The athletes below will be competing (or expressed their intent to compete) in this years "2008" event.  Good luck to all! Triple IRON Kathy Roche-Wallace, 47 ~ Marshall, MI 2008 Primal Quest Adventure Race to do 2007/06/05 Virginia Triple IRON 2006 American 10x10 IRON triathlon ~ finished 5 IRONs in 5 days before stopping due to injuries 2006 Old Dominion 100 Miler 2004/03 Odyssey Triple IRON Kristen Dieffenbach, 36 ~ Morgantown, WV 2008 Primal Quest Adventure Race to do 2005 Virginia Triple IRON Many other long distance adventure races and trail runs Michele Santilhano, 38 ~ Palo Alta, CA via Cape Town, SA To do November - Hawaii Ultraman 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 Dave Gaudette, 50 ~ Falls Church, VA 2007 Greenway Trail 50K 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2007 Sebring 24 hour bike race 2006 Virginia Double IRON 20 Ultra's Couple Ironman's Daniel Jensen, 59 ~ Sioux Falls, SD - Below Knee Amputee 2008 to do - Badwater 135 mile run 2008 to do - Monterrey Mexico Quintuple 2007 Virginia Double IRON 2005 Badwater 135 mile run 2005 Leadville 100 mile Mtn run (completed 40 miles) 1998-2004 Numerous 50k and 40 mile Trail and Road runs 1994-2004 15+ marathons 1999 Badwater (completed 95 miles) 1998 Marathon Des Sables 1997/1999 Hawaiian Ironman 1996 Friedrich Nietzsche Duathlon 155m B/31m R 1994 Vineman Ironman 1994 Leadville 100 mile mtn bike race Richard Hume, 26 ~ London, England 2008 Ironman Switzeland to do 2008 Devon Coastal Marathon to do 2007 Viginia Double IRON 2007 Ironman France 2006 London Marathon 2006 Devon Coast to Coast 2005 Ironman UK Todd Zagurski, 42 ~ Long Beach, CA 2007 Virginia IRON Plus (Triple Swim and Bike, finished one marathon) 2007 Ultraman Canada 2005 Monterrey Mexico Quintuple 2004 Odyssey Double IRON 15 Ironmans 2 ~ 24 hour cycling marathons 4 ~ 50K trail runs 100 mile bike race 10 plus Double Centuries - 1 Triple Century 20 plus marathons a few Alcatraz swims Anton Struntz, 53 ~ Gaithersburg, MD Anton's Blog Page To do 2007 Ironman Lake Placid 2003/04 Ironman Lake Placid 18 Marathons Eight JFK 50 Milers One 100K Road event 2005 C&O Canal in a Day (184 miles in 12:50) Numerous Centuries Nick Crutch, 48 ~ Launton, Oxfordshire, UK 2007 Ironman Lanzarote 2000 Odyssey Triple IRON Triathlon Joe Sauerbrey, 28 ~ Archdale, NC Local TV segment done on Joe 2007 Umstead 100 Miler - 24th overall 2006 Triple Lakes 40 Miler - 5th overall 2 50k trail runs To Do - Pikes Peak Double To Do - Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie 50 miler Greyson Daugherty, 21 ~ Nashville, TN 2007 Great Floridian 2007 Virginia IRON Plus (Triple Swim and Bike, finished one marathon) Paul Grimm, 39 ~ Littleton, CO 2007 Virginia Double IRON A few other tri's and ultra trail runs Arthur Puckrin, 70 ~ Yorkshire, England A few Doubles, Triples and DECA's Andy Weinberg, 37 ~ Pekin, IL 2005/2006 Virginia Double IRON 6 - 100 Mile Trail Run Finishes (21:50 PR) 37 plus - Ultra Marathon Trail Run Finishes Andy is the RD for the 50, 100 and 150 mile trail runs in Illinois     McNaughton Park, IL Trail Runs Andy is also the RD for the Peak Ultra Series Races     Peak Races Michael Halovatch, 28 ~ New York, NY 2006-07 Ironman Japan, South Korea, Canada, France Hawaii 2005 Virginia Double IRON 2005 Vermont 100 Endurance Run 2005 24 Hour Cradle of Liberty Adventure Race 2005 Ironman Brazil 2005 Ironman Lake Placid 2004 Ironman Lanzarote 2004 Great Floridian Ironman 2004 Knickerbocker 60k run Tom Clime, 42 ~ Glenwood, MD 2007 Virginia Double IRON Bill Bradley, 48 ~ Santa Rosa, CA 2008 To Do - Hawaii Ultraman 2008 To DO - Badwater 135 Mile Race 3000 Mile Race Across America Bike Race RAAM) ~ 2 pers team ~ 10 days and 16 hours 2008 Susitna 100 Mile Race Alaska 2008 199 mile Relay ~ Northern CA. Only 2nd person to finish this race solo designed for relay teams 2007 Hawaii Ultraman 2007 Furnace Creek 508 Death Valley Bike Race ~ 46 Hours 2007 Marin Headlands 100 Mile Race ~ 30 Hours 2006 Davis 200 Mile Bike Race 2006 Ruth Anderson 50 Miler 6 Marathons & 7 Ironmans Nick Mallett, ~ Queensland, Australia 2008 Monterrey Mexico Deca IRON to do 2008 Ironman Canada and Ultraman Canada to do 2008 Levis Double IRON to do Ironman Canada '91,'93,'94,'95,'97,'99,'03,'04 Ironman Australia '97,'98,'99 Ironman N.Z '95 Ironman Couer d'Alene '04 Iron Dist Sydney '92 Eprit Iron Dist '03 Grand Columbian Iron '04(2nd overall) Deca Olympic Tri Canberra '99(2nd overall) Double Iron Levis '03,'04 Ultraman Canada '94,'99,'05(1st,1st,2nd overall) Robert Abate, 42 ~ 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 Vincenzo Catalano, 38 ~ 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 Triathlons completed 54 Marathons completed Peter Lefferts, 52 ~ Naples, FL 2008 Ironman Louisville to do 2008 Clermont Iron to do 2008 Umstead 100 mile ultra run 2007 Florida Gulf Coast Pirate Invitational Double IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2003 Odyssey Double IRON 16 Fifty Mile Trail Runs 10 One Hundred Mile Trail Runs 15 Iron Distance Triathlons 7 Polar Bear Plunges Triple IRON Teams Jo Quinn, ~ England Swim Portion Julian Roberts, ~ England Bike Portion 2007 Virginia Double IRON Team event Andrew Collier, 39 ~ London, England Run Portion 2007 Virginia Double IRON Team event 2006 Virginia Triple IRON 9 Ironmans 12 Marathons 1 24 hour track race (100.3 miles in 23:11) Melissa Hughes, 27 ~ Seattle, WA Half each segment 2008 Primal Quest Adv Race to do 2008 Addison Oaks 12hr Mtn Bike 2006 Buckeye Ultra 50K 2006 Sojourn Kentuck Ultra 50K 2004/05 Dances With Dirt Ultra 50K 2005 Endorphin Fix 2 Day Adv Race 2001 Boston Marathon Andrew Shanks, 24 ~ Virginia Beach, VA Half each segment 2008 Ironman Louisville 2008 Ironman Arizona 2006 Ironman Florida Double IRON Debbie Sidol, 46 ~ North Olmsted, OH 2008 Cleveland marathon to do 2008 Calvin's 12hr Bike Challenge to do 2007 Virginia Double IRON 2007 Cleveland Marathon 2007 Michigan 24hr Bike Challenge 2005/06 Ironman FL 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) Harn Wei, 37 ~ Singapore 2007 Double Iron World Championship, Neulengbach, Austria 2006 Deca Iron World Challenge, Monterrey, Mexico, 2006, 7th overall, won final Ironman 2005 Quintuple Iron World Championship, Monterrey, Mexico, 9th overall, Asian Record 2003 Double IRON World Championship, Panevezys, Lithuania, 8th overall Raising funds for alumni enrichment program for my university in 2008 Guy Rossi, 60 ~ Colmar, France Winner of the world cup ultratriathlon IUTA in 1993, 1997, 1999 8 Deca IRON Triathlons (best time 9 days 16h), winner one time 3 Quintuple IRON Triathlons (best time 90h57) 24 Triple IRON Triathlons (best time 40h30) 42 Double IRON Triathlons ( best time 23h17) 17 podium finishes Ironmans: best time: 10h29 Austria Marathons: best time: 2h55 France Michel Gagné, 52 ~ Levis, Québec, Canada 2007 Virginia Single IRON 2006 Virginia Double IRON 5 Ironmans 13 Marathons 1 100k Ultramarathon 1 24 hour bike relay Many long swims ( 5 km to 10 km) Claude Tudor, 38 ~ Washington, DC Races for Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) Multiple Centuries May 2001 completed 600 mile relay run raising money for the SOWF Sep 2001 until last year, deployed too much to compete in longer distance events 1992 – Current more miles in jungle/desert boots and a rucksack than I want to count Christophe Llamas, 37 ~ Clauiers, France 2005 Levis, Canada Double IRON 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii Deca IRON 2003 Odyssey Double IRON Christopher Raynal, 45 ~ Washington, DC/France 2005 Virginia Double IRON Fabio Rosa, 54 ~ Parana, Brasil Have summited Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Denali Ironman Florianopolis, Brasil Southern Traverse Adv Race New Zealand Don Pett, 41 ~ Fredericksburg, VA 2008 Promise Land 50K to do 2007/07 Kinetic Half Iron Marcel Heinig, 27 ~ Cottbus, Germany 2008 Triple IRON Lensahn Germany to do Half Race Across Germany (the last 10 days) in 2005 Half Race Across Germany (the first 7 days) in 2008 (its the plan) 2007/6 Triple IRON Lensahn Germany 2007/6 Double IRON Neulengbach Austria 2007 Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 7007 Spartathlon 2006 Deca IRON Monterrey Mexico 2006 Triple IRON Moosburg Austria 2005 Lisbon Marathon - Became the youngest member of the 100 Marathon Club in the World Pascal Pich, 44 ~ Garons, France Hildeberto (Beto) Villa, 42 ~ León, Guanajuato, México 2008 Levis Canada Double IRON to do 2008 Ironman Louisville to do 2008 Deca IRON MOnterrey Mexico to do 2006 Deca 10x10 IRON Monterrey Mexico 2005 Quintuple IRON Monterrey Mexico 17 Ironmans 10:15 PR Ryan Ravinski, 37 ~ Boca Raton, FL Keys 100 Ultra to do 2006/05 Florida Ironman 2006 Mongolian Sunrise to Sunset 100K Sergio Cordeiro, 54 ~ Sao Paulo, Brasil 2007 Monterrey Mexico Deca 10x10 IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2005 Virginia Double IRON 2005 Monterrey Mexico Quintuple IRON 2005 Levis Canada Double IRON 1998 Odyssey Double IRON Lots More Wayne Kurtz, 41 ~ Wexford, PA 2007 Virginia 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) Adam Watkins, 28 ~ Washington, DC Michael Gaërtner, 40 ~ Neu-Isenburg, Germany 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 J.D. O'Connor, 21 ~ Annapolis, MD 2008 Vermont 100 Miler to do 2006/07 JFK 50 Miler (PR 7:37) 3 Marathons (PR 3:14) William Lane, 47 ~ Philadelphia, PA 2007 Virginia Double IRON 2006/7 Ironman Lake Placid Tamás Zsolt, 38 ~ Bonyhad, Hungary 2007 Monterrey Mexico Deca 10x10 IRON 2007 Virginia Triple IRON 2007 Levis Canada Double IRON

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