The athletes below will be competing (or expressed their intent to compete) in this years "2009" event.  Good luck to all! Triple IRON Lori Bulwith, 46 ~ Littleton, CO Lean Horse 100 2008 Ironman Arizona 2008 Double Iron Triathlon 2007 Great Floridian Triathlon x 3 Bull Run Run 50 miler Adam Watkins, 29 ~ Washington, DC 2008 Virginia Double IRON 2008 Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2008 North Face Endurance DC 50 Miler 2007 JFK 50 Miler 2007 Ironman Arizona 2005 Chesapeake Man Ironman Several Marathons Roger Lehman, 48 ~ Evanston, IL 2007 Paris-Brest-Paris (1200K bike event) 2006 Ultraman World Championships Hawaii, Top 10 Overall 2006 National 24 Hour Challenge bike event, 400+ miles, Top 10 Overall 2004 Esprit Triathlon, Montreal, Canada (Ironman) Numerous 200K, 300K, 400K, and 600K Brevets (bike events) Numerous Chicago Marathons Sam Pasceri, 36 ~ Lockport, NY Sam's webpage and his video of last years VA Double IRON. 2009 Moab Desert 100 Mile Ultra Marathon 28.5 hrs 2008 Virginia Double IRON A few Ironman's and other ultra runs and marathons Sam's major sponsor ~ TrueThinker.com Steve Teal, 44 ~ Phelan, CA 4 silver buckles in a row from Badwater 4 Death Valley Cups Several 24 hr foot races Currently RAAM Qualified 4 furnace Creek 508's Angeles Crest 100 mile run Umstead 100 endurance run Many 50 mile foot races I have averaged some sort of ultra, running, or cycling every 90 days for 6 years Rik Kirchner, 42 ~ Stevensville, MD Rik's sponsor page Anton Struntz, 54 ~ Gaithersburg, MD 10 JFK 50 milers 3 Ironmans Lake Placid (Number 4 this year) Currently at 15 Marathons. 24 Ultras from 50 mile to 24 hours Centuries, Double Centuries and several 24 hour rides Been running and biking since 1970 Swimming? Just something I have to do to get to the bike and run! Anton's Blog page!! Robert Abate, 43 ~ West Palm Beach, FL 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2006 Virginia Double IRON 2002 Odyssey Double IRON France Triple IRON 2003 Florida Double IRON 1996 DECA Iron Mexico 22 Ironman's A few 50 mile and 100 mile trail runs A bunch of marathons 1991/1992 Swim around Key West FL, 12.5 mile - part of his honeymoon Pete Santamarina, 40 ~ Fort Lauderdale, FL 2006 Virginia Double IRON 2 Ironmans 50 Mile Benefit Run 10 Marathons Tony Reed, 48 ~ Chatham, Ontario, Canada 2007 Virginia Double IRON 2007 Ironman Lake Placid 2005 Ironman Wisconsin John Pepke, 43 ~ Depew, NY 2004 Odyssey Double IRON 1 - 50 Mile Run 9 Ironmans 14 marathons 3 Buffalo Philharmonic Distance Classics Runs Juan Jose Hernandez Enriquez, 35 ~ Quito, Ecuador 2006 Ecuador Double IRON Triathlon Peru 2nd Place 25-29 Age Group Ironlago Arentina 10:35 2007 Ironman Brasil Kale Poland, ~ Odyssey 40 mile Ultra Pineland Farm 50 Mile Trail Run 2008 Ironman Lake Placid William Lane, 48 ~ Philadelphia, PA 2008/7 Virginia Double IRON 2006/7 Ironman Lake Placid Peter Lefferts, 53 ~ Naples, FL 2008 Monterrey Deca IRON 2007 Florida Gulf Coast Pirate Invitational Double IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2003 Odyssey Double IRON Lots of 50 and 100 mile trail runs, Iron distance races Vincenzo Catalano, 39 ~ Desenzano del Garda, Italy 2006 ~ Break the world record with 40 Ironman's completed in a year 2004 ~ Set the world record for most triathlons done in a year, completed 31 Ironman's alongside Giacomo Maritati and Jaques Fox 35 Ironman's completed 12 Double IRON Triathlons completed 6 Triple IRON Triathlons completed 1 Quintuple IRON Triathlon completed 2 DECA IRON Triathlons completed 54 Marathons completed Michael Gärtner, 41 ~ Neu-Isenburg, Germany 2008 Monterrey Mexico Deca IRON 2008 Hungary Double IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2007 Monterrey Mexico 10x10 Deca IRON 2003/04/05/06/07 Lensahn Germany Triple IRON 2003/04/05/07 Neulengbach Austria Double IRON 2004 Hawaii Deca IRON Kim Forget, 48 ~ Attleboro, MA 2008 Boston Marathon - 8th consecutive run - to do 2007 Pikes Peak Marathon 2006 Pikes Peak Ascent 2004/2003 Levi Canada Double 2003 Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon 1999 Hawaii Ultraman (bike problems DNF) Numerous 100 and 50 Mile, 50k and 6 hour Trail Runs 35+ marathons (PR 3:30) Michele Santilhano, 38 ~ Palo Alta, CA via Cape Town, SA To do November - Hawaii Ultraman To Do September - Furnace Creek 508 2008 Badwater 135 mile run 2007 Catalina/San Pedro Channel 21 mile swim 2007 - Maui 9.5 Mile Channel Swim (Lanai - Lahaina) 2007 Vineman Ironman followed by the Shasta Century Bike ride following day 2007 Western States 100 Miler 29 hrs/6 total 100 milers 2006 English Channel Swim 19 hrs 2002 Sustina Alaska 100 Mile sled race (pull a sled in 36 hrs) 2001 Ironman South Africa 1997 Eco Challenge Lesotho SA Kristen Dieffenbach, 37 ~ Morgantown, WV 2008 Primal Quest Adventure Race 2005 Virginia Triple IRON Many other long distance adventure races and trail runs Robyn Benincasa, 37 ~ San Diego, CA Robyn's "World Class Teams" Teambuilding Website Too many events to list here - she is well qualified to compete Yves Beauchamp, 35 ~ Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2008 Hungary Double IRON 2008 Lensahn, Germany Triple IRON 2007 Neulengback, Austria Double IRON 2006 Vidabahn, France Deca IRON 2006/5 Ultramarathon Canadian Champ 2nd/7th Pl 2005/2000 Levis, Canada Double IRON 2005 Moosburg, Austria Double IRON 2002 Monterrey Mexico Deca IRON 2001 France Triple IRON Guinness World Record for stionary bike (Spinning) 77 Hours 22 Minutes Yves personal webpage Eric DeShaies, ~ Canada Rob Abcug, ~ Fort Lauderdale, FL Eric Colbert, ~ Canada 2008 Levis Canada Double IRON World Championship 2007 Levis Canada Double IRON 2006/5 Montreal Canada Ironman 2006 Levis Canada Ironman Arthur Puckrin, 71 ~ Yorkshire, England A few Doubles, Triples and DECA's Paul Grimm, 40 ~ Littleton, CO 2008/7 Virginia Double IRON A few other tri's and ultra trail runs Double IRON Erika Laiche, 24 ~ Providence, RI 2008 Ironman Lake Placid 2007 Ironman Louisville 2006 Ironman France (2nd in F18-24 age group) 2005 Ironman Coeur d'Alene San Diego, Chicago and Cincinnati Marathons Linda Gaudette, 44 ~ Falls Church, VA 2008 Burning River 100 miler/27th overall, 8th woman/24 hours plus odd minutes 2007 Greenway Trail Off Road Marathon 2007 Sebring 24 hour bike race 2005 Ironman AZ 2004 Ironman Lanzarote 2003 Ironman Coeur d'Alene ID 2002 Ironman WI Bill Lund, 49 ~ Ballston Spa, NY 2008/7/6 Lake Placid Ironman 2008/6/5/4 MOntreal Esprit 2008 JFK 50 Miler David Glade, 47 ~ Morrison, CO Ironman Arizona Ironman Kentucky Ironman Malaysia Ironman Germany (2) Redman Iron distance Oklahoma 25+ Marathons RAAM Qualifier Race Ed Hastings, 26 ~ San Diego, CA 2008/7 Ironman Arizona 13:20 PR 2007 Ironman Wisconsin Six Marathons Guy Rossi, 61 ~ Colmar, France Winner of the world cup ultratriathlon IUTA in 1993, 1997, 1999 9 Deca IRON Triathlons (best time 9 days 16h), winner one time 3 Quintuple IRON Triathlons (best time 90h57) 25 Triple IRON Triathlons (best time 40h30) 43 Double IRON Triathlons ( best time 23h17) 18 podium finishes Ironmans: best time: 10h29 Austria Marathons: best time: 2h55 France Nick Crutch, 50 ~ Launton, Oxfordshire, UK 2008 Virginia Triple IRON Triathlon 2000 Odyssey Triple IRON Triathlon 20 Ironman's 10 Ultra Runs Tom Clime, 43 ~ Glenwood, MD 2009 Furnace Creek 509 to do 2009 Old Dominion 100 Miler to do 2008 Virginia Triple IRON Triathlon 2007 Virginia Double IRON Triathlon Carl Hunt, 58 ~ Roxbury, CT Kyle Bray 28 ~ Annapolis, MD Ironman Louisville 2009 to do 2008 Vermont 200 Miler to do 2007 Ironman Lake Placid JFK 50 Miler Canadian Death Race 20 Marathons in past 3 years, trying to run in every state Ran the John Muir Trail with a 35lb backpack in 9 days Kyle's Blog page!! Andy Kemp, 39 ~ Bedford, England 2008 Race Across America 2008 Forestman - Iron Distance UK 2007 Ironman Austria several Marathons Matej Markovic, 33 ~ Slovenia 2008 Hungary Double IRON 2007 Moosburg, Austria Double IRON Tamás Zsolt, 39 ~ Bonyhad, Hungary 2008Virginia Double IRON 2007 Monterrey Mexico Deca 10x10 IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2007 Levis Canada Double IRON Petri Hellberg, 44 ~ Sweeden 2007/08 Lensahn Germany Triple IRON 8 Ironman Triathlons 50+ Marathon or longer distance runs Kari Martens, ~ Sweeden 2008 Monterrey Mexico Deca IRON 2008 Lensahn Germany Triple IRON Kevin Johnson, 34 ~ Charlotte, NC 2009 to do American Triple T 2008 JFK 50 Miler 2008 Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2007 Great Floridian Antal Voneki, ~ Hungary Don Pett, 42 ~ Fredericksburg, VA 2008 Promise Land 50K 2007/07 Kinetic Half Iron David Jepson, 32 ~ Fort Collins, CO 2009 races to do - Knoxville/Colorado and Estes Park Marathons 2009 to do - Horsetooth 10k Open Water Swim 2009 to do - 24 hrs of 9 mile, solo mtb race 2008/07 Ironman Arizona 2008/07/06/05/04 Ironman Canada 2008 5430 Long Course 2007/06 Great Floridian Dominic Chevrier, 35 ~ Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2007 Ironman Lake Placid 21 month world bike tour 1998-2000 Dominic's webpage for his world tour and pics Paul Bedard, 41 ~ Boston, MA & Florida Keys 2000/01/02 Odyssey Double IRON Wayne Kurtz, 42 ~ Wexford, PA 2008 Monterrey Mexico Quintuple IRON 2008/7 Virginia Double IRON 2008 Levis, Canada Double IRON 2006 24 Hrs of Triathlon, Boulder CO 2005 24 Hr U.S. National Running Championship, San Diego CA 2003/02 Ironman Lake Placid 5 other Ironman's 2001 The Bigfoot Ironman, British Columbia, Canada 2000 Ice Age Trail 50 Mile Run 1995/96/97 Vermont 100 Mile Trail Run 1996 GNC 50 Mile Trail Run 1998 Squaw Peak 50 Mile Trail Run, Squaw Valley, CA 1993/94 Earth Journey Vermont Sun Triathlon (5.5M Swim, 263M Bike, 51M Run) Paul Johnston, 52 ~ Canada Swim Portion 2000 Ironman Lake Placid 2001 Ironman Florida 2002 Ironman Canada 2008 Ironman Arizona Christine Charest, 48 ~ Canada Bike Portion Ironman Lake Placid 2004 2005 Ironman Canada 2005 2006 Ironman Florida 2006 2008 Ironman Arizona 2008 2008 Ironman Hawaii (World Championships) Michelle Barrett, 45 ~ Canada Run Portion 2008 Ironman Canada 2007 Half Iron Training 2006 Triathlon Racing Amy Hooton, ~ Ohio Swim Portion Debbie Sidol, 45 ~ North Olmsted, OH Bike Portion 2009 Calvin's qw Hour Bike Challenge to do 2009 Michigan 24 Hour Bike Challenge to do 2009 Ironman Wisconsin to do 2008/7 Virginia Double IRON 2008 Cleveland marathon 2008 Calvin's 12hr Bike Challenge 2007 Cleveland Marathon 2007 Michigan 24hr Bike Challenge 2005/06 Ironman FL Someone Run Portion Gary Fields ~ Manassas Park, VA Neal Gorman, 32 ~ Washington DC 2008 Arizona Ironman ~ 10:00:03 Finish 2008 Louisville Ironman 2008 Old Dominion 100 ultra (4th place) 2008 BMER 50 mile ultra 2007 Richmond Marathon 2007 Louisville Ironman Bill Vickers, ~ Jim Peterson, ~ San Jose, CA Linda Bialla, 44 ~ Tiburon , CA Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii: 1999 Women's Winner, 2002: 3rd place Woman Western States 100 Mile Run: 1998, 2001 and 2005 Ironman Hawaii, Canada, Utah and Austria 78 Mile Around Lake Tahoe Run: Women's Winner Jed Smith 50 Miler: Women's Winner Avalon 50 Miler: 6 time Finisher (3rd in age group in 2007) Helen Klein 50 miler: 4 time Finisher (3rd Woman overall in 2007) American River 50 Miler: 3 Time Finisher Ruth Anderson 50K (2nd Woman Overall in 2007)

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