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The World’s Greatest Off-Road Triathlon

2010 PRESS GUIDE

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP 1.5km swim + 30km mountain bike + 10km trail run

JUNE 12-13OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK / PELHAM, AL

2010 XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORSThe 2010 XTERRA Southeast Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell, Degree Men Adventure, and Shelby County.Sponsors include the Utah Sports Commission, XTERRA.TV, GU Energy Gel, Gatorade, Zorrel, the Shelby CountyReporter and the XTERRA Alliance - Wetsuits, Gear, Cycling, Fitness, and Footwear.

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XTERRA America Tour Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Oak Mountain State Park Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Schedule of Events and Event Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7XTERRA Course Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8XTERRA Pro Race Preview and Start List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10XTERRA Pro Biographies (Men) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-17XTERRA Pro Biographies (Women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-222010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Prize Money Breakdown . . . .232010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Results and Standings . . .25-27Results from past 4 XTERRA Southeast Championships .28-31Past XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-332010 XTERRA America Tour Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34How the XTERRA America Tour Works for amateurs . . . .35-37XTERRA Gear News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382009 XTERRA USA Amateur Championship Review . . . . . . .392009 XTERRA Age Group Regional Champions . . . . . . . .40-412010 XTERRA World Tour and World Champs Preview . .42-43XTERRA Trail Running Series Overview and Schedule . .44-45How XTERRA started & the world of XTERRA overview . .46-47TEAM Unlimited, and XTERRA.TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In 1996 mountain biking and triathlon met in a duel of thefittest on the island of Maui. The race consisted of an open-ocean swim, a mountain bike race, and a trail run. Itrepresented a bold new racing format that attractedoutdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers, mountain bikersand triathletes. The mountain bikers brought their laid-backstyle and bold self-assurance. The triathletes brought theirhard-core training and avid dedication. They soondiscovered a common spirit and attitude that pulled themtogether. For as different as they were, neither could resistthe challenges and thrills this new multisport offered.

Since that day XTERRA has grown into the world’s leadingoff-road triathlon with more than 100 races in 15 countriesthis year, including 67 in the XTERRA America Tour alone.

The typical XTERRA is comprised of the following:1.5 kilometer (0.93-mile) swim in an ocean, lake, or river30 kilometer (18.6-mile) mountain bike on off-road trails10 kilometer (6.2-mile) trail run on a variety of surfaces

2010 marks the 15th consecutive year of XTERRA racing.

The XTERRA Southeast Championship is the third of fiveregionals in the America Tour, and offers up $10,500 inprize money for pros and 41 qualifying spots into theXTERRA World Championship for amateurs. Age groupcompetitors will also earn points in pursuit of winning theirregion and qualifying for the invite-only XTERRA USAChampionship held in Utah on Sept. 25.

This guide will breakdown the who, what, when, where andwhy of the XTERRA Southeast Championship - andintroduce you to some of the professional athletes that willrace in the world’s premier off-road triathlon at OakMountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama on June 13.

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Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County in Pelham is anoutdoor endurance sports mecca. As proof, several of thenation’s most prestigious events are happening there withina nine-day span from June 5-13.

The frenzy kicks off Saturday, June 5 with the brand new“Turn and Burn 360” mountain bike race that features 60racers, 60 minutes, and 60 prizes.

On Sunday, June 6 is the 16th running of the Bump N' Grindmountain biking spectacular, offering race classes for alland free racing for the kids. It’s the biggest and baddestmountain bike race in the South, and this year BUMP (therace organizers and amazing trail crew from theBirmingham Urban Mountain Pedalers) are rolling out therecently expanded and completely epic 21.5-mile Red Trailloop for riders.

“It has been a great experience to assist BUMP in securingthe grant for the epic trail and then working together to fur-ther the offering of our wonderful state park,” said PelhamMayor Don Murphy. “We are fortunate to have the largeststate park here in Pelham offering a variety of activities thatcomplement the ideas of a healthy lifestyle and encouragepeople to be outside to see what nature offers. Our city isproud to become a destination location for cyclists andoutdoor enthusiasts.”

The following Saturday, June 12, XTERRA rolls into townwith 5km and 10km mud runs, along with a 19km trail run onthe same sweet single track trails the mountain bikers ride.

If that’s not enough, the JRag Buster Britton MemorialTriathlon, the longest running triathlon in Alabama,celebrates its 23rd year on the same day at the same place!An annual sellout “road” triathlon (400-yard swim, 13-milebike, 3-mile run) is open to all athletes and is a great racefor all ability levels. It has also been chosen as a qualifierfor two very prestigious championships! Once again, theJRag Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon will qualify the topmale and female Alabama resident for the 2010 Best of theUSA Amateur Competition and is a Junior Regional QualifierEvent for the 2010 ITU Sprint World Championships.

The weekend culminates Sunday, June 13, with the fifthrunning of the XTERRA Southeast Championship – off-roadtriathlons biggest event of the year in the South that attractssome of the world’s premier triathletes from around the

world for a 1.5km swim in Double Oak Lake, a 30kmmountain bike on BUMP’s red trail, and a 10km trail run.There’s a half-distance XTERRA for beginners and relayteam options as well, and there is even a special “AlabamaSlammah” prize for the male and female with the fastestcombined times in XTERRA and Buster Britton.

"Outdoor sports enthusiasts from around the world havediscovered that Shelby County's Oak Mountain State Parkprovides unparalleled resources," said Alex Dudchock,Shelby County Manager. "Our collaborations with the Stateof Alabama, the City of Pelham, Birmingham UrbanMountain Pedalers and other organizations have madeextensive improvements possible to the already top-ratedcourse, creating a destination for the serious competitor orfor those discovering the thrills of outdoor sportingcompetition. These events are expected to get bigger andbetter each year."

In addition to the influx of competitors and their familiestraveling to Shelby Country from around the country - thetrue beauty of these races is the celebration of the healthy,active, outdoors lifestyle they inspire – each setting greatexamples for the next generation to get outdoors and “LiveMore”. To complement the races, Oak Mountain offersplenty of family activities (wildlife center, swimming beach,fishing, horseback riding, golfing, boat rental, etc.) whilelodging, eating and shopping opportunities abound rightoutside the park.

Bump N' Grind - www.bumpngrindrace.com – 800-960-9457 XTERRA – www.xterraplanet.com - toll-free 877-751-8880Buster Britton - www.team-magic.com - 205.595.8633Oak Mountain – www.alapark.com/OakMountainShelby County - www.shelbyal.com

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OAK MTN STATE PARK AN ENDURANCE SPORTS PARADISE

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XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK - PELHAM, AL /// JUNE 12-13

FRIDAY, JUNE 1112:00-6:00pm Registration and Packet Pickup* at Oak Mountain State Park

SATURDAY, JUNE 126:00-7:00am XTERRA Mud Runs/Walk Packet Pickup*6:30am Sunrise Service with Chris Gillespie of Team 413 GraceRunner Ministries7:00am-4:00pm XTERRA Southeast Championship/Sport Registration/Packet Pickup*7:00am XTERRA Oak Mountain 19km Mud Run (Race #4 in the XTERRA Alabama Trail Run Series)7:10am XTERRA 10km Mud Run Start7:15am XTERRA 5km Mud Run and Walk Start7:30am-4:00pm XTERRA Expo Open7:45am 5km winner expected8:00am 10km winner expected8:30am 21km winner expected11:00-12:30am XTERRA KIT Youth Triathlon Registration and Packet Pickup10:00am XTERRA Trail Run Awards Ceremony11:00am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell - with Melanie McQuaid and Josiah Middaugh12:00pm Kahuna’s Race Briefing1:00pm XTERRA KIT Youth Triathlon Start – 11-17 year olds

(Swim 150 yards, Bike 3.5 miles, Run 1.5 mile)1:15pm XTERRA KIT Youth Triathlon Start – 8-10 year olds

(Swim 100 yards, Bike 2.1 miles Run 1 mile)1:35pm XTERRA KIT Youth Triathlon Start – 5-7 year olds

(Swim 50 yards, Bike 1.1 mile, Run 0.3 mile)

SUNDAY, JUNE 136:00am Transition open for set-up and body marking7:15am Sunrise Service with Chris Gillespie of Team 413 GraceRunner Ministries8:00am XTERRA Sport Start (750m swim, 15K MTB, 5K trail run)8:30am XTERRA Southeast Championship Start (1.5K swim, 30K MTB, 10K trail run)9:00am-1:00pm XTERRA Expo Open 9am - 1pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation9:145/9:30am XTERRA Sport male/female winner expected9:30/9:45am XTERRA Southeast Championship male/female Winner expected12:30pm XTERRA Southeast Championship and XTERRA Sport Awards Ceremony12:30pm Cutoff time at T27pm After Party – Margarita Grill, Pelham

Note: Park entry fee for adults: $3 weekends, $2 weekdays. * Proof of identity required

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PAUL MITCHELL CUT-A-THON AND XTERRA UNIVERSITY

Founded to help physically challenged athletes reach theirathletic goals, the non-profit Challenged Athletes Foundation isthe official charity of the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon at eachchampionship stop on the XTERRA America Tour.

Stylists will cut hair from 9:00am-1:00pm on Sunday, June 13at the finish line area of the XTERRA Southeast Championshipand all proceeds will go to the CAF.

XTERRA UNIVERSITYPresented by Paul Mitchell

Learn the art of XTERRA from the best off-road multisportathletes on the planet - 3-time XTERRA World ChampionMelanie McQuaid and 5-time XTERRA National ChampionJosiah Middaugh. XTERRA University is a must for first-timersand anyone looking to sharpen their skills in swimming,mountain biking, trail running, and nutrition. Josiah andMelanie will even break down into Bama course specifics andanswer any and all questions. Best part is, the clinic is FREE.

Saturday at 11:00am at Oak Mountain State Park.

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XTERRA OAK MOUNTAIN MUD RUNS AND KIDS TRI JUNE 12

SUNRISE SERVICE - SAT & SUN WITH TEAM 413

Chris Gillespie of TEAM 413 Gracerunner Ministries will lead sunrise service on Saturday at6:30am and Sunday at 7:15am at the XTERRA Village. Gillespie's story is one of inspiration.He shares his words of encouragement, God's grace, and overcoming trials to running groups,churches, sports teams, and at marathons across the United States. Whether challengingothers to walk a lap around a track or run a mile, change an attitude or improve a relationship,Gillespie shares a message of confidence, perseverance, courage, and strength.

XTERRA OAK MOUNTAIN 5, 10, and 19km MUD RUNS

The XTERRA Oak Mountain 5km, 10km and 19km mud runs are,as the “mud” in the title implies, a bit dirty! New this year theXTERRA crew is mixing in a mud pit or two to get you nice andmessy before you make it back to the finish line.

Also new this year is a refreshed long course that is right at 12miles - a single loop on some of the sweetest single track in theSouth.

The runs start nice and early at 7am before it gets too hot, andafterwards runners are encouraged to stick around for some bbq,check out the kids triathlon at 11am, jump in Double Oak Lake tocool off, and kick off the start of summer XTERRA style.

XTERRA KIDS TRI

On Saturday at 1pm its the kids turn to give triathlona try. The big kids, 11-17, will go first with a 150-yardswim, four-mile bike and one-mile run, followed byshorter distances for the 8-10 year olds and 5-7year olds. Parents can register their child and learnmore at www.kidsintraining.com.

Kids in Training is a nonprofit organization with amission to permanently change the lifestyles ofchildren and their families using sound nutrition andfitness education.

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XTERRA COURSE MAPSThe course at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, located in the southernmost part of the Appalachian Chain, is

praised by competitors as being one of the most fun, fast, scenic and difficult on the XTERRA schedule. It starts with a

swim in the warm water of Double Oak Lake - two 750-meter laps separated by a short beach shuffle in-between.

From there the long, single-loop 19-mile mountain bike course starts at about 500 feet elevation, twists, turns, and rolls

through the forest for seven miles then begins a gradual 700-foot climb to the summit. The descent is a fast, wild ride high-

lighted by the notorious "blood rock" section - a series of tricky to maneuver, uneven and jagged rocks. New this year is a

recently added three-mile section on the west side of the lake that’s filled with rolling rights and lefts.

"I think this is the best race venue ever," once said XTERRA Pro Jamie Whitmore. "It mixes East Coast mountain biking

with tight turns, roots and rocks with a fast descent and rock garden area that's totally West Coast. It's just a blast!"

The run is simply punishing, with four major climbs - each progressively steeper than the one before. In between the climbs

are a series of weaving off-road trails that meander through forested sections that provide shade, if not relief, from the heat.

Of note: The bike course for the sport race will be totally different this year. From the swim-to-bike transition, racers will

have a nice three-mile road climb up Peavine to the trailhead above Blood Rock, take the twisting single track down, switch

gears to some switchback climbing up Johnson’s Mountain, then join in with the new three-mile section.

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XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP PRO RACE PREVIEWThe XTERRA Southeast Championship hosts a packedpro-field that includes seven of the top eight men in theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series rankings (minus only No. 3Nicolas Lebrun from France) and six of the top sevenwomen (minus No. 3 Renata Bucher).

In the men’s race, it’s all about Conrad “the Caveman”Stoltz. The three-time XTERRA World Champ has won thefirst two championship races this year and the last threehere in Alabama. The reason is simple, a technical andtough bike course that plays right into his strengths.

His most formidable opponent is American JosiahMiddaugh, who was second in the first two races and hadthe fastest run split in both. Middaugh is a great biker too,and if he can come off the bike within striking distance ofStoltz he’s capable of chasing him down. Middaugh wassecond to Stoltz here last year, finishing just 52 secondsback.

The “local” favorite is Craig Evans from Tennessee, who isusually the first racer out of the swim and leads the bikehere during the first few miles. Should he be able to pin thebike anything is possible. Cody Waite and Ryan DeCookhave both had breakout seasons, and sit in the 5th and 6thspots in the Pro Series, while Branden Rakita is due for atop speed race in 2010.

The dark horse has to be Dan Hugo, who has yet to race inthe U.S. this year. He won the XTERRA South Africa crownin February, and has compelling history on this course. Inhis first try here in 2007 he crashed and broke his hand, in2008 he finished just 16 seconds behind Stoltz, and lastyear he placed fourth.

In the women’s race it’s wide open. Three-time XTERRAWorld Champ Melanie McQuaid won here last year andback in 2006, while Shonny Vanlandingham took the title in2008. Both are great mountain bikers and this course suitsthem well. It might just come down to who has the bestfitness and who can handle the heat best.

The other one to watch is Lesley Paterson, who’s been inthe top 3 in the last five XTERRA championship races,including a runner-up performance at Worlds last year.Paterson has been the runner-up here in Alabama in eachof the last two years.

Christine “Big Fish” Jeffrey will be the first woman (maybeeven first overall) out of the swim and her bike has gottenbetter and better since she started mountain biking in 2007.Jeffrey uses Birmingham as her winter training grounds andspent her fair share of time out on this course in the earlypart of 2010 - which could make a difference come raceday.

Both the men’s and women’s race include several pros thatcould take the crown on any given day, and the action issure to be as hot as a sizzling summer day in the South.

Craig Melanie

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XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP PRO START LISTThe professionals competing in the SoutheastChampionship are among the best mountain bikers,triathletes, and adventure racers on the planet.

Rank = Current rank in 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series (after 1)NR = Not ranked in 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series

Rank - Name - Age, Hometown1 - Conrad Stoltz - 36, Stellenbosch, South Africa2 - Josiah Middaugh - 31, Vail, Colorado4 - Craig Evans - 32, Hendersonville, Tennessee5 - Cody Waite - 31, Lakewood, Colorado6 - Ryan DeCook - 29, Rochester, Michigan7 - Branden Rakita - 29, Manitou Springs, Colorado8 - Trevor Glavin - 30, San Diego, California11 - Damian Gonzalez - 33, Stockton, California12 - Will Kelsay - 28, Boulder, Colorado13 - Scott Gall - 35, Cedar Falls, Iowa14 - Matt Boobar - 37, Stratton Mountain, VermontNR - Brandon Jessop - 31, Lakewood, ColoradoNR - Chris Newell - 41, Reisterstown, Maryland

Rank - Name - Age, Hometown1 - Shonny Vanlandingham - 40, Durango, Colorado2 - Melanie McQuaid - 36, Victoria, B.C., Canada4 - Christine Jeffrey - 37, Guelph, Ontario, Canada5 - Emma Garrard - 28, Truckee, California6 - Tracy Thelen - 30, Colorado Springs, CO7 - Lesley Paterson - 29, Scotland (San Diego, CA)9 - Shae Rainer - 30, Austin, Texas10 - Christie Sym - 26, Sydney, Australia14 - Fabiola Corona - 29, Mexico City, MexicoNR - Kristy Lanier - 39, Marlinton, West Virginia

START LIST BY COUNTRY/ALPHAPro Men

USA - Matt Boobar, Ryan DeCook, Craig Evans,Scott Gall, Trevor Glavin, Damian Gonzalez,Brandon Jessop, Will Kelsay, Josiah Middaugh,Chris Newell, Branden Rakita, Cody WaiteSOUTH AFRICA - Dan Hugo, Conrad Stoltz-----------------------------------------------------------------

Pro WomenUSA - Emma Garrard, Kristy Lanier, Shae Rainer,Tracy Thelen, Shonny VanlandinghamAUSTRALIA - Christie SymCANADA - Christine Jeffrey, Melanie McQuaidMEXICO - Fabiola CoronaSCOTLAND - Lesley PatersonSWITZERLAND - Renata Bucher

Shonny

Conrad

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

CONRAD “The Caveman” STOLTZStellenbosch, South Africa

2001-02 & 2007 XTERRA World Champ7-time XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1973�lives in Reno,Nevada during the racing season...a two-time Olympictriathlete, finished 20th in 2000 when he was the first off thebike, then dnf’d in Athens...started BMX racing at ageseven, running at nine, biathlon at 13, triathlon and cyclingat 14, and pro triathlon at 18...“It’s in my blood.” WEBSITE: conradstoltz.comSPONSORS: Specialized, Avia, Suunto, Stuffitts, Clif Bar,Profile Design, Oakley, Squirt Lube. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A 7-time XTERRA U.S.Pro Series Champion (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05 & ‘07, ‘08, ‘09),and the only 3-time men’s pro XTERRA World Champion. 2001: Burst onto the XTERRA scene and won the ProSeries and World title as a rookie.2002: Won in Keystone, California, Tahoe, and Maui. 2003: Won first race at Big Bear, placed 2nd in Richmond,3rd in 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, missed the first U.S.race of the year in California with injuries, returned in timefor Alabama where he was fourth, and a week later he wonthe East Championship. Placed 8th in Milwaukee after aseries of crashes and injuries and then 4th at the MountainChampionships in Utah. A pre-ride crash at the XTERRAUSA Championship kept him out of nationals and worlds.2007: Won XTERRA South Africa for fourth straight year,then the XTERRA West Champs. Won Southeast and EastChamps on back-to-back weekends. DNF’d at Utahbecause of a mechanical. Won USA Championship, ProSeries title, then World Champs for third time. Named theOff-Road triathlete of the year at Endurance Sports Awards.2008: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa, won the WestChamps for 6th time in his career, won the Southeast title,

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.Suffered a flat while leading at the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui and eventually finished 12th after aseries of mechanicals.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, and SoutheastCup Races, was 5th at the Northwest Cup, won the AtlanticCup, finished 3rd in a photo-finish at the Northeast Cup, andwon the XTERRA USA Championship (and the U.S. ProSeries for the 7th time). Placed 5th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Had the fastest bike splits en route to winningthe XTERRA West Championship on April 25, and theSouth Central title on May 23.

Conrad

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JOSIAH MIDDAUGHVail, Colorado

2009 XTERRA South Central Champ5-time XTERRA National Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1978�from East Jordan,Michigan...earned a Bachelor of Science degree in healthfitness from Central Michigan Univ. where he ran x-countryand track...works as an endurance coach and trainer. WEBSITE: josiahmiddaugh.comSPONSORS: Felt, First Endurance, AVIA, Titec,Carmichael Training SystemsXTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has been the topAmerican in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series five of the last sixyears. 4x USSSA Snowshoe National Champ (2002, ‘03,‘08), 6-time North American Snowshoe Champ, 2006 USATWinter Triathlon National Champ, and 2005 USAT LongCourse National Champ. Before turning pro he was the ‘02XTERRA Amateur USA & World Champ in 20-24 division.2004: 7th in Richmond, won Keystone, 3rd in Big Bear andLake Tahoe, won XTERRA Canada. Top American finisherin Tahoe where he posted the fastest bike and run. Placed2nd in Pro Series and top American (3rd overall) at Worlds.2005: 7th in Temecula, 10th in Richmond, 6th in Milwaukee,3rd in Keystone, 9th in Tahoe, 6th in Pro Series (topAmerican). Was also the top American at the WorldChampionship (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.2007: Finished 4th at West Champs, 3rd in Alabama, 4th inRichmond, 2nd in Utah, 4th at the USA Championship and3rd in the Pro Series (top American). Was 17th at Worlds.2008: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Winter Worlds (by 1 second).Placed 4th at West Champs, won East Champs, was 5th atMountain Champs, 3rd at XTERRA USA. Top American inPro Series for 4th time. 7th at Worlds (3x top American).LAST YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA Winter Worlds inUtah, 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 3rd at Midwest Cup, 2ndat Southeast Cup, won Teva Mtn Games in his hometown,was 2nd at Atlantic Cup, won South Central Cup, was 3rdat Mtn Cup and 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championship.Placed 9th at XTERRA Worlds (2nd fastest bike split), andwas the 2nd American.

Josiah

THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA WestChampionship and the South Central Championship. Hadthe fastest run split at both spots.

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Cody

CODY WAITELakewood, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978...originally fromCave Creek, AZ...is a triathlon coach with EPC Multisport.WEBSITE: epcmultisport.com/blogSPONSORS: EPCMultisport.com, Wheat Ridge Cyclery,Seven Cycles, Pearl Izumi, Blue Seventy, Patagonia,Schwalbe, Scrub, Fluid, Prolong, Ideal Health,Kalosidesign.com, Rudy Project, and Magura. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year...won the 25-29XTERRA National Championship in 2006. Best pro finishwas 4th at XTERRA Mountain Champs in 2009.2007: 15th in Temecula, 9th in Alabama, 12th in Richmond,5th in Utah, 15th at the USA Champs and 7th in Pro Series.2008: 12th in Temecula, 13th in ‘Bama, 17th in Richmond,7th in Utah, 13th at XTERRA USA, and 34th pro atXTERRA Worlds in Maui.LAST YEAR: 13th at XTERRA West Cup, 11th at Midwest,7th at Southeast Cup, 9th at the Northwest Cup, 4th at theMountain Cup, 7th at XTERRA USA Championship, and27th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Champs and theSouth Central Championships.

CRAIG EVANSHendersonville, TN

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4PERSONAL: Born March 29, 1978...originally from Ocala,Florida...earned a degree in healthcare administration fromWestern Kentucky University where he was an All-Americanswimmer...works in medical device sales for Smith andNephew Endoscopy.WEBSITE: teamcraigevans.comSPONSORS: Stan’s No Tubes, Infinit Nutrition, Hypoxico,and Oakley.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. Turned pro in 2006 afterwinning the amateur overall at the Southeast Championshipin Alabama. Won every XTERRA Points Series race heentered in 2004 and 2005.2006: Finished 12th in Milwaukee, then injured.2007: Finished 16th at XTERRA West Champs, 5th inAlabama and 6th in Richmond. Had the fastest swim in both‘Bama and Richmond. Placed 10th at Mountain Champsdespite racing with a broken bone in his foot.2008: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rd inAlabama and 5th in Richmond. Led the Pro Series in pointsheading into Mountain Champs where he placed 9th. Was14th at USA Champs and 25th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 9th at XTERRA West and MidwestCup races, 6th at Southeast Cup, 6th at Northwest Cup, 8that the Atlantic Cup, 6th at the South Central Cup, and 11th atthe XTERRA USA Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 7th at XTERRA West Champs and 4that the South Central Championship.

Craig

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RYAN DECOOKRochester, Michigan

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: 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.SPONSORS: Roy O'Brien Ford, Brooks shoes, FirstEndurance Nutrition Products, and Moosejaw.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year, won the 20-24XTERRA National Championship in 2005.2007: Placed 11th at the East Championship, 13th at theMountain Champs in Utah, and 43rd at Worlds.2008: Finished 15th at the West and Southeast Champs,10th at East Champs, 30th at Mtn Champs, 20th at USAChamps, and 37th among pros in Maui.LAST YEAR: Finished17th at XTERRA West Cup, 10th atthe Southeast Cup, 7th at the Atlantic Cup, and 26th atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 9th among pros at the XTERRA WestChampionship, and was 5th at the South CentralChampionship, his best career finish.

Ryan

BRANDEN RAKITAManitou Springs, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1981...from Durango,CO...earned degree in civil engineering at Colorado StateUniversity...sales associate/bike fitter at Pro Cycling whennot racing.WEBSITE: brandenrakita.comSPONSORS: Pro Cycling, 2XU, The Colorado RunningCompany, 2 Toms, Effetto Mariposa, Sidi.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.2008: Finished 14th at the XTERRA West Champs, 12th atthe Southeast Champs, 16th at the East Champs, 6th atMountain Champs, a career-best 5th at the XTERRA USAChampionship and 18th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 10th at XTERRA West Cup, 8th atthe Midwest Cup, 8th at the Southeast Cup, 4th at theNorthwest Cup, 7th at the Northeast Cup, 5th at theMountain Cup, 6th at the USA Championship, and 20th atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 10th at XTERRA West Champs, andwas 7th at the South Central Championship.

Branden

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TREVOR GLAVINSan Diego, California

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1979, attended Cal Poly SanLuis Obispo and is the director of U.S. operations for SkinfitSports Apparel.SPONSORS: Skinfit, Powerbar, XTERRA Wetsuits, B&LBike and Sport, Rehab United, and Mattise & Jack’s.WEBSITE: TrevorGlavin.blogspot.comXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, won the 25-29XTERRA World Championship in 2006, and was twice thetop amateur at the XTERRA West Championship.LAST YEAR: Missed the 2009 season due to injury.THIS YEAR: Placed 8th among pros at the XTERRA WestChampionship, and 9th at the South Central Champs.

Trevor

Damian

DAMIAN GONZALEZStockton, California

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 11PERSONAL: Born December 20, 1976...runs a graphic,video and web services company.WEBSITE: xpmultimedia.comSPONSORS: Orbea, Crank Brothers, Ritchey, Accelerade,Go Pro, Rudy Project, ZYM, Williams Cycling, WenzelCoaching, Devinci’s Delicatessen, Righetti Enterprises,Birkenstock & More, Stockton Orthopedic, AlpineOrthopedic, Meyers Optical, Flashbacks Photography, XPMultimedia.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. Won the 30-34XTERRA National Chamionship in 2007.2008: Placed 21st at the West and Southeast races, 18th atEast Champs and Nationals, and was 32nd among men’spros at XTERRA Worlds in Maui.LAST YEAR: Finished 16th at the West Cup, 13th at theXTERRA USA Championship, and 38th at XTERRAWorlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 14th among pros at the WestChamps and 12th at the South Central Champs.

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SCOTT GALLCedar Falls, Iowa

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 13PERSONAL: Born July 10, 1974...was a two-time all-American in cross country and track at WabashCollege...owns The Runner’s Flat retail running store and isa coach for Rocket Science coaching.SPONSORS: Salomon, Bike Tech, Rocket ScienceCoaching, The Runner’s Flat, Fox River Sox, FRS, Suunto,Rudy Project, and Justin’s Nut Butter.WEBSITE: scottgall.netXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.LAST YEAR: Finished 12th at the XTERRA Midwest Cupand 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 10th at the South Central Champs.

WILL KELSAYBoulder, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 12PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1981...attended the Universityof Colorado where he raced on the national championshiptri team and earned a degree in mechanical engineering.WEBSITE: willkelsay.comSPONSORS: Timex, Rudy Project, Powerbar, ColoradoMultisport, WebRhetoric.com, Orbea, Sugoi, ARX,Aquasphere, Nathan.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. Named Mr. XTERRAafter going on a 12,630-mile, 12-week, 12-race, x-countryroad trip in a beat-up RV to share his love for XTERRA. 2006: Finished 11th in California, 11th in Alabama, DNF inRichmond, was a career-best 9th in Milwaukee, 10th inUtah, 17th at USA Championship and 114th in Maui.2007: 14th at XTERRA West Champs, 10th in Alabama,14th in Richmond, 8th at Mountain Champs in Utah, his bestcareer finish. Was 13th at USA Champs & 64th in Maui.2008: Finished 18th in Temecula, 19th in ‘Bama, 14th inRichmond, 12th in Utah, and 12th at the XTERRA USAChampionship. Placed 16th overall in the Pro Series.LAST YEAR: Finished 14th at XTERRA West and Midwest,9th at Southeast, 11th at Northwest Cup, 9th at Atlantic andSouth Central, 8th at the Northeast Cup, 10th at theMountain Cup, 10th at the USA Championship race, and25th at the XTERRA World Champs.THIS YEAR: Placed 17th at the XTERRA West Champs,and 8th at the South Central Champs.

Will

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BRANDON JESSOPLakewood, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NRPERSONAL: Born January 28, 1979...ran cross country andtrack at Kansas State UniversitySPONSORS: Boulder Cycle Sport, Kompetitive Edge, ScottBicycles, and TYR.WEBSITE: brandonjessop.com.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year, won five XTERRAPoints Series races in 2007.LAST YEAR: Injured.THIS YEAR: DNF with mechanical at the South CentralChampionships.

CHRIS NEWELLReisterstown, Maryland

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 28PERSONAL: Born March 3, 1969...earned degree inenglish from Towson University...a USA Cycling andendurance coach for Sublime Athletics...is a classicallytrained pianist and has played with the Jon Bailey Band.SPONSORS: Sublime Athletics.WEBSITE: sublimeathletics.comXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year, is a three-timeXTERRA Mid-Atlantic Region Champ as an amater andfinished 2nd in 30-34 division at XTERRA Worlds in 2001.LAST YEAR: Finished 12th at the XTERRA Atlantic Cup.THIS YEAR: Finished 18th at the XTERRA West Champs.

Matt

MATT BOOBARStratton Mountain, Vermont

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 15PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1972...originally fromRockport, Maine...earned a degree in exercise science fromPlymouth State University.SPONSORS: Trek, SRAM, Powerbar, Michelin, StrattonMountain Resort, Bontrager.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year, 2nd as a pro...XTERRA’s overall amateur national champion in 2006 and2007. Has won four XTERRA National Titles in threedivisions (35-39 in 2007; 30-34 in 2003 and 2006; and25-29 in 2001), and is a 6-time Northeast Region Champ.2008: Finished 22nd overall (5th amateur) at USA Champsand was 66th overall (7th in 35-39) at Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 13th at the XTERRA Midwest Cup,10th at the Southeast Cup, 13th at Northwest Cup, 11th atAtlantic Cup, 8th at South Central Cup, 9th at the NortheastCup, and 15th at XTERRA USA Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 11th at the South Central Champs.

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ShonnySHONNY VANLANDINGHAM

Durango, Colorado2009 XTERRA Mexico Champion

2008/2009 XTERRA National Champion

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1PERSONAL: 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.WEBSITE: teamlunachix.com SPONSORS: Clif Bar, Luna Bar, Luna Sport Gear, Orbea,Orca, Shimano, Mavic, Maxxis, Vetta, Crank Brothers, Avia,Health FX, High Sierra, Lazer, Swiftwick, Camelbak, RudyProject, Kona Brewery, and Wahine Farms.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year, third 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).2007: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th at XTERRAUSA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th atXTERRA World Champs and the fastest bike.2008: Won the Southeast Champs (her first XTERRA vic-tory), was 3rd at the East Champs, 2nd at the MountainChamps, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship (TopAmerican), was also the top American in the U.S. ProSeries (2nd overall) and finished 3rd at XTERRA Worldswhere she once again posted the fastest bike split.LAST YEAR: Had the fastest bike split and placed 3rd atXTERRA Saipan behind Julie Dibens and Renata Bucher.Finished 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at the Midwest andSoutheast Cups, 2nd at the Atlantic Cup, won the XTERRASouth Central Cup in Arkansas, was third at the NortheastCup in Vermont, won the Mountain Cup, won XTERRAMexico, and was second at XTERRA USA Champs (andtop American for the second straight year). Placed 5th atXTERRA Worlds, her third straight year in the top 5.

THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA SaipanChampionship and XTERRA Guam in March. Won theXTERRA West Championship on April 25, and was secondat the South Central Championship.

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MelanieMELANIE McQUAID

Victoria, B.C., Canada‘08/09 XTERRA USA & Pro Series Champ2003, ‘05 & ‘06 XTERRA World Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1973 in Victoria, BC,Canada�has a degree in biochemistry�raced withCanada’s National Cycling team for six years...started upthe MelRad racing team in 2009. WEBSITE: racergirl.com, melrad.comSPONSORS: Avia, Nathan, Specialized, Shimano, SundogEyewear, GU, Maxxis, Profile Design, Saris, Lazer, andPactimo.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th 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: 2nd at Big Bear and Richmond, won in Canada, was2nd in Tahoe, and 2nd in Pro Series. Won XTERRA Worlds.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: 2nd in Temecula, won inaugural XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, 2nd in Richmond and Milwaukee, won theMountain Championship to create a virtual tie withWhitmore for Pro Series lead, then won in Tahoe to captureher first Pro Series crown after three runner-ups. Followedwith 2nd straight & unprecedented 3rd XTERRA World Title.2007: 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.2008: Won West Champs for second straight year, 8th atSoutheast, won the East, Mountain, USA Champs, and USPro Series crown. DNF’d at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, Southeast,Northwest, and Atlantic Cup races, was 2nd at South Centraland Northeast Cups, then won XTERRA USA Championship

and XTERRA US Pro Series title for the second straight year(her third overall - also won in 2006). Finished 3rd aXTERRA Worlds, her seventh time in the top 3 at Maui.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Champs, andthird at the South Central Championship.

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ChristineCHRISTINE JEFFREY

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4PERSONAL: 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.WEBSITE: christinejeffrey.comSPONSORS: Coach Gareth, Rocket Science Sports,Extreme Endurance, Maxxis, Rudy Project.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2005 Ixtapa ITUContinental Cup, and the 2007 Villarrica ITU ContinentalCup. Several top 20 ITU World Cup finishes.2008: Finished 6th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rd at theSoutheast Champs, 12th at the East Champs, 11th at theMountain Champs, 11th at USA Champs and 5th atXTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 5th at the West Cup, 3rd at MidwestCup, 3rd at the Northwest Cup, 5th at the South CentralCup, 4th at the Northeast Cup, 9th at XTERRA USAChampionship, and 8th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at the XTERRA West Champs,and 5th at the South Central Champs.

EMMA GARRARDPark City, Utah

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1981...hometown is Anchorage,Alaska...a writer/photographer now living in Park City, Utah.WEBSITE: emmagarrard.comSPONSORS: Melrad: Specialized, Avia, Profile DesignWetsuits, GU, CycleOps, and Garmin.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, won the overall amateurXTERRA National title in 2007.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was a cross-country skierat the University of Nevada, Reno qualifying for the NCAAChampionships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. 2008: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 13th at theEast Champs, 7th at the XTERRA United KingdomChampionship, 12th at the Mountain Champs, 12th at theUSA Championship and 13th at XTERRA WorldsLAST YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at theMidwest Cup, 5th at Southeast and Atlantic Cups, 6th atNortheast Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, 11th at the USAChampionship, and 11th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 7th at the XTERRA West Champs,and a career-bes 4th at the South Central Champs.

Emma

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LESLEY PATERSONSan Diego, California

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1980...moved from Sterling,Scotland to the U.S. in 2001...earned bachelor’s degree inperforming arts from England and a master’s in theatreacting from San Diego State...works constantly as a filmproducer and writer, and tri coach...ambition is to win anOscar & be on the podium at XTERRA Worlds in same year. WEBSITE: lesleydoestriathlon.orgXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Placed 2nd at XTERRAWorlds in 2009 and 2nd at Ironman 70.3 California in 2010.Won the 2007 Subaru Sprint triathlon in San Diego andScotland National Triathlon Championship in 2007.2008: Finished 9th at XTERRA West Champs, 2nd at theSoutheast Champs, 7th at the East Champs, 7th at theMountain Champs, 4th at the USA Champs and 10th atXTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA West Cup, 2nd at theSoutheast Cup, 3rd at the USA Championship, and 2nd atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at the XTERRA West Champs.

Lesley

TRACY THELENColorado Springs, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born July 19, 1979...ran track and crosscountry at Northern Colorado...earned her doctoratedegree in physical therapy from the University of Coloradoin 2009 and is a physical therapist by trade specializing ingeriatric sub-acute rehabilitation.WEBSITE: tracythelen.blogspot.comSPONSORS: GU Sports, Christopher Bean Coffee,MotorTabs, Eco Sports Bottle, Beljum Budder, CarmichaelTraining Systems, Crankskins and Feedback Sports.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year, second as a pro.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2008 SilvermanTriathlon in Henderson, NV and the New HampshireMarathon in 2009.LAST YEAR: Placed 13th at the XTERRA West Cup, 7that the Northwest Cup, 10th at the Mountain Cup, and 12that the XTERRA USA Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 9th at the XTERRA West Champs,and 8th at the South Central Champs.

Tracy

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SHAE RAINERAustin, Texas

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9PERSONAL: Born February 16, 1980...earned a degree inkinesiology from the University of Texas.SPONSORS: Krause Sports Performance, GilbertsGazelles, Hill Country Running Company, AdvancedRehabilitation, Bicycle Sport Shop.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, won the 20-24XTERRA National and World Titles in 2003.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Three-time nationalcollegiate triathlon champ while at the Texas from 2002-04.THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at the XTERRA South CentralChamps.

CHRISTIE SYMSydney, Australia

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born December 26, 1983...living in Boulder,CO during the racing season...earned a degree in account-ing and finance from the University of Technology Sydney...WEBSITE: christiesym.comSPONSORS: City Bike Depot Sydney, Adidas eyewear.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Firstyear.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2nd at Ironman WesternAustralia & Gold Coast Half-Ironman in 2009.THIS YEAR: Placed 9th at XTERRA New Zealand and was7th at the South Central Champs.

FABIOLA CORONAMexico City, Mexico

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 14PERSONAL: Born April 7, 1980SPONSORS: MTB Riders and Sport City.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Represented Mexico inthe triathlon event at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.2008: Placed 12th ath the XTERRA World Championship.LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA MexicoChampionship.THIS YEAR: Placed 12th at the XTERRA West Champs.

KRISTY LANIERMarlinton, West Virginia

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NRPERSONAL: Born January 27, 1971...heart is in Hilo, Hawaiibut owns and manages Dirtbean Ohana, a cafe and bikeshop where she resides in Marlington, WV.WEBSITE: dirtbean.comSPONSORS: Dirtbean Ohana LLC, Pocahontas CountyXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year. First race wasRichmond in 2002, where she finished 12th.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Previous winner of theDick Evans Road Race and Noc Knob mountain bike race.2007: Placed 6th in Richmond and Utah and 8th in the U.S.Pro Series. Finished 14th in Maui.2008: Finished 8th at XTERRA West Champs, 6th at theSoutheast and East Champs, DNF in Utah, 17th at theXTERRA USA Championship, 11th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Placed 8th at the Southeast Cup.THIS YEAR: First race.

Fabiola

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2010 XTERRA AMERICA TOUR PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNXTERRA U.S. Pro Series

Pro Purse ($60,000)

awarded in UtahRank Men Women

1st $10,000 $10,000

2nd $6,000 $6,000

3rd $3,500 $3,500

4th $2,500 $2,500

5th $2,000 $2,000

6th $1,500 $1,500

7th $1,200 $1,200

8th $1,000 $1,000

9th $800 $800

10th $600 $600

11th $400 $400

12th $300 $300

13th $200 $200

XTERRA USA Championship

Pro Purse ($20,000)

Rank Men Women

1st $2,500 $2,500

2nd $2,000 $2,000

3rd $1,500 $1,500

4th $1,200 $1,200

5th $900 $900

6th $700 $700

7th $500 $500

8th $350 $350

9th $200 $200

10th $150 $150

5 XTERRA Regional Races

Pro Purse ($10,500)

Rank Men Women

1st $1,800 $1,800

2nd $1,250 $1,250

3rd $800 $800

4th $500 $500

5th $400 $400

6th $300 $300

7th $200 $200

XTERRA World Championship

Pro Purse ($100,000) @ Maui

Rank Men Women

1st $20,000 $20,000

2nd $12,000 $12,000

3rd $7,000 $7,000

4th $4,000 $4,000

5th $2,500 $2,500

6th $1,500 $1,500

7th $1,000 $1,000

8th $800 $800

9th $600 $600

10th $500

11th $400

12th $300

*Double $2,500 $2,500

*The Hawaiian Airlines “Double” Purse is awarded to the proman and woman with the fastest combined 2010 XTERRAWorld Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championshiptime, a feat reserved for the world’s leading enduranceathletes as the two races are held just two weeks apart. Lastyear Eneko Llanos from Spain won the award for the fourthstraight year.

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ABOUT THE 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIESThe 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series consists of six events - five regional championships and Nationals.

April 25 XTERRA West Championship Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort (Henderson, NV)May 23 XTERRA South Central Championship Cameron Park (Waco, TX)June 13 XTERRA Southeast Championship Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham, AL)June 20 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, VAJuly 17 XTERRA Mountain Championship Beaver Creek Resort (Avon, CO)Sept. 25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT

The top 15 pros at each event are awarded points based on overall pro finish. Pros will count their best four-of-five scoresplus the points they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah. Thus, the final point total combines anathletes’ best four scores in the first five races, plus the USA Championship race points. He/she with the most points inthe end is declared the U.S. Pro Series Champ. The U.S. Series will dish out $132,500 in prize money: $10,500 at eachregional, $20,000 at the USA Championship, and $60,000 to the top overall points scorers in the Series.

Note: The XTERRA World Championship Oct. 24 in Makena, Maui is a stand-alone event worth $100,000.

2010 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

ELIGIBILITYAthletes racing pro must have been accepted as a professional by a recognized multisport governing body (USA Triathlon,USA Cycling - road, cyclocross, track or mountain bike; any national governing body for triathlon; and any nationalgoverning body for cycling), and USA Triathlon offers an elite off-road pro license specifically designed for XTERRAspecialists. You can find this information at http://usatriathlon.org/content/index/670. Questions should be directed to KatieBaker, USA coordinator at [email protected].

In addition, athletes holding elite licenses in cycling, running, swimming or that have participated in the Olympics in thepast 10 years can be eligible by writing to Dave Nicholas [email protected] and presenting theirqualifications.

Conrad StoltzStellenbosch, South Africa

The “Caveman” is a 7-timeXTERRA U.S. Pro SeriesChampion, having won thetitle in his rookie season of2001, and also in 2002,‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, and ‘09.

Melanie McQuaidVictoria, B.C., Canada

McQuaid is a three-timePro Series Champ

having won the last two,and her first one in 2006.

She’s also a 5-timerunner-up when Jamie

Whitmore won the Seriesin 2002-05, and 2007.

2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES CHAMPS

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RACE 1 RESULTS - 2010 XTERRA WEST CHAMPIONSHIP Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort - Henderson, Nevada (April 25, 2010)

TOP PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 36 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:06:47 100 $1,800 2 Josiah Middaugh 31 Vail, Colorado 2:07:26 90 $1,250 3 Brian Smith 34 Gunnison, Colorado 2:10:01 82 $800 4 Seth Wealing 31 Boulder, Colorado 2:14:14 75 $500 5 Nicolas Lebrun 36 Digne, France 2:15:53 69 $400 6 Cody Waite 31 Lakewood, Colorado 2:16:50 63 $300 7 Craig Evans 32 Hendersonville, Tennessee 2:18:44 58 $200 8 Trevor Glavin 30 San Diego, California 2:20:58 539 Ryan DeCook 29 Rochester, Michigan 2:22:22 4910 Branden Rakita 29 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:27:08 45Also: Julian Langer (41), Jordan Bryden (37), Brad Zoller (34), Damian Gonzalez (31), Sean Bechtel (28), Jeff Smith,Will Kelsay, Chris Newell, Warren Ellis

TOP PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse1 Shonny Vanlandingham 40 Durango, Colorado 2:24:14 100 $1,800 2 Melanie McQuaid 36 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:28:21 90 $1,250 3 Lesley Paterson 29 Sterling, Scotland (San Diego) 2:30:04 82 $800 4 Christine Jeffrey 37 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:33:50 75 $500 5 Rosemarie Gerspacher 33 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2:34:55 69 $400 6 Renata Bucher 32 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:37:05 63 $300 7 Emma Garrard 28 Truckee, California 2:37:57 58 $200 8 Sara Tarkington 29 Boulder, Colorado 2:42:28 539 Tracy Thelen 30 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:46:30 4910 Daz Parker 41 London, England 2:47:50 45Also: Katie Ellis (41), Fabiola Corona (37)

XTERRA WEST CHAMPS CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Shayna Powless 2:59:52 Roseville, CA20 - 24 Danielle Kehoe 2:59:20 Arvada, CO25 - 29 Suzanne Snyder 2:47:49 Wallingford, CT30 - 34 Kellie Wirth 3:09:12 Boise, ID35 - 39 Sheila Croft 2:50:22 Calgary, AL40 - 44 Janice Brod 2:59:10 Carson City, NV45 - 49 Lyndsey Clapperton 3:06:09 Calgary, AB50 - 54 Tamara Tabeek 3:13:27 San Diego, CA55 - 59 Beverly Watson 3:24:46 Priddis, AB

* TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA WEST CHAMPS CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Taylor Seavey 2:43:53 Seward, AK20 - 24 Ben Dewitt 2:31:54 Ventura, CA25 - 29 Timothy Holland 2:40:06 Tumwater, WA30 - 34 Jason Michalak 2:20:50 Lakewood, CO35 - 39 Mark Carey 2:31:24 Rochester, MN40 - 44 Calvin Zaryski 2:22:36 Calgary, AB45 - 49 David Marks 2:39:57 Phoenix, AZ 50 - 54 Tom Monica 2:41:01 Thousand Oaks, CA55 - 59 John Royson 2:58:11 Albany, CA 60 - 64 Mark Bates 3:31:50 Huntsville, UT65 - 69 John Campbell 3:31:34 Spokane, WA70+ Hans Dieben 4:12:05 Chula Vista, CA PC Craig Vogtsberger 3:27:44 Highlands Ranch, CO

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RACE 2 - 2010 XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP Cameron Park - Waco, Texas (May 23, 2010)

TOP PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 36 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:02:21 100 $1,800 2 Josiah Middaugh 31 Vail, Colorado 2:05:26 90 $1,250 3 Nicolas Lebrun 36 Digne, France 2:06:30 82 $800 4 Craig Evans 32 Hendersonville, Tennessee 2:08:09 75 $500 5 Ryan DeCook 29 Rochester, Michigan 2:11:02 69 $400 6 Cody Waite 31 Lakewood, Colorado 2:13:38 63 $300 7 Branden Rakita 29 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:15:31 58 $200 8 Will Kelsay 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:16:11 539 Trevor Glavin 30 San Diego, California 2:19:27 4910 Scott Gall 35 Cedar Falls, Iowa 2:19:40 45Also: Matt Boobar (41), Damian Gonzalez (37), Grayson Keppler (34)

TOP PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse1 Renata Bucher 32 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:17:59 100 $1,800 2 Shonny Vanlandingham 40 Durango, Colorado 2:20:14 90 $1,250 3 Melanie McQuaid 36 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:23:48 82 $800 4 Emma Garrard 28 Truckee, California 2:27:46 75 $500 5 Christine Jeffrey 37 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:28:03 69 $400 6 Shae Rainer 30 Austin, Texas 2:28:12 63 $300 7 Christie Sym 26 Sydney, Australia 2:34:04 58 $200 8 Tracy Thelen 30 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:49:21 53

XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Danielle Kehoe 3:05:48 Arvada, CO25 - 29 Suzanne Vernau 2:42:58 Austin, TX35 - 39 Kristine Gewin 3:09:00 Evergreen, CO40 - 44 Christiane Reetz 2:55:19 Boerne, TX45 - 49 Kathy Hudson 2:51:07 Highland Village, TX50 - 54 Lucia Colbert 2:55:28 Cordova, TN60+ Libby Harrow 4:21:37 Vero Beach, FL

* TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Benjamin Dewitt 2:29:35 Ventura, CA25 - 29 Kyle Grieser 2:22:37 Marble Falls, TX30 - 34 Shiloh Mielke 2:15:54 Weaverville, NC35 - 39 Michael Rutter 2:31:14 Boulder, CO40 - 44 Edward Oliver 2:24:35 Broomfield, CO45 - 49 Peter Hanson 2:37:03 Incline Village, NV50 - 54 Casey Fannin 2:28:15 Birmingham, AL55 - 59 Harry Johnson 2:45:18 Bozeman, MT60 - 64 Bruce Wacker 3:15:52 Colorado Springs, CO65 - 69 John Campbell 3:26:25 Spokane, WA

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2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES STANDINGS (AFTER 2)2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES STANDINGS (AFTER 2)

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Purse1 Conrad Stoltz, RSA 100 100 200 $3,600 2 Josiah Middaugh, USA 90 90 180 $2,500 3 Nico Lebrun, FRA 69 82 151 $1,200 4 Craig Evans, USA 58 75 133 $700 5 Cody Waite, USA 63 63 126 $600 6 Ryan DeCook, USA 49 69 118 $400 7 Branden Rakita, USA 45 58 103 $200 8 Trevor Glavin, USA 53 49 1029 Brian Smith, USA 82 DNR 82 $800 10 Seth Wealing, USA 75 DNR 75 $500 11 Damian Gonzalez, USA 31 37 6812 Will Kelsay, USA DNP 53 5313 Scott Gall, USA DNR 45 4514 Julian Langer, AUT 41 DNR 4115 Matt Boobar, USA DNR 41 4116 Jordan Bryden, CAN 37 DNR 3717 Brad Zoller, USA 34 DNR 3418 Grayson Keppler, RSA DNR 34 3419 Sean Bechtel, CAN 28 DNR 28

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Purse1 Shonny Vanlandingham, USA 100 90 190 $3,050 2 Melanie McQuaid, CAN 90 82 172 $2,050 3 Renata Bucher, SUI 63 100 163 $2,100 4 Christine Jeffrey, CAN 75 69 144 $900 5 Emma Garrard, USA 58 75 133 $700 6 Tracy Thelen, USA 49 53 1027 Lesley Paterson, GBR 82 DNR 82 $800 8 Rosemarie Gerspacher, CAN 69 DNR 69 $400 9 Shae Rainer, USA DNR 63 63 $300 10 Christie Sym, AUS DNR 58 58 $200 11 Sara Tarkington, USA 53 DNR 5312 Daz Parker, GBR 45 DNR 4513 Katie Ellis, USA 41 DNR 4114 Fabiola Corona, MEX 37 DNR 37

1 = XTERRA West Championship (Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, NV) - April 252 = XTERRA South Central Championship (Waco, TX) - May 233 = XTERRA Southeast Championship (Pelham, AL) - June 134 = XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA) - June 205 = XTERRA Mountain Championship (Beaver Creek, CO) - July 176 = XTERRA USA Championship (Ogden/Snowbasin, UT) - Sept. 25

Key: 1=100, 2=90, 3=82, 4=75, 5=69, 6=63, 7-58, 8=53, 9=49, 10=45, 11=41, 12=37, 13=34, 14=31, 15=28

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LAST YEAR AT THE SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIPShelby County, AL (May 23, 2009)

TOP 10 PRO MEN

Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse

1 Conrad Stoltz 35 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:04:27 100 $1,800

2 Josiah Middaugh 30 Vail, Colorado 2:05:19 90 $1,250

3 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:06:58 82 $800

4 Dan Hugo 24 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:08:07 75 $500

5 Nico Lebrun 35 Digne, France 2:09:07 69 $400

6 Craig Evans 31 Spring Hill, Tennessee 2:10:14 63 $300

7 Cody Waite 30 Lakewood, Colorado 2:15:47 58 $200

8 Branden Rakita 28 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:17:57 53

9 Will Kelsay 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:20:18 49

10 Matt Boobar 36 Stratton Mountain, Vermont 2:28:54 45

TOP 10 PRO WOMEN

Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse

1 Melanie McQuaid 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:23:52 100 $1,800

2 Lesley Paterson 28 Sterling, Scotland 2:26:33 90 $1,250

3 Renata Bucher 31 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:28:46 82 $800

4 Shonny Vanlandingham 39 Durango, Colorado 2:29:03 75 $500

5 Emma Garrard 27 Truckee, California 2:32:11 69 $400

6 Jenny Smith 36 Westport, New Zealand 2:33:11 63 $300

7 Danelle Kabush 34 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 2:33:20 58 $200

8 Kristy Lanier 38 Marlinton, West Virginia 2:37:38 53

9 Erin Kummer 24 Boulder, Colorado 2:45:07 49

10 Alexandra Borrelly 33 Digne, France 2:50:39 45

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CUP CHAMPIONS (Amateur Women)Division Name Time Hometown25 - 29 Erin Nielsen 2:53:17 North Haverhill, NH30 - 34 Brook Pace 2:51:03 Tallahassee, FL35 - 39 Tina Eakin 2:51:36 Huntsville, AL40 - 44 Missy Grant 3:13:52 Raleigh, NC45 - 49 Lori Goldweber 2:52:23 Birmingham, AL50 - 54 Beverly Enslow 2:51:37 Metamora, IL55 - 59 Ruth Ference 3:36:56 Rome, GA60+ Charlotte Mahan 5:31:10 Lenoir City, TN

* TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CUP CHAMPIONS (Amateur Men)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Jared Levin 2:54:21 Richmond, VA25 - 29 Blake Voges 2:26:08 Santa Claus, IN30 - 34 Nat Faulkner 2:20:37 Ontario, Canada35 - 39 Scott Mills 2:25:44 Montgomery, AL40 - 44 Rickey Tolliver 2:26:53 Parker, CO45 - 49 Casey Fannin 2:22:53 Birmingham, AL50 - 54 Scott Ewing 2:36:39 Destin, FL55 - 59 Bill Blankenship 3:19:08 Santa Fe, NM60 - 64 William English 3:51:19 Clemson, SC65 - 69 Peter Lilley 3:52:21 Charlotte, NC70+ Nathaniel Grew 4:30:20 Costa RicaPC Todd Atkins 3:23:15 Fayetteville, GACollegiate Graeme Keith III 2:43:17 Charleston Law School

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2008 XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIPTOP 15 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts 1 Conrad Stoltz 34 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:05:58 $2,500 1002 Dan Hugo 23 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:06:14 $2,000 903 Craig Evans 30 Spring Hill, Tennessee 2:08:27 $1,500 824 Dominic Gillen 30 Milford, Connecticut 2:09:46 $1,200 755 Kelly Guest 31 Vancouver, B.C., Canada 2:10:26 $900 696 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:12:10 $700 637 Rom Akerson 24 Tambor, Costa Rica 2:12:54 $500 588 Ryan Ignatz 29 Boulder, Colorado 2:13:50 $350 539 Tyler Johnson 28 Chester, Connecticut 2:14:44 $250 4910 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:15:57 $200 45Also receiving points: Mark Leishman ($150, 41), Branden Rakita ($100, 37), Cody Waite (34), Jordan Jones (31),Ryan DeCook (28).

TOP 11 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts1 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 2:26:46 $2,500 1002 Lesley Paterson 28 Stirling, Scotland 2:31:36 $2,000 903 Christine Jeffrey 35 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:31:53 $1,500 824 Jenny Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 2:32:11 $1,200 755 Amber Monforte 29 Reno, Nevada 2:33:17 $900 696 Kristy Lanier 37 Marlinton, West Virginia 2:35:29 $700 637 Danelle Kabush 33 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 2:35:37 $500 588 Melanie McQuaid 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:39:05 $350 539 Jenny Tobin 39 Boise, Idaho 2:39:23 4910 Nic Leary 24 Palmerston North, New Zealand 2:42:38 45Also receiving points: Candy Angle (41)

TOP SPLITSFastest 0.93-mile lake swim: Craig Evans (20:01), Christine Jeffrey (20:59)Fastest 17.2-mile mountain bike: Conrad Stoltz (1:05:10), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:13:31)Fastest 6.2-mile trail run: Brian Smith (38:17), Lesley Paterson (44:33)

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (FEMALE BY DIV.)Age Group Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Erin Kummer 2:48:37 Boulder, CO25 - 29 Suzie Snyder 2:59:22 Wallingford, CT30 - 34 Julie Radmann 3:05:58 Smyrna, GA35 - 39 Lisa Lieb 2:51:42 Durango, CO40 - 44 Cheryl Stine 3:02:12 Bloomington, IN45 - 49 Meiling Yee 3:01:37 Sunnyvale, CA50 - 54 Lucia Colbert 3:09:01 Cordova, TN60+ Charlotte Mahan 5:27:44 Lenoir City, TN* TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (MALE BY DIV.)Age Group Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Blake Voges 2:37:12 Durango, CO25 - 29 Omar Fraser 2:20:10 Birmingham, AL30 - 34 James Walsh 2:18:14 Carlsbad, CA35 - 39 Matthew Boobar 2:27:59 Plymouth, NH40 - 44 John Close 2:34:24 Birmingham, AL45 - 49 Casey Fannin 2:25:26 Birmingham, AL50 - 54 Scott Ewing 2:47:16 Destin, FL55 - 59 Bill Blankenship 3:14:40 Santa Fe, NM60 - 64 Bruce Wacker 3:15:23 Colorado Springs, CO65 - 69 Peter Lilley 3:48:55 Charlotte, NC70+ Nathaniel Grew 4:13:58 Santa Barbara, Costa Rica

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2007 XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSJune 10, 2007 – Conrad “the Caveman” Stoltz rode his mountain bike “on another level” to dominate the men’s racewhile Jamie Whitmore chased down Melanie McQuaid on the run as the two emerged victorious today at the secondannual XTERRA Southeast Championship at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County.

It was a magnificent day for racing among the tall oak trees with clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid-80’s forthe 9:30am start warming up to the low-90’s in the afternoon with welcome breezes making their way through the park.

“Alabama is always a very interesting cultural experience for me,” smiled Stoltz. “I had hush puppies, fried catfish,prawns, cornbread, and grits. We went to the Cracker Barrel and I thought that it was a mom and pop store and some-one said ‘No, there’s thousands of them’. We got to meet a lot of the locals, talk to the people, enjoy the Southern hos-pitality and the Southern food which was really pretty cool.”

TOP PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts 1 Conrad Stoltz 33 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:02:36 $2,500 1002 Andrew Noble 41 Gold Coast, Australia 2:06:24 $2,000 903 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:06:50 $1,500 824 Mike Vine 34 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:07:33 $1,200 755 Craig Evans 29 Nashville, Tennessee 2:08:22 $900 696 Seth Wealing 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:08:52 $700 637 Brian Smith 31 Gunnison, Colorado 2:09:04 $500 588 Jamie Cleveland 35 Fredericton, Texas 2:13:34 $350 539 Cody Waite 28 Denver, Colorado 2:14:08 $250 4910 Will Kelsay 25 Boulder, Colorado 2:16:39 $200 45Also receiving points: Mark Leishman ($150, 41), Jimmy Archer ($100, 37).

TOP PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts1 Jamie Whitmore 31 Somerset, California 2:20:25 $2,500 1002 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:21:54 $2,000 903 Candy Angle 37 Weymouth, Massachusetts 2:23:50 $1,500 824 Jennifer Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 2:27:51 $1,200 755 Shae Rainer 27 Austin, Texas 2:31:24 $900 696 Amber Monforte 29 Reno, Nevada 2:33:07 $700 63

TOP SPLITSFastest 0.9-mile lake swim (out of transition time): Craig Evans (19:26), Candy Angle (21:29)Fastest 18.5-mile mountain bike: Conrad Stoltz (1:03:19), Jennifer Smith (1:13:06)Fastest 6.2-mile trail run: Tyler Stanfill, amateur (37:13), Josiah Middaugh (37:13), Jamie Whitmore (43:54)

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (FEMALE BY DIV.)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Lanie Drenning 3:09:17 Owens Crossroads, AL25 - 29 Gabriela Baranova 2:51:45 Zion, IL30 - 34 Toni Axelrod 2:48:59 Vail, CO35 - 39 Tina Eakin 2:45:07 Redstone Arsenal, AL40 - 44 Lori Goldweber 2:51:44 Homewood, AL45 - 49 Meiling Yee 2:54:17 Sunnyvale, CA50 - 54 Beverly Enslow 2:57:27 Metamora, IL55 - 59 Cindi Toepel 3:19:48 Littleton, CO60+ Charlotte Mahan 5:41:30 Lenoir City, TN

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (MALE BY DIV.)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Matthew Robbins 2:37:36 Cordova, TN20 - 24 Caleb Guest 2:36:59 Tempe, AZ25 - 29 Michael Harlow 2:26:56 Richmond, VA30 - 34 Damian Gonzalez 2:21:23 Stockton, CA35 - 39 David Meadows 2:27:18 Birmingham, AL40 - 44 Bruce Gennari 2:26:39 Brentwood, TN45 - 49 Casey Fannin 2:23:02 Birmingham, AL50 - 54 Ian Davidson, Jr. 2:30:05 Clemson, SC55 - 59 Walt Rider 2:50:44 Germantown, TN60 - 64 Richard Suggs 3:20:51 Nacogdoches, TX65+ Errol Lassiter 3:31:53 Woodstock, GA

AGE GROUP CHAMPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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2006 XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSJune 11, 2006 – A pair of Canadians, Brent McMahon and Melanie McQuaid, took home top honors at the inauguralXTERRA Southeast Championship on a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the mid-90’s.

McMahon led the swim from start to finish, clocked a time of 16:27, and was the first racer out on the bike. SethWealing came out of the water about 25 seconds later, followed by Andrew Noble then Conrad Stoltz – a full minute-thir-ty behind McMahon. It turned out the top four swimmers would be the top four finishers in the same order – McMahon,Wealing, Noble, Stoltz – although there was plenty of chasing, crashing, passing, mechanicals, and all-out racing inbetween.

In the women’s race Melanie McQuaid won it on the bike – posting the fastest split at 1:13:42, despite mechanicals.Some 300 athletes from 32 states made their way to Alabama for the inaugural event.

TOP 15 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts 1 Brent McMahon 25 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:00:51 $2,500 1002 Seth Wealing 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:01:38 $2,000 903 Andrew Noble 39 Gold Coast, Australia 2:03:55 $1,500 824 Conrad Stoltz 32 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:03:59 $1,200 755 Brian Smith 31 Gunnison, Colorado 2:05:01 $900 696 Ryan Ignatz 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:06:58 $700 637 Dominic Gillen 28 South Royalton, Vermont 2:07:22 $500 588 Justin Thomas 31 Reno, Nevada 2:08:08 $350 539 Tyler Johnson 26 Chester, Connecticut 2:11:47 $250 4910 Brian Astell 25 Hampstead, New Hampshire 2:12:17 $200 45Also receiving points: Will Kelsay ($150, 41), Jim Vance ($100, 37), Jimmy Archer (34), Mike Vine (31), Hank Campbell (28).

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts1 Melanie McQuaid 32 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:19:35 $2,500 1002 Jamie Whitmore 30 Somerset, California 2:19:57 $2,000 903 Candy Angle 36 Weymouth, Massachusetts 2:24:31 $1,500 824 Danelle Kabush 31 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 2:26:32 $1,200 755 Monique Sawicki 26 Mililani, Hawaii 2:27:02 $900 696 Jennifer Smith 33 Greymouth, New Zealand 2:29:29 $700 637 Jen Tobin 37 Boise, Idaho 2:30:44 $500 588 Shae Rainer 26 Austin, Texas 2:32:40 $350 539 Janae Pritchett 29 Crested Butte, Colorado 2:33:15 $250 4910 Ingrid Rolles 33 Honolulu, Hawaii 2:33:35 $200 45Also receiving points: Melissa Thomas ($150, 41), Aracelly Clouse ($100, 37), Nicole Newton (34), Amber Monforte(31), and Christy Murphy (28).

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (FEMALE BY DIV.)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Kristin Markham 3:40:03 Coureville, Tennessee25 - 29 Julia Radmann 3:03:36 Smyrna, Georgia30 - 34 Leslie Trussler 2:59:00 Manchester, Tennessee35 - 39 Barbara Chandler 3:12:18 Atlanta, Georgia40 - 44 Christiane Reetz 2:58:45 San Antonio, Texas45 - 49 Jackie Ryan 3:01:51 Birmingham, Alabama60+ Charlotte Mahan 5:47:22 Lenior City, Tennessee* TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA SOUTHEAST CHAMPS (MALE BY DIV.)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Riley Spahn 3:02:19 Trussville, Alabama20 - 24 Jeremy Chandler 2:36:05 Knoxville, Tennessee25 - 29 Craig Evans 2:09:40 Spring Hill, Tennessee30 - 34 Matt Boobar 2:21:34 Plymouth, New Hampshire35 - 39 Ross McMahan 2:26:37 Incline Village, Nevada40 - 44 Bruce Gennari 2:19:00 Brentwood, Tennessee45 - 49 Scott Ewing 2:39:48 Destin, Florida50 - 54 Marshall Reeves 2:55:41 Melbourne, Florida55 - 59 John Robson 3:12:00 Melbourne, Florida 60 - 64 Dale Vaughan 3:02:24 Macon, Georgia65+ Robert Alt 3:29:32 Tullahoma, Tennessee

AGE GROUP CHAMPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RESULTSThe XTERRA USA Championship on Sept. 26 in Utah was the last of nine races in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series thatfeatured eight XTERRA Cup regionals and the national championship.

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Purse1 Conrad Stoltz 100 100 100 69 100 DNS 82 DNS 90 572 $10,0002 Nico Lebrun DNF 69 69 90 82 90 100 100 100 562 $6,0003 Josiah Middaugh 90 82 90 DNS 90 100 DNS 82 82 534 $3,5004 Mike Vine 75 90 82 DNS 75 75 DNS 90 75 487 $2,5005 Dan Hugo 82 75 75 100 69 82 69 DNS DNS 414 $2,0006 Seth Wealing 37 63 DNS 82 49 58 90 DNF 69 411 $1,5007 Branden Rakita 45 53 53 75 DNS DNS 58 69 63 371 $1,2008 Brian Smith 53 58 DNS DNS 63 69 DNS 63 49 355 $1,0009 Craig Evans 49 49 63 63 53 63 DNS DNS 41 332 $80010 Cody Waite 34 41 58 49 DNS DNS DNS 75 58 315 $60011 Will Kelsay 31 31 49 41 49 49 53 45 45 290 $40012 Matt Boobar DNS 34 45 34 41 53 49 DNS 28 250 $30013 Ryan Ignatz 41 DNS DNS 58 DNS DNS DNS 53 53 205 $20014 Sam Gardner DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 75 49 DNS 124 $10015 Jasper Blake 69 DNS DNS 53 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 122 $100Also: Ryan DeCook (103), Scott Gall (74), Steve Larsen (63), Mark Leishman (63), Jeff Smith (59), Justin Thomas (58), Tyler Butterfield (58), BrendanHalpin (45), T.D. Adams (45), Dominic Gillen (45), Brad Zoller (41), Adam Jensen (37), Chris Newell (37), Damian Gonzalez (34), Guy Perry (31).

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 DNS 100 600 $10,0002 S. Vanlandingham 90 75 75 DNS 90 100 82 100 90 552 $6,0003 Renata Bucher 75 90 82 DNS DNS DNS 100 63 53 463 $3,5004 Danelle Kabush 49 DNS 58 90 82 DNS 69 90 58 447 $2,5005 Christine Jeffrey 69 82 DNS 82 DNS 69 75 DNS 49 426 $2,0006 Jenny Smith 53 69 63 DNS 75 82 DNS 58 69 416 $1,5007 Rebecca Dussault 58 DNS DNS 63 63 75 DNS 69 45 373 $1,2008 Emma Garrard 63 58 69 69 DNS DNS 63 53 41 363 $1,0009 Alexandra Borrelly 31 53 45 49 53 58 DNS 41 34 292 $80010 Erin Kummer DNS 49 49 53 58 63 58 DNS DNS 281 $60011 Lesley Paterson 82 DNS 90 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 82 254 $40012 Tracy Thelen 34 DNS DNS 58 DNS DNS DNS 45 37 174 $30013 Sari Anderson 37 DNS DNS DNS 69 DNS DNF 49 DNS 155 14 Sara Tarkington DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 82 63 145 15 Jari Kirkland 28 63 DNS 41 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 132 Also: Jenny Tobin (120), Susan Williams (75), Carina Wasle (75), Brandyn Roark Gray (68), Kristy Lanier (53), Jennifer Luebke (45), Ingrid Rolles(41), Flora Duffy (34), Cameron Randolph (28).

DNS = Did not start /// DNF = Did not finish /// DNP = Did not place

1 = Loews XTERRA West Cup (Lake Las Vegas Resort, NV) - May 2 2 = XTERRA Midwest Cup (Battle Creek, MI) - May 17 3 = XTERRA Southeast Cup (Pelham, AL) - May 23 4 = XTERRA Northwest Cup (Farragut State Park, ID) - June 6 5 = XTERRA Atlantic Cup (Richmond, VA) - June 14 6 = XTERRA South Central Cup (North Little Rock, AR) - June 20 7 = XTERRA Northeast Cup (Sugarbush Resort, VT) - July 12 8 = XTERRA Mountain Cup (Beaver Creek Resort, CO) - July 18 9 = XTERRA USA Championship (Snowbasin Resort, UT) - Sept. 26

Key: 1=100, 2=90, 3=82, 4=75, 5=69, 6=63, 7-58, 8=53, 9=49, 10=45, 11=41, 12=37, 13=34, 14=31, 15=28

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TOP 5 IN XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES SINCE 19992009 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS

Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 572 1. Melanie McQuaid 6002. Nico Lebrun 562 2. S. Vanlandingham 5523. Josiah Middaugh 534 3. Renata Bucher 4634. Mike Vine 487 4. Danelle Kabush 4475. Dan Hugo 414 5. Christine Jeffrey 426

2008 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 353 1. Melanie McQuaid 4002. Dan Hugo 345 2. S. Vanlandingham 3303. Josiah Middaugh 326 3. Jenny Smith 3164. Brian Smith 290 4. Danelle Kabush 2825. Mike Vine 276 5. Lesley Paterson 281

2007 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 400 1. Jamie Whitmore 4002. Mike Vine 337 2. Melanie McQuaid 3493. Josiah Middaugh 322 3. Jennifer Smith 3294. Seth Wealing 322 4. Candy Angle 3145. Andrew Noble 303 5. Amber Monforte 258

2006 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Seth Wealing 428 1. Melanie McQuaid 4802. Brent McMahan 413 2. Jamie Whitmore 4593. Andrew Noble 391 3. Candy Angle 4034. Conrad Stoltz 303 4. Danelle Kabush 3545. Brian Smith 300 5. Janae Pritchett 320

2005 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 390 1. Jamie Whitmore 3902. Mike Vine 310 2. Melanie McQuaid 3803. Olivier Marceau 309 3. Candy Angle 3024. Brent McMahon 283 4. Jessica Harrison 2825. Francisco Serrano 275 5. Melissa Thomas 2716. Josiah Middaugh 252

2004 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Sylvain Dodet 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 3002. Josiah Middaugh 264 2. Melanie McQuaid 2803. Conrad Stoltz 249 3. Candy Angle 2394. Nicolas LeBrun 247 4. Janae Deverell 2095. Justin Thomas 179 5. Lynley Allison 208

2003 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 3002. Steve Larsen 280 2. Melanie McQuaid 2703. Nicolas LeBrun 264 3. Melissa Thomas 2324. Justin Thomas 218 4. Jenny Tobin 2025. Jason Chalker 207 5. Candy Angle 200

2002 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 300 1. Jamie Whitmore 2902. Nicolas LeBrun 248 2. Melanie McQuaid 2653. Kerry Classen 235 3. Raeleigh Tennant 2344. Mike Vine 228 4. Kerstin Weule 2225. Andrew Noble 201 5. Melissa Thomas 214

2001 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 465 1. Anke Erlank 4692. Nicolas LeBrun 404 2. Monique Merrill 3753. Ned Overend 373 3. Raeleigh Tennant 3434. Mike Vine 365 4. Jenny Tobin 3265. Kerry Classen 319 5. Cheri Touchette 309

2000 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Michael Tobin 826 1. Kerstin Weule 8902. Mike Vine 820 2. Jody Purcell 8103. Kerry Classen 802 3. Lorraine Barrows 6884. Ned Overend 697 4. Jenny Tobin 6355. Dave Harrison 596 5. Linda Gabor 524

1999* U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS (First year)Men Women1. Michael Tobin 886 1. Kerstin Weule 886 2. Jimmy Riccitello 732 2. Jody Purcell 827 3. John Koenig 676 3. Lorraine Barrows 7184. Ned Overend 660 4. Jenny Wood 708 5. Kerry Classen 635 5. Linda Gabor 675

Bold denotes top American (National Champ) in Pro Series

DATE Race Location Region3/13 XTERRA Saipan Championship Saipan W3/27 XTERRA Guam Piti, GU W3/28 XTERRA Miami N. Miami, FL SE3/28 XTERRA REAL Granite Bay, CA W4/18 XTERRA Muleshoe Spicewood, TX SC4/18 XTERRA Caloosahatchee Ft Myers, FL SE4/24 XTERRA Fort Yargo Winder, GA SE4/25 XTERRA West Championship Las Vegas, NV W5/1 XTERRA Epic Ruston, LA SC5/2 XTERRA Gator Terra Ruston, LA SC5/2 XTERRA Uwharrie Uwharrie, NC SE5/8 XTERRA Del Valle Livermore, CA W5/16 XTERRA King Of The Hill Lebanon, NJ AT5/16 XTERRA Red River Ardmore, OK SC5/23 XTERRA South Central Championship Waco, TX SC5/23 XTERRA ACE Big Canyon Oak Hill, WV AT5/23 XTERRA Last Stand Augusta, MI MW5/30 XTERRA Smith Lake Fort Bragg, NC SE6/5 XTERRA Four Corners Farmington, NM SC6/5 XTERRA Tsali Bryson City, NC SE6/6 XTERRA Deuces Wild Show Low, AZ W6/12 XTERRA Farragut Athol, ID NW6/12 XTERRA Eureka Springs Eureka Springs, AR SC6/13 XTERRA Southeast Championship Pelham, AL SE6/19 XTERRA Solstice La Grande, OR NW6/20 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, VA AT6/20 XTERRA Torn Shirt Brighton, MI MW6/26 XTERRA Pipestem Creek Jamestown, ND MT6/26 XTERRA YMCA Scales Lake Boonville, IN MW6/26 XTERRA Tahoe City Tahoe City, CA W6/26 XTERRA Dawg Dayz N. Little Rock, AR SC7/11 XTERRA Whitewater Charlotte, NC SE7/11 XTERRA EX2 Flintstone, MD AT7/11 XTERRA O.N.E. Ravenna, OH MW7/11 XTERRA Vashon Island Vashon Island, WA NW7/17 XTERRA Mountain Championship Avon, CO MT7/17 XTERRA Hammerman Anchorage, AK NW7/17 XTERRA Lock 4 Blast Gallatin, TN SE7/18 XTERRA Sky High Grafton, NY NE7/24 XTERRA DINO Versailles Versailles, IN MW7/25 XTERRA First Coast Jacksonville, FL SE7/25 XTERRA Wild Horse Creek Bozeman, MT MT8/1 XTERRA Race at the Rez Essex, VT NE8/1 XTERRA Appalachia Indiana, PA AT8/1 XTERRA Sugar Bottom North Liberty, IA MW8/1 XTERRA Snow Valley Running Springs, CA W8/1 XTERRA Forest Drive Aberdeen, SD MT8/1 XTERRA Panther Creek Morristown, TN SE8/1 XTERRA Black Diamond Black Diamond, WA NW8/8 XTERRA STOAKED Hanover, NH NE8/8 XTERRA Iron Will Jonesboro, AR SC8/8 XTERRA Indian Peaks Nederland, CO MT8/14 XTERRA DINO Logansport Logansport, IN MW8/14 XTERRA B.O.L.T. Raymond, NE MT8/14 XTERRA Portland Forest Grove, OR NW8/15 XTERRA Dirty Grizzly Macungie, PA AT8/15 XTERRA Camp Eagle Rocksprings, TX SC8/21 XTERRA Illinois Wilds Hanna City, IL MW8/21 XTERRA MountainMan Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HI W8/22 XTERRA Lake Placid Lake Placid, NY NE8/22 XTERRA Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA AT8/22 XTERRA Austin Austin, TX SC8/22 XTERRA Wild Ride McCall, ID NW8/28 XTERRA Lake Tahoe Incline Village, NV W8/29 XTERRA Lory Bellvue, CO MT8/29 XTERRA Schiff Scout Wading River, NY NE9/25 XTERRA Utah Ogden/Snowbasin, UT9/25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin, UT10/24 XTERRA World Championship Makena, MauiTentative as of 4.8.10

2010SCHEDULE

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The XTERRA America Tour is designed to provide age group athletes with a bona-fide championship to compete forwithin their geographic region. At the end of the regular season the top performers in each of eight regions are invited tocompete against other athletes their same age - but from different regions - at the national championship in Utah onSeptember 25. This year there are 66 races in 36 states across the country, as well as the U.S. Territory of Guam andCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan). It marks the 14th straight year of expansion for XTERRA.

Here's how the Series works:1) CHOOSE REGION: There are 8 regions, determined by a competitor's primary residence at the time of their first race:

NORTHEAST (NE) - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York.ATLANTIC (AT) - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.SOUTHEAST (SE) - Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.MIDWEST (MW) - Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.SOUTHCENTRAL (SC) - Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas.MOUNTAIN (MT) - Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming.NORTHWEST (NW) - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska.WEST (W) - California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Territories.

2) DETERMINE YOUR DIVISION/AGE GROUP: "XTERRA Age" is based on a competitor's age on December 31, 2009.Athletes compete in the following age categories: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+(w), 60-64 (m), 65-69 (m), 70+ (m), and we also have Collegiate and Physically Challenged Divisions.

Collegiate Division: To qualify as a collegiate athlete, a current student ID must be presented at registration. When there are at least three athletes from two or more schools, a team award will also be presented. Athletes in the collegiate division get age group points as well as collegiate designation.

Physically Challenged Division: There are two physically challenged age groups, 15-39 and 40+, and 6 categories:Below the knee amputee, above the knee amputee, below the elbow amputee, above the elbow amputee, blind and impaired/les autres.

3) RACE AND SCORE: Series competitors race for points at their choice of 65 events - including XTERRA Points Series(XPS) races & XTERRA Cup Series (XCS) races. Competitors can enter as many events as they'd like and their best fourfinishes count towards their total points score. Competitors are required to race in at least one event in their region, andmust COUNT two events in their region. Note: You don’t have to race in two, but you have to count two in your region.Bottom line, to play the game (to qualify for nationals and win a regional championship) you have to race in at least oneevent in your region, and everything more than that is gravy and increases your chances of winning.

4) COUNT ‘EM UP: Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each age group at each race. Athletes can earn morepoints at XCS races and XTERRA Epic because, generally, participation is higher and the courses are tougher. If anathlete races at more than one XCS event, only the best finish counts at full points. Any other finishes earn points at thesame rate as an XPS race. There are two points systems:

XTERRA Championship Series Races:

XTERRA Points Series Races:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th75 67 61 56 51 47 43 39 36 33 30 27 25 23 21

HOW THE XTERRA AMERICA TOUR WORKS FOR AMATEURS

HOW THE XTERRA AMERICA TOUR WORKS CONTINUED...5) BECOMING A REGIONAL CHAMP: At the end of the regular season in late August, the athlete with the most points -by gender, by division, by region - earns the title of XTERRA Regional Champion. In addition, the highest points scorersin each region are invited to compete for a national title at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah (qualifying spots basedon chart below).

XTERRA USA Championship Slots Available in each of eight regions:

DIVISION 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+ 60-64 65-69 70+ PCMale 2 7 9 9 10 10 7 6 4 3 2 2 2per catFemale 2 4 10 9 8 6 5 5 2 2 2per cat

Note: All XTERRA America Tour events are sanctioned byUSA Triathlon, the national governing body of multisport inthe United States. As such all athletes are subject to the rulesand regulations set forth by the USAT. Details available atusatriathlon.org.

The XTERRA Points Series races are a collection ofindependently produced off-road triathlons owned andoperated by local promoters, while the Championship Seriesevents are bigger races with pro purses on full-lengthcourses operated by the TEAM Unlimited / XTERRA staff.

And then comes the showdown! Win in Utah, and you are the XTERRA National Age Group Champion.

In 2010 and beyond, the XTERRA Eco Team willcontinue to make a difference ecologically by offeringa few hours of time to local environmental initiativesnear our race courses. This could be anything fromtrail maintenance to park clean-up, ecologicalrestoration, or tree planting work parties.

The XTERRA Eco Team is an athlete-initiatedprogram and a core component of XTERRA. Beyondorganized volunteer work parties, XTERRA athletesare encouraged to sign the “pledge board” confirmingtheir intent to keep the trails clean and not onlydeposit their rubbish in designated drop zones duringthe race but to be conscientious wherever they roam.

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See how amateurs qualify for the XTERRA WorldChampionship on page 39.

All the technical details on How the Series Workscan be found online at xterraplanet.com

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XTERRA’S COLLEGIATE DIVISION OVERVIEWHERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

Any collegian with a current photo ID can race for theirschool as an individual. Athletes do not need to be amember of a school club or team.

Collegiate racers collect points in the XTERRA AmericaTour Series and are eligible for age group awards as wellas collegiate awards.

Whenever there are three athletes from two or moreschools entered in the same race they’ll go against eachother for school pride in the college team division. Theremust be at least two schools with teams for a team award tobe presented.

A “team” must consist of at least 3 male or femalemembers. There are no mixed teams. A team can havemore entrants, but less than three will not constitute a team.

Points for team awards (male and female) will count thefinishing positions of the smallest number entered by aqualifying team. Example: College A has 5 men; College Bhas 7 men; College C has 9 men. Only the fastest 5finishers will count towards the team awards.

Points for team awards will be calculated based on thefinishing positions of the team members. The lowest total is the winner. Example: Each team counts 3 athletes. TeamA finishes 1, 8 and 15 overall for a total number 24. Team B finishes 5, 6 and 10 for a total number 21. Team Cfinishes 2, 9 and 20 for a total number of 31. Team B wins. In no case will more than 7 athletes count towards the teamawards regardless of the total number of entries by any one team. Should a club enter more than 7 men or women, thecoach must nominate the 7 individuals he wants scored for team awards. Positions counted are overall positions ingender, not just collegiate entrants. This would include professional entries.

Collegiate Cup:

A Collegiate Cup award will be given when two or more schools have at least 3 men and 3 women per school represent-ed. Example: College A has 5 men, 2 women; College B has 7 men, 3 women. There can be no Collegiate Cup awardas there are not 2 teams that meet the overall requirements. Should two or more schools have the necessary entries,scoring will be similar to the team scoring method with all finishing positions of qualified team members added.

Also:

In addition to age group awards, collegiate entrants race for separate awards. Collegiate awards will be presented tothe top three male and female individual collegiate division finishers, the winning men’s and women’s teams, and thewinner of the Collegiate Cup competition (if applicable). Pre-Registration is required for the XTERRA Collegiate Cup tobe presented.

Sept. 25 - XTERRA Collegiate Nationals - All college students are welcome to race for the XTERRA CollegiateNational Championship in the XTERRA Utah open race taking place on the same course and on the same day asthe XTERRA USA Championship on Saturday, September 25, 2009 at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah.

Collegiate racers are eligible for reduced rate entry fees into the XTERRA Championship events.

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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 in October

2008. While many of the competitors

lay in bed the night before counting

sheep in anticipation of the race, that

afternoon Gray and Brown were count-

ing 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

stability 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 runners 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 footwear launch includes five styles: trail

runner, trail trainer, ultra trainer, performance sandal, and

performance slide.

For more information on the product — or what retailers

are carrying XTERRA — multisport athletes can go to

www.xterrafootwear.com

XTERRAGEAR.COM NEWS

More than 300 qualified athletes representing 42 stateswere at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah for their shotat the national championship of off-road triathlon.

Jason Michalak, 31, from Lakewood, Colorado edgedformer XTERRA pro Jason Jablonski from Wenatchee,Washington by just 28 seconds to win the men’s amateuroverall crown. In the women’s race Jaime Brede, 32, fromBreckenridge, CO topped Keri Grosse, 43, of Leavenworth,WA by more than a minute.

Kent Robison from Reno (one of the members of the inau-gural class of 2001 XTERRA National Champions) won the60-64 division for his 7th national title - tying him with hispartner in crime Tom Lyons, also from Reno, for the all-timerecord. Lyons streak of seven straight nationalchampionships came to an end today at the hands of KevinShelden who edged him by just two minutes. Former Mrs.XTERRA Cindi Toepel picked up her 5th national title,Beverly Enslow won her fourth, and Caroline Colonna, KeriGrosse, Katherine Pollard, Megan Fisher, Wayne Avery,and Randy Beckner each won their second.

Pictured: Jason Michalak / Cindi Toepel

2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15-19 (2) Katherine Pollard Roseville, CA 3:59:3020-24 Amelia Vandyke Vail, CO 4:12:2925-29 Erin Collins Cedar Hills, UT 3:17:3530-34 Jaime Brede Breckenridge, CO 3:13:2335-39 Genevieve Evans Carnelian Bay, CA 3:18:2440-44 (2) Keri Grosse Leavenworth, WA 3:14:5645-49 (2) Caroline Colonna Taos, NM 3:24:0850-54 (4) Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:33:4055-59 (5) Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 3:55:0360+ Linda Usher West Upton, MA 5:29:03PC (2) Megan Fisher Missoula, MT 4:20:19

2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur MenDiv Name Hometown Time15-19 Jeroen Keukenkamp El Dorado Hills, CA 3:04:4820-24 John Donovan Incline Village, NV 2:52:1325-29 Kaleb Vanort Mishawaka, IN 2:50:2830-34 Jason Michalak Lakewood, CO 2:41:0435-39 Jason Jablonski Wenatchee, WA 2:41:3240-44 Ed Oliver Broomfield, CO 2:47:5745-49 Kevin Shelden Breckenridge, CO 2:51:4350-54 (2) Wayne Avery Reno, NV 2:57:0855-59 (2) Randy Beckner Helena, MT 3:12:5460-64 (7) Kent Robison Reno, NV 3:16:2965-69 Jim Meskimen Truckee, CA 4:19:4170+ Ron Hill Hayden, ID 5:21:22PC Craig Vogtsberger Kalamazoo, MI 3:51:25

# denotes national championships won

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2009 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACING

The 2010 XTERRA USA Championship is Sept. 25 at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah

- - - - - - - - - - - 2009 XTERRA WOMEN’SRegion 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39NE Rebecca Goldstein Kelli Vossler Erin Nielsen 6Andrea McGuire 3Kelly Ault

Waterlivet, NY Lake Placid, NY North Haverhill, NH Troy, NY Morrisville, VTMA 4Sara Hanson Nicole Reintsma Emily Bashton Dustine Reppuhn

McLean, VA Great Falls, VA Richmond, VA Woodbridge, VASE Rebekah Sarbone Jill Zemsta 2Julia Radmann Tina Eakin

Gainseville, FL Hampstead, NC Smyrna, GA Huntsville, ALNC Sophie Shinsky Alison Case Melissa Hughes Mindy Fernando Jade Gianakopoulos

Brighton, MI Fort Wayne, IN Battle Creek, MI Franklin, MI Springfield, OHSC Samantha Rose 2Cindy Abbott 2Kim Jennings 2Jocelyn Wood 2Maria Hernandez

Springfield, MO Cedar Park, TX Waco, TX Broken Arrow, OK Reklaw, TXMT Andrea Wilds Danielle Kehoe Luisa Bryce Jaime Brede 2Cary Kinross-Wright

Lakewood, CO Arvada, CO Denver, CO Breckenridge, CO Golden, CONW Brittany Clawson 3Lorraine Bourget Sandy Isbell Kristen Holman 4Korrie Dubray

Sandpoint, ID Coeur D'lene, ID La Grande, OR Bellingham, WA LaGrande, WASW 2*Katherine Pollard Heather McGaffin Jessica Cerra Lisa Heisinger Janice Brod

Roseville, CA Haleiwa, HI San Diego, CA Mill Valley, CA Carson City, NV

- - - - - - - - - - - 2009 XTERRA MEN’S RRegion 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44NE Logan Marshall 6Ian Sullivan Aaron Seymour Kristoffer Nielsen Craig Hills Matt Baruch

Altamont, NY Jericho, VT Newport. RI North Haverhill, NH Millerton, NY Brooklyn, NYMA Nathan Moran Jared Levin 2Chris Sams Bob Horn 2Frank Febbraro Mike Hebe

Dayton, VA Richmond, VA Baltimore, MD Red Bank, NJ Falls Church, VA New Cumberland, PASE Kyle Blond Matthew Kolozsvary Andrew Jones Fred Smith Scott Mills 2Jeff Richards

Marietta, GA Umatilla, FL Rock Hill, SC Knoxville, TN Pike Road, AL Atlanta, GANC Sean Hyser John Reiker 2Blake Voges 6Teodoro Ramos 2Chris Scott 4Peter Hanson

Normal, IL Saint Charles, IL Santa Claus, IN Berwyn, IL Morrison, IL Minneapolis, MNSC Paul Williams Alex Garza 7Kyle Grieser Blake Wagner Adrian Barron 2Chuck Olinger

Tulsa, OK San Antonio, TX Marble Falls, TX Conway, AR Austin, TX Frisco, TXMT Christopher Athey Patrick Valentine 3*Luke Jay Jason Michalak Fred Hankinson Rickey Tolliver

Centennial, CO Colorado Springs, CO Littleton, CO Lakewood, CO Colorado Springs, CO Parker, CONW Beau Behrens Mathieu Signoretty 2Justin Barnhart Jamey Yanik Jason Jablonski 4David Cloninger

Spokane Valley, WA Sammamish, WA Portland, OR Sandpoint, ID Wenatchee, WA Bend, ORSW Brandon Reinhard Benjamin Dewitt Jimmy Wills Slater Fletcher Ben Duemler Eric Ronning

Lake Tahoe, CA Ventura, CA Hermosa Beach, CA Huntington Beach, CA St Helena, CA Incline Village, NV

- - - - - - - - - - - PHYSICALLY CHALLENGE15-39 SW Les Autres 40+ SW Les Autres 40+ SW Moderate Leg Impairment 40+ NW Les Autres 40+ MT Blind2 Andrew May Fouad Fattoumy 3 Mike Hicks Darren Smith Michael StoneDublin, CA Honolulu, HI Fountain Hills, AZ Camas, WA Boulder, CO

# denotes number of regional championships* denotes reigning XTERRA USA Champion$ denotes reigning XTERRA World Champion

S REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - - - 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+Angels Schnuerch 3Dorothy Hamburg 6Annette MacNiven 5Linda UsherNaples, NY Red Hook, NY Wainscott, NY Upton, MARosanna Sellers 2Valerie Hardin 5Julia Peck Lynne CollardFairfax, VA Doylestown, PA Culpeper, VA Gaothersburg, MDKassi Day Robin Boughton 3Lucia Colbert Ruth Ference 4Charlotte MahanAsheville, NC Ocala, FL Cordova, TN Rome, GA Lenoir City, TN3Cheryl Stine 2Heather McNamara 8$*Beverly Enslow Gwen SarsfieldBloomington, IN Brighton, MI Metamora, IL Dillsboro, IN2Linda Cole 2Caroline Colonna 6Karen RobertsonOlive Branch, MS NM Grapevine, TXSandi Garcia Paula Maresh 2Susan Griffin-Kakliki 7*Cindi Toepel Carol NiemannDenver, CO Littleton, CO Castle Rock, CO Littleton, CO Omaha, NE3$*Keri Grosse 2Lisa Brummond Robin Smith 4Lois MarquartLeavenworth, WA Canby, OR Bellingham, WA Tacoma, WAEllen Wallace 3Meiling Yee 8Barbara Peterson 4Lorenn Walker 7$* Kathy FrankSunnyvale, CA Sunnyvale, CA Berkeley, CA Wailua, HI Santa Cruz, CA

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - - - 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+6Ken Robins 5John King 6Russell Clark 2Stuart Christie 2*Nathaniel GrewCutchogue, NY Shelburne, VT Scotia, NY Dedham, MA Montpelier, VTHenry Loving Bruce McLaughlin 2Scott Scudamore 2Charlie RedmondMidlothian, VA Royersford, PA Dumfries, VA Demarest, NJ8Casey Fannin 2Scott Ewing 4Audie Smith William English 3Peter Lilley 6Errol LassiterBirmingham, AL Destin, FL Knoxville, TN Clemson, SC Charlotte, NC Woodstock, GA7Jim James David Maclean James Henderson 2Terry Hutchins 5GL BrownAnn Arbor, MI Ludington, MI Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo, MI Ada, MI7Mike Carter 9Steve Cole Marc Scudamore 2James Dewlen 5Wilburn PowellAustin, TX Olive Branch, MS Albuquerque, NM Stillwater, OK Mt Ida, AR4Kevin Shelden Peter Dann 2$*Randy Beckner 4David RakitaBreckenridge, CO Eagle, CO Helena, MT Durango, CODave Spencer Johnny Baker 2Tjaling Ypma John Campbell William Schubach 3Ron HillKirkland, WA Redmond, WA Bellingham, WA Spokane, WA Mercer Island, WA Hayden, ID9$*Tom Lyons 5Tom Monica 2John Royson 7Kent Robinson Gordon Gould 7Hans DiebenReno, NV Walnut Creek, CA Albany, CA Reno, NV Woodland, CA Chula Vista, CA

ED REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - - - 15-39 MW Les Autres 15-39 SE Les Autres 40+ SE Les Autres 40+ SE Moderate Leg Impairment2* Craig Vogtsberger 2 David Kyle 2 Todd Atkins Paul LeonardKalamazoo, MI Athens, AL Fayetteville, GA Fayetteville, NC

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2010 XTERRA WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RACESDate Event Location

February 20 XTERRA South Africa Championship Grabouw, Western Cape

Dan Hugo and Mari Rabie

March 13 XTERRA Saipan Championship Northern Marianas

Sam Gardner and Renata Bucher

April 3 XTERRA Portugal Championship+ Figueira da Foz

Franky Batelier and Renata Bucher

April 10 XTERRA New Zealand Championship Rotorua

Scott Thorne and Nicola Leary

May 30 XTERRA European (Italy) Championship+ Orosei, Sardinia

July 11 XTERRA France Championship+ Xonrupt - Gerardmer

August 7 XTERRA Brazil Championship Angra dos Reis

August 7 XTERRA Czech Championship+ Spindleruv Mlyn

August 14 XTERRA Germany Championship+ Zittau

August 28 XTERRA Japan Championship Marunuma

September 4 XTERRA Mexico Championship Valle de Bravo

September 5 XTERRA Canada Championship Whistler, B.C.

September 11 XTERRA Switzerland Championship+ Prangins

September 25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden, Utah

October 24 XTERRA World Championship Makena, Maui, Hawaii

+ XTERRA European Tour eventsAs of March 29, 2010

XTERRA Austria Tour: May 1. Fisching (Styria) // June 5. Döbriach (Carinthia) // June 13. Wels (Upper Austria) // July 24. Kitzbühel (Tirol)July 25. Falkert (Carinthia) // Aug. 1. Goldeck (Carinthia) // Aug. 15. Kollerschlag (Lower Austria) // Sept. 4. ViennaSept. 12. Wolfgangsee (Salzburg).XTERRA Italian Tour: May 23. Nord Est (Veneto) // May 30. Orosei (Sardinia) // July 26. Avigliana (Piemonte) // August 30. Bolsena (Lazio) October 10. Isola D’Elba (Elba)XTERRA Czech Tour: May 22. O2 zlute lazne (Praha) // June 12. Hostivar (Praha) // June 19. Prachatice // June 26. Hluboka // July 10. DecinJuly 17 Opava // July 24 Ostrov // July 31 Horni Plana (race of 3 nations) // Aug. 21 Predni (Vyton) // Aug. 28 Melchov // Aug. 28 Hradec KraloveXTERRA Germany Tour: April 15. Cross Duathlon (Schleiden) // July 31. Lander Cross Triathlon (race of 3 nations) // Aug. 14. ZittauAug. 28. Cross Triathlon (Rhein-Neckar)XTERRA France Tour: May 8. Vire - XTERRA Duathlon // July 11. Xonrupt (Gerardmer) XTERRA Brazil Tour: March 13. Estrade Real // April 10. Itapira // May 23. Teresopolis // June 5. Manaus // Aug 7. AngraXTERRA Canada Tour: August 15. Canmore, Alberta // Sept. 5. Whistler, British Columbia XTERRA South Africa Tour - Jan 30. Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province // February 20. Grabouw, Western Cape // July 8. Pezula, Knysna

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2010 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - OCTOBER 24

Following an action-packed racing season that will span 15 countries withmore than 100 events, XTERRA will host its 15th XTERRA World Championshipin Maui on October 24th. A season-ending blow-out like no other, the WorldChampionship is the culmination of a worldwide series of races held in Saipan,South Africa, Portugal, New Zealand, Italy, Malaysia, France, Brazil, Czech,Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States.

The race course, considered one of XTERRA's toughest and most grueling,will consist of a 1.5-kilometer roughwater swim at Makena Beach, a grueling30- kilometer mountain bike on the slopes of Haleakala, and an 11-kilometertrail run.Access to this legendary course is permitted once a year - on race day.

Conditions change radically from year to year, diminishing the advantage torepeat competitors, and perpetuating the course's stature as among the mostintimidating in the series.

The maxed-out field is limited to 550 competitors, who represent the best off-road, multisport athletes on the planet. It is a "winner take all" race, with one ofthe richest pro purses in multisport at $100,000, and it is awarded solely on thebasis of the Maui performance. Since this race is a stand-alone event, it offersa unique opportunity to competitors. Even those who have had a less thanstellar season, are given an opportunity to redeem themselves and earn thecoveted title of XTERRA World Champion.

Last year Eneko Llanos from Spain captured the men’s championship andJulie Dibens from the UK won the women’s crown for the third year in a row.A special prime, the Hawaiian Airlines Double, will pay $2,500 to the man and

woman with the fastest combined Hawaii Ironman and XTERRA WorldChampionship time. Only two weeks and a narrow channel of ocean separatethe two events, which each year attract a growing number of enduranceathletes. In 2009, Spain’s Eneko Llanos won his 4th straight men’s double. AmyEck from Kailua, HI and Arnaud Bouvier from France won the amateur awards.

Eneko Julie

QUALIFYING FOR MAUI

Amateur athletes can qualify for theXTERRA World Championship byfinishing in one of the 34 qualifyingspots available at each World TourChampionship event or one of the 41qualifying spots (see below) at any ofthe five XTERRA ChampionshipSeries races. There are also a limitednumber of at-large slots availableearly in the year.

DIVISION Men Women Total15-19 1 1 220-24 1 1 225-29 2 2 430-34 3 2 535-39 3 2 540-44 3 2 545-49 2 2 450-54 1 1 255-59 1 1 260+ NA 1 160-64 1 NA 165-69 1 NA 170+ 1 NA 1PC 3 3 6Total 23 18 41

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At the heart of XTERRA is the fundamental idea of puttingon great races in epic places with friendly faces. Prettysimple, really, but it’s a formula that has proven successfulover the years and that same philosophy is being used togrow the XTERRA Trail Run Series.

Now in its sixth year as a stand-alone set of races outsideof the off-road triathlon circuit, the XTERRA Trail Run Seriesboasts 60 runs in 16 states and several countries, givingrunners the opportunity to race their way around theworld�literally.

XTERRA’s main focus is on the off-road half-marathondistance trail run, what XTERRA calls an “Xduro”. Whenasked about the paradigm shift (XTERRA Trail Runs used tobe mostly 5km and 10km runs) Tom Kiely, CEO of XTERRA,explained that “after a decade of producing trail runs along-side our XTERRA off-road triathlons we learned that ouraudience wanted a bigger challenge than a 10k. What themarket told us was to create a series of half-marathons thathave a physical challenge parallel to that of a roadmarathon, but with Mother Nature along for the ride.”

Two big-time races, in truly stunning adventuredestinations, highlight the 2010 season. The XTERRA TrailRunning National Championship returns to Bend,Oregon on September 18 and the XTERRA TrailRunning World Championship is back at Kualoa Ranchon the Hawaiian Island of Oahu on December 5.

Not long ago Bend was named “America’s Best TrailRunning Town” by Outside Magazine, and with its widevariety of terrain, mild fall climate, endless miles of pristinetrails and a local community full of enthusiasm and supportfor the race, runners can expect a one-of-a-kind experienceat Nationals.

“The U.S. Trail Run Series is the fastest-growing segmentof XTERRA and the National Championship race is turninginto a really big deal,” said Kiely. “We think Bend is anamazing place to visit and explore, and an ideal venue forthe last race in the series.”

There are several regional series in the U.S. - SoCal,NorCal, Georgia, Virginia, Philly, South Carolina, NorthCarolina, Alabama, Arizona, Long Island, New Hamphsire,Ohio and Texas – and each hosts between 3 and 9 racesthrough the course of the year. The winner of each agegroup in each series earns free entry into the XTERRA TrailRunning National Championship race.

In Bend the championship event is an Xduro (21km/13.1mile), but the day-long running celebration will also featureraces of 10km and 5km distances, a festival/expo center forparticipants and spectators, K9 Challenge, and Paul

Mitchell cut-a-thon. While the race field will includecompetitors who have raced in other XTERRA events,participation is open to the general public.

Following Nationals, runners can say Aloha! Held theweekend prior to the Honolulu Marathon, the XTERRA TrailRunning World Championship will kick off the “greatestweek of running on Earth” for athletes from around theglobe. For competitive runners, $10,000 in prize money willbe awarded to the top male and female finishers and racersfrom Xduro events in South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand,Portugal, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Japan areexpected to come join in the adventure.The site at Kualoa Ranch on the northeastern side of Oahu

is nothing short of magical. Arguably the most stunninglandscape in Hawaii, the 4,000 acre working cattle ranchhas been the setting for major motion productions such asJurassic Park, Godzilla and LOST. From the steep mountaincliffs to the sparkling sea, the terrain varies from dense rain-forest to broad open valleys and from beautiful white sandbeaches to awesome verdant cliff faces.

This gathering of international trail runners is highlightedby the 21km Xduro but is accompanied by numerous eventsranging from shorter distance trail runs and kids’ races to anadventure walk for charity and family entertainment.

“XTERRA is thrilled with the growth of its Trail RunningSeries” said Janet Clark, President of TEAMUnlimited/XTERRA.

“XTERRA Trail Runs give runners an opportunity toexplore some wildly natural environments and challengeMother Nature’s diverse and unique offerings from roots torocks, to stream crossings and unexpected scenic vistas.”

For more details visit www.xterratrailrun.com.

XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES OVERVIEW

XTERRA Trail RunningNational Champion Max King in Bend, OR

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2010 XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES SCHEDULEDATE RACE LOCATION DISTANCE/SERIES DESCRIPTOR1/9 XTERRA Boney Mountain Xduro Newbury Park, CA 6/21km – SoCal Series #32/20 XTERRA South Africa Trail Run Grabouw 5/10km - World Tour2/27 XTERRA Thrill in the Hills Xduro Winder, GA 21/42km – Georgia Series #53/7 XTERRA Stillwell Trail Run Syosset, NY 8km – Long Island Series #13/12 XTERRA Sunset Trail Run Saipan, CNMI 5/10km - World Tour3/14 XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run Pelham, AL 10km – Alabama Series #33/14 XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run San Diego, CA 5/15km – SoCal Series #63/27 XTERRA Chanoko Xduro Granite Bay, CA 21km – NorCal Series #24/2 XTERRA Portugal Beach Run Challenge Figueira da Foz 4/8km - World Tour4/10 XTERRA Roturua Xduro Rotorua 11/21km - World Tour4/10 XTERRA Bethpage Trail Run Bethpage, NY 5km – Long Island Series #24/17 XTERRA Muleshoe Trail Run Spicewood, TX 10/20km – Texas Series #14/17 XTERRA Doug Harris Memorial Trail Run Clemson, SC 10km - South Carolina Series #24/18 XTERRA Redwood Peak Trail Run Oakland, CA 5/15km – NorCal Series #34/24 XTERRA Lake Las Vegas Xduro Henderson, NV 10/21km - America Tour4/24 XTERRA Vulture’s Knob Trail Run Wooster, OH 11km – Ohio Series #14/25 XTERRA Crystal CoveTrail Run Newport, CA 5/17km - SoCal Series #55/5 XTERRA Warwick Park Revenge Trail Run Pottstown, PA 5km – Philly Series #15/8 XTERRA Malibu Creek Xduro Malibu, CA 6/22km – SoCal Series #75/19 XTERRA Hibernia Park Blast Trail Run Coatesville, PA 5km – Philly Series #25/22 XTERRA Hargus Lake Trail Run Circleville, OH 7km – Ohio Series #25/22 XTERRA Waco Trail Runs Waco, TX 5/20km – Texas Series #25/23 XTERRA Veneto Trail Run Veneto, Italy TBA - World Tour5/29 XTERRA Paris Mountain 15km Trail Run Greenville, SC 15km – South Carolina Series #35/29 XTERRA Italy Xduro Sardinia 5/21km - World Tour5/30 XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run San Diego, CA 5/15km – SoCal Series #46/2 XTERRA Warwick Park Ruckus Trail Run Pottstown, PA 5km – Philly Series #36/5 XTERRA Deep South Trail Run Jackson, GA 15km – Georgia Series #66/6 XTERRA Stillwell Trail Run Syosset, NY 8km – Long Island Series #36/12 XTERRA Mud Run Pelham, AL 5/10/21km – Alabama Series #46/12 XTERRA Marin Headlands Xduro San Francisco, CA 6/21km – NorCal Series #46/16 XTERRA Hibernia Park Challenge Trail Run Coatesville, PA 8km – Philly Series #46/19 XTERRA Richmond Xduro Richmond, VA 21km - America Tour6/26 XTERRA Chapin Forest Trail Run Kirtland, OH 8km – Ohio Series #37/8 XTERRA Brazil Night Trail Run Angra dos Reis 9km - World Tour7/10 XTERRA Mohican Trail Run Loudonville, OH 18km - Ohio Series #47/11 XTERRA Montauk Trail Run Montauk, NY 5km - Long Island Series #47/18 XTERRA Bear Creek Xduro Macungie, PA 10/21km – Philly Series #57/18 XTERRA Beech Mountain Trail Run Beech Mountain, NC TBA - North Carolina Series #17/26 XTERRA Avigliana Trail Run Avigliana, Italy TBA - World Tour7/31 XTERRA Tsali Trail Run Robbinsville, NC 6/13/18km – North Carolina Series #28/7 XTERRA STOAKED Trail Run Hanover, NH 16km - America Tour8/14 XTERRA Paris Mountain 7km Trail Run Greenville, SC 7km – South Carolina Series #48/21 XTERRA Lake Placid Trail Run Lake Placid, NY 5/10km - America Tour8/21 XTERRA Oak Hill Trail Run Boston Township, OH 8km – Ohio Series #58/21 XTERRA Austin Trail Run Austin, TX 5/18km – Texas Series #48/22 XTERRA Colonel Francis Trail Run Charlotte, NC TBA – North Carolina Series #38/29 XTERRA Japan Xduro Marunuma 27km - World Tour8/30 XTERRA Bolsena Trail Run Bolsena, Italy TBA - World Tour9/5 XTERRA Fisher Farm Trail Run Davidson, NC 8/16km – North Carolina Series #49/18 XTERRA Trail Running National Championship Bend, OR 5/10/21km9/19 XTERRA Cheaha State Park Trail Run Delta, AL 10km – Alabama Series #1-20119/25 XTERRA Wheeler Canyon Xduro Ogden, UT 21km - America Tour9/25 XTERRA Harbins Park Trail Run Dacula, GA TBA - Georgia Series #1 - 201110/2 XTERRA Fall Fitness Trail Run Buford, GA 5km – Georgia Series #2 - 201110/3 XTERRA Point Mugu Trail Run Malibu, CA 11/18km - SoCal Series #110/9 XTERRA Marathon of Trail Races Colorado Springs, CO 5/21/42km – Colorado Series #1 201110/10 XTERRA Isola D’Elba Trail Run Elba, Italy TBA - World Tour10/23 XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run Makena, Maui, HI 5/10km - World Tour10/24 XTERRA Monte Sano Trail Run Huntsville, AL 15km – Alabama Series #2-201111/6 XTERRA Paris Mountain 11km Trail Run Greenville, SC 11km – South Carolina Series #1 – 201111/6 XTERRA Battle at Big Creek Trail Run Roswell, GA 7/15km – Georgia Series #2 - 201111/14 XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run Pelham, AL 10km - Alabama Series #3 - 201111/25 XTERRA Topanga Turkey Trot Trail Run Los Angeles, CA 5/10/15km - SoCal Series #212/4 XTERRA Victoria Bryant Trail Run Royston, GA 5/10km - Georgia Series #4 - 201112/5 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Oahu, HI 5/10/21km12/12 XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run Laguna Beach, CA 5/17km - SoCal Series #3 - 2011

TENTATIVE AS OF 4.12.10 - Learn more at xterratrailrun.com or call toll-free to 877-XTERRA-1

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HOW XTERRA GOT STARTEDIT 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

opportunity 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."

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

And look at what XTERRA has become�

- From that one race in 1996 to 100+ in 15 countries in a 14-year span including a 65-stop America Tour for amateursand a full-blown European Tour. XTERRA races can now be found on nearly every continent in the world.

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

- We dish out more than a quarter-million dollars in prize money to attract some of the world's leading multisportathletes and garner the attention of national and international media.

- We make champions. In the U.S. off-road triathlon series alone we recognize close to 200 amateur regionalchampions and 24 amateur national champions, plus relay team and collegiate national champs, XTERRA Trail RunSeries, National and World Champs..

- We put the lifestyle on display for millions to see with XTERRA TV and XTERRA.TV. Dozens of adventure themedshows reach into homes all over the world with inspiring images of fun activities in great places. Our very own 24/7web TV network, www.xterra.tv, allows viewers to 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 XTERRA Foundation - we gave XTERRA heart. The XTERRA Foundation is a non-profit specificallydesigned to provide educational opportunities for at-risk kids.

- We've opened the doors for runners with the XTERRA Trail Running Series. This year there are more than 60 5km,10km, and 21km runs reaching into 15 U.S. States and several countries - providing more chances to participate in thehealthy, active, outdoors lifestyle.

- We launched the XTERRA Eco Team to protect and preserve the areas we race in, and give back to thecommunities that host us.

- XTERRA brand licensees have introduced bicycling accessories and XTERRA exercise equipment, XTERRAfootwear is widely available with revolutionary designed trail runners, and XTERRA Wetsuits continues to increase itsmarket share of the wetsuit category.

- We created our very own quarterly magazine, The XTERRA Planet, to keep our membership connected and show-case the amazing athletes and photography we’ve collected through the years.

- And, XTERRA is just 14 years old...

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TEAM UNLIMITEDTEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company,founded in 1988. It owns and produces XTERRA, and in 2010 there will be more than100 off-road triathlon events held in 15 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 30,000+ competitors, ages 13-71, from all 50states and more than 40 countries competing in XTERRA events. TEAM Unlimitedalso produces a 60-race worldwide Trail Running Series with National and WorldChampionship races, and more than a dozen TV shows each year are produced byTEAM 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.2010: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races and 60+ XTERRA Trail Runs

TEAM TV

Since 1990 TEAM TVhas produced nearly300 television shows

resulting in threeregional Emmy’s and39 Telly Awards for

production excellence.

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