The athletes below will be competing (or expressed their intent to compete) in next years "2009" event.  Good luck to all! Triple 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 http://worldclassteams.com/ 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 Ed Schultz, 55 ~ Gaithersburg, MD 2003 Virginia Double IRON Off Road Marathon/50K Ed puts on each March 1 Ironman 16 ~ 100 mile ultras 35 or so marathons 35 or so ultras Matt Aro, 31 ~ Superior ,WI 2007 Levis, Canada Double IRON 2006 Virginia Double IRON 2006 Ironman Lake Placid 3x Ironman Wisconsin Ironman Coeur D'Alene 2 time winner of 24 Hours of Telemark nordic ski race 1 time winner 12 Hours of Telemark nordic ski race Tony Reed, 48 ~ Chatham, Ontario, Canada 2007 Virginia Double IRON 2007 Ironman Lake Placid 2005 Ironman Wisconsin Brian Caswell, 38 ~ Swindon, UK 2006 Virginia Double IRON 2006 Ironman Lanzarote Chris Rice, 33 ~ Suffern, NY 2006 Lake Placid Ironman (11:27 PR) 2006 competitor US Track and Field 50K road championship, 10th place 4:06 2005 Ramapo Mtn Madness 50K (3:57 PR/crs record) Other races Chris has done Michael Beaton, 38 ~ Glenhold, Plymouth, Devon, UK 2003 Odyssey Double IRON Triathlon Peter Galvin, 44 ~ Reading, PA 2001 Odyssey Double IRON Tom Beaver, 27 ~ Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK 2008 To Do - Arch to Arc Welsh Acclerace Double IRON 5 Ironmans 7 Ultra Marathons 22 Marathons Paul McCombe, 33 ~ Swindon, UK 2006 Virginia Double IRON 2006 Ironman Lanzarote 2006 Ironman UK Peter Lefferts, 53 ~ 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 Michael Halovatch, 29 ~ 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 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 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 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 Petri Hellberg, ~ Sweeden Malin Wiman, ~ Sweeden Steven Chan, 40 ~ Singapore 2008/06 Ironman New Zealand 2007 Ironman Langkawi 2006 Ironman Western Australia 2005 Ironman Korea A few Marathons Todd Zagurski, 43 ~ San Diego, CA 2007 Virginia IRON Plus (Triple Swim and Bike, finished one marathon) 2007 Ultraman Canada 2005 Monterrey Mexico Quintuple IRON 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 Arthur Puckrin, 71 ~ Yorkshire, England A few Doubles, Triples and DECA's 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 Double IRON Cathy Tibbetts, 53 ~ Farmington, NM Click here for what Cathy has accomplished!! Linda Gaudette, 44 ~ Falls Church, VA 2008 Burning River 100 miler/27th overall, 8th woman/24 hours plus odd mintues 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 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) Jessica Ables, ~ Raleigh, NC I have been racing bikes since 2003. I raced for BMW women's elite team in 2005 and in 2006 I raced for Fuji Women's Developmental Pro Team. 2004 2nd place age group for the National 24hr Challenge in Michigan 2004 1st in state rankings for women's cat 4 races 2004 Michigan State Time Trials 2nd 2005 North Carolina State Time Trials 4th 2005 Super Week - First National Bank Maritime Bay Classic - 32 2005 Dismal Dash 40k - 5th 2007 Myrtle Beach half marathon 7th in age group 2007 - schedule for The Duke Half Ironman 2008 - scheduled for 1st Ironman Michael Quincy, 50 ~ Kent, England 2008 Ironman South Africa to do 2008 Worlds in Almere to do 2007 Belgium Long Distant ITU 2005 Ironman UK 2000 Nice France ITU Worlds 1999 Lanzarote Ironman 1998 Longest Day UK 5 London Marathons Jacob Milner, 35 ~ Dunedin, New Zealand 2008 Climg Mt Kilamanjaro 2003 3rd place yachting world championships 6 Ironman finishes PR 9:57 30+ Marathon finishes PR 2:13 100K Ultra Auckland to Wellington 650 km Time Trial - 1st Individual in 19:53 Michael Siltman, ~ Grand Slam and Last Great Race of Ultrarunning to do this year ~ ten 100 mile ultra's to do this year Darryl Carter, 35 ~ London, England 5 Ironman's - 2006 Ironman UK 3 Half Ironman's 15 Marathons Todd Pettinger, 32 ~ Sherwood Park, AB, Canada Races with/for Iron Cops For Cancer team 2005/2006 Ironman Canada 2006 Ironman Florida 5 Marathons (Las Vegas, Nevada; Edmonton, AB twice; Regina SK; Vancouver BC To Do in 2007 Blackfood Ultra 50 Miler 2 of 3 legs of the Canadian Death Race Cross-Calgary Ultra 60k 24 hours of Triathlon Allen Harrison, 41 ~ Fredericksburg, VA Nov 2007 Ironman FL to do 2008 50 and 100 Miler Spring 2009 Western States 100 Miler Chris Solarz, 31 ~ New York City, NY Ironman Switzerland Vermont 100 miler trail run 20+ Ultras 100+ Marathons swam around Manhattan Erika Laiche, 24 ~ Providence, RI 2008 Ironman Lake Placid to do 2007 Ironman Louisville 2006 Ironman France (2nd in F18-24 age group) 2005 Ironman Coeur d'Alene San Diego, Chicago and Cincinnati Marathons Dmitry Rozinsky, 31 ~ Austin, TX via NJ, NY and Ukraine 14 marathons (3:21 PR) IM Lake Placid (13:38 PR), IM CdA, IM AZ and Duke Blue Devil Iron Distance Triathlon 3 100-mile runs (27:26 PR) 2 50-mile runs (10:43 PR) Zachary Keefer, 25 ~ Raleigh, NC 2007 Enduro Bahamas Half Iron 2006 Great Floridian Ironman 2005 Florida Challenge Half Iron Multiple Century bike races Phil Rosenstein, 37 ~ Brown Deer, WI 2004 - Ironman Florida 2005 - Vermont 100 2005 - Heartlands 100 2005 - Across the Years 48 hour race 2006 - Rocky Raccoon 100 2006 - McNaughton 100 2006 - Massanutten Mountain 100 2006 - Vermont 100 9/06 - Ironman Wisconsin 2006 - Ironman Florida 2006 - Across the Years 48 hour race To do -Last Great Race which is the Grand Slam plus two other races, the 6 oldest 100 trail runs Gary Fields ~ Manassas Park, VA Joe Decker, 37 ~ San Diego, CA Roland Goodell, 41 ~ Franklin, MA To do 2008 Ironman Arizona 2007 Ironman Louisville 6 Half Iron's 2005-2007 2006 Ironman FL David Castellani, NJ To do 2007 50 Miler PA To do 2007 Hellgate 100 Miler 3 Ironman's Bob Davison, 31 ~ Co Tyrone, North Ireland 2008 To do Ironman Roth, Germany, Ironman UK 2007 To do Big Woody Ironman in UK, Dublin Marathon 2007 Ironman Lanzarote 2006/05 Ironman UK 2006 Ironman Austria 2006 Dublin Marathon 2005 Belfast Marathon Gary Lewis, ~ FL CJ Ong, 50 ~ Cedar Rapids, IA 2004/05 Selected for Team USA ITU World Long Course Triathlon Championships 2005 Great Floridian Iron Triathlon 2005 Ultraman Canada 2003 USAT All American for Ultra Distance Triathlon 1997/98 Ultraman Hawaii 1996/97 Lensahn, Germany Triple IRON 1994/95/96 Huntsville Double IRON 50+ Ultra Distance races 27 Iron Distance Triathlons L Lewis, 50 ~ Brooklyn, NY 2007 Ironman Lake Placid 56 Marathons 2:58 PR 19 Ironman's 11:50 PR 1998-2006 JFK 50 Miler 9:37 PR Fifteen 50K trail runs 4:25 PR 96/97/98/2000 Knickerbocker 60k Bike across the state of New York - 6 days 2002 Vermont 100 Miler 28:04 4 Centuries Todd Heady, 38 ~ Finchville, KY 2005 Monterrey, Mexico Quintuple 2005 Virginia Double IRON 2004 Levis, Canada Double IRON David Jepson, 32 ~ Fort Collins, CO To do - 2007 Ironman Canada To do - 2007 Great Floridian To do - 2008 Ironman Arizona To do - 2008 5430 Long Course 2007 Ironman Arizona 20006 Great Floridian 2004/05/06 Ironman Canada Eddie Kendall, 23 ~ Disputanta, VA 2001/2004 Odyssey 24 hour SEAL Adventure Challenge 2002/2003 Odyssey Half IRON Triathlon 2002/2003 Odyssey Off Road Triathlon 2004 Richmond VA Marathon Frank Kenny, 51 ~ San Diego, CA 1996/95/94/93/92 Huntsville Double IRON 1990 Ultraman Hawaii 1994 Ultraman Canada 1994/95 Triple IRON (France) DNF 1987/88/89 World's Toughest Triathlon (2 mi. swim, 100 bike, 18.6 mi run) 1989/90/92/93 Vineman Ironman 1988/1989 Ironman Canada 12 50+ mile runs, 100+ marathons, 25+ double century's + After 10 years and a total hip replacement in 2004 I come "out of retirement" for one more race in 2006, but injuries forced me to not finish. I will try again this year. The Double Iron is very special to me. It's a place where I made friends from all across the globe and came to a fuller understanding that regardless of where we live, what language we speak, or what God we praise we're all just people. Carl Rocker, 43 ~ Metuchen, NJ 3 Ironman's (11:34 PR) Double Century 2 24 hour mtn bike races Jimi Young, ~ Laingsburg, MI 2007 to do Ironman Coeur d'Alene ID 2007 to do Ironman Louisville 2006 Detroit Marathon (Qual'd for Boston) 2006 Ironman Lake Placid 2004 Ironman WI Richard Stabler, 27 ~ Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 2008 Ironman South Africa and Roth to do 2007 Ironman Austria 2007 Ironman South Africa 2004 Ironman Switzerland Robert Orcutt, 40 ~ Huntington Beach, CA Kettle Moraine 100 Mile Ultra Marathon David Glade, 47 ~ Morrison, CO Ironman Arizona Ironman Kentucky Ironman Malaysia Ironman Germany (2) Redman Iron distance Oklahoma 25+ Marathons RAAM Qualifier Race Roger Lehman, 46 ~ 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 Lee Mambuca, 41 ~ Naples, FL 2008 Arizona Ironman 2007 Florida Gulf Coast Pirate Invitational Double IRON 2006/04/02 Ironman USA 2006 Ironman Arizona 2003 Ironman Florida 12 Marathons Certified USA Triathlon Level II Coach Certified Johnny G Spin Instructor (Lifetime) Head Run and Triathlon Coach for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Naples Chapter 1974 Road My Big Wheel for 12 straight hours up and down my driveway (where it all started) Christophe Llamas, 38 ~ Clauiers, France 2005 Levis, Canada Double IRON 2004 Honolulu, Hawaii Deca IRON 2003 Odyssey Double IRON Jacob Evans, 23 ~ Midlothian, Tx 2009 Ironman Lake Placid To Do 2009 Pikes Peak Marathon To Do 2008 Ironman Hawaii To Do 2008 Pikes Peak Ascent 3:18 2008 Ironman Arizona 2007 Ironman Lake Placed 11:07 Pascal Pich, 44 ~ Garons, France John O'Reilly ~ Ireland Thomas Beaver, 27 ~ Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK Welsh Acclerace Double 7 Ultra Marathons 5 Ironmans 22 Marathons Races for Missing People ~ Personal Website Tony Stocker ~ Kyle Bray 27 ~ 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 Don Pett, 42 ~ Fredericksburg, VA 2008 Promise Land 50K to do 2007/07 Kinetic Half Iron J.D. O'Connor, 22 ~ Annapolis, MD 2008 Vermont 100 Miler 2006/07 JFK 50 Miler (PR 7:37) 3 Marathons (PR 3:14) 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 Fabio Rosa, 55 ~ Parana, Brasil Have summited Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Denali Ironman Florianopolis, Brasil Southern Traverse Adv Race New Zealand Sergio Cordeiro, 55 ~ 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

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