERRA World Title.MAUI PASTS: Placed 36th last year, but was the firstswimmer out of the water. DNF in 2006.

SASCHA WINGENFELDFulda, Germany

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 36LAST YEAR: Was 10th at XTERRA Denmark, 13th atXTERRA Germany, and 30th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: 14th at XTERRA European Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 30th last year and 27th in 2005.

YU YUMOTOChiba, Japan

2001& 05 XTERRA Japan Champion

PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1978. Just finished med-ical school and is now a Doctor.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year. LAST YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA Japan Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 33rd last year, 25th in 2005, 24thin 2003, 34th in 2002, 25th in 2001, and 24th in 2000.

CHAD SEYMOURHonolulu, Hawaii

MAUI PASTS: Finished 34th last year, 67th in 2006 (35thmale pro), 28th in 2005, 44th (32nd male pro) in 2004, and28th as an amateur in ‘03 when he won 20-24 World Title.

ANDREW NOBLEGold Coast, Australia

2008 XTERRA Saipan Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 13PERSONAL: Born August 19, 1965...married to 2002XTERRA World Champion Candy Angle, living in MA.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fifth at 2001 XTERRAWorld’s, 1996 Duathlon World Champion.2003: 10th in XTERRA Pro Series. 2004: 6th in Richmond.2005: Placed 12th in Temecula, 5th in Richmond, 7th inMilwaukee, DNF’d in Keystone, and was 8th in Tahoe.Placed 8th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series, and was40th (34th pro) at the World Championship.2006: Finished 5th in California, third in Alabama, fourth inRichmond, 2nd in Milwaukee, 5th in Utah, 4th at XTERRAUK, 4th in Tahoe, and 12th at XTERRA Worlds in Maui.LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA Saipan, won theTagaman triathlon a week later and the Pacific Islands ClubDouble Award for having the fastest combined times at thetwo races in Saipan. Finished 3rd at XTERRA WestChampionship, 2nd at the Southeast Champs and 9th aftermechanical set-backs in Richmond. Did not finish MountainChamps w/mechanicals Placed third at USA Champs, fin-ished 5th in Pro Series, and DNF’d in Maui.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan and the Tagamantriathlon in the Northern Marianas, won XTERRA Guam,was 7th at XTERRA Australia. Did not start at XTERRAWest Champs, was 18th at Southeast, 4th at East Champs,11th at the Mountain Champs, and 15th at USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Finished 37th last year, 12th in 2006, 40th in2005, 27th in 2004, DNF in 2003, 12th in 2002, 5th in 2001.

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RYAN DECOOKRochester, Michigan

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 17PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1980...2003 and 2005 USATriathlon All American...earned an accounting degree fromMichigan State University and an MBA from OaklandUniversity...ran cross country at both schools.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year as pro, won the 20-24XTERRA National Championship in 2005.LAST YEAR: Placed 11th at the East Championship, 13that the Mountain Champs in Utah, and 43rd at Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 15th at the West and SoutheastChamps, 10th at East Champs, 30th at Mtn Champs, and20th at USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Finished 43rd last year, and 56th overall asan amateur in 2005.

SETH WEALINGBoulder, Colorado

2006 XTERRA USA/Pro Series Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1978 in Lafayette,Indiana...earned bachelor degrees in architecture andenvironmental design from Ball State University...is apracticing architect with a 40+ hour a week job. Living thisyear in Incline Village, NV.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Raced in selected XTERRA’sstarting in 2000 through 2002 before concentrating on WorldCup and Olympic racing. Returned to XTERRA in 2005.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won 2002 USA EliteTriathlon National Championship, member of the 2003national select team, placed third at ITU World Cup race inTongyeong, South Korea.2005: Placed 4th at Richmond, DNF’d in Keystone, andwas the top American at the XTERRA USA Championshipin Nevada where he finished fourth.2006: Finished 2nd at the first two races of the year inCalifornia & Alabama, was 7th in Richmond, did not race inMilwaukee due to injury, was 2nd in Utah, won his firstchampionship race - the XTERRA United KingdomChampionship on Sept. 2., then won the XTERRA USAChampionship, becoming the first American to ever win therace and the first American since Michael Tobin in 2000 towin XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series. Placed 3rd, topAmerican, at the XTERRA World Championship in his first-ever attempt.LAST YEAR: Finished 4th at the XTERRA New ZealandChampionship (wrong turn on the bike course) and 12th atXTERRA West Championship. Placed 6th in Alabama, andmoved up 4 places during the run in Richmond to finish 2nd.Won the XTERRA Mountain Championship in Utah to jumpfrom 5th to 2nd in the Pro Series. Finished 7th at the XTER-RA United Kingdom race after a wrong-turn on the bike senthim off-course. Placed 5th at the USA Championship, 4th inthe Pro Series, and was 177th in Maui after a series ofmechanicals on the bike.THIS YEAR: Placed 5th at XTERRA West Champs in May,20th at Southeast Champs, 12th at East Champs, 4th atMountain Champs (less than a minute behind race winnerStoltz), and 2nd at XTERRA USA Championship (topAmerican).MAUI PASTS: Was the 46th men’s pro (177th overall) aftera series of mechanicals on the bike last year, placed 3rd(top American) in his first-ever attempt in 2006.

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FRANKY BATELIERAudemer Bridge, France

2007 XTERRA Germany Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 4PERSONAL: Born May 12, 1978.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.LAST YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA EuropeanChampionship in Italy, and won XTERRA Germany - goodfor 8th place in XTERRA European Tour standings.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech, XTERRAAustria, and XTERRA France-Mondelieu.MAUI PASTS: First time.

SYLVAIN DODETAntibes, France

2004 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES CHAMPFINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 19PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1976.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.2004: Won his first-ever XTERRA at Richmond in 2004,then won the West title in Big Bear. Finished 4th atKeystone and 2nd behind Llanos in Tahoe. Won theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series title and the $14,000 that goeswith it, then placed 7th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA France-Auron.MAUI PASTS: Placed 7th in 2004, his first and only Mauirace.

CRAIG EVANSSpring Hill, TN

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born March 29, 1978...manager for SleepApnea Labs..earned a degree in healthcare administrationfrom Western Kentucky University.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year. Turned pro in 2006after winning the amateur overall at the SoutheastChampionship in Alabama. Won every XTERRA PointsSeries race he entered in 2004 and 2005.2006: Finished 12th in Milwaukee, and sat out rest of theseason with injuries.LAST YEAR: Finished 16th at XTERRA West Champs, 5thin Alabama and 6th at the East Champs in Richmond. Hadthe fastest swim in both ‘Bama and Richmond. Placed 10that Mountain Champs in Utah despite racing with a brokenbone in his foot that sidelined him for the rest of the year.THIS YEAR: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rdin Alabama and 5th in Richmond. Led the Pro Series inpoints heading into Mountain Champs where he placed 9th.Was 14th at USA Champs. MAUI PASTS: Finished 55th as an amateur in 2005, 92ndin 2004. First time as a pro.

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DAN HUGOStellenbosch, South Africa

2008 XTERRA South Africa Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 182007 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 19XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.PERSONAL: Born July 1, 1985 in Worcester...moved toStellenbosch, Conrad Stoltz’ hometown, when he was in the10th grade.LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA South Africa and6th at the XTERRA West Championship. Was in third placeduring the bike portion of the Southeast Champs inAlabama when he crashed and broke his hand. The injurykept him out for the rest of the season.THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA South AfricaChampionship, was 2nd at XTERRA West Championship,Southeast Championship (by just 16 seconds to Stoltz) andEast Championship (by 24 seconds to Middaugh). Placed9th at XTERRA UK, DNF at XTERRA Czech, was 12th atXTERRA France-Auron, 4th at USA Championship andmissed winning the Pro Series by 8 points (to Stoltz).MAUI PASTS: First time.

DOMINIC GILLENMilford, Connecticut

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 15PERSONAL: Born September 1, 1977...lettered inswimming at the University of Connecticut.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year. 2002: Placed fourth at the XTERRA East and USAChampionships. Finished seventh in the Pro Series.2003: Third at Richmond, and 15th in Tahoe.2004: Fourth in Richmond, 12th in Keystone, and 8th in BigBear. Finished 11th in the U.S. Pro Series, and fourth at theXTERRA World Championship (2nd American).2005: Finished 79th in Richmond, and DNF’d at Worlds.2006: Finished 8th in California, 7th in Alabama, 5th inRichmond and 4th in Milwaukee. Did not race in Utah, was20th in Tahoe, and 16th in Maui.LAST YEAR: Did not race.THIS YEAR: Won the Off-Road Duathlon NationalChampionship in Richmond on April 26, placed 19th at theXTERRA West Champs, 4th at the Southeast Champs, and9th at the East Champs.MAUI PASTS: Placed 16th in 2006, DNF in 2005, finishedfourth in 2004, DNF’d in 2003, and placed 38th in 2002. Dan

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BRENT McMAHONVictoria, B.C., Canada

FINAL 2006 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1980...ITU World Cuptriathlete...attended Camosun College.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third yearRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2004 Canadian OlympicTeam Member (finished 39th in triathlon event at 2004Olympic Games in Athen’s).2005: Finished 2nd in first ever XTERRA at Temecula, was2nd in Richmond as well, placed 5th in Milwaukee, and was13th in Tahoe due to mechanicals. Did not race inKeystone. Placed 4th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Pointsstandings, and was 3rd at the World Championship.2006: Finished second by just 44 seconds to Olympic goldmedallist Hamish Carter at XTERRA New Zealand. Wonthe first two U.S. races of the season at Temecula, CA andPelham, AL. Finished 2nd to Stoltz in Richmond and was3rd in Milwaukee. Placed 11th at the XTERRA USAChampionship and 2nd in the U.S. Pro Series (needed a 7thor better to win Series but was slowed with a flat tire).THIS YEAR: Will be first XTERRA since Maui 2006.MAUI PASTS: Finished 6th in 2006, and 3rd in ‘05 in firstMaui race. Had the fastest swim time (19:42) and run time(44:01) and 14th best bike.

TAKAHIRO OGASAWARATokyo, Japan

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year. Placed 2nd at thelast two XTERRA Japan Championships and was 3rd atXTERRA Saipan this year. MAUI PASTS: First time.

TIMM PEDDIECapitola, California

PERSONAL: Born April 8, 1970.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third race, first Maui.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Former US professional

and Olympic cyclist (1992). Won the collegiate national

track championships (1991) and the U.S. Olympic Trials(1992) where he beat Lance Armstrong for the overall title,becoming the automatic birth for the Olympic Games RoadRace in Barcelona, Spain.

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JIM VANCESan Diego, CA

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 22PERSONAL: Born June 15, 1976...originally fromIndianapolis...ran x-country at the University of Nebraska.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, third as pro...won theamateur XTERRA World Title in 2004, placing 17th overall.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Placed 3rd at IronmanFlorida in 2006.2005: Finished 14th in Richmond, 15th in Milwaukee, dnfin Tahoe, and was 20th in XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series.Placed 18th at the XTERRA World Championship.2006: Finished 12th in Alabama and 13th in Richmond.LAST YEAR: Placed 7th at XTERRA West Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 10th at theWest Champs, and 16th at XTERRA USA Champs.

Jim

BRANDEN RAKITAManitou Springs, Colorado

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1981, works at Pro Cyclingwhen not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year XTERRA Pro.THIS YEAR: Finished 14th at the XTERRA West Champs,12th at the Southeast Champs, 16th at the East Champs,6th at Mountain Champs, and a career-best 5th at theXTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: First time.

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MICHAEL WEISSVienna, Austria

2008 XTERRA Austria Champion

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second raceRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished 32nd in the2004 Olympics cross-country mountain bike race while rep-resenting Austria.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Austria in first-ever XTERRA.

CODY WAITEDenver, Colorado

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 12PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978...originally fromPhoenix, AZ.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second-year XTERRA Pro...wonthe 25-29 XTERRA National Championship in 2006.LAST YEAR: Finished 15th at the West Championship, 9thin Alabama, 12th in Richmond, and 5th in Utah for bestcareer finish. Was 15th at the USA Championship and fin-ished 7th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series.THIS YEAR: 12th in Temecula, 13th in ‘Bama, 17th inRichmond, 7th in Utah, 13th at XTERRA USA.MAUI PASTS: Placed 174th overall (17th in 25-29 division)as an amateur in 2006.

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JULIE DIBENSBath, Great Britain

2007 XTERRA World Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born April 3, 1975 in Salisbury,England...swam for Louisiana State University from 1993-97...earned a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology andmasters degree in exercise physiology.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 3rd year. In her first-everXTERRA in 2006 she finished 2nd at XTERRA France, andlater won XTERRA Denmark. Placed 7th in the XTERRAEuropean Tour in 2006.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was an All-Americanswimmer in 1997, amateur triathlon world champion in1998, European Championship bronze medalist in 2000,Olympic qualifier in 2000 and Olympic team member in2004 (she placed 30th in triathlon event).LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Guam, finished second atXTERRA Saipan, and won the Tagaman triathlon to win thePacific Islands Club Double Award (hotel stay for a week fornext year’s races). Also won XTERRA UK. Had a brilliantyear on the road circuit with wins at St. Croix 70.3, BritishNationals, UK 70.3. Was 3rd at Minneapolis LifetimeFitness, 2d at NY Lifetime Fitness, 3rd at Chicago Tri, 2d atLA Tri and 2d at US Open Tri in Dallas. Won XTERRAWorlds.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA UK for the second straight yearand XTERRA Austria. On the road she won the LondonTriathlon and Switzerland 70.3, was 2nd at UK 70.3, 5th atLifetime Fitness, and 6th at St. Anthony’s and New York Citytriathlons.MAUI PASTS: Dominated the women’s race in her first trylast year, finishing more than eight minutes ahead ofrunner-up Melanie McQuaid.

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MELANIE McQUAIDVictoria, B.C., Canada

‘08 XTERRA USA/U.S. Pro Series Champ2003, ‘05 & ‘06 XTERRA World Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1973�has a degree inbiochemistry�raced with Canada’s National Cycling teamfor six years. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. 2002: Finished in the runner-up position in both theXTERRA East and Central Championships before winningthe West title at Half Moon Bay. Finished 4th at the USAChampionship and was the runner-up in Pro Series. 2003: Second at Big Bear and Richmond, won in Canada,and was 2nd in Tahoe. Finished 2d in Pro Series.2004: Won in Richmond, then finished runner-up toWhitmore in Keystone, Big Bear, and Tahoe. Also finishedsecond in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Won XTERRACanada and placed second at XTERRA Worlds.2005: Won in Temecula, finished 7th at XTERRA Czech,won XTERRA Italy, placed 2nd in Richmond andMilwaukee, won Keystone to tie Whitmore for the Serieslead heading into Tahoe. Placed second in Tahoe and 2ndin the Pro Series. Was 9th in the XTERRA European Tourstandings. Became the first female to win her secondXTERRA World Championship in Maui.2006: Finished 2nd in in Temecula, won the inauguralXTERRA Southeast Championship in Alabama, was 2nd inRichmond and Milwaukee, and won the MountainChampionship in Utah to create a virtual tie with Whitmorefor Pro Series lead, then won in Tahoe to capture her firstPro Series crown after three runner-ups. Followed with hersecond straight & unprecedented 3rd XTERRA World Title.LAST YEAR: Won in California, was second in Alabama,Richmond, and Utah. Placed 5th at USA Champs, 2nd inPro Series, and was the runner-up at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA West Champs for thesecond straight year in May, was 8th at the SoutheastChamps, won East Champs in Richmond, the MountainChampionship in Utah, and the USA Champs in Nevada.MAUI PASTS: Has either won or finished 2nd in each of thelast five years. Placed 2nd last year eight minutes behindDibens, won her 3rd world title by more than 7 minutes in‘06. Finished 44 seconds in front of Sibylle Matter for hersecond world title in 2005. Had the 7th best swim, 2ndfastest bike, and 6th best run. Placed 2nd in 2004 and wonit in 2003. Was 9th in 2002, dnf in 2001, and was the run-ner-up in 2000.

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SIBYLLE MATTERBern, Switzerland

2008 XTERRA European Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 13PERSONAL: Born September 2, 1973XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished 36th in the firstOlympic triathlon race in 2000.2004: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Austria, 6th at XTERRAGermany and 10th in European Tour standings.2005: Placed 3rd at XTERRA Czech, 11th at XTERRAAustria, won XTERRA Spain, 5th at XTERRA Germany.Finished 3rd in European Tour standings and 2nd in Maui.2006: Placed 2nd at Germany and 3rd in Maui. LAST YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Italy and 2nd atXTERA Denmark, Austria, and Germany to place 2nd in theEuro Tour standings, and 7th in Maui.THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA European Championshiprace in Italy, and Ironman Zurich among other road tris.Placed 13th in Kona.MAUI PASTS: Finished 7th last year, 3rd in 2006 when shealso won the Hawaiian Airlines Double Award for having thefastest combined time in the Ironman World Championshipand XTERRA World Championship (13:24:06). Placed 2ndin 2005, just 44 seconds behind McQuaid. Was 6th in 2004.

SHONNY VANLANDINGHAMDurango, Colorado

2008 XTERRA Southast Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1969...earned her degree innutrition and played NCAA I basketball at East Texas StateUniversity�races for the Luna Chix Pro MTB Team�roastsher own coffee at her second home on the Big Island ofHawaii�in 1993 she was leading bike tours in Maui thateventually spurred her professional racing career.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year, first full season. Inher first-ever XTERRA at the World Championship in 2005she posted the fastest mountain bike split and finished 7th.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: With 15 NORBA Nationalrace wins and three NORBA Series Championship titles,Vanlandingham is the most successful rider in NORBAhistory. A 7-time U.S. National Mountain Bike TeamMember..3-time (2004-06) NORBA National Series X-Country Champ & 2005 U.S. National Short Track Champ.2006: Finished 9th (5th best bike split) at both the XTERRAUSA Championship in Tahoe and the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui (third-best bike).LAST YEAR: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th atXTERRA USA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th at XTERRA World Champs and the fastest bike.THIS YEAR: Did not race at West Champs, won theSoutheast Champs (her first XTERRA victory), was 3rd atthe East Champs, second at the Mountain Champs, and 7that the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 4th last year and posted the fastestbike split, was 9th in 2006, and had the best mountain bikesplit en route to finishing 7th in 2005.

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CARINA WASLEKundl, Austria

2008 XTERRA Czech Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1984.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.2005: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Austria in first-everXTERRA then won XTERRA Germany. Placed 7th inXTERRA European Tour.2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech and XTERRA Spain,was 3rd at Denmark and won XTERRA Germany.LAST YEAR: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRADenmark, 3rd at XTERRA Austria, and won XTERRAGermany for 3rd straight year. Was 10th at World Champs.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at European Championship in Italy,won XTERRA Czech, was third at XTERRA France-Auron,and second at XTERRA France-Mondelieu. Placed third atXTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 10th last year, 11th in 2006, and was18th in 2005.

SARA TARKINGTONBoulder, Colorado

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 12PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1981...earned master’sdegree in social work from Colorado State...ran crosscountry at the University of Colorado...a social worker whenshe’s not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.RACING HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the junior nationaltriathlon team that competed in ITU Worlds in ‘97 and ‘98and Under 23 national team at Worlds in 2003 and ‘04.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Buffalo Creek and was third atthe Crested Butte Bank XTERRA. Placed 7th at XTERRAMountain Champs in Utah, 9th at XTERRA USAChampionship, and 12th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 14th at XTERRA East Champs, 10that Mountain Champs, and 10th at USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Placed 12th at XTERRA Worlds last year.

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AMBER MONFORTEReno, Nevada

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1978...graduated from Univ. ofNevada - Reno with a dual major in biology and nursing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, third as a pro.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2005 XTERRAUSA Amateur Championship...completed the HawaiianAirlines Double - finishing XTERRA World Championship aweek after Ironman World Championship in 2005.2006: Finished 10th in California (her first race as a pro),14th in Alabama, 9th in Richmond, DNF in Milwaukee, 7thin Utah, 11th at USA Championship, & 21st at Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 6th at West and SoutheastChamps, a career-best 5th in Richmond and 8th atMountain Champs. Finished 6th at XTERRA USA, 5th inthe Pro Series, and 13th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 5th at XTERRA West and SoutheastChamps, 11th at the East Champs, 6th at XTERRA UK, 5that XTERRA Czech, 4th at XTERRA France, 9th at theMountain Champs, and 18th at XTERRA USA.MAUI PASTS: Placed 13th last year, 18th in 2006, 4th inthe 25-29 division (36th overall) in 2005, and won the 25-29XTERRA World Title (17th overall) in 2004.

KRISTY LANIERMarlinton, West Virginia

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born January 27, 1971.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First race was Richmond in 2002,where she finished 12th.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Previous winner of theDick Evans Road Race and Noc Knob mountain bike race.LAST YEAR: Placed 6th in Richmond and Utah and 8th inthe U.S. Pro Series. Finished 14th in Maui.THIS YEAR: Finished 8th at XTERRA West Champs, 6that the Southeast and East Champs, DNF in Utah, and 17that the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 14th last year, and 9th in 2003.

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LISA ISOMTennessee Pass, Colorado

CURRENT 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 19PERSONAL: Born February 28, 1972.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, third as a pro. Won the30-34 XTERRA USA Championship as an amateur in 2003.Best finish was a 6th place performance at XTERRANationals in 2004. Placed in the top 10 at XTERRA USAand Worlds in 2005. Took 2006 off to have a baby and 2007off due to illness. Placed 19th at XTERRA Worlds last yearin return to sport.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the first-everXTERRA Fire & Ice Award for having the fastest combinedtimes in the XTERRA World Championship and XTERRAWinter World Championship where she finished third.THIS YEAR: Finished 12th at XTERRA West Champs, and15th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 19th last year, 10th in 2005, 15th in2004.

JENNIFER SMITHWestport, New Zealand

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3PERSONAL: Born March 9, 1973...married to XTERRA ProBrian Smith...originally from Westport, New Zealand andnow living in Gunnison, CO...works as a personal trainer.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished 2nd at last twoXTERRA USA Championship races. Two-time ColoradoState cross-country mountain biking champ. New Zealandnational team member for mountain bike world champi-onships from 2001-2007...represented NZ on the track, roadand cross country running teams from 1990-97. 2006: Finished 4th in California while posting the fastestbike split, was 6th in Alabama, did not race in Richmond,was 5th in Milwaukee, did not race in Utah, was 2nd at theUSA Championship and placed 4th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 5th at XTERRA West Champs, 4thin Alabama, 3rd in Richmond, and won the Crested ButteXTERRA points series race. Placed 3rd at XTERRAMountain Champs in Utah. Placed 2nd at XTERRA USAChampionship for the second year in a row and finished 3rdin the Pro Series. Placed 24th among female pros atXTERRA Worlds after a series of mechanicals on the bike.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd in the women’s division alongwith teammate Susan Haywood in the grueling Cape Epicmulti-day mountain bike stage race in South Africa. Did notrace at West Champs. Placed 4th at Southeast Champs2nd at East Champs, 3rd at the Mountain Champs, and 5that XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Finished 24th last year after a series ofmechanicals, and 18 seconds behind Matter for 4th place inher first attempt at Maui in 2006.

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RENATA BUCHERLucerne, Switzerland

2005-06/08 XTERRA European Tour Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born May 39, 1977...attended the Universityof Zuerich.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won 13 XTERRAChampionship races in eight countries and three XTERRAEuropean Tour titles.2004: 9th at XTERRA Germany in first-ever XTERRA.2005: Won XTERRA Saipan, was 3rd at Temecula, wonXTERRA Czech (beating three World Champs in Angle,McQuaid, and Whitmore in the process), 3rd at XTERRAItaly, 5th in Richmond, won XTERRA Austria, second atXTERRA Spain, and third at XTERRA Germany. Won theXTERRA European Tour and was 9th in the XTERRA U.S.Pro Series. Placed 4th at World Champs in Maui.2006: Won everything she entered starting with XTERRASaipan, then a clean sweep in Europe with victories atFrance, Italy, Czech, Spain, and UK. Won second straightXTERRA European Title. Placed 5th at World Champs.LAST YEAR: Did not race due to injuries.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan, placed 2nd atXTERRA European Championship in Italy, won XTERRAFrance-Auron, was second at XTERRA Austria, wonXTERRA France-Mondelieu and her third straight Euro Tourtitle in the process. Also won XTERRA Japan, and wassecond at the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 5th in 2006 and 4th in ‘05.

SARI ANDERSONGlenwood Springs, CO

2008 XTERRA Winter World Champion

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 16XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First season. She won theinaugural XTERRA Winter World Championship in March,placed 4th at XTERRA Beaver Creek points series race(her first-ever triathlon of any kind), was 13th at theMountain Championship and 9th at the XTERRA USAChampionship.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2008 USACycling Marathon National Championship (Firecracker 50),the 2008 Golden Leaf Half Marathon, 12 Hours ofSnowmass (Co-Ed Team), and the 2006 Raid AdventureRacing World Championship among others.MAUI PASTS: First time.

Sari

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EMMA GARRARDTruckee, California

2007 XTERRA Amateur National Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 11PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1981...a writer/photographerin Truckee, California.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year as a pro, won the over-all amateur XTERRA National title last year and was 21stfemale (4th amateur) at XTERRA Worlds last year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was a cross-countryskier at the University of Nevada, Reno qualifying for theNCAA Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Was alsoBritish National Champion in 2001 representing GreatBritain in international races including World UniversityGames in 2001, 2003 and 2005. THIS YEAR: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 13that the East Champs, 7th at the XTERRA United KingdomChampionship, 12th at the Mountain Champs, and 12th atthe USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 21st last year as an amateur, and31st in 2006.

LINDA GALLOMountain View, California

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 18PERSONAL: Born September 1, 1976...earned a BS inMechanical Engineering from Notre Dame, and a MSdegree in Mechanical Engineering and BiomedicalEngineering from the University of Michigan.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: First out of the water inevery event she raced in 2007, including the Ironman WorldChampionship (second swimmer overall). Former USATriathlon Amateur Triathlete of the Year. Ironman WisconsinSwim Course Record Holder. Two-Time NCAA Division I All-American in distance freestyle events. A four-year letterwinner at Notre Dame and Big East Swimmer of the Year.THIS YEAR: Finished 11th at XTERRA West Champs infirst-ever XTERRA, 15th at the Mountain Champs, and 19that the XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: First year.

FABIOLA CORONAMexico City, Mexico

PERSONAL: Born April 7, 1980XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Placed 9th at the MidwestChampionship in Milwaukee and 12th at the MountainChampionship in Keystone in 2005. Finished 5th at the2006 XTERRA Saipan Championship.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Represented Mexico intriathlon at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (46th).THIS YEAR: Placed 14th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: First time.

Linda

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CHRISTINE JEFFREYGuelph, Ontario, Canada

CURRENT 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born December 13, 1972...earned a degreein landscape architecture from Arizona State Universitywhere she was a four-time All-American swimmer...worksas a landscape architect when not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2005 Ixtapa ITUContinental Cup, and the 2007 Villarrica ITU ContinentalCup. Several top 20 ITU World Cup finishes.THIS YEAR: Finished 6th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rdat the Southeast Champs, 12th at the East Champs, 11th atthe Mountain Champs, and 11th at USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: First year.

DANELLE KABUSHCanmore, Alberta, Canada

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1975...originally fromCourtenay, British Columbia...was a Track & Cross-CountryRunner for University of Washington in Seattle, 1998 NCAADivision One 1500m finalist...earned PhD in SportPsychology from the Univsity of Ottawa in 2007.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2nd at Xterra Worlds in‘06, 4th & 5th overall in 2003/2004 Canada Cup MountainBike Series, finishing 9th in 1998 NCAA 1500mFinal...Province of Alberta Hill Climb Record holder.2004: 2nd at XTERRA Canada, 3rd at XTERRA Worlds.2005: Finished 6th in Temecula, 9th in Richmond, 7th inMilwaukee, 9th in Keystone, and 4th in Tahoe. Placed 6thin the XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series and 6th at theXTERRA World Championship.2006: Finished 8th at Temecula, 4th in Alabama, 5th inRichmond, 8th in Milwaukee, 4th in Utah, 3rd at theXTERRA USA Championship in Tahoe, and career-best2nd at XTERRA World Championship.LAST YEAR: Took last year off to have a baby.THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at the West Champs, 7th at theSoutheast Champs, 5th at East Champs, 4th at MtnChamps and 6th at USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Did not race last year, was 2nd in 2006, 6thin 2005, and 3rd in 2004.

Christine

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MARION SUMMERERFreiburg, Germany

2005 & ‘07 XTERRA Amateur World Champ

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1981...now residing inHonolulu, Hawaii.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year, first as a pro.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd and had the fastest run split in herfirst race as a pro at the XTERRA West Championship.Placed 5th at XTERRA European Championship in Italy,was 8th at the East Champs in Richmond, 6th at theMountain Champs in Utah, and 16th at USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Won the amateur XTERRA World titles in2005 and 2007.

LESLEY PATERSONSan Diego, California

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1980...moved to the U.S. in2001 from Sterling, Scotland...earned bachelor’s degree inperforming arts from England and a master’s in theatreacting from San Diego State. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2007 SubaruSprint triathlon in San Diego and Scotland NationalTriathlon Championship last year.THIS YEAR: Finished 9th at XTERRA West Champs, 2ndat the Southeast Champs, 7th at the East Champs, 7th atthe Mountain Champs, and 4th at the USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: First year.

JENNY TOBINBoise, Idaho

FINAL 2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born October 31, 1968�married to formerXTERRA Champ and adventure racing star Michael Tobin.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year.RACING HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd at ‘03 XTERRA Keystone, 5that ‘00 XTERRA World Champs, 3rd at ‘01 XTERRA USA. 2005: Finished 9th in Temecula, 8th in Milwaukee, 5th atKeystone, and 8th in Tahoe. Finished 7th in the Pro PointsSeries, and 5th at the XTERRA World Championship.2006: Finished 6th in Temecula, 7th in Alabama, 6th inRichmond, 7th in Milwaukee, 6th in Utah,18th in Tahoe, and6th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Took 2007 off to have a baby.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at the XTERRA West Champs, 9that the Southeast Champs, 10th at the East Champs, 5th atMountain Champs, and 8th at the XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Did not race last year, was sixth in 2006, fifthin ‘05, didn’t race in ‘04, 5th in ‘03, 9th in ‘01, 5th in ‘00, 14thin ‘98, and 13th in ‘97.

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XTERRA World ChampionshipPro Purse ($130,000)Rank Men Women

1st $25,000 $25,000

2nd $15,000 $15,000

3rd $8,000 $8,000

4th $5,000 $5,000

5th $3,000 $3,000

6th $1,750 $1,750

7th $1,200 $1,200

8th $1,000 $1,000

9th $800 $800

10th $700 $700

11th $600

12th $500

13th $400

14th $300

15th $300

*Double $2,500* $2,500*

*Read about the Hawaiian Airlines “Double” Purse on page 44.

PRO PURSE INFORMATION

THE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLEThe Hawaiian Airlines “Double” Purse is awarded to the pro man and woman with the fastest combined2008 XTERRA World Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championship time, a feat reserved for theworld’s leading endurance athletes as the two events are held just two weeks apart (in year’s past it’sonly been a week in-between races). “The Double” has become a sought-after title by both pro and amateur competitors.Hawaiian Airlines pays $2,500 to both the top man and woman professionals with the fastest times and in addition, willpresent the amateur winners with round trip tickets for two from the mainland to Maui.

Last year Spain’s Eneko Llanos was seventh at the Ironman World Championship with a time of 8:26:00 and placed 13thin Maui (2:51:17) for a combined 11:17:17. It was his second straight Double crown, and having just finished 2nd in Konahe’s poised to make it three-in-a-row this year. In the women’s pro field Erika Csomor from Hungary was 10th at Ironmanin 9:39:47 and 16th in Maui (3:33:03) for a combined 13:12:50. Graham Wadsworth from the UK and Beate Kleindienstfrom Germany won the amateur double titles.

2007 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLE RESULTS

Name Division Home IM Time XTERRA Total

Eneko Llanos ProM Spain 8:26:00 2:51:17 11:17:17

Graham Wadsworth M25-29 United Kingdom 9:58:06 3:00:26 12:58:32

Erika Csomor ProW Hungary 9:39:47 3:33:03 13:12:50

Taro Shirato ProM Japan 9:57:31 3:19:33 13:17:04

Mark Geoghegan M40-44 Honolulu, HI 9:54:02 3:23:43 13:17:45

Arnaud Bouvier M40-44 France 10:15:26 3:19:06 13:34:32

Tomas Baca M25-29 Karlovy 10:28:35 3:11:08 13:39:43

Paddy Murphy M45-49 Namibia 10:25:40 3:16:14 13:41:54

Aaron Wallen M35-39 Honolulu, HI 11:03:24 3:42:57 13:46:21

Casey Fannin M45-49 Birmingham, AL 10:46:17 3:11:35 13:57:52

Robert Zwingler M35-39 Germany 10:33:36 3:26:11 13:59:47

Reinhold Garnitschnig M50-54 Austria 10:24:18 3:42:35 14:06:53

Paul Fronhofer M25-29 Argyle, NY 10:26:38 3:43:17 14:09:55

Randal Walker M45-49 Canada 11:18:19 3:52:15 14:10:34

Amber Monforte ProW Reno, NV 10:56:59 3:29:11 14:26:10

Kent Robison M60-64 Reno, NV 11:07:22 3:43:37 14:50:59

Beate Kleindienst W40-44 Germany 11:40:29 3:59:00 15:39:29

Amy Bennett W25-29 Kaneohe, HI 11:55:54 5:28:04 17:23:58

PAST HAWAIIAN AIRLINES PRO DOUBLE WINNERS2007: Eneko Llanos (11:17:17), Erika Csomor (13:12:50)2006: Eneko Llanos (11:09:17), Sibylle Matter (13:24:06)2005: Peter Reid (11:10:09), Kate Major (12:51:01)2004: Peter Reid (11:27:59), Heather Fuhr (13:18:17)2003: Peter Reid (11:03:50), Heather Fuhr (12:42:03)2002: Peter Reid (11:18:23), Arianne Gutknecht (13:30:26)2001: Cameron Widoff (11:54:30), Wendy Ingraham (13:37:04)2000: Peter Reid (11:05:07), Beth Zinkland (13:15:26)1999: Olivier Bernhart (11:05:09), Uli Blank (13:09:57)1998: Peter Reid (10:59:49), Wendy Ingraham (12:58:32)

Erika

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Monique Avery 3:56:35 Rororua, New Zealand 20 - 24 Erin Beresini 4:06:11 Hermosa Beach, California25 - 29 (2) Marion Summerer 3:29:35 Honolulu, Hawaii30 - 34 Susie Wood 3:31:54 Nelson, New Zealand35 - 39 Lisa Lieb 3:39:09 Durango, Colorado40 - 44 Kaja Polivkova 3:41:05 Prague, Czech Republic45 - 49 Meiling Yee 3:54:57 Sunnyvale, California50 - 54 (2) Beverly Enslow 3:56:52 Metamora, Illinois55 - 59 (3) Cindi Toepel 4:24:55 Littleton, Colorado

(#) denotes number of World Championships wonTop Amateurs

2007 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 34 Stellenboch, South Africa 2:40:54 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 34 Cannes, France 2:42:05 $15,0003 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:42:35 $8,0004 Chris Legh 35 Lyons, Australia 2:44:26 $5,0005 Bevan Docherty 30 Taupo, New Zealand 2:44:54 $3,0006 Felix Schumann 25 Germany 2:45:04 $1,7507 Nicolas Lebrun 34 Digne-Les-Bains, France 2:45:19 $1,2008 Mike Vine 34 Victoria, Canada 2:45:57 $1,0009 David Henestrosa 30 Manresa, Spain 2:47:04 $80010 Nico Pfitzenmaier 36 Besigheim, Germany 2:47:53 $700Also: Hektor Llanos - Spain ($600), Lieuwe Boonstra - South Africa ($500), Eneko Llanos – Spain ($400), Sam Gardner – United Kingdom ($300), Jim Thijs – Belgium ($300)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Julie Dibens 32 Bath, United Kingdom 3:01:24 $25,0002 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, Canada 3:09:52 $15,0003 Jamie Whitmore 31 Mt. Aukum, California 3:11:37 $8,0004 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:12:44 $5,0005 Candy Angle 38 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:13:14 $3,0006 Dara Marks Marino 32 Flagstaff, Arizona 3:14:41 $1,7507 Sibylle Matter 34 Bern, Switzerland 3:15:56 $1,2008 Michelle Lombardi 39 Somerset West, South Africa 3:19:47 $1,0009 Daniela Campuzano 21 Tulancingo, Mexico 3:22:02 $80010 Carina Wasle 23 Kundl, Austria 3:22:33 $700Also: Anna Scheiderbauer - Germany, Sara Tarkington - USA, Amber Monforte – USA, Kristy Lanier - USA

Fastest swim: Jordan Bryden, (19:47), Julie Dibens (20:16)Fastest bike: Brian Smith (1:30:51), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:46:32)Fastest run: Chris Legh (45:11), Julie Dibens (49:58)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 – 19 Martin Jiskra 3:05:01 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic20 - 24 Nicolas Fernandez 3:01:14 Pelissannee, France25 - 29 Lars Fricke 3:00:01 Apolda, Germany30 - 34 Alexander Eiler 2:57:34 Kailua, Hawaii35 - 39 Laurent Beuzeboc 2:58:04 Saint Bonnet, France40 - 44 Ulrich Katzer 3:02:02 Anger, Austria45 - 49 (6) Tom Lyons 3:09:01 Reno, Nevada50 - 54 Tom Monica 3:25:19 Walnut Creek, California55 - 59 James Lewis 3:45:39 Broomfield, Colorado60 - 64 (5) Kent Robison 3:43:37 Reno, Nevada65 - 69 Art Gardenswartz 4:27:07 Albuquerque, New MexicoPhysically Challenged Division

(2) Fouad Fattoumy 3:46:33 Honolulu, Hawaii

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Valeria Curridori 4:10:50 Villacidro, Italy20 - 24 * Suzie Snyder 3:36:19 Colorado Springs, CO25 - 29 Kim Hill 3:50:48 Honolulu, HI30 - 34 * Laura Home 3:40:35 Santa Cruz, CA35 - 39 Janice Fliegler 3:53:46 Carson City, NV40 - 44 Barbara Alber 3:56:18 Dettingen, Germany 45 - 49 Catherine Dunn 3:52:50 Wellington, New Zealand50 - 54 $ Barbara Peterson 4:08:44 Berkeley, CA55 - 59 * Cindi Toepel 4:25:14 Littleton, CO60+ Wendy Minor 5:53:53 Honolulu, HI

* Two-time XTERRA World Champ # Four-time XTERRA World Champ$ Five-time XTERRA World Champ Top Amateurs

2006 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Hamish Carter 35 Auckland, New Zealand 2:42:36 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 33 Cannes, France 2:42:55 $15,0003 Seth Wealing 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:44:05 $8,0004 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:45:51 $5,0005 Eneko Llanos 29 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:46:49 $3,0006 Brent McMahon 26 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:46:58 $1,7507 Greg Krause 29 Denver, Colorado 2:48:47 $1,2008 Nicolas Lebrun 33 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:50:51 $1,0009 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:52:16 $80010 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:52:28 $700Also: Michael Simpson ($600), Andrew Noble ($500), Hektor Llanos ($400), Jimmy Archer ($300), and Sam Gardner($300)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:53 $25,0002 Danelle Kabush 31 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:15:58 $15,0003 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:19:50 $8,0004 Jennifer Smith 33 Westport, New Zealand 3:20:08 $5,0005 Renata Bucher 28 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:22:14 $3,0006 Jenny Tobin 38 Boise, Idaho 3:22:42 $1,7507 Michelle Lombardi 38 Somerset West, South Africa 3:23:44 $1,2008 Mami Saito 29 Kawasaki, Japan 3:24:32 $1,0009 Shonny Vanlandingham 37 Durango, Colorado 3:24:58 $80010 Cameron Randolph 36 Ridgway, Colorado 3:30:17 $700Also: Carina Wasle (AUS), Ingrid Rolles (RSA), Nicole Newton (USA), Imke Schiersch (GER), Jackie Burt (USA)

Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:41), Sibylle Matter (20:51)Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:35:08), Melanie McQuaid (1:49:55)Fastest run: Brent McMahon (45:05), Danelle Kabush (53:51)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Kyle Kennedy 3:33:37 West Vancouver, Canada 20 - 24 Rom Akerson 2:57:43 Costa Rica25 - 29 Trevor Glavin 3:11:38 Salinas, CA30 - 34 Conrad Snover 3:01:50 Truckee, CA35 - 39 Calvin Zaryski 3:04:51 Calgary, Canada40 - 44 Tim Johnston 3:11:10 Los Gatos, CA45 - 49 $ Tom Lyons 3:14:24 Reno, NV50 - 54 * Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:22:59 Clemson, SC55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:38:47 Reno, NV60 - 64 # Peter Wood 3:59:46 La Jolla, CA65+ John Stover 4:51:22 Jackson, MIPhysically Challenged Division

* Fouad Fattoumy 4:07:40 Honolulu, HI

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Kate Chapman 3:57:01 Breckenridge, Colorado20 - 24 Marion Summerer 3:21:03 Freiburg, Germany25 - 29 Louisa Davis 3:41:03 Wadestown, New Zealand30 - 34 Laura Home 3:30:54 Santa Cruz, California35 - 39 Beate Kleindienst 3:52:56 Dachau, Germany40 - 44 Rita Haerteis 3:44:24 Penzberg, Germany45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:59:52 Berkeley, California50 - 54 Cindi Toepel 4:12:16 Littleton, Colorado55 - 59 Susan Swan 5:17:22 Coromandel, New Zealand60+ $ Wendy Minor 5:06:43 Honolulu, Hawaii# Four-time XTERRA World Champion$ Five-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Female

2005 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Nicolas LeBrun 32 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:38:19 $25,0002 Eneko Llanos 28 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:41:41 $15,0003 Brent McMahon 24 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:01 $8,0004 Mike Vine 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:22 $5,0005 Chris Legh 32 Melbourne, Australia 2:43:32 $3,0006 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:43:48 $1,7507 Olivier Marceau 32 Cannes, France 2:45:29 $1,2008 Ronnie Schildknecht 25 Thalwil, Switzerland 2:45:43 $1,0009 Conrad Stoltz 32 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:46:23 $80010 Josiah Middaugh 27 Vail, Colorado 2:47:33 $700Also: Greg Krause ($600, 2:47:42), Jimmy Archer ($500, 2:49:32), Francisco Serrano ($400, 2:49:52), Peter Reid ($300,2:50:05), Robert Latschen ($300, 2:51:18)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:16 $25,0002 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:00 $15,0003 Jamie Whitmore 29 Elk Grove, California 3:13:51 $8,0004 Renata Bucher 27 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:17:14 $5,0005 Jenny Tobin 35 Boise, Idaho 3:17:17 $3,0006 Danelle Kabush 30 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:19:45 $1,7507 Shonny Vanlandingham 36 Durango, Colorado 3:20:01 $1,2008 Monique Merrill 36 Breckenridge, Colorado 3:25:08 $1,0009 Melissa Thomas 35 Boulder, Colorado 3:25:49 $80010 Lisa Isom 33 Vail, Colorado 3:26:08 $700Also: Sonia Foote (3:30:35), Ingrid Rolles (3:32:21), Mami Saito (3:33:45), Kate Major (3:38:22), Imke Schiersch Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:42), Sibylle Matter (20:47)Fastest bike: Nicolas LeBrun (1:29:13), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:45:40)Fastest run: Brent McMahon (44:01), Sibylle Matter (51:53)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Jordan Bryden 3:09:20 Calgary, Canada 20 - 24 Scott Thorne 3:03:58 Hamilton East, New Zealand25 - 29 Ryland Garnett 3:02:02 Seaford, Australia30 - 34 Jason Jablonski 3:01:48 Wenatchee, Washington35 - 39 Michael Nahom 3:03:28 New Milford, Connecticut40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 3:08:21 Reno, Nevada45 - 49 Casey Fannin 3:13:57 Birmingham, Alabama50 - 54 Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:21:29 Clemson, South Carolina55 - 59 Gary Mercer 3:59:56 Anderson, California60 - 64 % Peter Wood 3:53:53 La Jolla, CaliforniaChallenged Athletes Division

Fouad Fattoumy 3:50:44 Honolulu, Hawaii% Three-time XTERRA World Champion# Four-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Male

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2004 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTOP 10 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Eneko Llanos 27 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:28:44 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 31 Cannes, France 2:29:45 $15,0003 Josiah Middaugh 26 Vail, Colorado 2:33:28 $8,0004 Dominic Gillen 27 Washington, Connecticut 2:33:53 $5,000 5 Justin Thomas 29 Fairfax, Virginia 2:34:31 $3,0006 Nicolas LeBrun 31 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:36:58 $1,7507 Sylvain Dodet 28 Antibes, France 2:38:26 $1,2008 Hektor Llanos 32 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:39:04 $1,0009 Jimmy Archer 32 Boulder, Colorado 2:40:39 $80010 Robert Latschen 33 Graz, Austria 2:40:41 $700

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Jamie Whitmore 28 Elk Grove, California 3:01:35 $25,0002 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:04:25 $15,0003 Danelle Kabush 29 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:05:19 $8,0004 Melissa Thomas 33 Boulder, Colorado 3:05:38 $5,0005 Katrin Helmcke 29 Buchenbach, Germany 3:07:43 $3,0006 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:17 $1,7507 Erika Csomor 30 Budapest, Hungary 3:14:14 $1,2008 Lynley Allison 31 Auckland, New Zealand 3:15:28 $1,0009 Candy Angle 34 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:16:34 $80010 Stefania Bonazzi 34 Ferrara, Italy 3:16:39 $700

Fastest swim: Jan Sibbersen (18:45), Megan Melgaard (20:13)Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:27:12), Melissa Thomas (1:41:02)Fastest run: Jan Rehula (33:14), Erika Csomor (38:18)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALES)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Jana Chocholova 4:22:29 Hluboka, CR20 - 24 Suzi Snyder 3:36:03 Springfield, MA25 - 29 Amber Monforte 3:21:29 Reno, NV30 - 34 Ingrid Rolles 3:15:23 Honolulu, HI35 - 39 Birgit Johnston 3:27:32 Los Gatos, CA40 - 44 Josie Sinclair 3:42:25 Epsom, AUS45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:43:21 Berkeley, CA50 - 54 ! Lorenn Walker 4:08:27 Waialua, HI55 - 59 $ Wendy Minor 4:40:23 Honolulu, HI

#Two-time Champ, *Three-time Champ $Four-time Champion!Five-time Champ TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALES)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 # Taylor Tolleson 2:51:56 Pacific Grove, CA20 - 24 Petr Vejvoda 2:59:41 Liberec, CR25 - 29 Jim Vance 2:45:06 San Diego, CA30 - 34 # Matt Boobar 2:53:17 Plymouth, NH35 - 39 Curt Chesney 2:46:38 Boulder, CO40 - 44 * Tom Lyons 2:59:04 Reno, NV45 - 49 Bruce Wilson 3:11:10 Temecula, CA50 - 54 Chris Robinson 3:45:46 Vancouver, WA55 - 59 * Kent Robison 3:23:27 Reno, NV60+ Peter Wood 3:44:18 La Jolla, CA65+ Armin Beyrich 4:09:36 Eresing, GER

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1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR WOMEN)DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

15-19 Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Brandy Bounds Tulsi McCarthy N/A N/A

20-24 Rebecca Bashton Cara Coolbaugh Jaymi Cowan Kerry Barnholt Lucia Kuhner Lucia Kuhner Kelly Rees

25-29 Zoe King Jessica Burwell Catherine Phillips Yvonne Timewell Lindsay Price Amy Patz Amy Patz

30-34 Tina Eakin Amy Patz Erin McCarty Katrin Tobin Lynn Martin Rikke Johansen Chantal Ratte

35-39 Serena Warner Sabine Greipel Chantal Ratte N/A Monika Birk Shannon Oliver Sue Forbes-Kikukawa

40-44 Jodi Ruby Devyani Kamdar Monika Birk Lorenn Walker Susy Jones Laurie Woodbury Sally Hill

45-49 Beverly Enslow Barbara Peterson Lorenn Walker N/A N/A N/A N/A

50-54 Lorenn Walker Libby Harrow N/A N/A N/A Wendy Minor N/A

55-59 Wendy Minor N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

60+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR MEN)DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

15-19 Hunter Claxton Pearce Creasman Eliot Challifour Tyler Smith N/A N/A N/A

20-24 Josiah Middaugh Rohin Adams Andy Blow Jeff Cormack Jason Irons Luis Canales N/A

25-29 Andrew Wadsworth Bernard Hug Keith Meter Ben Travis Karl Schultz Charles Smith Masco Wieser

30-34 Matt Boobar Benoit Dussault Norman Thiabult Dave Bonetti Dave Bonetti Gerry Clark Paul Hopwood

35-39 Mark Gavach Paul Hopwood Richard Ely Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Richard Knight

40-44 Tom Lyons Dave Ruby Joseph Zwack Howard Jones Steve Cole Patrick Follett David Fonseca

45-49 Keiji Matsuba John Royson John Royson Reed Johnson Kalli Nottrodt Otto Lingk Bob Macy

50-54 Jiri Kokes Dave Kinsey Kent Robison Bob Macy Bob Macy Mike Malloy Dan Neyenhuis

55-59 Richard Wall Leo Meeuwisse Brian Parkinson Peter Wood Wilburn Powell Ed Hudcovic Ed Hudcovic

60+ David Sharp Hans Dieben Hans Dieben N/A N/A N/A N/A

CA Paul Martin Paul Martin Joel Sampson Paul Martin N/A N/A N/A

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Shae Rainer 3:26:28 Austin, Texas25 - 29 Sonia Foote 3:28:55 Rotorua, NZ30 - 34 Katrin Hockenjos 3:25:49 Konstanz, Germany35 - 39 Riikka Kelja 3:24:37 Netherlands40 - 44 Maria Raether 3:33:13 Weinheim, Germany45 - 49 Barbara Peterson 3:38:37 Berkeley, California 50 - 54 $ Lorenn Walker 4:01:03 Waialua, Hawaii55 - 59 * Wendy Minor 4:49:12 Honolulu, HawaiiPRO Melanie McQuaid 2:57:08 Victoria, BC, Canada* Three-time XTERRA World Champion$ Four-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Female

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Taylor Tolleson 3:00:13 Pacific Grove, CA20 - 24 Chad Seymour 2:57:04 Honolulu, Hawaii25 - 29 Greg Krause 2:53:42 Denver, Colorado30 - 34 Robert Latschen 2:47:30 Graz, Austria35 - 39 Michael Nahom 2:54:02 New Milford, CT40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 2:55:18 Reno, Nevada45 - 49 Leo McCarthy 3:11:06 Kapaa, Hawaii50 - 54 Guenther Weber 3:17:25 Roth, Germany55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:37:18 Reno, Nevada60+ * Hans Dieben 4:14:07 Chula Vista, CAPRO Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 Spain# Two-time XTERRA World Champ* Three-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Male

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TOP THREE PROS FROM MAUI’S PAST2007 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/28Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:40:54 1. Julie Dibens 3:01:242. Olivier Marceau 2:42:05 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:523. Brian Smith 2:42:35 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:11:37The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Eneko Llanos (11:17:17), Erika Csomor (13:12:50)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/29Men Women1. Hamish Carter 2:42:36 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:532. Olivier Marceau 2:42:55 2. Danelle Kabush 3:15:583. Seth Wealing 2:44:05 3. Sibylle Matter 3:19:50The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Eneko Llanos (11:09:17), Sibylle Matter (13:24:06)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/23Men Women1. Nicolas Lebrun 2:38:19 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:162. Eneko Llanos 2:41:41 2. Sibylle Matter 3:08:003. Brent McMahon 2:42:01 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:13:51The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:10:09), Kate Major (12:51:01)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/24Men Women1. Eneko Llanos 2:28:44 1. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:352. Olivier Marceau 2:29:45 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:04:253. Josiah Middaugh 2:33:28 3. Danelle Kabush 3:05:19The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:27:59), Heather Fuhr (13:18:17)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/26Men Women1. Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 1. Melanie McQuaid 2:57:082. Nicolas LeBrun 2:36:31 2. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:143. Justin Thomas 2:37:31 3. Candy Angle 3:06:09The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:03:50), Heather Fuhr (12:42:03)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/27Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:22:55 1. Candy Angle 2:57:332. Eneko Llanos 2:23:57 2. Jamie Whitmore 2:59:103. Nicolas LeBrun 2:27:37 3. Shari Kain 3:03:20The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:18:23), Ariane Gutknecht (13:30:26)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:28:48 1. Anke Erlank 3:00:592. Kerry Classen 2:37:02 2. Cherie Touchette 3:11:513. Jimmy Riccitello 2:37:31 3. Kerstin Weule 3:12:37The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Cameron Widoff (11:54:30), Wendy Ingraham (13:37:04)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22Men Women1. Michael Tobin 2:30:53 1. Kerstin Weule 3:07:042. Mike Vine 2:33:10 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:173. Michael Pigg 2:33:43 3. Uli Blank 3:17:32The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Peter Reid (11:05:07), Beth Zinkland (13:15:26)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/31Men Women1. Ned Overend 2:32:50 1. Shari Kain 3:04:192. Michael Tobin 2:34:26 2. Kerstin Weule 3:06:273. Jimmy Riccitello 2:35:54 3. Jody Purcell 3:08:42The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Olivier Bernhart (11:05:09), Uli Blank (13:09:57)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/11Men Women1. Ned Overend 2:24:46 1. Sue Latshaw 2:58:492. Wes Hobson 2:29:16 2. Uli Blank 3:00:053. Michael Tobin 2:31:22 3. Caroline Rahner 3:06:27The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Peter Reid (10:59:49), Wendy Ingraham (12:58:32)

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/26Men Women1. Mike Pigg 2:28:48 1. Cameron Randolph 3:04:252. Ned Overend 2:32:12 2. Lesley Tomlinson 3:04:313. Jimmy Riccitello 2:34:49 3. Sue Latshaw 3:11:32

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 11/3Men Women1. Jimmy Riccitello 2:27:42 1. Michellie Jones 3:04:532. Mike Pigg 2:31:13 2. Shari Kain 3:05:053. Ned Overend 2:33:39 3. Sian Welch 3:20:55

Note: 1998 was the first year for the “double”

Jimmy

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2008 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RESULTSThe XTERRA USA Championship on October 5 was the last of five races for professionals competing in the XTERRA

U.S. Pro Points Series. Melanie McQuaid won both the USA Championship race and the Pro Series, while on the men’sside Mike Vine won the race, but Conrad Stoltz (despite finishing 8th) won his 6th U.S. Pro Series Championship.

Pros were awarded points for their finish at each of the five events and could "drop" one of their scores from the first fourevents, but not the finale. Thus, they counted their best four scores in addition to their finish in Nevada. The Series dishedout $70,000 to the top scorers, and in addition $20,000 was given away at Richmond, Utah, Temecula, and Alabama, and$40,000 in Nevada.

2008 Pro Points Score Breakdown:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

2008 XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series Final Standings

MENPl Name West SE East MTN USA Total1 Conrad Stoltz, RSA 100 100 DNF 100 53 3532 Dan Hugo, RSA 90 90 90 DNS 75 3453 Josiah Middaugh, USA 75 DNS 100 69 82 3264 Brian Smith, USA 82 63 DNS 82 63 2905 Mike Vine, CAN 41 45 34 90 100 2766 Seth Wealing, USA 69 DNP 37 75 90 2717 Craig Evans, USA 58 82 69 49 31 2408 Rom Akerson, CRC 63 58 58 45 45 2249 Ryan Ignatz, USA DNF 53 63 53 49 21810 Branden Rakita, USA 31 37 DNP 63 69 200

Also: Kelly Guest (175), Cody Waite (163), Andrew Noble (144), Tyler Johnson (131), Dominic Gillen (124), Will Kelsay(105), Ryan DeCook (101), Mark Leishman (82), Jordan Jones (65), Chris Legh (58), Jimmy Archer (49), Jim Vance(45), Sam Gardner (41), Spenser Powlison (34), Mike Champigny (31), Brandon Jessop (28), Trevor Glavin (28).

WOMENPl Name West SE East MTN USA Total1 Melanie McQuaid, CAN 100 53 100 100 100 4002 Shonny Vanlandingham, USA DNS 100 82 90 58 3303 Jenny Smith, NZL DNS 75 90 82 69 3164 Danelle Kabush, CAN 75 58 69 75 63 2825 Lesley Paterson, GBR 49 90 58 58 75 2816 Jenny Tobin, USA 82 49 45 69 53 2537 Christine Jeffrey, CAN 63 82 37 41 41 2278 Marion Summerer, GER 90 DNS 53 63 DNP 2069 Amber Monforte, USA 69 69 41 49 DNP 18710 Kristy Lanier, USA 53 63 63 DNF DNP 179

Also: Emma Garrard (166), Sara Tarkington (121), Candy Angle (116), Nic Leary (94), Renata Bucher (90), SariAnderson (83), Carina Wasle (82), Linda Gallo (69), Lisa Isom (65), Britta Martin (53), Michellie Jones (45), SusanWilliams (34), Fabiola Corona (31), Kate Chapman (31), Alisha Lion (28).

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2008 XTERRA European Tour Final Standings

MENPl Name Italy UK Czech Auron AUT Mondelieu Total1 Nicolas Lebrun, FRA 90 100 100 100 100 4002 Ronny Dietz, GER 69 82 75 DNF 82 53 3083 Felix Schumann, GER 82 53 82 75 2924 Franky Batelier, FRA 90 90 90 2705 Karel Zadak, CZE 63 82 DNF 69 49 2636 Lieuwe Boonstra, RSA 37 69 58 63 69 2597 Jim Thijs, BEL 75 53 69 37 53 2508 Conrad Stoltz, RSA 90 63 90 2439 Olivier Marceau, SUI 100 49 82 23110 Franck Borgia, FRA 58 53 58 58 227

Also: Sam Gardner (215), Jorg Scheiderbauer (144), Jan Kubicek (131), Alessandro Degasperi (116), Victor Del Corral Morales (103), Michael Weiss (100), KarlShaw (94), Dan Hugo (83), Sylvain Dodet (75), Sebastien Keinle (75), Steeve Laurent (75), Lars Fricke (73), Tomas Jiranek (71), Jim McConnel (68), BriceDaubord (63), Nicholas Fernandez (49), Petr Novak (41), Rene Rovero (41), Mikko Vastaranta (41), Asa Shaw (37), Elliot Challifour (34), Villaescusa Francisco(34), Joe Andrews (31), Ulli Katzer (31), Max Renko (31), Sascha Wingenfeld (31), Fabien Combaluzier (28), Paul Embrechts (28), Clayton Payne (28), LeosRousavy (28).

WOMENPl Name Italy UK Czech Auron AUT Mondelieu Total1 Renata Bucher, SUI 90 100 90 100 3802 Carina Wasle, AUT 82 100 82 90 3543 Anna Scheiderbauer, AUS 90 90 90 82 3524 Nicola Duggan, GBR 82 75 69 69 2955 Aneta Demelova, CZE 45 53 49 53 63 2186 Amber Monforte, USA 63 69 75 2077 Julie Dibens, GBR 100 100 2008 Elke Innerebner, ITA 49 49 63 1619 Julie Arnaud, FRA 69 69 13810 Claudia Frank, GER 53 75 128

Also: Stefania Bonazzi (121), Emma Livet (100), Sibylle Matter (100), Sabina Enaux (82), Andrea Huser (75), Riike Kelja (75), Isabelle Ferrer (75), MarionSummerer (69), Ingrid Van Lubek (69), Ivana Loubkova (63), Ringe Virginie (58), Emma Garrard (58), Petra Krjova (58), Sonia Furtado (53), Katerina Loubkova(53), Anne Fallows (49), Meagan Stewart (41), Valeria Curridori (34).

2008 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RESULTS2005 XTERRA World Champion Nicolas Lebrun won his third straight XTERRA European Tour title by winning races in

the UK, Czech, France-Auron and France-Mondelieu for a perfect 400 points. On the women’s side Renata Bucher wonher third XTERRA European Tour Championship in four years. Bucher won the last race of the season, the inauguralXTERRA France in Mandelieu la Napoule, to catapult past Anna Baylis-Scheiderbauer in points.

The XTERRA European Tour's top finishers shared 20,000 Euros ($27,000 U.S.) and the prize purse at eachchampionship race was 15,000 Euros with the European Championship at XTERRA Italy awarding 25,000 Euros. Racerscounted their best four scores out of the six events.

2008 Pro Points Score Breakdown:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

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An athletes’ journey to Maui is forged in dirt and determination. Their rite of passage calls for swimming, mountainbiking, and trail running in mystic environments from the picturesque Blue Lake in Rotorua to the Mediterraneanwaters and silver sand beaches of Italy, straight up the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and into the “Samurai Country”of rural Japan. Discovering new places, experiencing unknown cultures and gathering with kindred spirits acrossthe Globe�IT’S THE XTERRA WAY. Here are the championship races from around the world in 2008:

Date Race (Pro and Amateur Race Winners) LocationMarch 8 XTERRA Saipan Championship Saipan, CNMI

Andrew Noble/Renata Bucher ... Eli Torgeson/Mieko Carey

April 5 XTERRA Australia Championship Daylesford, Victoria Chris Legh/Susie Wood ... Andrew Steel/Nicola Leary

April 12 XTERRA New Zealand Championship RotoruaTerenzo Bozzone/Sonia Foote ... Patrick Harvey/Monique Avery

April 19 XTERRA South Africa Championship Grabouw, W. CapeDan Hugo/Eszter Erdelyi ... Marc Price/Alexia Loizou

May 17-18 XTERRA West Championship* Temecula, CAConrad Stoltz/Melanie McQuaid ... Trevor Glavin/Julie Bruckman

June 1 XTERRA Italy Championship+ Cala Ginepro, SardiniaOlivier Marceau/Sibylle Matter ... Tomas Matera/Kaja Polivkova

June 7-8 XTERRA Southeast Championship* Pelham, ALConrad Stoltz/Shonny Vanlandingham ... James Walsh/Erin Kummer

June 14-15 XTERRA East Championship* Richmond, VAJosiah Middaugh/Melanie McQuaid ... James Walsh/Erin Kummer

June 14 XTERRA Brazil Championship Angra dos ReisAlexandre Manzan/Carla Prada ... Joao Carlos de Almeida/Carolina de Souza

June 21 XTERRA United Kingdom Championship+ Neath ValleyNicolas Lebrun/Julie Dibens ... Llewellyn Holmes/Emma Smith

June 28 XTERRA Czech Championship+ Hluboka nad VltavouNicolas Lebrun/Carina Wasle ... Martin Koukal/Eva Stroblova

July 6 XTERRA France Championship+ AuronNicolas Lebrun/Renata Bucher ... Yohan Roman/Sophia Giovane

August 15-16 XTERRA Mountain Championship* Snowbasin/Ogden, UTConrad Stoltz/Melanie McQuaid... Luke Jay/Cary Kinross-Wright

August 23 XTERRA Austria Championship+ Klopeinersee, CarinthiaMichael Weiss/Julie Dibens ... Martin Jiskra/Monica Gabbanelli

August 30 XTERRA Japan Championship MarunumaSam Gardner/Renata Bucher ... Mitsuro Ohara/Akiro Sato

September 27 XTERRA France 2**+ MandelieuNicolas Lebrun/Renata Bucher ... Francois Carloni/Anais Marguerite

October 4-5 XTERRA USA Championship* Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, NVMike Vine/Melanie McQuaid ... Joshua Olmstead/Erin Kummer

* XTERRA America Tour events /// + XTERRA European Tour events (xterraeurope.com)** Awards Pro Prize purse but did not have slots to XTERRA World ChampionshipNote: Does not include in-country series such as the XTERRA America Tour, XTERRA South Africa Series, Czech Tour,German Tour, Japan Tour, Brazil Tour, and French Tour.

2008 XTERRA GLOBAL TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Tentative as of October 15, 2008Date Event Location

January 17 XTERRA European Winter Championship Chabanon, France

March 8 XTERRA Winter World Championship Snowbasin/Ogden, UT

April 18 XTERRA South Africa Championship Grabouw, Western Cape

April 18 XTERRA Saipan Championship Saipan, Northern Marianas

April 18 XTERRA New Zealand Championship Rotorua

May 30 XTERRA Italy Championship+ Cala Ginepro, Sardinia

June 21 XTERRA Wales Championship+ Neath Valley

June 27 XTERRA Czech Championship+ Hluboka nad Vltavou

August 1 XTERRA Brazil Championship Angra dos Reis

August 9 XTERRA France Championship+ Auron

August 15 XTERRA Germany Championship+ Zittau

August 22 XTERRA Austria Championship+ Klopeinersee, Carinthia

August 29 XTERRA Japan Championship Marunuma

September 27 XTERRA USA Championship* Snowbasin/Ogden, UT

October 25 XTERRA World Championship Maui, Hawaii

* XTERRA America Tour events

+ XTERRA European Tour events

2009 XTERRA GLOBAL TOUR SCHEDULE

Japan

New Zealand

France-Auron

Brazil

Czech Republic

Italy

THE XTERRA HALL OF FAME

When XTERRA celebrated its 10th year in October of 2005,the founders created the XTERRA HALL OF FAME. This year,on the eve of the XTERRA World Championship on the luaugrounds of the Maui Prince, another XTERRA legend will behonored in front of their peers at the night of champions dinner.

NED OVEREND (2005)After retiring from mountain biking in 1996 at the age of 40 (he won six national titles andbecame mountain bikings first world champion in 1990), Overend competed in the first-ever XTERRA in 1996, finishing third. In ‘97 he was second, and in ‘98 and ‘99 he wonconsecutive World Championships at the ripe young age of 42 & 43. He was also theXTERRA USA Series Champion in 2002. At the 2004 World Championship, at age 50,Overend posted the 9th fastest bike split and placed 21st overall. Midway through thebike course Peter Reid was overheard saying “There’s a 50-year-old in front of me!”

As an XTERRA pro, Ned regularly beat the spandex off guys 10 and 15 years his jun-ior. He was so devastating on the mountain bike that he earned the nicknames of“Deadly Nedly” and “The Lung.” At the end of his XTERRA career, race commentatorsrespectfully called him “The Old Man of the Mountain.”

SCOTT TINLEY (2006)Scott Tinley was named the second inductee into the XTERRA Hall of Fame. In 1996,Scott competed in XTERRA's inaugural event, known as Aquaterra at the time. That day,he finished in 4th place and went on to finish in the top 10 in both 1997 and '98. But morethan just an athlete, Scott was one of the early ambassadors for the sport. Tinley was atthe sharp end of getting athletes to Maui. When you look at the high level pro's that came10 years ago, it is far more impressive than what one, solitary, unusual race with a$5,000 prize list should have attracted. Jimmy Riccitello, Mike Pigg, Wes Hobson, RayBrowning, Pat Brown, Scott Molina, Emilio Desoto, Jeff Devlin, Kenny Glah, PaulHuddle, Michellie Jones, Paula Newby, Sian Welch, Karen Smeyers and more I proba-bly can't remember. A lot of that participation is because of ST. Tinley also campaignedin the Hawaiian Mountain Tour bike race in Hawaii to promote XTERRA and near the endof his career, he helped found and develop the sport of off-road triathlon.

KERSTIN WEULE (2007)Kerstin Weule, using equally deadly swim, mountain bike and run speed, won moreXTERRA races than anyone (until Jamie Whitmore took on the challenge). She won 19XTERRA titles, including the US. Pro Series in 1999 and 2000, and the 2000 WorldChampionship. Born in Braunlage, Germany in 1966, Weule’s name was synonymouswith XTERRA for years. She was 5th at Maui in 1997 after a second in Kirkwood and athird at Big Bear. The winning started in 1998 in Louisiana and she won the next two bigraces. In her career, Kerstin won at almost every U.S. venue where XTERRA traveledtoo, including races in the UK and Canada. Her early battles in 97-98 and 99 withLorraine Barrow and Jody Purcell were wonderful to watch. Weule brought much toXTERRA – an open disposition, the ability to share all that she knew at XTERRAUniversity clinics, a great laugh, her cartwheel at the finish line, & blue painted toenailson raceday. Kerstin retired from XTERRA in 2003 while still able to podium anywhere.

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XTERRA WARRIOR AWARD Since 2003 XTERRA has honored a member of its Tribe that has shownexemplary courage in the face of adversity, gone above and beyond to help the greater community, or personified the“Live More” spirit. Previous winners include...

2007 - Tae Yoong Kim – This Korean born Japanese age grouper can be foundat XTERRA events in almost every continent - his enthusiasm tanscends the lan-guage barrier everywhere he goes.2006 - Nico Pfitzenmeier – former mountain biker, Nico has traveled the world“competing to help kids”. His fundraising efforts assist children in Mozambiquewith housing and education.2005 - Dr. John Mills – Dr. John has spearheaded the medical support team onMaui since the inception of the race. Behind the scenes he has put in countlesshours in preperation for the event2004 - Willie Stewart – Willie lost his arm in a construction accident but has notlet that stop him from pursuing his favorite sports. A high tech prosthetic withshocks and quick release mechanism has allowed him to ride a mountain bike andrip up XTERRA courses all over the U.S.2003 - Bryan Medrano – Bryan lives life to the fullest while raising awarenessand funds for Huntington’s Disease, a neurological disorder that effects him andother family members.

LUCKY 13?Steve Tarpinian from New York, and Steve Fisher, Gerry Clark, and Joe Alueta from Maui have done

(and finished) every XTERRA in Maui since 1996.

A BLESSING AND A LEIThere is perhaps no pre-race ritual morespiritually powerful than the beachfrontHawaiian blessing by Reverend AlalaniHill, and there’s certainly nothing betterthan crossing the finish line and seeingRaena, who welcomes each finisherwith a fresh flower lei.

KEEP THE FAITHThe 2008 race won’t be the same without XTERRA’s all-timewinningest athlete, 2004 World Champion Jamie Whitmore. “J-Dawg” missed this season while battling cancer, and the entireXTERRA community wishes her a speedy recovery. Athletes,friends, and family that would like to help are encouraged to buy the“J-Dawg Crew” tee shirt at the XTERRA Gear tent (all proceeds goto Jamie), or visit the supportjamiewhitmore.org and jamiewhitmore.com websites.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Medrano

Mills

Kim Pfitzenmeier

Stewart

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Flashback to March 8, 2008�Brian Smith jolts past Josiah Middaugh less than 20 meters from the finish line to win theinaugural XTERRA Winter World Championship in dramatic fashion at Snowbasin Resort. After nearly two hours ofgrueling racing action that included mountain biking, snowshoeing, running and ski mountaineering in snow flurries at6,000+ feet elevation, Smith pulled off a jaw-dropping come-from-behind victory by a little more than one-second in1:58:29.92 (with Middaugh right behind in 1:58:31.21).

Spectators at the finish line remarked that it was the most unbelievable 13 seconds of racing – in any sport – they hadever seen. “I had goose bumps, it was unreal,” said Mike Caldwell of Ogden, UT. “That’s about as pure and epic asporting moment as I’ve ever witnessed.”

It went something like this – 200 yards of downhill skiing through eight gates – all viewable from the main plaza atSnowbasin. Middaugh comes into sight of the spectators and falls rounding the first gate. At this point all he needs todo is stay upright and the race is his. He picks himself up and slowly rounds the next two gates only to fall on his backagain, this time sliding down the hill. As Middaugh gets up and going again Smith, fueled by years of alpine racing anda natural competitive fire, emerges from the tree line like a man possessed. Seconds later and with just two gates to goSmith zooms past Middaugh on the inside and speeds across the finish line arms raised high.

In doing so Smith not only won XTERRA’s Winter Worlds, but captured the first-ever Fire and Ice award for having thefastest combined times at the 2007 XTERRA World Championship in Maui (where he was third overall – top American)and XTERRA Winter Worlds in Utah.

Several other XTERRA standouts – including host of current and former national champions – made it clear that theirathletic endeavors don’t end with the summer season. In the women’s race adventure racing phenom Sari Andersonwon the Winter World Championship, but former XTERRA amateur national champion and mother of two Lisa Isom –who was third at Winter Worlds – won the Fire and Ice duel. Isom edged Emma Garrard, the reigning XTERRA ama-teur National Champ who was racing as a pro for the first time in the snow, by less than two minutes in the combinedtimes event.

In the amateur Fire and Ice battle Ross McMahan and Caroline Colonna, who each won their XTERRA age groupnational championship (Ross in ’06 in the 35-39 age group and Caroline last year in the 40-44 division) posting thefastest combined times.

On October 26 the FIRE part of the 2008/09 double will be contested on the south shore of Maui, and on March 8 theICE returns to Utah. Put them together and you’ve got the hottest & coolest multisport event combination on the planet.

To see highlights from both races and watch the races unfold live tune in to www.XTERRA.tv.

XTERRA WINTER WORLDS /// FIRE & ICE AWARD

2007/2008 FIRE AND ICE RESULTSName Hometown Division Maui Time Utah Time TotalBrian Smith Gunnison, CO MPro 2:42:35 1:58:29 4:41:04Nicolas Lebrun Digne, France MPro 2:45:19 1:58:40 4:43:59Josiah Middaugh Vail, CO MPro 2:53:56 1:58:31 4:52:27Michael Tobin Boise, ID MPro 2:57:58 2:01:26 4:59:24Greg Krause Denver, CO MPro 3:50:13 2:09:35 5:59:48Ross McMahan Incline Village, NV MAmateur 3:15:09 2:51:30 6:06:39Peter Hanson Minneapolis, MN MAmateur 3:36:56 2:50:58 6:27:54Lisa Isom Vail, CO FPro 3:46:04 2:45:19 6:31:23Emma Garrard Truckee, CA FPro 3:35:02 2:58:15 6:33:17Caroline Colonna Taos, NM FAmateur 3:48:47 2:52:56 6:41:43Lisa Lieb Durango, CO FAmateur 3:39:09 3:05:17 6:44:26Rachel Cieslewicz Salt Lake City, UT FAmateur 3:49:55 3:39:56 7:29:51Beverly Watson Alberta, Canada FAmateur 4:46:22 3:47:37 8:33:59Mike Malloy Birmingham, MI MAmateur 6:08:59 6:02:05 12:11:04

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THE XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

INAUGURAL XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUTS DEC. 7, 2008

In 2008 XTERRA took trail running to the extreme with the half-

marathon distance "Xduro". More than a dozen endurance

runs across the U.S. and several more around the globe have

prepared runners for the ultimate Hawaiian experience - the

XTERRA Trail Running World Championship at Kualoa Ranch

(pictured here) on the island of Oahu.

The inaugural XTERRA Trail Running World Championship is

scheduled for December 7, 2008, a week before the Honolulu Marathon.

"After 12 years of producing trail runs alongside our XTERRA off-road triathlons we've learned that our audience wants

a bigger challenge than a 10k," said TEAM Unlimited CEO Tom Kiely. "What the market told us was to create a series of

half-marathons that have a physical challenge parallel to that of a road marathon, but with Mother Nature along for the

ride."

The XTERRA Trail Run World Champs will be held in conjunction with the XTERRA Trail Running Series, a collection of

50 trail runs of various distances twisting on crooked, dirty, and rocky paths from Malibu to Japan. Global Tour stops for

the 21k "Xduro" included New Zealand, Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The final stop in the Series will certainly satisfy even the most adventurous runner. Kualoa Ranch, located on the north-

eastern side of Oahu less than an hour from Honolulu, is a 4000-acre working cattle ranch spread from the steep

mountain cliffs to the sparkling sea. The ranch terrain varies from dense rainforest to broad open valleys and from

beautiful white sand beaches to awesome verdant cliff faces. Kualoa Ranch has been the site of television shows and

Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park, Windtalkers, Pearl Harbor, Godzilla, Tears of the Sun, 50 First Dates, and LOST.

In addition to the epic location, the World Champs will immerse participants in a festival atmosphere with live music, great

food, and family entertainment. Shorter distance trail runs, races for kids, a walk-a-thon for charity, and relay team

competitions will also be offered.

"XTERRA is thrilled with the growth of its Trail Running Series launched two years ago, and we think the longer distance

focus will push it to whole new extreme in terms of participation and challenge," said Janet Clark, President of TEAM

Unlimited/XTERRA. "XTERRA Trail Runs give runners an opportunity to explore some wildly natural environments and

challenge Mother Nature's diverse and unique offerings from roots and rocks, to stream crossings and unexpected scenic

vistas."

To qualify to race in the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship runners need to place in one of the top spots in their

age group (10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+) at anyone of the qualifying races OR enter through the

at-large lottery on www.xterratrailrun.com. Here are the remaining races on the 2007-08 Schedule:

For further information and to check out the 2008-09 XTERRA Trail Running Schedule visit us online at

xterratrailrun.com.

Date Race Location Distances - Series Descriptor10/25 XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run Makena, Maui 5k/10k 10/25 XTERRA Boney Mountain Xduro Thousand Oaks, CA 6k/21k - SoCal Series #2 for ‘0911/22 XTERRA Topanga Turkey Trot Topanga, CA 5k/10k/15k - SoCal Series #3 for ‘0912/7 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HI 5km/10km/21km Xduro12/14 XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run Newport Beach, CA 5k/15k - SoCal Series #4 for ‘09

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THE BREEDER’S CHOICE XTERRA K9 CHALLENGECentral Garden & Pet Company's ultra premium dog food andtreat brand, Breeder's Choice, was the lead sponsor of a brandnew competitive race series featuring teams comprised of dogsand their owners this year.

The Breeder's Choice XTERRA K9 Challenge was an integralpart of the 2008 XTERRA America Tour, with events at each ofthe stops on the Tour and the XTERRA Trail Running NationalChampionship.

Several hundred dogs and their owners competed in the events,which are races against the clock in a spectator-friendlycombined trail run and obstacle course format that featured atunnels dogs had to crawl through, box jumps, serpentinemaneuvers, speed step-overs, quick sprints, and teeter-tottercrossings.

"Dogs have always had a special relationship with their caretakers and more and more people are including their dogs intheir everyday family activities," said Jim Heim, President of thePet Division of Central Garden & Pet. "This is a totally uniqueevent that encourages people and their dogs to be active, inter-act with one another and have fun. The beauty of the K9Challenge is that anyone can participate. It's not breed specificor limited to highly trained or specialized dogs."

The inaugural year of the Breeder's Choice XTERRA K9Challenge was a huge success and will continue to be part of theXTERRA festivities in 2009.

In addition to the competition, The Breeder's Choice XTERRAK9 Challenge events featured free product sampling,professional tips and advice on dog care, coupons and specialoffers at retail.

"The K9 Challenge is a perfect extension for the XTERRAseries," said Tom Kiely, CEO of TEAM Unlimited. "CentralGarden & Pet produces some of the finest and best sellingproducts for dogs anywhere and they are huge promoters ofgood animal health and fitness. They were a natural fit andtogether we're creating something very unique and exciting.When we polled our base of athletes on the subject we receivedvery positive feedback on the event."

Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator, marketerand producer of quality branded products for the lawn & gardenand pet supplies markets.

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XTERRA ECO TEAM

The Eco Team is an athlete initiated program to engage the XTERRAcommunity in environmental initiatives to help protect and preserve the areaswe race in, and give back to the communities that host us.

The program started in 2007 by organizing ecological restoration workparties at our race venues and initiating a gear recycling program for donationto local bicycle advocacy programs.

Highlights include:

- At the XTERRA World Championship in Maui nearly 20 volunteers gatheredfor a three-mile trash sweep that extended from the far side of Makena “Big”Beach along the coast back to the host hotel at the Maui Prince.

- At the XTERRA USA Championship in Nevada the XTERRA Eco Team, withmore than a dozen volunteers, planted 10 trees, mixed and poured over 30bags of concrete for the foundation of bear-proof recycling boxes, installed 7stream and natural habitat protection signs, and filled several trash bags withlitter picked up along 5 miles of trail and a stream in Incline Village.

- In North Bend, WA the XTERRA Eco Team joined forces with Seattle's BackCountry Bicycle Trails Club (BBTC) to restore a section of a popular mountainbike trail in the North Cascades. More than a dozen volunteers worked 15ftof trail "turnpike" that had been damaged by winter storms. The crewscrounged for rock and mineral soil to make the section suitable for horsesand mountain bikes.

- For the XTERRA Vashon Island race XTERRA athletes cleaned out theirgarages for the Eco Team’s first "bike-cycling" event.At the race they collected bicycle parts, clothing, and any bike related com-

ponents for donation to Seattle's BikeWorks: a bicycle advocacy non-profitthat teaches bicycle maintenance skills to children of low-income families.BikeWorks uses donated equipment to teach teens how to build or repairbikes and teens are allowed to keep the bikes they build. Younger childrenreceive free bikes from Bikeworks and earn prizes for the number of milesthey ride. BikeWorks also donates recycled bicycles to The Village Project inAfrica. Gear donations were already piled up at the registration table one hourbefore the race, and the two boxes the ECO TEAM brought were at capacityas soon as they were set down. Donations included tires and tubes, new bikeclothing and socks, seats, pedals, cables, chains, cranks, wheel sets, bikeshoes, lights, water bottles, stickers, a steel roadbike frame, and a wonderfulkids' BMX bike!

In 2009 and beyond the XTERRA Eco Team will continue to make a differenceecologically by offering a few hours of time to local environmental initiativesnear our race courses. This could be anything from trail maintenance to parkclean-up, ecological restoration, or tree planting work parties.

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Lightweight XTERRA Shoes Designed to Help Athletes

Stalk Their On-Course Prey

TJ Gray and Ashley Brown — designers of XTERRA’s new

line of footwear and apparel — stood at the finish line of the

XTERRA World Championship in Maui last October. While

many of the competitors lay in bed the night before counting

sheep in anticipation of the race, that afternoon Gray and

Brown were counting shoes.

Road shoe, road shoe, road shoe. As athletes poured

down from the lower slopes of Mount Haleakala from their

nearly seven-mile trail run over roots, rocks and ravines,

Gray and Brown couldn’t believe their eyes.

“Maybe one in 100 was a trail runner,” said Brown, who

along with partner Gray have also developed shoes for

Nike, adidas and Salomon. “They were all sacrificing sta-

bility for less weight.”

They returned to the drawing board, determined to make

XTERRA the lightest — but still, most stable — trail running

shoe on the market. With four months until the launch of the

shoes at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City,

designs were tweaked, materials tested — including a

unique combination of lighter blown rubber in the forefoot

and a heavier high-abrasion carbon rubber in the heel.

But their biggest scientific sport discovery was yet to come.

After much trial and error in their New Hampshire lab, a

molding model never before seen in the category was

created. Gone was a traditional glued-together midsole,

replaced by a dual-injected, dual-density EVA made of two

layers — the top soft, the bottom harder — giving comfort

and stability while taking away weight.

The result: an eco-friendly design that’s one of the lightest

trail runner ever, weighing in at less than 10.5 ounces for

men, 9.5 for women.

With the weight issue solved, multi-sport competitors Gray

and Brown began to research every movement taken on a

trail — the footplant and lateral pushoff around a 90-degree

directional path change, the flexed-footed jump over water,

the balanced gripped-toe run across a log.

As they were going for a timed run in the woods near their

studios — furiously passing each other, taking turns as the

lead — the big-picture design inspiration for XTERRA’s new

footwear line came: a big-cat predator’s paw.

“Chasing its prey, a big cat grips into the earth — digging

into loose gravel, dirt, gaining time and distance on every

step, every leap,” said Gray, a former collegiate decathlete

at Syracuse.

“The outer part of their foot acts like a traction pad,” he

continued. “It’s from there that we came up with XTERRA’s

unique outsole lug concept.”

The concept’s name: WILDTred. According to Gray and

Brown, its carved claw-like perimeter lug design forms

independent touch pads from forefoot to heel with deep flex

zones for controlled, wrap-around grip. They also noted the

lugs are higher than the shoe bottom’s concave center,

helping it act as its front and rear suspension while creating

a larger surface area.

“With the cat’s paw, we liked the symbolism of man’s

co-existence with all things found in the environment, said

Brown. “We adapt to our surroundings, whether it be

animal, plant or any of nature’s elements.

Continued Brown: “The thought behind XTERRA’s new line

is that the outdoors are no longer to be conquered; they’re

to be connected with.”

XTERRA’s 2008 footwear launch includes five styles: trail

runner, trail trainer (each $115), ultra trainer ($95),

performance sandal ($75) and performance slide ($55).

They will be available online in November.

For more information on the product — or what retailers

are carrying XTERRA — multisport athletes can go to

www.xterragear.com.

XTERRAGEAR.COM

XTERRA BEGINNINGSIT REALLY STARTED in the late '80's. That's when Tom

Kiely (CEO of TEAM Unlimited - owners and producers of

XTERRA) was tasked with creating more publicity for the

Waikiki Oahu Visitors Association. His idea was sports TV.

"First, sports is part of our life blood in Hawaii, and second,

what looks good on TV? The beaches and the ocean,"

explained Kiely.

The concept was pretty simple. TV sports and

entertainment is one of the biggest industries in the world.

The travel industry is THE BIGGEST industry in the world.

Bring those two together in programming, and you've got

something big.

So he came up with the idea for the Hawaiian International

Ocean Challenge - a lifeguard skills competition that

attracted water safety specialists from Australia, New

Zealand, California, and of course, Hawaii.

Then, he forged a relationship with ESPN - the worldwide

leader in sports.

In 1990 the Ocean Challenge was broadcast on ESPN,

and millions of viewers were exposed to the beauty of

Waikiki - the sun, sand, and crystal clear blue water of the

Pacific Ocean. Subsequently, this is where David "Kahuna"

Nicholas enters the picture - as "race director."

"So we get into producing the Ocean Challenge," says

Kiely. "And now I'm thinking I've got all these athletes and

TV crews and if it costs me this much to produce one show,

it'll cost less for another, and even less for a third."

ESPN approves two more shows (Waikiki King's Race and

Diamond Head Wahine Windsurfing Classic) and in 1991

TEAM Unlimited produces three events and three TV

shows. The concept is working, and Hawaii is reaping the

benefits of the outdoor exposure the shows are generating.

"So the next year (1992) we produced seven Hawaiian

Sports Adventure Shows�multiple segments, different

stories, great scenics, and 30-minutes of entertaining, good

fun stuff," said Kiely.

Those seven shows were in addition to the Ocean

Challenge and a few others televised events, including the

inaugural Tour O' Hawaii.

"Now that was a great event," said Nicholas - now the

managing director of the XTERRA Global Tour. "The Tour

O' Hawaii happened before professional cyclists were

allowed to compete in the Olympics so the top riders from

every country kept their amateur status so they could race

in the Olympics. We just missed Lance because he signed

with Motorola, but we had George Hincapie, Jan Ulrich,

Tyler Hamilton, and dozens of others. Looking back, the

field was a who's who of international cycling."

A few years later the Olympics allowed pros to compete,

road cycling in the U.S. was on the decline, and the Tour O'

Hawaii was no more. At the same time, however, mountain

biking was taking off. So in 1995, in addition to 12 other TV

shows and several events, TEAM Unlimited produced the

Hawaiian Mountain Tour.

In doing so Nicholas and mountain bike Hall-of-Famer

Dean Crandall established the rules and held the first-ever

mountain bike stage race. This is also where many of the

XTERRA greats first appeared. The likes of Ned Overend,

Shari Kain, Melanie McQuaid, Steve Larsen, Mike Kloser,

Leslie Tomlinson, and host of others were taking part in the

Hawaiian Mountain Tour. Now these races took place at

Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, where the Koolau mountain range

meets the ocean, and the story goes that after their races

the mountain bikers would ride down to the beach and jump

in the water. It sparked a thought�why not have a

mountain bike triathlon?

By 1996 TEAM Unlimited had produced more than 50

shows and sporting events, and while the idea of an off-road

triathlon was enticing - who'd pay for it?

Almost simultaneously, the Aston Hotel in Maui (now the

Wailea Marriott Resort) was shopping for a good idea for

their grand opening and the Maui Visitors Bureau was

looking for a new event that could tell a different story about

Maui's south shore because all the exposure up to that point

was golf. Well, what better way to show off the hotel and

south shore than 1) starting the race at this beautiful beach

in front of the sponsor hotel, 2) follow a race that covers 21

miles of terrain with two dozen camera's, and 3) put it on TV

for the whole world to see?

Add a phone call to Kiely from a friendly competitor in the

marketplace (to remain unnamed) inquiring on the very

subject of producing an off-road triathlon and you have all

the main ingredients for XTERRA's birth.

Kiely likes to define luck as the "intersection of opportuni-

ty and activity." He recalls bringing Nicholas and VP of

Marketing Janet Clark into his office.

"Look, I said, so-and-so called me and said that they were

thinking about doing an off-road tri and if they do, then we're

forever second, so we have to be the first ones to do it. I

immediately called Aston and the MVB and said O.K., I've

got the idea, here's the thing, bing, bang, boom," said Kiely.

"And that's what got us started in XTERRA."

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THE XTERRA PLANETAt the finish line of the very first XTERRA race in 1996 it was clear thatXTERRA was going to be more than just a one-off event. There waspassion in the eyes of the competitors and an unwavering feeling thatXTERRA was destined to become a lifestyle�a movement.

And look at what XTERRA has become�

- The first piece of expansion started with more races, a lot more. Fromone to 100+ in 17 countries in an 11-year span including a 60-stop America Tour for amateurs and a full-blownEuropean Tour. XTERRA races can now be found on every continent in the World (including Antarctica in 2009).

- We initiated a series of XTERRA Camps across the U.S. to help prepare athletes to race and get them startedtowards an active lifestyle. To that end, we offer up half-distance races for newcomers at our major events, plus thechance to race as part of a relay team. We also offer free XTERRA University clinics taught by our top pros.

- We dish out a half-million dollars in prize money to attract some of the world's leading multisport athletes and garnerthe attention of national and international media.

- We make champions. In the U.S. off-road triathlon series alone we recognize 184 amateur regional champions and22 amateur national champions, plus relay team and collegiate national champs, XTERRA Trail Run Series, Nationaland World Champs, and now XTERRA Winter World Champions.

- We get kids involved wherever we go with the XTERRA Kids Zone. It's a free schedule of events with running andbike races, obstacle courses, and other fun games. The notion is to get kids outdoors and active.

- We put the lifestyle on display for millions to see with XTERRA TV. A dozen shows reaching into homes all over theworld with inspiring images of fun activities in great places. We also launched our very own 24/7 web TV network,www.xterra.tv, where viewers can watch our shows on demand for free.

- We became consumer friendly. First with XTERRA Gear - equipment designed for rugged competition. Then, withraces in more than a dozen countries and nearly every state in the U.S., we knew traveling was part of the game sowe selected Travelocity to power XTERRA Travel on our website.

- With the introduction of the XTERRA Foundation - we gave XTERRA heart. The XTERRA Foundation is a non-profitspecifically designed to provide educational opportunities for at-risk kids.

- We've opened the doors for runners, not just multisport athletes, with the XTERRA Trail Running Series. This yearthere were more than 50 5k, 10k, and 21k runs reaching into 15 U.S. States and seven countries - providing morechances to participate in the healthy, active, outdoors lifestyle. We’ll host the inaugural XTERRA Trail Running WorldChampionship - a 21k Xduro - on Dec. 7, 2008 on the island of Oahu.

- We took the XTERRA format into the snow with the creation of the XTERRA Winter World Championship.- We created a week-long XTERRA-style adventure competition that traveled across Nevada.- We created a platform for our dog lovers with the Breeder’s Choice XTERRA K9 Challenge.- We launched the XTERRA Eco Team to protect and preserve the areas we race in, and give back to thecommunities that host us.

- And XTERRA is only getting better...

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TEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company,founded in 1988. It owns and produces XTERRA, and in 2008 there will be more than100 off-road triathlon events held in 16 countries. It all started with 123 competitorsone afternoon in Maui, and has since evolved into the most prestigious off-roadmultisport race in the world. There are 20,000+ competitors, ages 13-71, from all 50states and more than 40 countries competing in XTERRA events.TEAM Unlimited also produces a 50-race XTERRA Global Trail Running Series with

National and World Championship races, the Land Rover G4 Challenge-NevadaPassage adventure competition, the XTERRA Winter World Championship, and morethan a dozen TV shows each year are produced by TEAM TV.

XTERRA THROUGH TIME1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.1997: XTERRA adds two events in California, and one in Louisiana in addition to World Championship.1998: The XTERRA tour goes to Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, and back to Louisiana.1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series.2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series, Australia and the Netherlands. 2002: The inaugural XTERRA Saipan Championship, and races in Germany and the Czech Republic.

The XTERRA USA Championship Series expands to 31 races. 2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2004: Forty-five events in the U.S., plus 33 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour2005: First year of the stand-alone XTERRA Trail Running Series and Nevada Passage Adventure Competition.2008: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races, 50+ XTERRA Trail Runs, & inaguaral XTERRA Winter Worlds.

TEAM TV

Since 1990 TEAMTV has producedmore than 275television showsresulting in threeregional Emmy’sand 39 TellyAwards forproduction excellence.

TELEVISION EVENTS AND MARKETING, INC. 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, HI 96817Phone: 808.521.4322 Fax: 808.538.0314

TEAM UNLIMITED

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2008 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPAMATEUR START LIST SORTED BY COUNTRY, ALPHA, AGE AS OF 10/14

First Name Last Name Country DOBRaul Marin ARG 16-Feb-48Jason Gibson AUS 25-Mar-74Jacqui Kelly AUS 19-Aug-82James Kennedy AUS 20-Apr-78Jane Kilkenny AUS 16-Dec-66Brendan KING AUS 27-Jan-61Naantali Marshall AUS 28-Mar-75Stephen Mcshane AUS 13-Jun-92Charlotte McShane AUS 14-Aug-90Frank Mcshane AUS 29-Apr-59Sandy Mills AUS 20-Mar-70Elizabeth Muclonry AUS 24-Feb-69Chris Papadakis AUS 28-May-85James Pretto AUS 29-Jan-89Connie Silvestri AUS 25-Oct-75Jeff Smith AUS 22-Jun-57Scott Thorn AUS 12-Sep-82michael valos AUS 24-Dec-61Tim Whitburn AUS 16-Feb-70Beate Cekoni-Hutter AUT 13-Aug-65Gerhard Danetzky AUT 27-Feb-63Reinhold Garnitschnig AUT 6-Nov-57Harald Helleport AUT 23-Jun-71Gilbert Hoedl AUT 21-Jun-61Michael Kunstl AUT 20-Apr-68Julian Langer AUT 28-Nov-89Daniel Mueller AUT 30-Dec-78Ulrike Striednig AUT 16-Apr-61Werner Uran AUT 12-Jul-67Jolanta Jaworska-Roellgen BEL 3-Jun-66Yeray Lukem BEL 1-Jun-86Nelson Andrade BRA 12-Dec-70Filipe Aragao BRA 16-Nov-84Paulo Araujo BRA 25-Sep-78Feliciano Azevedo BRA 3-Jun-55Carlos Barros BRA 13-Jan-75Rafael Camacho BRA 4-Jul-87Thais Cardoso BRA 14-Apr-78Guilherme Carloni BRA 5-Feb-61Vinicius Catani BRA 10-Aug-70Marco Costa BRA 14-May-70Fabio Costa BRA 6-Jan-70Pierluigi Cumo BRA 28-Aug-78Fabiano Custodio BRA 21-Dec-67Liege De Souza BRA 2-Feb-88Gerson Doll BRA 7-Apr-62Samuel Ferraz BRA 4-Mar-77Mario Filho BRA 10-Jan-63Denilson Freitas BRA 11-Oct-68Ramiro Godinho BRA 16-Sep-70Luiz Graglia BRA 10-Oct-66Joao Grigoli BRA 27-Dec-71Roberto Guedes BRA 8-May-81Bruno Hohmann BRA 24-Oct-80Francisco Kirchgassner BRA 23-Apr-75Rodrigo Langeani BRA 2-Dec-80Roberto Liber BRA 12-Apr-74

First Name Last Name Country DOBRicardo Lino BRA 25-Apr-79Vanuza Maciel BRA 3-Sep-70Adolfo Mariano de Oliviera BRA 17-Jul-59Luiz Negrini BRA 1-Mar-69Olides Neto BRA 22-Sep-80Beniot Pierrang BRA 12-Feb-61Paulo Piza BRA 16-Aug-68Denilson Postai BRA 27-Apr-72Angelo Santos BRA 12-Aug-71Frederico Silva BRA 11-May-68Gustavo Thomaz BRA 10-Feb-82Helena Venceslau BRA 24-Mar-74Alexandre Vergete BRA 14-Jul-81William Logie CAN 8-Dec-67James Penman CAN 5-May-52Bob Pritchard CAN 21-Aug-57Virginia Sellars CAN 9-Oct-72Andrew Sellars CAN 25-Oct-69Rick Vircavs CAN 23-Nov-60Randal Walker CAN 20-Jun-58Beverly Watson CAN 4-Dec-53Ernest Wyder CAN 13-Aug-72Mike Young CAN 30-Oct-76Calvin Zaryski CAN 29-Mar-68Nathaniel Faulkner CAN 22-Sep-78Orion Akerson CRC 23-Oct-79Lubomir Bachura CZE 20-Jul-89Ales Dedek CZE 28-Mar-75Tomas Eberl CZE 21-Jun-84Martin Jiskra CZE 8-Aug-88Vaclav Klakurka CZE 31-Dec-83Tomas Lauer CZE 6-Jan-84Erik Lorenc CZE 20-Nov-81Tomas Matera CZE 5-May-89Petr Polivka CZE 5-Sep-63Kaja Polivkova CZE 1-Dec-64Lukas Roubicek CZE 7-Jan-81Petr Slajs CZE 11-Mar-90Kai Hansen DEN 15-May-55Bouvier Arnaud FRA 31-Jan-66Frank Batelier FRA 12-May-78Arnaud Coste FRA 23-Oct-78Jacky Everaerdt FRA 6-May-68Sophia Giovane FRA 6-Sep-75Marvin Gruget FRA 7-Feb-92Adrien Poullot FRA 26-Jun-90Philippe Sallin FRA 12-Jan-70Virgile Stiedel FRA 20-Jul-71Roland Bianchin GER 27-Dec-48Martin Diermeier GER 24-Nov-77Esther Hitter GER 8-Jan-65Gregor Hoefelmaier GER 9-Oct-64Roman Huber GER 2-Dec-66Manfred Klittich GER 17-Sep-37Daniela Kösler GER 10-Jan-77Holger Krippenstapel GER 25-Nov-63Franz Pretzl GER 1-Jan-58

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First Name Last Name Country DOBJana Rauch GER 4-Aug-71Moritz Schloesser GER 1-Jul-77Karsten Dellbruegge GER 31-Jul-62Juergen Fehrenbach GER 15-Dec-64Martin Giese GER 11-Dec-70Alexander Haas GER 21-May-89Armin Hohenadler GER 26-Jan-72Beate Kleindienst GER 4-Jan-66Enrico Rauch GER 17-Jul-71Jorg Schneider GER 25-Jul-68Petra Scholler GER 29-Dec-57Tim Van Daele GER 25-Aug-80Michael Watson HKG 10-Nov-70Valentina Capovilla ITA 1-Jul-82Stefano Emanuele ITA 8-Feb-69Luca Molteni ITA 7-Jan-77Elisabetta Mosso ITA 21-Feb-71Francesco Nesti ITA 5-Mar-80Samuele Peroni ITA 18-Nov-71Gioacomo Schiavo ITA 28-Feb-82Fumio Adachi JPN 12-Mar-75Hideyuki Arai JPN 18-Aug-70Mai Chiku JPN 10-Mar-74Takayuki Hamada JPN 18-Sep-65Ayako Harada JPN 5-Oct-74Yasuhiro Hirayama JPN 12-Dec-66Kazuteru Horiguchi JPN 5-Mar-66Hyato Katayama JPN 19-Aug-91Makoto Katayama JPN 23-May-59Tae Yoong Kim JPN 28-Apr-71Atsuya Komuro JPN 30-Sep-70Eri Kondo JPN 25-Mar-67Atsushi Kubota JPN 28-Dec-61Dai Matsui JPN 22-Dec-67Mioko Morimoto JPN 4-Jun-76Hiroshi Nonaka JPN 29-Nov-64Kazuhiko Ogura JPN 14-Jun-59Masato Samata JPN 22-Feb-76Azuna Samata JPN 11-Jun-74Shiro Sato JPN 2-Nov-62Tomoyo Shibata JPN 2-Nov-76Ryo Shibata JPN 3-Feb-71Makoto Shimamoto JPN 1-Jul-74Tetsuya Sugimori JPN 4-Jun-64Masako Sumi JPN 6-Oct-74Yuya Suzuki JPN 6-Oct-74Tetsuya Usui JPN 18-Nov-82Toshiaki Watanabe JPN 30-Jan-57Yoshitaka Yamamoto JPN 14-Sep-75Yoshimi Yasue JPN 22-Nov-68Kazuhiro Yuasa JPN 14-Sep-72aaron sanchez MEX 4-Feb-70Monique Avery NZL 5-Apr-89Jason Bewley NZL 15-Apr-75Allan Caird NZL 8-Dec-52Matt Carter NZL 3-Oct-67Bryce Dickenson NZL 21-Jan-70Catherine Dunn NZL 14-Feb-61Cameron Durno NZL 20-Feb-81Bryce Giddy NZL 5-Dec-67Patrick Harvey NZL 9-Jul-69Michelle Impey NZL 23-Jun-71

First Name Last Name Country DOBCarl Jones NZL 7-Jun-88Egbert Koekoek NZL 17-Sep-66David McKenzie NZL 24-Feb-67Andrew Mclean NZL 13-May-70Emma Meyer NZL 29-Feb-84John Mezger NZL 8-May-77Gary Millbanke NZL 6-Sep-70Tim Mills NZL 20-Dec-78Steve Motley NZL 28-Jun-61Lisa Payne NZL 23-Oct-68Don Pedersen NZL 11-Jan-58Rebecca Rae NZL 30-Oct-79Martin Ralph NZL 21-Aug-69Oliver Shaw NZL 28-Dec-91Josie Sinclair NZL 30-Oct-59Wayne Thorne NZL 3-Mar-57Adam Grant RSA 9-Aug-91Nino Cokan SLO 29-Jun-73Dirk Pauling SUI 12-Feb-68Cristina Picardi SUI 30-Dec-77Daniele Zanini SUI 16-Jun-75Martin Simkanin SVK 11-Feb-70Daniel Bent UK 20-Jan-79Paul Davies UK 8-May-75Mike Dibens UK 6-Feb-73Ryan Evans UK 29-Jun-71Nigel Gregory UK 21-Dec-64Jack Grundy UK 15-Aug-89Peter Hawkins UK 7-Dec-79Llewellyn Holmes UK 25-Feb-82Stuart Lumb UK 28-Aug-43Kate Meyer UK 16-Mar-80Simon Osborne UK 17-Mar-60Darrelle Parker UK 24-Jun-68Adam Rees UK 10-Mar-64Nick Rees UK 12-Sep-58Milan Sallaba UK 28-Jan-69Emma Smith UK 13-Apr-81Gregory Abrahamson USA 8-May-81Stephanie Alcivar USA 19-Oct-79Thomas Alcivar USA 27-Dec-77Jeanette Allred-Powless USA 17-Dec-61Joseph Alueta USA 21-Jan-68Craig Ames USA 19-Jul-73Ashlie Angel USA 23-Feb-76Benjamin Barreras USA 17-Feb-61Brian Barrett USA 14-Feb-79Brent Barrett USA 1-May-65Rebecca Batizy USA 8-Oct-75Randy Beckner USA 25-Aug-52John Belair USA 4-Nov-64William Beveridge USA 3-Aug-75Joanna Bilancieri USA 6-Oct-73Patrick Black USA 25-Oct-64Bill Blankenship USA 31-Mar-50Tai Blechta USA 12-Feb-79Grace Bollinger USA 3-Apr-61Matthew Boobar USA 4-Sep-72Todd Borke USA 15-Apr-69Scott Brand USA 24-May-67Alison Bridge USA 27-Aug-66Andrew Bridge USA 14-Nov-60

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First Name Last Name Country DOBKaren Brisson USA 22-Mar-68Janice Brod USA 23-Oct-70Ashley Brown USA 25-Feb-71Julie Bruckman USA 30-Nov-74Jamie Bursell USA 19-Dec-62Robert Butner USA 19-Feb-80MIke Byam USA 12-Oct-70Joanne Cain USA 30-Oct-80scott campbell USA 13-Jan-56John Campbell USA 7-Jul-45Luis Canales USA 14-Jul-73Timothy Cannon USA 12-Jul-74Lee Cannon USA 26-Nov-47Mieko Carey USA 27-Apr-78Kevin Carey USA 8-Jan-70Matthew Carlson USA 5-Sep-60Sarah Carter USA 2-Dec-91Fred Carter USA 19-Feb-90Jessica Cerra USA 1-May-82Emily Chaney USA 21-Oct-81Jason Chapman USA 27-Jan-78Brian Charles USA 20-Jun-75Angie Childre USA 3-Nov-70Jason Childre USA 14-Aug-69Stuart Christie USA 12-Sep-46Rachel Cieslewicz USA 12-Dec-79Gerry Clark USA 25-Dec-59Tony Claudino USA 24-Sep-71John Close USA 22-Dec-68Richard Cochrane USA 12-May-73John Coffey USA 23-Jul-55Caroline Colonna USA 20-Apr-64Justin Costa Jr. USA 28-Jul-47Richard Costello USA 3-May-67Kimberly Ann Cruz USA 12-Oct-69Mike Dannelley USA 5-May-58Nathan Decker USA 15-Aug-78Dan DeGolier USA 9-May-58Regina Detolve USA 1-Sep-68Kim Devine USA 18-Mar-66Stephen Dewald USA 9-Feb-68John Donovan USA 6-Apr-87Jolanda Driessen USA 23-Jan-60Korrie Dubray USA 9-Mar-71Laurel Dudley USA 1-Dec-80Andrew Duenow USA 19-Apr-65Kathy Eckert USA 26-Jan-62Eric Edgerton USA 26-Jan-66Karl Edgerton USA 28-Dec-62Alexander Eiler USA 22-Mar-76Chris Elkins USA 24-Apr-67Charlotte Endicott USA 25-Nov-66Brian Endicott USA 31-Mar-66Beverly Enslow USA 2-Mar-57Kai Erickson USA 11-Feb-92Gary Erickson USA 9-Sep-57Dave Erlich USA 11-Jan-67Scott Ewing USA 10-Oct-57Keith Facer USA 14-Jul-62Casey Fannin USA 25-Aug-60Mike Ferreira USA 8-Aug-64Scott Fife USA 19-Oct-60

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First Name Last Name Country DOBKevin Mahan USA 27-Oct-58Charlotte Mahan USA 6-Apr-45Mike Malloy USA 5-Dec-43Desiree Margagliano USA 1-Mar-63Al Martinez USA 15-May-59Robert Martinich USA 14-Dec-49Tanya Mason USA 19-Jun-74Andy May USA 19-Oct-72Barbara McAllaster USA 19-Oct-63Peter Mcintosh USA 15-Dec-60Bruce McLaughlin USA 25-Jul-57Sarah McMahan USA 5-Aug-72Ross McMahan USA 15-Nov-69William McMahon USA 17-Feb-59Jodi Medell USA 4-Jul-69Mark Mench USA 15-Feb-75Simone Messerschmidt USA 22-Feb-65Cliff Millemann USA 19-Aug-58Sarah Mista USA 30-Aug-78Tom Monica USA 16-Nov-57Thomas Morales USA 25-Jan-63Ryan Moulton USA 19-Jul-76Tesha Newman USA 4-Sep-71Joshua Olmstead USA 10-Dec-89Ron Olmsted USA 21-May-64Katherine O'Neill USA 6-Jul-89Bill Parks USA 2-Jul-65Don Patterson USA 4-Feb-62Elbert Paul USA 4-Sep-71Marcus Peterlin USA 21-Jul-71Jayne Peterlin USA 15-Jun-66Barbara Peterson USA 9-May-56Susan Petronio USA 23-Jan-63Matthew Pitts USA 25-Jun-76Matt Plummer USA 13-Sep-79Katherine Pollard USA 8-Jul-93Lance Polloreno USA 14-Nov-70Shayna Powless USA 8-Jan-94Jack Powless USA 14-Aug-61Burke Priest USA 27-Feb-73Peyman Razifard USA 5-Nov-61Julie Rhode USA 1-Nov-64Leonardo Ricardez USA 28-Sep-77Mark Rivers USA 2-Feb-73Stephen Rivers USA 13-May-47Paul Roach USA 7-Jun-73Brandyn Roark Gray USA 14-May-79Wendy Robinson USA 26-Jun-67Durdam Rocherolle USA 25-Sep-70Joey Rogers USA 28-Jun-78Eric Ronning USA 31-Aug-67Christopher Roslen USA 14-Jan-69Will Ross USA 1-May-89Edward Ross-Clunis USA 6-Aug-67John Royson USA 2-Nov-53Mark Rudder USA 6-Jan-64Scott Sampson USA 3-Dec-52Heidi Samuel USA 8-Apr-70James Samuel USA 10-Apr-62Samantha Saraniti USA 28-Aug-70Marsha Sarver USA 5-Jul-65Georgina Scorer USA 14-Mar-76

First Name Last Name Country DOBChris Scott USA 26-Sep-72Ronald Scranton USA 26-Nov-43Dave Sharp USA 16-Jul-41Olivier Simart USA 2-Mar-81Eric Snowberg USA 6-Nov-70Suzanne Snyder USA 30-Mar-82Janet Soule USA 30-Oct-62Chris Stankis USA 5-Nov-69Jeff Stoen USA 14-May-62Douglas Stuart USA 16-Aug-70Scott Sullivan USA 30-Jul-44Dan Swanson USA 11-May-68Tamara Tabeek USA 3-Mar-60Stephen Tarpinian USA 22-Dec-60Cindi Toepel USA 8-Apr-51Ricky Tolliver USA 8-Aug-68Eli Torgeson USA 3-Jul-71Billy Treu USA 21-Apr-72Diana Trevino USA 6-Aug-73Mark Triebwasser USA 2-Dec-79Al Truscott USA 9-Apr-49Roger Turpin USA 11-Jun-72Christopher Varner USA 31-Mar-77Blake Voges USA 26-Mar-84Craig Vogtsberger USA 29-Oct-74Justin Voss USA 3-Oct-80Bruce Wacker USA 21-May-46Scott Walchek USA 14-Dec-58Lorenn Walker USA 19-Mar-52Richard Wall USA 17-Feb-47Aaron Wallen USA 5-Jul-71James Walsh USA 25-Jan-78Ryan Weeger USA 3-Mar-84Judith Weitz USA 21-Sep-69Raphael Wellerstein USA 1-May-67john willse USA 5-Jul-69Bruce Wilson USA 19-Aug-59Thomas Wood USA 20-Jul-66Racheal Wood USA 17-Nov-61Peter Wood USA 21-Sep-43Bryce Word USA 9-Jun-84Howard Word USA 2-Sep-57Stephen Wraith USA 31-Mar-61Jim Wuthrich USA 6-Jul-64Daniel Wuthrich USA 11-Sep-60Meiling Yee USA 11-Jun-62Samuel Yount USA 2-Oct-81Tjalling Ypma USA 16-Oct-53Scott Zavack USA 18-Nov-67