2010 PRESS GUIDE

MAY 22-23 CAMERON PARK / WACO, TX XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1.5km swim + 30km mountain bike + 10km trail run

The World’s Greatest Off-Road Triathlon 2010 XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORS

The 2010 XTERRA South Central Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell and Degree Men Adventure. Sponsors include the Utah Sports Commission, XTERRA.TV, GU Energy Gel, Gatorade, the Waco Hilton, Zorrel, and the XTERRA Alliance - Wetsuits, Gear, Cycling, Fitness, and Footwear. In 1996 mountain biking and triathlon met in a duel of the fittest on the island of Maui. The race consisted of an open- ocean swim, a mountain bike race, and a trail run. It represented a bold new racing format that attracted outdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers, mountain bikers and triathletes. The mountain bikers brought their laid-back style and bold self-assurance. The triathletes brought their hard-core training and avid dedication. They soon discovered a common spirit and attitude that pulled them together. For as different as they were, neither could resist the challenges and thrills this new multisport offered.

Since that day XTERRA has grown into the world’s leading off-road triathlon with more than 100 races in 15 countries this 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 river 30 kilometer (18.6-mile) mountain bike on off-road trails 10 kilometer (6.2-mile) trail run on a variety of surfaces

2010 marks the 15th consecutive year of XTERRA racing. ON THE COVER: XTERRA Pro Rom Akerson at the XTERRA Southeast Championship in Pelham, AL. The XTERRA South Central Championship is the second of five regionals in the America Tour, and offers up $10,500 TABLE OF CONTENTS in prize money for pros and 41 qualifying spots into the XTERRA World Championship for amateurs. Age group XTERRA America Tour Introduction ...... 3 competitors will also earn points in pursuit of winning their How XTERRA ended up in Waco, Texas ...... 4 region and qualifying for the invite-only XTERRA USA Schedule of Events ...... 5 Championship held in Utah on Sept. 25. Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon and XTERRA University ...... 6 XTERRA Course Description and Maps ...... 7 This guide will breakdown the who, what, when, where and XTERRA Pro Race Preview and Start List ...... 8-9 why of the XTERRA South Central Championship - and XTERRA Pro Biographies (Men) ...... 10-17 XTERRA Pro Biographies (Women) ...... 18-23 introduce you to some of the professional athletes that will 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Overview ...... 24 race in the world’s premier off-road triathlon at Cameron 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Prize Money Breakdown . . . .25 Park in Waco, Texas on May 23. 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Results and Standings . . .26-27 Past XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Results ...... 28-29 2010 XTERRA America Tour Schedule ...... 30 How the XTERRA America Tour Works for amateurs . . . .31-33 XTERRA Gear News ...... 34 2009 XTERRA USA Amateur Championship Review ...... 35 2009 XTERRA Age Group Regional Champions ...... 36-37 Produced by 2010 XTERRA World Tour and World Champs Preview . .38-39 XTERRA Trail Running Series Overview and Schedule . .40-41 How XTERRA started & the world of XTERRA overview . .42-43 TEAM Unlimited, and XTERRA.TV ...... 44-45 Contact :Trey Garman 808.216.8606 // [email protected] 3 XTERRA HEADS TO THE HEART OF TEXAS

Insight from the managing director of the XTERRA World Tour, “Kahuna Dave” Nicholas, on how Waco was selected as one of six premier events in the XTERRA America Tour...

It happens all the time. XTERRA shows up in a new place – a new city. I’m not sure if everyone or anyone ever wonders why. For 2010 the question would be “Why Waco?”

Well, Waco just happens to have some of the finest mountain bike trails anywhere in the U.S., much less Texas.

The event will be held in Cameron Park, a marvelous place alongside the Brazos River that was given to the city of Waco 100 years ago – in 1910. Cameron Park was proposed to us by Mike Carter, a longtime XTERRA athlete With all those things going for it; a city that wants us, a and organizer of the races in Austin, Texas. His opinion was fabulous park with legendary trails for cycling and running, seconded by Kim Jennings, another XTERRA athlete who a big river running through the area, bamboo that lines the just happens to be a park ranger at Cameron. Perhaps it course, hotels and restaurants nearby, an interstate just a was destiny that said we had to give Waco some thought mile or two from the compound, a major international airport and go to look and see if fact could support the claims. (Dallas-Ft. Worth) just an hour away and the fabulous Texas Shonny Vanlandingham, a native Texan, had raced at spring flowers in bloom, the question is not “Why Waco” but Cameron and gave it full marks for being a fabulous trail “Why did it take so long to get us there?” system (this picture shows Shonny on the Waco trails).

“I’ve ridden the Waco course and it is awesome. I can tell you it’s an incredible bike course and a really nice park. The XTERRA Tribe is going to love it,” said Vanlandingham.

The City of Waco wanted us, the Park wanted us, and we had a great experience in Texas at the beginnings of XTERRA back in 1999.

What athletes will find is that this part of Texas is not flat. They’ll need to bring their aerobic capacity with them and throw in a healthy dose of courage because they’ll be faced with steep, short uphills and fast, challenging downhills; almost nonstop. Kim and Mike have done a great job in choosing the routing of the 20+ miles of trails to give the right mix of singletrack, doubletrack and access roads.

The park will have just finished a huge renovation to celebrate its hundredth anniversary and will be freshly painted and polished. Our host hotel, the Waco Hilton, is a quick bike ride from the start and finish with lots of neat shops and restaurants to satisfy any taste. 4 XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

CAMERON PARK - WACO, TX /// MAY 21-23

FRIDAY, MAY 21: 12-6pm Registration and Packet Pickup* for all events at Redwood Shelter, Cameron Park

SATURDAY, MAY 22: 6:30am-7:30am Late XTERRA Trail Run Packet Pickup* at Redwood Shelter, Cameron Park 7:45am XTERRA Trail Run Race Briefing 8:00am-4:00pm Expo Open 8:00am-4:00pm Registration and Packet Pickup* for Championship/Sport races 8:00am XTERRA 21K Trail Run Race Start (race #2 in the XTERRA Texas Series) 8:10am XTERRA 10K Trail Run Race Start 8:15am XTERRA 5K Trail Run Race Start 10:00am XTERRA Trail Run Awards Ceremony, finish line area 11:00am Bike/Run Courses open for practice after Trail Run finish 11:30am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell, hosted by Conrad Stoltz & Melanie McQuaid 1:00pm Kahuna’s Pre-Race Briefing, tent adjacent to transition/finish

SUNDAY, MAY 23: 6:30am Transition and Body Marking open 6:30am-7:30am Late Packet Pickup* (no new registration) 8:00am XTERRA Waco Sport Start (750m swim, 16K MTB, 5K trail run) 8:30am XTERRA South Central Championship Start (1.5K swim, 24K MTB, 10K trail run) 8:30am-1:00pm Expo Open 9:30am-1:30pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation 9:00/9:15am XTERRA Waco Sport male/female winners expected 11:15am/11:30am XTERRA South Central Championship male/female winners expected 12:30pm Bike course cut-off for all athletes 12:30pm XTERRA Championship/Sport Awards Ceremony 7:00pm Post Race Party – Location TBD

* Photo ID required. Note: No park entry fees will be charged. Look for XTERRA parking signs. If you are staying at the Hilton it is an easy 5 minute bike ride to the venue.

The 2010 XTERRA South Central Championship (May 23 in Waco, Texas) will serve as the first of four qualifying events for TEAM USA into the inaugural 2011 ITU Cross Triathlon (aka off-road triathlon) World Championship race in Extremadura, Spain on April 30, 2011.

The top five age group finishers in each age group (18-19, 20-24, up to 90 years of age), rolling down to 10th place after the age-up rule, will qualify for the ITU race in 2011.

There are four total qualifying events, which also include the XTERRA East Championship (June 20 in Richmond, Virginia), XTERRA Mountain Championship (July 17 in Avon, Colorado) and the Scott Tinley Adventure off-road tri (October 3, 2010 in San Luis Obispo, California). Complete details can be found at usatriathlon.org.

Note: This does not replace or have any bearing on qualifying procedures for the 2010 XTERRA World Championship in Maui on Oct. 24, 2010 or future XTERRA World Championships.

5 PAUL MITCHELL CUT-A-THON AND XTERRA UNIVERSITY

Founded to help physically challenged athletes reach their athletic goals, the non-profit Challenged Athletes Foundation is the official charity of the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon at each championship stop on the XTERRA America Tour.

Stylists will cut hair from 9:30am-1:30pm on Sunday, May 23 at the finish line area of the XTERRA South Central Championship and all proceeds will go to the CAF. XTERRA UNIVERSITY Presented by Paul Mitchell

Learn the art of XTERRA from the best off-road multisport athletes on the planet - 3-time XTERRA World Champions Conrad Stoltz and Melanie McQuaid. XTERRA University is a must for first-timers and anyone looking to sharpen their skills in swimming, mountain biking, trail running, and nutrition. Conrad and Melanie will even break down into Waco course specifics and answer any and all questions. Best part is, the clinic is FREE. Saturday at 11:30am at Redwood Shelter in Cameron Park.

6 XTERRA COURSE MAPS

Bike Course 15 miles (24 kilometers)

The main event features a mile-swim in the great Brazos River, the longest river in Texas, followed by a 15-mile mountain bike leg and a 6.2-mile trail run. The park is renowned for its rock-lined paths and rugged single track trails, as well as its limestone cliffs, armadillos, and abundance of native wildflowers and plants.

Kim Jennings, who is a park ranger at Cameron Park, says...“This course will take your breath away as you go up and down power climb after climb, flow in and out of cedar breaks and into dark bamboo forests. The trails can be screaming fast as you swoop down the burms on Vortex or they can make you leave your lungs on the side of the trail as you slowly climb Highlander and Erect. The course is mostly single track with areas that are wide enough to pass, especially on the River Trail that gives you 2.25 miles of relief as you limp home to the run transition. Rocks, roots, limestone ledges, tight twisty turns, short power climbs, narrow bridges, Run Course fast descents, it’s got it all! The park is bordered 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) by 100 foot limestone bluffs that overlook the Bosque and Brazos Rivers.

7 PRO RACE PREVIEW

A stacked pro field is headed to Waco for the second race been the fastest American woman in the sport for three in the nationwide XTERRA U.S. Pro Series on May 23 at years since switching her focus from strictly mountain biking Cameron Park. The men’s field includes nine of the top 10 to off-road triathlon. Shonny V won the first race of the year performers in the Series, minus only third-ranked Brian despite coming out of the swim nearly dead last among Smith who injured his bicep during weight training pros. Canadian Melanie McQuaid is her most accomplished exercises in early May. foe, having won three XTERRA World titles and the U.S. Pro Series in each of the last two seasons. Scotland’s Leading the charge is none other than Conrad “the Lesley Paterson is just in her third year in the sport, but Caveman” Stoltz. The three-time XTERRA World Champion made a major impact by placing second at Worlds last year got off to a blazing start in the heat of Nevada by posting the and has finished in the top 3 in each of the past five big fastest bike split and winning the first race of the year in the XTERRA races she’s entered. Certainly not to be over- Las Vegas desert on April 25. Right behind him is America’s looked is Renata Bucher from Switzerland, a four-time best chance at victory in Josiah Middaugh – who proved off- XTERRA European Tour champ who has already won races season surgery to remove a bursa sac in his IT band was in Saipan, Guam, and Portugal this season.

Shonny V

successful by posting the second fastest run time in Vegas. Another American threat is Seth Wealing, who is on a path to represent the USA in the triathlon event at the London Olympic Games in 2012. All the way from France, three- time XTERRA European Tour Champion Nico Lebrun is always a threat and has proven to get consistently faster as the year progresses.

The women’s race boasts four women that could win on any given day. The local favorite is Shonny Vanlandingham, an Arlington native who played basketball at East Texas State before becoming the most successful rider in NORBA While there is quite a bit of uncertainty about the challenges mountain biking history and a seven-time member of the this new course will present, and who it might favor, the U.S. National Mountain Biking team. Vanlandingham, who constant is fast and furious racing from the finest multisport will turn 41 on May 29, shows no signs of aging and has athletes on the planet. 8 XTERRA SOUTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRO START LIST

The professionals competing in the South Central Rank - Name - Age, Hometown Championship are among the best mountain bikers, 1 - Conrad Stoltz - 36, Stellenbosch, South Africa triathletes, and adventure racers on the planet. 2 - Josiah Middaugh - 31, Vail, Colorado 4 - Seth Wealing - 31, Boulder, Colorado Rank = Current rank in 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series (after 1) 5 - Nicolas Lebrun -36, Digne, France NR = Not ranked in 2010 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series 6 - Cody Waite - 31, Lakewood, Colorado 7 - Craig Evans - 32, Hendersonville, Tennessee Conrad 8 - Trevor Glavin - 30, San Diego, California 9 - Ryan DeCook - 29, Rochester, Michigan 10 - Branden Rakita - 29, Manitou Springs, Colorado 17 - Will Kelsay - 28, Boulder, Colorado NR - Matt Boobar - 37, Stratton Mountain, Vermont NR - Scott Gall - 35, Cedar Falls, Iowa NR - Brandon Jessop - 31, Lakewood, Colorado NR - Grayson Keppler - 22, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Rank - Name - Age, Hometown 1 - Shonny Vanlandingham - 40, Durango, Colorado 2 - Melanie McQuaid - 36, Victoria, B.C., Canada 3 - Lesley Paterson - 29, Scotland (San Diego, CA) 4 - Christine Jeffrey - 37, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 6 - Renata Bucher - 32, Lucerne, Switzerland 7 - Emma Garrard - 28, Truckee, California 8 - Sara Tarkington - 29, Boulder, Colorado 9 - Tracy Thelen - 30, Colorado Springs, CO NR - Shae Rainer - 30, Austin, Texas NR - Brandyn Roark Gray - 30, Aztec, New Mexico NR - Christie Sym - 26, Sydney, Australia START LIST BY COUNTRY/ALPHA Pro Men Shonny USA - Matt Boobar, Ryan DeCook, Craig Evans, Scott Gall, Trevor Glavin, Brandon Jessop, Will Kelsay, Josiah Middaugh, Branden Rakita, Cody Waite, Seth Wealing FRANCE - Nico Lebrun SOUTH AFRICA - Grayson Keppler, Conrad Stoltz ------Pro Women USA - Emma Garrard, Shae Rainer, Brandyn Roark Gray, Sara Tarkington, Tracy Thelen, Shonny Vanlandingham AUSTRALIA - Christie Sym CANADA - Christine Jeffrey, Melanie McQuaid NEW ZEALAND - Jenny Smith SCOTLAND - Lesley Paterson SWITZERLAND - Renata Bucher

9 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

CONRAD “The Caveman” STOLTZ Stellenbosch, South Africa Conrad 2001-02 & 2007 XTERRA World Champ 7-time XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1973lives in Reno, Nevada during the racing season...a two-time Olympic triathlete, finished 20th in 2000 when he was the first off the bike, then dnf’d in Athens...started BMX racing at age seven, running at nine, biathlon at 13, triathlon and cycling at 14, and pro triathlon at 18...“It’s in my blood.” WEBSITE: conradstoltz.com SPONSORS: 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 Pro Series 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, second in Big Bear, and fifth in Tahoe. Finished third in the XTERRA 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 Midwest Champs in Milwaukee, was second in Keystone before win- ning the inaugural XTERRA Brazil. Placed second in Tahoe but still won XTERRA Pro Series title. Placed 9th at Worlds. 2006: Won XTERRA South Africa, missed the first U.S. DNF in Richmond, was 2nd at XTERRA UK, 6th at race of the year in California with injuries, returned in time XTERRA Czech, and 2nd at XTERRA France. Won the for Alabama where he was fourth, and a week later he won XTERRA Mountain Championship in August, placed 8th at the East Championship. Placed 8th in Milwaukee after a the USA Championship but still edged countryman Dan series of crashes and injuries and then 4th at the Mountain Hugo to win XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title for the 6th time. Championships in Utah. A pre-ride crash at the XTERRA Suffered a flat while leading at the XTERRA World USA Championship kept him out of nationals and worlds. Championship in Maui and eventually finished 12th after a 2007: Won XTERRA South Africa for fourth straight year, series of mechanicals. then the XTERRA West Champs. Won Southeast and East LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, and Southeast Champs on back-to-back weekends. DNF’d at Utah Cup Races, was 5th at the Northwest Cup, won the Atlantic because of a mechanical. Won USA Championship, Pro Cup, finished 3rd in a photo-finish at the Northeast Cup, and Series title, then World Champs for third time. Named the won the XTERRA USA Championship (and the U.S. Pro Off-Road triathlete of the year at Endurance Sports Awards. Series for the 7th time). Placed 5th at XTERRA Worlds. 2008: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa, won the West THIS YEAR: Had the fastest bike split en route to winning Champs for 6th time in his career, won the Southeast title, the XTERRA West Championship on April 25. 10 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

JOSIAH MIDDAUGH Vail, Colorado Josiah 2009 XTERRA South Central Champ 5-time XTERRA National Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2 PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1978from East Jordan, Michigan...earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health fitness from Central Michigan Univ. where he ran x-country and track...works as an endurance coach and trainer. WEBSITE: josiahmiddaugh.com SPONSORS: Felt, First Endurance, AVIA, Titec, Carmichael Training Systems XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has been the top American in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series five of the last six years. 4x USSSA Snowshoe National Champ (2002, ‘03, ‘08), 6-time North American Snowshoe Champ, 2006 USAT Winter Triathlon National Champ, and 2005 USAT Long Course National Champ. Before turning pro he was the ‘02 XTERRA Amateur USA & World Champ in 20-24 division. 2004: 7th in Richmond, won Keystone, 3rd in Big Bear and Lake Tahoe, won XTERRA Canada. Top American finisher in Tahoe where he posted the fastest bike and run. Placed 2nd 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 (top American). Was also the top American at the World Championship (10th overall) for 2nd straight year. 2006: Finished 3rd at Temecula then broke his knee-cap in a training ride before the second race of the year in Alabama. Came back in time for Tahoe where he finished 7th, followed that with a 4th at XTERRA Worlds. 2007: Finished 4th at West Champs, 3rd in Alabama, 4th in Richmond, 2nd in Utah, 4th at the USA Championship and 3rd 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 at Mountain Champs, 3rd at XTERRA USA. Top American in Pro Series for 4th time. 7th at Worlds (3x top American). LAST YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA Winter Worlds in Utah, 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 3rd at Midwest Cup, 2nd at Southeast Cup, won Teva Mtn Games in his hometown, was 2nd at Atlantic Cup, won South Central Cup, was 3rd at Mtn Cup and 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championship. THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Placed 9th at XTERRA Worlds (2nd fastest bike split), and Championship. was the 2nd American. 11 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

SETH WEALING Boulder, Colorado Seth 2009 XTERRA Mexico Champion

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4 PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1978 in Remington, Indiana...earned bachelor degrees in architecture and environmental design from Ball State University...is a practicing architect with a 40+ hour a week job. WEBSITE: sethwealingusa.com SPONSORS: Mafia Racing, Felt Bicycles, PBR Beer, TYR, Stan’s No-Tubes, MAXXIS, Fizik. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year. Raced in selected XTERRA’s in 2000 thru 2002 before concentrating on World Cup & Olympic racing. Returned to XTERRA in 2005. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2006 XTERRA USA Champ, 2002 USA Elite Triathlon National Championship, member of the 2003 national select team, placed third at ITU World Cup race in Tongyeong, South Korea. 2005: Placed 4th at Richmond, DNF’d in Keystone, and was the top American at the XTERRA USA Championship in Nevada where he finished fourth. 2006: Finished 2nd at the first two races of the year in California & Alabama, was 7th in Richmond, 2nd in Utah, won his first championship race - the XTERRA United Kingdom Championship on Sept. 2., then won the XTERRA USA Championship, becoming the first American to ever win the race and the first American since Michael Tobin in 2000 to win XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series. Placed 3rd, top American, at XTERRA Worlds in his first-ever attempt. 2007: Finished 4th at XTERRA New Zealand, 12th at XTERRA West, 6th in Alabama, 2nd in Richmond, won the Mountain Championship in Utah, was 7th at XTERRA UK, 5th at the USA Championship, 4th in the Pro Series, and 177th in Maui after a series of mechanicals on the bike. 2008: Placed 5th at XTERRA West, 20th at Southeast, 12th at East, 4th at Mountain (less than a minute behind race winner Stoltz), 2nd at XTERRA USA Championship (top American) and 11th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Placed 12th at XTERRA West Cup, 6th at the Midwest Cup, 3rd at Northwest Cup, 10th at Atlantic Cup, 7th at the South Central Cup, 2nd (his best of the year) at the Northeast Cup, won XTERRA Mexico, and was 5th at XTERRA USA Championship. Placed 8th at XTERRA Worlds and was the top American for 2nd time (also in ‘06). THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at the XTERRA West Champs.

12 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

NICOLAS “Nico” LEBRUN Digne-les-Bains, France Nico 2009 XTERRA USA Champion 2005 XTERRA World Champion

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5 PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1973. WEBSITE: nico-lebrun.com SPONSORS: Avia, Cannondale, CG04, Claranor, Edge, Profile/titec, geax, met, Suunto, scientec, selle Italia, Skinfit XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished in the top four of the first four XTERRA U.S. Pro Series from 2001-2004. 13 times on the podium in world championships in three different sports - XTERRA, Duathlon, XTERRA Winter and Winter Triathlon (world champ in '99 & '00). The crowning moment in his career, the ultimate victory, was in Maui in 2005. He received a congratulatory letter from French President Jacques Chirac and was recognized as the off- road triathlete of the year at Competitor's Endurance Sports Awards that year after winning XTERRA Worlds. 2003: Third at Big Bear, won Richmond, won Czech Republic, placed 4th in Keystone, won XTERRA Germany, and was 3rd in Tahoe. Finished 3rd in XTERRA European Tour standings, and 3rd in XTERRA USA Pro Points Series. 2004: Won XTERRA European Championship in the Czech Republic, finished second in Austria, third in Germany, 7th in Holland, was 2nd overall in the European Tour behind Marceau. In the U.S. he was 3rd at Richmond, 2nd in Keystone, 11th in Big Bear, and fourth at Tahoe. Placed 4th in U.S. Pro Series. 2005: 2nd at XTERRA Czech, 3rd at Italy, won Austria, 3rd in Spain, won XTERRA Germany, 2nd in European Tour. Won XTERRA World Championship more than three min- utes ahead of Llanos. Had the fastest bike split (1:29:13). 2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA France, won XTERRA Italy, Czech, and Denmark. Placed 3rd at XTERRA Germany and won the XTERRA European Tour. Also LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Winter Worlds, DNF finished 3rd at the XTERRA East Championship in at XTERRA West Cup, 5th at Midwest Cup, 5th at Southeast Richmond, and was 8th at World Championship Cup, 2nd at Northwest Cup, 3rd at Atlantic Cup, 2nd at South 2007: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Italy and Denmark, and Central Cup, 2nd at XTERRA Mexico, then won Northeast won XTERRA Austria and UK to win Euro Tour for second Cup, Mountain Cup and USA Champs. Finished in 2nd straight season. Placed 7th at XTERRA Worlds. place, just 55-seconds behind Eneko Llanos, at the XTERRA 2008: Finished 2nd at XTERRA European Championship World Championship. It was his fourth time in the top three in Italy, then won XTERRA UK, Czech, France-Auron and in Maui (2002, ‘03, ‘05, ‘09). France-Mondelieu. Won 3rd straight XTERRA European THIS YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Portugal and 5th at Tour Title. DNFd at XTERRA Worlds. the XTERRA West Championship 13 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

CODY WAITE Lakewood, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6 PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978...originally from Cave Creek, AZ...works as a triathlon coach with EPC Multisport. WEBSITE: epcmultisport.com/blog SPONSORS: 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 25-29 XTERRA National Championship in 2006. Best pro finish was 4th at XTERRA Mountain Champs in 2009. 2007: 15th in Temecula, 9th in Alabama, 12th in Richmond, Cody 5th in Utah, 15th at the USA Champs and 7th in Pro Series. 2008: 12th in Temecula, 13th in ‘Bama, 17th in Richmond, CRAIG EVANS 7th in Utah, 13th at XTERRA USA, and 34th pro at XTERRA Worlds in Maui. Hendersonville, TN LAST YEAR: 13th at XTERRA West Cup, 11th at Midwest, 7th at Southeast Cup, 9th at the Northwest Cup, 4th at the 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7 Mountain Cup, 7th at XTERRA USA Championship, and PERSONAL: Born March 29, 1978...originally from Ocala, 27th at XTERRA Worlds. Florida...earned a degree in healthcare administration from THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Champs. Western Kentucky University where he was an All-American swimmer...works in medical device sales for Smith and Nephew Endoscopy. Craig WEBSITE: teamcraigevans.com SPONSORS: Stan’s No Tubes, Infinit Nutrition, Hypoxico, and Oakley. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. Turned pro in 2006 after winning the amateur overall at the Southeast Championship in Alabama. Won every XTERRA Points Series race he entered in 2004 and 2005. 2006: Finished 12th in Milwaukee, then injured. 2007: Finished 16th at XTERRA West Champs, 5th in Alabama and 6th in Richmond. Had the fastest swim in both ‘Bama and Richmond. Placed 10th at Mountain Champs despite racing with a broken bone in his foot. 2008: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rd in Alabama and 5th in Richmond. Led the Pro Series in points heading into Mountain Champs where he placed 9th. Was 14th at USA Champs and 25th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Finished 9th at XTERRA West and Midwest Cup races, 6th at Southeast Cup, 6th at Northwest Cup, 8th at the Atlantic Cup, 6th at the South Central Cup, and 11th at the XTERRA USA Championship. THIS YEAR: Placed 7th at XTERRA West Champs. 14 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

TREVOR GLAVIN San Diego, California Ryan

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

RYAN DECOOK Rochester, Michigan

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9 PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1980...2003 and 2005 USA Triathlon All American...earned an accounting degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from Oakland University...ran cross country at both schools. SPONSORS: Roy O'Brien Ford, Brooks shoes, First Endurance Nutrition Products, and Moosejaw. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year, won the 20-24 XTERRA National Championship in 2005. 2007: Placed 11th at the East Championship, 13th at the Mountain 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 USA Champs, and 37th among pros in Maui. LAST YEAR: Finished17th at XTERRA West Cup, 10th at the Southeast Cup, 7th at the Atlantic Cup, and 26th at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Placed 9th among pros at the XTERRA West Championship. 15 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

BRANDEN RAKITA Branden Manitou Springs, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10 PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1981...from Durango, CO...earned degree in civil engineering at Colorado State University...sales associate/bike fitter at Pro Cycling when not racing. WEBSITE: brandenrakita.com SPONSORS: Pro Cycling, 2XU, The Colorado Running Company, 2 Toms, Effetto Mariposa, Sidi. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. 2008: Finished 14th at the XTERRA West Champs, 12th at the Southeast Champs, 16th at the East Champs, 6th at Mountain Champs, a career-best 5th at the XTERRA USA Championship and 18th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Finished 10th at XTERRA West Cup, 8th at the Midwest Cup, 8th at the Southeast Cup, 4th at the WILL KELSAY Northwest Cup, 7th at the Northeast Cup, 5th at the Boulder, Colorado Mountain Cup, 6th at the USA Championship, and 20th at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Placed 10th at XTERRA West Champs. 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 17 PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1981...attended the University of Colorado where he raced on the national championship tri Will team and earned a degree in mechanical engineering. WEBSITE: willkelsay.com SPONSORS: Timex, Rudy Project, Powerbar, Colorado Multisport, WebRhetoric.com, Orbea, Sugoi, ARX, Aquasphere, Nathan. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. Named Mr. XTERRA after going on a 12,630-mile, 12-week, 12-race, x-country road trip in a beat-up RV to share his love for XTERRA. 2006: Finished 11th in California, 11th in Alabama, DNF in Richmond, was a career-best 9th in Milwaukee, 10th in Utah, 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 best career finish. Was 13th at USA Champs & 64th in Maui. 2008: Finished 18th in Temecula, 19th in ‘Bama, 14th in Richmond, 12th in Utah, and 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship. 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 and South Central, 8th at the Northeast Cup, 10th at the Mountain Cup, 10th at the USA Championship race, and 25th at the XTERRA World Champs. THIS YEAR: Placed 17th at the XTERRA West Champs. 16 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

MATT BOOBAR Stratton Mountain, Vermont Matt FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 12 PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1972...originally from Rockport, Maine...earned a degree in exercise science from Plymouth State University. SPONSORS: Trek, SRAM, Powerbar, Michelin, Stratton Mountain Resort, Bontrager. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year, 2nd as a pro... XTERRA’s overall amateur national champion in 2006 and 2007. Has won four XTERRA National Titles in three divisions (35-39 in 2007; 30-34 in 2003 and 2006; and 25-29 in 2001), and is a 6-time Northeast Region Champ. 2008: Finished 22nd overall (5th amateur) at USA Champs and 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 at SCOTT GALL Atlantic Cup, 8th at South Central Cup, 9th at the Northeast Cedar Falls, Iowa Cup, and 15th at XTERRA USA Championship. THIS YEAR: First race. FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 17 PERSONAL: Born July 10, 1974...was a two-time all- American in cross country and track at Wabash Scott College...owns The Runner’s Flat retail running store and is a coach for Rocket Science coaching. SPONSORS: Salomon, Bike Tech, Rocket Science Coaching, The Runner’s Flat, Fox River Sox, FRS, Suunto, Rudy Project, and Justin’s Nut Butter. WEBSITE: scottgall.net XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. LAST YEAR: Finished 12th at the XTERRA Midwest Cup and 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship. THIS YEAR: First race.

BRANDON JESSOP Lakewood, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NR PERSONAL: Born January 28, 1979...ran cross country and track at Kansas State University SPONSORS: Boulder Cycle Sport, Kompetitive Edge, Scott Bicycles, and TYR. WEBSITE: brandonjessop.com. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year, won five XTERRA Points Series races in 2007. LAST YEAR: Injured. THIS YEAR: First race. 17 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

SHONNY VANLANDINGHAM Durango, Colorado Shonny 2009 XTERRA Mexico Champion 2008/2009 XTERRA National Champion

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1969...earned her degree in nutrition and played NCAA I basketball at East Texas State Universityraces for the Luna Chix Pro MTB Teamroasts her own coffee at her second home on the Big Island of Hawaiiin 1993 she was leading bike tours in Maui that eventually 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, Rudy Project, Kona Brewery, and Wahine Farms. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year, third full season. In her first-ever XTERRA at the World Championship in 2005 she posted the fastest mountain bike split and finished 7th. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: With 15 NORBA National race wins and three NORBA Series Championship titles, Vanlandingham is the most successful rider in NORBA history. A 7-time U.S. National Mountain Bike Team Member, 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 XTERRA USA Championship in Tahoe and the XTERRA World Championship in Maui (third-best bike). 2007: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th at XTERRA USA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th at XTERRA 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 Mountain Champs, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship (Top American), was also the top American in the U.S. Pro Series (2nd overall) and finished 3rd at XTERRA Worlds where she once again posted the fastest bike split. LAST YEAR: Had the fastest bike split and placed 3rd at XTERRA Saipan behind Julie Dibens and Renata Bucher. Finished 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at the Midwest and Southeast Cups, 2nd at the Atlantic Cup, won the XTERRA South Central Cup in Arkansas, was third at the Northeast Cup in Vermont, won the Mountain Cup, won XTERRA Mexico, and was second at XTERRA USA Champs (and THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA Saipan top American for the second straight year). Placed 5th at Championship and XTERRA Guam in March. Won the XTERRA Worlds, her third straight year in the top 5. XTERRA West Championship on April 25. 18 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

MELANIE McQUAID Victoria, B.C., Canada Melanie ‘08/09 XTERRA USA & Pro Series Champ 2003, ‘05 & ‘06 XTERRA World Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2 PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1973 in Victoria, BC, Canadahas a degree in biochemistryraced with Canada’s National Cycling team for six years...started up the MelRad racing team in 2009. WEBSITE: racergirl.com, melrad.com SPONSORS: Avia, Nathan, Specialized, Shimano, Sundog Eyewear, GU, Maxxis, Profile Design, Saris, Lazer, and Pactimo. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. 2002: Finished in the runner-up position in both the XTERRA East and Central Championships before winning the West title at Half Moon Bay. Finished 4th at the USA Championship and was the runner-up in Pro Series. 2003: 2nd at Big Bear and Richmond, won in Canada, was 2nd in Tahoe, and 2nd in Pro Series. Won XTERRA Worlds. 2004: Won in Richmond, then finished runner-up to Whitmore in Keystone, Big Bear, and Tahoe. Also finished second in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Won XTERRA Canada and placed second at XTERRA Worlds. 2005: Won in Temecula, finished 7th at XTERRA Czech, won XTERRA Italy, placed 2nd in Richmond and Milwaukee, won Keystone to tie Whitmore for the Series lead heading into Tahoe. Placed second in Tahoe and 2nd in the Pro Series. Was 9th in the XTERRA European Tour standings. Became the first female to win her second XTERRA World Championship in Maui. 2006: 2nd in Temecula, won inaugural XTERRA Southeast Championship, 2nd in Richmond and Milwaukee, won the Mountain Championship to create a virtual tie with Whitmore for Pro Series lead, then won in Tahoe to capture her first Pro Series crown after three runner-ups. Followed with 2nd straight & unprecedented 3rd XTERRA World Title. 2007: Won in California, was second in Alabama, Richmond, and Utah. Placed 5th at USA Champs, 2nd in Pro Series, and was the runner-up at XTERRA Worlds. 2008: Won West Champs for second straight year, 8th at Southeast, won the East, Mountain, USA Champs, and US Pro Series crown. DNF’d at XTERRA Worlds. and XTERRA US Pro Series title for the second straight year LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, Southeast, (her third overall - also won in 2006). Finished 3rd a Northwest, and Atlantic Cup races, was 2nd at South Central XTERRA Worlds, her seventh time in the top 3 at Maui. and Northeast Cups, then won XTERRA USA Championship THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA West Champs. 19 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

LESLEY PATERSON San Diego, California Lesley

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3 PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1980...moved from Sterling, Scotland to the U.S. in 2001...earned bachelor’s degree in performing arts from England and a master’s in theatre acting from San Diego State...works constantly as a film producer and writer, and tri coach...ambition is to win an Oscar & be on the podium at XTERRA Worlds in same year. WEBSITE: lesleydoestriathlon.org XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Worlds in 2009 and 2nd at Ironman 70.3 California in 2010. Won the 2007 Subaru Sprint triathlon in San Diego and Scotland National Triathlon Championship in 2007. 2008: Finished 9th at XTERRA West Champs, 2nd at the Southeast Champs, 7th at the East Champs, 7th at the Mountain Champs, 4th at the USA Champs and 10th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA West Cup, 2nd at the Southeast Cup, 3rd at the USA Championship, and 2nd at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at the XTERRA West Champs. CHRISTINE JEFFREY Guelph, Ontario, Canada Christine 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4 PERSONAL: Born December 13, 1972...earned a degree in landscape architecture from Arizona State University where she was a four-time All-American swimmer...works as a landscape architect when not racing. WEBSITE: christinejeffrey.com SPONSORS: Coach Gareth, Rocket Science Sports, Extreme Endurance, Maxxis, Rudy Project. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2005 Ixtapa ITU Continental Cup, and the 2007 Villarrica ITU Continental Cup. Several top 20 ITU World Cup finishes. 2008: Finished 6th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rd at the Southeast Champs, 12th at the East Champs, 11th at the Mountain Champs, 11th at USA Champs and 5th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Placed 5th at the West Cup, 3rd at Midwest Cup, 3rd at the Northwest Cup, 5th at the South Central Cup, 4th at the Northeast Cup, 9th at XTERRA USA Championship, and 8th at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at the XTERRA West Champs. 20 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

RENATA BUCHER Lucerne, Switzerland Renata 2005-06/08-09 XTERRA Euro Tour Champ 2010 XTERRA Saipan & Portugal Champ

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6 2010 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1 PERSONAL: Born May 39, 1977...attended the University of Zuerich. WEBSITE: renatabucher.com SPONSORS: Stoeckli, Baumat, and Globetrotter XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won 21 XTERRA Championship races in 11 countries and four XTERRA European Tour titles. 2004: 9th at XTERRA Germany in first-ever XTERRA. 2005: Won XTERRA Saipan, and was second at Tagaman to win the PIC Double with a combined time of 6:14:11. Was 3rd at Temecula, won XTERRA Czech (beating three World Champs in Angle, McQuaid, and Whitmore in the process), 3rd at XTERRA Italy, 5th in Richmond, won XTERRA Austria, second at XTERRA Spain, and third at XTERRA Germany. Won the XTERRA European Tour and was 9th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Placed 4th at World Champs in Maui. 2006: Won everything she entered starting with XTERRA Saipan, then a clean sweep in Europe with victories at France, Italy, Czech, Spain, and UK. Won second straight XTERRA European Title. Placed 5th at World Champs. Placed 4th at Tagaman and was 2nd in the PIC Double standings behind Whitmore. 2007: Won XTERRA Saipan Championship then injuries kept her sidelined for the rest of the season. 2008: Won XTERRA Saipan for the fourth straight year, plus the Tagaman Triathlon and Pacific Islands Club Double award, placed 2nd at XTERRA European Championship in Italy, won XTERRA France-Auron, was second at XTERRA Austria, won XTERRA France-Mondelieu and her third won XTERRA Northeast Cup (her first win in the U.S.), won straight Euro Tour title. Also won XTERRA Japan, was XTERRA European Championship in Austria and the Euro second at XTERRA USA, and fourth at the XTERRA World Tour for the fourth time, was 8th at XTERRA USA Champs, Championship in Maui. and 14th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan for 5th straight year, THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan for 6th straight year, and the Tagaman road tri on Saipan a week later and the Pacific the Pacific Islands Club Resort Double award for having the Islands Club Resort Double award for having the fastest fastest combined time in XTERRA Saipan and Tagaman combined time in the 2 races. Finished 4th at XTERRA road tri. Won XTERRA Guam, and the inaugural XTERRA West, 2nd at Midwest, 3rd at Southeast Cup, won XTERRA Portugal Championship on April 3. Placed 6th at XTERRA Malaysia, won XTERRA Italy, was 2nd at XTERRA Czech, West Champs. 21 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

EMMA GARRARD Park City, Utah

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7 PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1981...hometown is Anchorage, Alaska...a writer/photographer now living in Park City, Utah. WEBSITE: emmagarrard.com SPONSORS: Melrad: Specialized, Avia, Profile Design Wetsuits, GU, CycleOps, and Garmin. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, won the overall amateur XTERRA National title in 2007. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was a cross-country skier at the University of Nevada, Reno qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. 2008: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs, 13th at the East Champs, 7th at the XTERRA United Kingdom Championship, 12th at the Mountain Champs, 12th at the USA Championship and 13th at XTERRA Worlds LAST YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at the Midwest Cup, 5th at Southeast and Atlantic Cups, 6th at Northeast Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, 11th at the USA Emma Championship, and 11th at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Finished 7th at the XTERRA West Champs. Sara SARA TARKINGTON Boulder, Colorado

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8 PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1981...earned master’s degree in social work from Colorado State...ran cross country at the University of Colorado...a social worker when she’s not racing. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. RACING HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the junior national triathlon team that competed in ITU Worlds in ‘97 and ‘98 and Under 23 national team at Worlds in 2003 and ‘04. 2007: Won XTERRA Buffalo Creek and was third at the Crested Butte Bank XTERRA. Placed 7th at XTERRA Mountain Champs in Utah, 9th at XTERRA USA Championship, and 12th at XTERRA Worlds. 2008: Placed 14th at XTERRA East Champs, 10th at Mountain and USA Champs, and 9th at XTERRA Worlds. LAST YEAR: Placed third at the XTERRA Mountain Cup, and 6th at XTERRA USA Championship, and 9th at XTERRA Worlds. THIS YEAR: Finished 8th at the XTERRA West Champs.

22 MEET THE PROFESSIONALS

TRACY THELEN Colorado Springs, Colorado Tracy

2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9 PERSONAL: Born July 19, 1979...ran track and cross country at Northern Colorado...earned her doctorate degree in physical therapy from the University of Colorado in 2009 and is a physical therapist by trade specializing in geriatric sub-acute rehabilitation. WEBSITE: tracythelen.blogspot.com SPONSORS: GU Sports, Christopher Bean Coffee, MotorTabs, Eco Sports Bottle, Beljum Budder, Carmichael Training Systems, Crankskins and Feedback Sports. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year, second as a pro. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2008 Silverman Triathlon in Henderson, NV and the New Hampshire Marathon in 2009. LAST YEAR: Placed 13th at the XTERRA West Cup, 7th at the Northwest Cup, 10th at the Mountain Cup, and 12th at the XTERRA USA Championship. THIS YEAR: Placed 9th at the XTERRA West Champs. SHAE RAINER BRANDYN ROARK GRAY Austin, Texas Aztec, New Mexico 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NR PERSONAL: Born February 16, 1980...earned a degree in 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NR kinesiology from the University of Texas. PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1979...was an all American SPONSORS: Krause Sports Performance, Gilberts swimmer at George Washington University, and an Olympic Gazelles, Hill Country Running Company, Advanced trials swimmer...works as a mental health professional Rehabilitation, Bicycle Sport Shop. when not racing...also a professional swim coach for XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, won the 20-24 SNRGY multisport...won the “Mrs. XTERRA” award in XTERRA National and World Titles in 2003. 2009. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Three-time national WEBSITE: gobranbran.com, snrgymultisport.com collegiate triathlon champ while at the Texas from 2002-04. SPONSORS: SQUIRT lube, Rudy Project, BERN, Under THIS YEAR: First race. Armour, FatyPus Skis, RAW Revolution, Morningstar Minerals, XTERRA Wetsuits, InnerAthleteconcepts.com, CHRISTIE SYM and Goode. Sydney, Australia XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year, second as a pro. 2008: Won the 25-29 XTERRA Northwest Region as an 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: NR amateur, her fifth regional title. PERSONAL: Born December 26, 1983...living in Boulder, LAST YEAR: Won the XTERRA East Championship as an CO during the racing season...earned a degree in account- amateur, then placed 12th at the XTERRA Mountain Cup in ing and finance from the University of Technology Sydney... her first race as a pro, was 11th at XTERRA Germany, 7th WEBSITE: christiesym.com at the XTERRA European Championship in Austria, 14th at SPONSORS: City Bike Depot Sydney, Adidas eyewear. the XTERRA USA Championship, and 22nd at XTERRA XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First race. Worlds. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2nd at Ironman Western THIS YEAR: First race. Australia & Gold Coast Half-Ironman in 2009. 23 ABOUT THE 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES

The 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, VA July 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 scores plus the points they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah. Thus, the final point total combines an athletes’ best four scores in the first five races, plus the USA Championship race points. He/she with the most points in the end is declared the U.S. Pro Series Champ. The U.S. Series will dish out $132,500 in prize money: $10,500 at each regional, $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 15 100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

ELIGIBILITY Athletes 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 national governing body for cycling), and USA Triathlon offers an elite off-road pro license specifically designed for XTERRA specialists. You can find this information at http://usatriathlon.org/content/index/670. Questions should be directed to Katie Baker, USA coordinator at [email protected].

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

2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES CHAMPS

Conrad Stoltz Melanie McQuaid Stellenbosch, South Africa Victoria, B.C., Canada

The “Caveman” is a 7-time McQuaid is a three-time XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Pro Series Champ Champion, having won the having won the last two, title in his rookie season of and her first one in 2006. 2001, and also in 2002, She’s also a 5-time ‘03, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, and ‘09. runner-up when Jamie Whitmore won the Series in 2002-05, and 2007.

24 2010 XTERRA AMERICA TOUR PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

5 XTERRA Regional Races XTERRA USA Championship XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Pro Purse ($10,500) Pro Purse ($20,000) Pro Purse ($60,000) Rank Men Women Rank Men Women awarded in Utah 1st $1,800 $1,800 1st $2,500 $2,500 Rank Men Women 2nd $1,250 $1,250 2nd $2,000 $2,000 1st $10,000 $10,000 3rd $800 $800 3rd $1,500 $1,500 2nd $6,000 $6,000 4th $500 $500 4th $1,200 $1,200 3rd $3,500 $3,500 5th $400 $400 5th $900 $900 4th $2,500 $2,500 6th $300 $300 6th $700 $700 5th $2,000 $2,000 7th $200 $200 7th $500 $500 6th $1,500 $1,500 8th $350 $350 7th $1,200 $1,200 9th $200 $200 8th $1,000 $1,000 10th $150 $150 9th $800 $800 10th $600 $600 11th $400 $400 12th $300 $300 13th $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 *The Hawaiian Airlines “Double” Purse is awarded to the pro 8th $800 $800 th man and woman with the fastest combined 2010 XTERRA 9 $600 $600 World Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championship th 10 $500 time, a feat reserved for the world’s leading endurance th 11 $400 athletes as the two races are held just two weeks apart. Last 12th $300 year Eneko Llanos from Spain won the award for the fourth *Double $2,500 $2,500 straight year. 25 RACE 1 - 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 53 9 Ryan DeCook 29 Rochester, Michigan 2:22:22 49 10 Branden Rakita 29 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:27:08 45 Also: 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 WOMEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse 1 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 53 9 Tracy Thelen 30 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:46:30 49 10 Daz Parker 41 London, England 2:47:50 45 Also: Katie Ellis (41), Fabiola Corona (37)

XTERRA WEST CHAMPS CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP) XTERRA WEST CHAMPS CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP) Division Name Time Hometown Division Name Time Hometown 15 - 19 Shayna Powless 2:59:52 Roseville, CA 15 - 19 Taylor Seavey 2:43:53 Seward, AK 20 - 24 Danielle Kehoe 2:59:20 Arvada, CO 20 - 24 Ben Dewitt 2:31:54 Ventura, CA 25 - 29 Suzanne Snyder 2:47:49 Wallingford, CT 25 - 29 Timothy Holland 2:40:06 Tumwater, WA 30 - 34 Kellie Wirth 3:09:12 Boise, ID 30 - 34 Jason Michalak 2:20:50 Lakewood, CO 35 - 39 Sheila Croft 2:50:22 Calgary, AL 35 - 39 Mark Carey 2:31:24 Rochester, MN 40 - 44 Janice Brod 2:59:10 Carson City, NV 40 - 44 Calvin Zaryski 2:22:36 Calgary, AB 45 - 49 Lyndsey Clapperton 3:06:09 Calgary, AB 45 - 49 David Marks 2:39:57 Phoenix, AZ 50 - 54 Tamara Tabeek 3:13:27 San Diego, CA 50 - 54 Tom Monica 2:41:01 Thousand Oaks, CA 55 - 59 Beverly Watson 3:24:46 Priddis, AB 55 - 59 John Royson 2:58:11 Albany, CA 60 - 64 Mark Bates 3:31:50 Huntsville, UT * TOP AMATEURS 65 - 69 John Campbell 3:31:34 Spokane, WA 70+ Hans Dieben 4:12:05 Chula Vista, CA PC Craig Vogtsberger 3:27:44 Highlands Ranch, CO

26 2010 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES STANDINGS (AFTER 1)

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz, RSA 100 100 $1,800 2 Josiah Middaugh, USA 90 90 $1,250 3 Brian Smith, USA 82 82 $800 4 Seth Wealing, USA 75 75 $500 5 Nico Lebrun, FRA 69 69 $400 6 Cody Waite, USA 63 63 $300 7 Craig Evans, USA 58 58 $200 8 Trevor Glavin, USA 53 53 9 Ryan DeCook, USA 49 49 10 Branden Rakita, USA 45 45 11 Julian Langer, AUT 41 41 12 Jordan Bryden, CAN 37 37 13 Brad Zoller, USA 34 34 14 Damian Gonzalez, USA 31 31 15 Sean Bechtel, CAN 28 28

Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Purse 1 Shonny Vanlandingham, USA 100 100 $1,800 2 Melanie McQuaid, CAN 90 90 $1,250 3 Lesley Paterson, GBR 82 82 $800 4 Christine Jeffrey, CAN 75 75 $500 5 Rosemarie Gerspacher, CAN 69 69 $400 6 Renata Bucher, SUI 63 63 $300 7 Emma Garrard, USA 58 58 $200 8 Sara Tarkington, USA 53 53 9 Tracy Thelen, USA 49 49 10 Daz Parker, GBR 45 45 11 Katie Ellis, USA 41 41 12 Fabiola Corona, MEX 37 37

1 = XTERRA West Championship (Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, NV) - April 25 2 = XTERRA South Central Championship (Waco, TX) - May 23 3 = XTERRA Southeast Championship (Pelham, AL) - June 13 4 = XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA) - June 20 5 = XTERRA Mountain Championship (Beaver Creek, CO) - July 17 6 = 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

27 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RESULTS

The XTERRA USA Championship on Sept. 26 in Utah was the last of nine races in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series that featured eight XTERRA Cup regionals and the national championship. Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 100 100 100 69 100 DNS 82 DNS 90 572 $10,000 2 Nico Lebrun DNF 69 69 90 82 90 100 100 100 562 $6,000 3 Josiah Middaugh 90 82 90 DNS 90 100 DNS 82 82 534 $3,500 4 Mike Vine 75 90 82 DNS 75 75 DNS 90 75 487 $2,500 5 Dan Hugo 82 75 75 100 69 82 69 DNS DNS 414 $2,000 6 Seth Wealing 37 63 DNS 82 49 58 90 DNF 69 411 $1,500 7 Branden Rakita 45 53 53 75 DNS DNS 58 69 63 371 $1,200 8 Brian Smith 53 58 DNS DNS 63 69 DNS 63 49 355 $1,000 9 Craig Evans 49 49 63 63 53 63 DNS DNS 41 332 $800 10 Cody Waite 34 41 58 49 DNS DNS DNS 75 58 315 $600 11 Will Kelsay 31 31 49 41 49 49 53 45 45 290 $400 12 Matt Boobar DNS 34 45 34 41 53 49 DNS 28 250 $300 13 Ryan Ignatz 41 DNS DNS 58 DNS DNS DNS 53 53 205 $200 14 Sam Gardner DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 75 49 DNS 124 $100 15 Jasper Blake 69 DNS DNS 53 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 122 $100 Also: Ryan DeCook (103), Scott Gall (74), Steve Larsen (63), Mark Leishman (63), Jeff Smith (59), Justin Thomas (58), Tyler Butterfield (58), Brendan Halpin (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 Purse 1 Melanie McQuaid 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 DNS 100 600 $10,000 2 S. Vanlandingham 90 75 75 DNS 90 100 82 100 90 552 $6,000 3 Renata Bucher 75 90 82 DNS DNS DNS 100 63 53 463 $3,500 4 Danelle Kabush 49 DNS 58 90 82 DNS 69 90 58 447 $2,500 5 Christine Jeffrey 69 82 DNS 82 DNS 69 75 DNS 49 426 $2,000 6 Jenny Smith 53 69 63 DNS 75 82 DNS 58 69 416 $1,500 7 Rebecca Dussault 58 DNS DNS 63 63 75 DNS 69 45 373 $1,200 8 Emma Garrard 63 58 69 69 DNS DNS 63 53 41 363 $1,000 9 Alexandra Borrelly31 53 45 49 53 58 DNS 41 34 292 $800 10 Erin Kummer DNS 49 49 53 58 63 58 DNS DNS 281 $600 11 Lesley Paterson 82 DNS 90 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 82 254 $400 12 Tracy Thelen 34 DNS DNS 58 DNS DNS DNS 45 37 174 $300 13 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

28 TOP 5 IN XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES SINCE 1999

2009 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS 2003 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 572 1. Melanie McQuaid 600 1. Conrad Stoltz 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 300 2. Nico Lebrun 562 2. S. Vanlandingham 552 2. Steve Larsen 280 2. Melanie McQuaid 270 3. Josiah Middaugh 534 3. Renata Bucher 463 3. Nicolas LeBrun 264 3. Melissa Thomas 232 4. Mike Vine 487 4. Danelle Kabush 447 4. Justin Thomas 218 4. Jenny Tobin 202 5. Dan Hugo 414 5. Christine Jeffrey 426 5. Jason Chalker 207 5. Candy Angle 200 2002 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS 2008 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 300 1. Jamie Whitmore 290 1. Conrad Stoltz 353 1. Melanie McQuaid 400 2. Nicolas LeBrun 248 2. Melanie McQuaid 265 2. Dan Hugo 345 2. S. Vanlandingham 330 3. Kerry Classen 235 3. Raeleigh Tennant 234 3. Josiah Middaugh 326 3. Jenny Smith 316 4. Mike Vine 228 4. Kerstin Weule 222 4. Brian Smith 290 4. Danelle Kabush 282 5. Andrew Noble 201 5. Melissa Thomas 214 5. Mike Vine 276 5. Lesley Paterson 281 2001 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS 2007 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 465 1. Anke Erlank 469 1. Conrad Stoltz 400 1. Jamie Whitmore 400 2. Nicolas LeBrun 404 2. Monique Merrill 375 2. Mike Vine 337 2. Melanie McQuaid 349 3. Ned Overend 373 3. Raeleigh Tennant 343 3. Josiah Middaugh 322 3. Jennifer Smith 329 4. Mike Vine 365 4. Jenny Tobin 326 4. Seth Wealing 322 4. Candy Angle 314 5. Kerry Classen 319 5. Cheri Touchette 309 5. Andrew Noble 303 5. Amber Monforte 258

2006 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS 2000 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS Men Women Men Women 1. Seth Wealing 428 1. Melanie McQuaid 480 1. Michael Tobin 826 1. Kerstin Weule 890 2. Brent McMahan 413 2. Jamie Whitmore 459 2. Mike Vine 820 2. Jody Purcell 810 3. Andrew Noble 391 3. Candy Angle 403 3. Kerry Classen 802 3. Lorraine Barrows 688 4. Conrad Stoltz 303 4. Danelle Kabush 354 4. Ned Overend 697 4. Jenny Tobin 635 5. Brian Smith 300 5. Janae Pritchett 320 5. Dave Harrison 596 5. Linda Gabor 524

2005 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS 1999* U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS (First year) Men Women Men Women 1. Conrad Stoltz 390 1. Jamie Whitmore 390 1. Michael Tobin 886 1. Kerstin Weule 886 2. Mike Vine 310 2. Melanie McQuaid 380 2. Jimmy Riccitello 732 2. Jody Purcell 827 3. Olivier Marceau 309 3. Candy Angle 302 3. John Koenig 676 3. Lorraine Barrows 718 4. Brent McMahon 283 4. Jessica Harrison 282 4. Ned Overend 660 4. Jenny Wood 708 5. Francisco Serrano 275 5. Melissa Thomas 271 5. Kerry Classen 635 5. Linda Gabor 675 6. Josiah Middaugh 252

2004 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS Men Women 1. Sylvain Dodet 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 300 2. Josiah Middaugh 264 2. Melanie McQuaid 280 3. Conrad Stoltz 249 3. Candy Angle 239 4. Nicolas LeBrun 247 4. Janae Deverell 209 5. Justin Thomas 179 5. Lynley Allison 208

Bold denotes top American (National Champ) in Pro Series

29 2010 SCHEDULE

DATE Race Location Region 3/13 XTERRA Saipan Championship Saipan W 3/27 XTERRA Guam Piti, GU W 3/28 XTERRA Miami N. Miami, FL SE 3/28 XTERRA REAL Granite Bay, CA W 4/18 XTERRA Muleshoe Spicewood, TX SC 4/18 XTERRA Caloosahatchee Ft Myers, FL SE 4/24 XTERRA Fort Yargo Winder, GA SE 4/25 XTERRA West Championship Las Vegas, NV W 5/1 XTERRA Epic Ruston, LA SC 5/2 XTERRA Gator Terra Ruston, LA SC 5/2 XTERRA Uwharrie Uwharrie, NC SE 5/8 XTERRA Del Valle Livermore, CA W 5/16 XTERRA King Of The Hill Lebanon, NJ AT 5/16 XTERRA Red River Ardmore, OK SC 5/23 XTERRA South Central Championship Waco, TX SC 5/23 XTERRA ACE Big Canyon Oak Hill, WV AT 5/23 XTERRA Last Stand Augusta, MI MW 5/30 XTERRA Smith Lake Fort Bragg, NC SE 6/5 XTERRA Four Corners Farmington, NM SC 6/5 XTERRA Tsali Bryson City, NC SE 6/6 XTERRA Deuces Wild Show Low, AZ W 6/12 XTERRA Farragut Athol, ID NW 6/12 XTERRA Eureka Springs Eureka Springs, AR SC 6/13 XTERRA Southeast Championship Pelham, AL SE 6/19 XTERRA Solstice La Grande, OR NW 6/20 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, VA AT 6/20 XTERRA Torn Shirt Brighton, MI MW 6/26 XTERRA Pipestem Creek Jamestown, ND MT 6/26 XTERRA YMCA Scales Lake Boonville, IN MW 6/26 XTERRA Tahoe City Tahoe City, CA W 6/26 XTERRA Dawg Dayz N. Little Rock, AR SC 7/11 XTERRA Whitewater Charlotte, NC SE 7/11 XTERRA EX2 Flintstone, MD AT 7/11 XTERRA O.N.E. Ravenna, OH MW 7/11 XTERRA Vashon Island Vashon Island, WA NW 7/17 XTERRA Mountain Championship Avon, CO MT 7/17 XTERRA Hammerman Anchorage, AK NW 7/17 XTERRA Lock 4 Blast Gallatin, TN SE 7/18 XTERRA Sky High Grafton, NY NE 7/24 XTERRA DINO Versailles Versailles, IN MW 7/25 XTERRA First Coast Jacksonville, FL SE 7/25 XTERRA Wild Horse Creek Bozeman, MT MT 8/1 XTERRA Race at the Rez Essex, VT NE 8/1 XTERRA Appalachia Indiana, PA AT 8/1 XTERRA Sugar Bottom North Liberty, IA MW 8/1 XTERRA Snow Valley Running Springs, CA W 8/1 XTERRA Forest Drive Aberdeen, SD MT 8/1 XTERRA Panther Creek Morristown, TN SE 8/1 XTERRA Black Diamond Black Diamond, WA NW 8/8 XTERRA STOAKED Hanover, NH NE 8/8 XTERRA Iron Will Jonesboro, AR SC 8/8 XTERRA Indian Peaks Nederland, CO MT 8/14 XTERRA DINO Logansport Logansport, IN MW 8/14 XTERRA B.O.L.T. Raymond, NE MT 8/14 XTERRA Portland Forest Grove, OR NW 8/15 XTERRA Dirty Grizzly Macungie, PA AT 8/15 XTERRA Camp Eagle Rocksprings, TX SC 8/21 XTERRA Illinois Wilds Hanna City, IL MW 8/21 XTERRA MountainMan Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HI W 8/22 XTERRA Lake Placid Lake Placid, NY NE 8/22 XTERRA Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA AT 8/22 XTERRA Austin Austin, TX SC 8/22 XTERRA Wild Ride McCall, ID NW 8/28 XTERRA Lake Tahoe Incline Village, NV W 8/29 XTERRA Lory Bellvue, CO MT 8/29 XTERRA Schiff Scout Wading River, NY NE 9/25 XTERRA Utah Ogden/Snowbasin, UT 9/25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin, UT 10/24 XTERRA World Championship Makena, Maui Tentative as of 4.8.10 HOW THE XTERRA AMERICA TOUR WORKS FOR AMATEURS

The XTERRA America Tour is designed to provide age group athletes with a bona-fide championship to compete for within their geographic region. At the end of the regular season the top performers in each of eight regions are invited to compete against other athletes their same age - but from different regions - at the national championship in Utah on September 25. This year there are 66 races in 36 states across the country, as well as the U.S. Territory of Guam and Commonwealth 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 four finishes count towards their total points score. Competitors are required to race in at least one event in their region, and must 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 one event 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 more points at XCS races and XTERRA Epic because, generally, participation is higher and the courses are tougher. If an athlete races at more than one XCS event, only the best finish counts at full points. Any other finishes earn points at the same rate as an XPS race. There are two points systems: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th XTERRA Championship Series Races: 100 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 15th XTERRA Points Series Races: 75 67 61 56 51 47 43 39 36 33 30 27 25 23 21

31 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 scorers in each region are invited to compete for a national title at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah (qualifying spots based on 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+ PC Male 2 7 9 9 10 10 7 6 4 3 2 2 2per cat Female 2 4 10 9 8 6 5 5 2 2 2per cat

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

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

Note: All XTERRA America Tour events are sanctioned by USA Triathlon, the national governing body of multisport in In 2010 and beyond, the XTERRA Eco Team will the United States. As such all athletes are subject to the rules continue to make a difference ecologically by offering and regulations set forth by the USAT. Details available at a few hours of time to local environmental initiatives usatriathlon.org. near our race courses. This could be anything from trail maintenance to park clean-up, ecological The XTERRA Points Series races are a collection of restoration, or tree planting work parties. independently produced off-road triathlons owned and operated by local promoters, while the Championship Series The XTERRA Eco Team is an athlete-initiated events are bigger races with pro purses on full-length program and a core component of XTERRA. Beyond courses operated by the TEAM Unlimited / XTERRA staff. organized volunteer work parties, XTERRA athletes are encouraged to sign the “pledge board” confirming their intent to keep the trails clean and not only See how amateurs qualify for the XTERRA World deposit their rubbish in designated drop zones during Championship on page 39. the race but to be conscientious wherever they roam.

32 XTERRA’S COLLEGIATE DIVISION OVERVIEW

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Any collegian with a current photo ID can race for their school as an individual. Athletes do not need to be a member of a school club or team. Collegiate racers collect points in the XTERRA America Tour Series and are eligible for age group awards as well as collegiate awards. Whenever there are three athletes from two or more schools entered in the same race they’ll go against each other for school pride in the college team division. There must be at least two schools with teams for a team award to be presented. A “team” must consist of at least 3 male or female members. There are no mixed teams. A team can have more entrants, but less than three will not constitute a team. Points for team awards (male and female) will count the finishing positions of the smallest number entered by a qualifying team. Example: College A has 5 men; College B has 7 men; College C has 9 men. Only the fastest 5 finishers will count towards the team awards. Points for team awards will be calculated based on the finishing positions of the team members. The lowest total is the winner. Example: Each team counts 3 athletes. Team A finishes 1, 8 and 15 overall for a total number 24. Team B finishes 5, 6 and 10 for a total number 21. Team C finishes 2, 9 and 20 for a total number of 31. Team B wins. In no case will more than 7 athletes count towards the team awards regardless of the total number of entries by any one team. Should a club enter more than 7 men or women, the coach must nominate the 7 individuals he wants scored for team awards. Positions counted are overall positions in gender, 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 award as 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 to the top three male and female individual collegiate division finishers, the winning men’s and women’s teams, and the winner of the Collegiate Cup competition (if applicable). Pre-Registration is required for the XTERRA Collegiate Cup to be presented.

Sept. 25 - XTERRA Collegiate Nationals - All college students are welcome to race for the XTERRA Collegiate National Championship in the XTERRA Utah open race taking place on the same course and on the same day as the 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.

33 XTERRAGEAR.COM NEWS

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 studios — furiously passing each other, taking turns as the Haleakala from their nearly seven-mile trail run over roots, lead — the big-picture design inspiration for XTERRA’s new rocks and ravines, Gray and Brown couldn’t believe their footwear line came: a big-cat predator’s paw. eyes. “Maybe one in 100 was a trail runner,” said Brown, “Chasing its prey, a big cat grips into the earth — digging who along with partner Gray have also developed shoes for into loose gravel, dirt, gaining time and distance on every Nike, adidas and Salomon. “They were all sacrificing step, every leap,” said Gray, a former collegiate decathlete stability for less weight.” at Syracuse. They returned to the drawing board, determined to make “The outer part of their foot acts like a traction pad,” he XTERRA the lightest — but still, most stable — trail running continued. “It’s from there that we came up with XTERRA’s shoe on the market. With four months until the launch of the unique outsole lug concept.” shoes at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, The concept’s name: WILDTred. According to Gray and designs were tweaked, materials tested — including a Brown, its carved claw-like perimeter lug design forms unique combination of lighter blown rubber in the forefoot independent touch pads from forefoot to heel with deep flex and a heavier high-abrasion carbon rubber in the heel. zones for controlled, wrap-around grip. They also noted the But their biggest scientific sport discovery was yet to come. lugs are higher than the shoe bottom’s concave center, After much trial and error in their New Hampshire lab, a helping it act as its front and rear suspension while creating molding model never before seen in the category was a larger surface area. created. Gone was a traditional glued-together midsole, “With the cat’s paw, we liked the symbolism of man’s replaced by a dual-injected, dual-density EVA made of two co-existence with all things found in the environment, said layers — the top soft, the bottom harder — giving comfort Brown. “We adapt to our surroundings, whether it be and stability while taking away weight. animal, plant or any of nature’s elements. The result: an eco-friendly design that’s one of the lightest Continued Brown: “The thought behind XTERRA’s new line trail runners ever, weighing in at less than 10.5 ounces for is that the outdoors are no longer to be conquered; they’re men, 9.5 for women. to be connected with.” With the weight issue solved, multi-sport competitors Gray XTERRA’s footwear launch includes five styles: trail and Brown began to research every movement taken on a runner, trail trainer, ultra trainer, performance sandal, and trail — the footplant and lateral pushoff around a 90-degree performance slide. directional path change, the flexed-footed jump over water, For more information on the product — or what retailers the balanced gripped-toe run across a log. are carrying XTERRA — multisport athletes can go to As they were going for a timed run in the woods near their www.xterrafootwear.com

34 2009 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACING

More than 300 qualified athletes representing 42 states 2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur Women were at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah for their shot Division Name Hometown Time at the national championship of off-road triathlon. 15-19 (2) Katherine Pollard Roseville, CA 3:59:30 20-24 Amelia Vandyke Vail, CO 4:12:29 25-29 Erin Collins Cedar Hills, UT 3:17:35 Jason Michalak, 31, from Lakewood, Colorado edged 30-34 Jaime Brede Breckenridge, CO 3:13:23 former XTERRA pro Jason Jablonski from Wenatchee, 35-39 Genevieve Evans Carnelian Bay, CA 3:18:24 Washington by just 28 seconds to win the men’s amateur 40-44 (2) Keri Grosse Leavenworth, WA 3:14:56 45-49 (2) Caroline Colonna Taos, NM 3:24:08 overall crown. In the women’s race Jaime Brede, 32, from 50-54 (4) Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:33:40 Breckenridge, CO topped Keri Grosse, 43, of Leavenworth, 55-59 (5) Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 3:55:03 WA by more than a minute. 60+ Linda Usher West Upton, MA 5:29:03 PC (2) Megan Fisher Missoula, MT 4:20:19

Kent Robison from Reno (one of the members of the inau- 2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur Men gural class of 2001 XTERRA National Champions) won the Div Name Hometown Time 60-64 division for his 7th national title - tying him with his 15-19 Jeroen Keukenkamp El Dorado Hills, CA 3:04:48 partner in crime Tom Lyons, also from Reno, for the all-time 20-24 John Donovan Incline Village, NV 2:52:13 record. Lyons streak of seven straight national 25-29 Kaleb Vanort Mishawaka, IN 2:50:28 30-34 Jason Michalak Lakewood, CO 2:41:04 championships came to an end today at the hands of Kevin 35-39 Jason Jablonski Wenatchee, WA 2:41:32 Shelden who edged him by just two minutes. Former Mrs. 40-44 Ed Oliver Broomfield, CO 2:47:57 XTERRA Cindi Toepel picked up her 5th national title, 45-49 Kevin Shelden Breckenridge, CO 2:51:43 Beverly Enslow won her fourth, and Caroline Colonna, Keri 50-54 (2) Wayne Avery Reno, NV 2:57:08 55-59 (2) Randy Beckner Helena, MT 3:12:54 Grosse, Katherine Pollard, Megan Fisher, Wayne Avery, 60-64 (7) Kent Robison Reno, NV 3:16:29 and Randy Beckner each won their second. 65-69 Jim Meskimen Truckee, CA 4:19:41 70+ Ron Hill Hayden, ID 5:21:22 Pictured: Jason Michalak / Cindi Toepel PC Craig Vogtsberger Kalamazoo, MI 3:51:25 # denotes national championships won The 2010 XTERRA USA Championship is Sept. 25 at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah

35 ------2009 XTERRA WOMEN’S Region 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 NE Rebecca Goldstein Kelli Vossler Erin Nielsen 6Andrea McGuire 3Kelly Ault Waterlivet, NY Lake Placid, NY North Haverhill, NH Troy, NY Morrisville, VT MA 4Sara Hanson Nicole Reintsma Emily Bashton Dustine Reppuhn McLean, VA Great Falls, VA Richmond, VA Woodbridge, VA SE Rebekah Sarbone Jill Zemsta 2Julia Radmann Tina Eakin Gainseville, FL Hampstead, NC Smyrna, GA Huntsville, AL NC Sophie Shinsky Alison Case Melissa Hughes Mindy Fernando Jade Gianakopoulos Brighton, MI Fort Wayne, IN Battle Creek, MI Franklin, MI Springfield, OH SC Samantha Rose 2Cindy Abbott 2Kim Jennings 2Jocelyn Wood 2Maria Hernandez Springfield, MO Cedar Park, TX Waco, TX Broken Arrow, OK Reklaw, TX MT Andrea Wilds Danielle Kehoe Luisa Bryce Jaime Brede 2Cary Kinross-Wright Lakewood, CO Arvada, CO Denver, CO Breckenridge, CO Golden, CO NW Brittany Clawson 3Lorraine Bourget Sandy Isbell Kristen Holman 4Korrie Dubray Sandpoint, ID Coeur D'lene, ID La Grande, OR Bellingham, WA LaGrande, WA SW 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 R

Region 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 NE Logan Marshall 6Ian Sullivan Aaron Seymour Kristoffer Nielsen Craig Hills Matt Baruch Altamont, NY Jericho, VT Newport. RI North Haverhill, NH Millerton, NY Brooklyn, NY MA 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, PA SE 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, GA NC 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, MN SC 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, TX MT 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, CO NW Beau Behrens Mathieu Signoretty 2Justin Barnhart Jamey Yanik Jason Jablonski 4David Cloninger Spokane Valley, WA Sammamish, WA Portland, OR Sandpoint, ID Wenatchee, WA Bend, OR SW 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 CHALLENGE

15-39 SW Les Autres 40+ SW Les Autres 40+ SW Moderate Leg Impairment 40+ NW Les Autres 40+ MT Blind 2 Andrew May Fouad Fattoumy 3 Mike Hicks Darren Smith Michael Stone Dublin, CA Honolulu, HI Fountain Hills, AZ Camas, WA Boulder, CO S REGIONAL CHAMPIONS ------40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+ Angels Schnuerch 3Dorothy Hamburg 6Annette MacNiven 5Linda Usher Naples, NY Red Hook, NY Wainscott, NY Upton, MA Rosanna Sellers 2Valerie Hardin 5Julia Peck Lynne Collard Fairfax, VA Doylestown, PA Culpeper, VA Gaothersburg, MD Kassi Day Robin Boughton 3Lucia Colbert Ruth Ference 4Charlotte Mahan Asheville, NC Ocala, FL Cordova, TN Rome, GA Lenoir City, TN 3Cheryl Stine 2Heather McNamara 8$*Beverly Enslow Gwen Sarsfield # Bloomington, IN Brighton, MI Metamora, IL Dillsboro, IN denotes number of regional championships * denotes reigning XTERRA USA Champion 2Linda Cole 2Caroline Colonna 6Karen Robertson $ denotes reigning XTERRA World Champion Olive Branch, MS NM Grapevine, TX Sandi Garcia Paula Maresh 2Susan Griffin-Kakliki 7*Cindi Toepel Carol Niemann Denver, CO Littleton, CO Castle Rock, CO Littleton, CO Omaha, NE 3$*Keri Grosse 2Lisa Brummond Robin Smith 4Lois Marquart Leavenworth, WA Canby, OR Bellingham, WA Tacoma, WA Ellen Wallace 3Meiling Yee 8Barbara Peterson 4Lorenn Walker 7$* Kathy Frank Sunnyvale, 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 Grew Cutchogue, NY Shelburne, VT Scotia, NY Dedham, MA Montpelier, VT Henry Loving Bruce McLaughlin 2Scott Scudamore 2Charlie Redmond Midlothian, VA Royersford, PA Dumfries, VA Demarest, NJ 8Casey Fannin 2Scott Ewing 4Audie Smith William English 3Peter Lilley 6Errol Lassiter Birmingham, AL Destin, FL Knoxville, TN Clemson, SC Charlotte, NC Woodstock, GA 7Jim James David Maclean James Henderson 2Terry Hutchins 5GL Brown Ann Arbor, MI Ludington, MI Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo, MI Ada, MI 7Mike Carter 9Steve Cole Marc Scudamore 2James Dewlen 5Wilburn Powell Austin, TX Olive Branch, MS Albuquerque, NM Stillwater, OK Mt Ida, AR 4Kevin Shelden Peter Dann 2$*Randy Beckner 4David Rakita Breckenridge, CO Eagle, CO Helena, MT Durango, CO Dave Spencer Johnny Baker 2Tjaling Ypma John Campbell William Schubach 3Ron Hill Kirkland, WA Redmond, WA Bellingham, WA Spokane, WA Mercer Island, WA Hayden, ID 9$*Tom Lyons 5Tom Monica 2John Royson 7Kent Robinson Gordon Gould 7Hans Dieben Reno, 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 Impairment 2* Craig Vogtsberger 2 David Kyle 2 Todd Atkins Paul Leonard Kalamazoo, MI Athens, AL Fayetteville, GA Fayetteville, NC 2010 XTERRA WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RACES Date 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 June 13 XTERRA Malaysia Championship Kuantan Pahang 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 5 XTERRA Canada Championship Whistler, B.C. September 11 XTERRA Switzerland Championship+ Prangins September 12 XTERRA Mexico Championship Valle de Bravo September 25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden, Utah October 24 XTERRA World Championship Makena, Maui, Hawaii + XTERRA European Tour events As 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. Vienna Sept. 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. Decin July 17 Opava // July 24 Ostrov // July 31 Horni Plana (race of 3 nations) // Aug. 21 Predni (Vyton) // Aug. 28 Melchov // Aug. 28 Hradec Kralove XTERRA Germany Tour: April 15. Cross Duathlon (Schleiden) // July 31. Lander Cross Triathlon (race of 3 nations) // Aug. 14. Zittau Aug. 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. Angra XTERRA Canada Tour: August 15. Canmore, Alberta // Sept. 5. Whistler, British Columbia

38 2010 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - OCTOBER 24

Ruben Ruzafa Julie Dibens

Following an action-packed racing season that will span 15 countries with QUALIFYING FOR MAUI more than 100 events, XTERRA will host its 15th XTERRA World Championship in Maui on October 24th. A season-ending blow-out like no other, the World Amateur athletes can qualify for the Championship is the culmination of a worldwide series of races held in Saipan, XTERRA World Championship by South Africa, Portugal, New Zealand, Italy, Malaysia, France, Brazil, Czech, finishing in one of the 34 qualifying Germany, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States. spots available at each World Tour The race course, considered one of XTERRA's toughest and most grueling, Championship event or one of the 41 will consist of a 1.5-kilometer roughwater swim at Makena Beach, a grueling qualifying spots (see below) at any of 30- kilometer mountain bike on the slopes of Haleakala, and an 11-kilometer the five XTERRA Championship trail run. Series races. There are also a limited Access to this legendary course is permitted once a year - on race day. number of at-large slots available Conditions change radically from year to year, diminishing the advantage to early in the year. repeat competitors, and perpetuating the course's stature as among the most intimidating in the series. DIVISION Men Women Total The maxed-out field is limited to 550 competitors, who represent the best off- 15-19 1 1 2 road, multisport athletes on the planet. It is a "winner take all" race, with one of 20-24 1 1 2 the richest pro purses in multisport at $100,000, and it is awarded solely on the 25-29 2 2 4 basis of the Maui performance. Since this race is a stand-alone event, it offers 30-34 3 2 5 a unique opportunity to competitors. Even those who have had a less than 35-39 3 2 5 stellar season, are given an opportunity to redeem themselves and earn the 40-44 3 2 5 45-49 2 2 4 coveted title of XTERRA World Champion. 50-54 1 1 2 Last year Eneko Llanos from Spain captured the men’s championship and 55-59 1 1 2 Julie Dibens from the UK won the women’s crown for the third year in a row. 60+ NA 1 1 A special prime, the Hawaiian Airlines Double, will pay $2,500 to the man and 60-64 1 NA 1 woman with the fastest combined Hawaii Ironman and XTERRA World 65-69 1 NA 1 Championship time. Only two weeks and a narrow channel of ocean separate 70+ 1 NA 1 the two events, which each year attract a growing number of endurance PC 3 3 6 athletes. In 2009, Spain’s Eneko Llanos won his 4th straight men’s double. Amy Total 23 18 41 Eck from Kailua, HI and Arnaud Bouvier from France won the amateur awards. 39 XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES OVERVIEW

At the heart of XTERRA is the fundamental idea of putting on great races in epic places with friendly faces. Pretty simple, really, but it’s a formula that has proven successful over the years and that same philosophy is being used to grow the XTERRA Trail Run Series. Now in its sixth year as a stand-alone set of races outside of the off-road triathlon circuit, the XTERRA Trail Run Series boasts 60 runs in 16 states and several countries, giving runners the opportunity to race their way around the worldliterally. XTERRA’s main focus is on the off-road half-marathon distance trail run, what XTERRA calls an “Xduro”. When XTERRA Trail Running asked about the paradigm shift (XTERRA Trail Runs used to National Champion be mostly 5km and 10km runs) Tom Kiely, CEO of XTERRA, Max King in Bend, OR explained that “after a decade of producing trail runs along- side our XTERRA off-road triathlons we learned that our audience wanted a bigger challenge than a 10k. What the Mitchell cut-a-thon. While the race field will include market told us was to create a series of half-marathons that competitors who have raced in other XTERRA events, have a physical challenge parallel to that of a road participation is open to the general public. marathon, but with Mother Nature along for the ride.” Following Nationals, runners can say Aloha! Held the Two big-time races, in truly stunning adventure weekend prior to the Honolulu Marathon, the XTERRA Trail destinations, highlight the 2010 season. The XTERRA Trail Running World Championship will kick off the “greatest Running National Championship returns to Bend, week of running on Earth” for athletes from around the Oregon on September 18 and the XTERRA Trail globe. For competitive runners, $10,000 in prize money will Running World Championship is back at Kualoa Ranch be awarded to the top male and female finishers and racers on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu on December 5. from Xduro events in South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand, Not long ago Bend was named “America’s Best Trail Portugal, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Japan are Running Town” by Outside Magazine, and with its wide expected to come join in the adventure. variety of terrain, mild fall climate, endless miles of pristine The site at Kualoa Ranch on the northeastern side of Oahu trails and a local community full of enthusiasm and support is nothing short of magical. Arguably the most stunning for the race, runners can expect a one-of-a-kind experience landscape in Hawaii, the 4,000 acre working cattle ranch at Nationals. has been the setting for major motion productions such as “The U.S. Trail Run Series is the fastest-growing segment Jurassic Park, Godzilla and LOST. From the steep mountain of XTERRA and the National Championship race is turning cliffs to the sparkling sea, the terrain varies from dense rain- into a really big deal,” said Kiely. “We think Bend is an forest to broad open valleys and from beautiful white sand amazing place to visit and explore, and an ideal venue for beaches to awesome verdant cliff faces. the last race in the series.” This gathering of international trail runners is highlighted There are several regional series in the U.S. - SoCal, by the 21km Xduro but is accompanied by numerous events NorCal, Georgia, Virginia, Philly, South Carolina, North ranging from shorter distance trail runs and kids’ races to an Carolina, Alabama, Arizona, Long Island, New Hamphsire, adventure walk for charity and family entertainment. Ohio and Texas – and each hosts between 3 and 9 races “XTERRA is thrilled with the growth of its Trail Running through the course of the year. The winner of each age Series” said Janet Clark, President of TEAM group in each series earns free entry into the XTERRA Trail Unlimited/XTERRA. Running National Championship race. “XTERRA Trail Runs give runners an opportunity to In Bend the championship event is an Xduro (21km/13.1 explore some wildly natural environments and challenge mile), but the day-long running celebration will also feature Mother Nature’s diverse and unique offerings from roots to races of 10km and 5km distances, a festival/expo center for rocks, to stream crossings and unexpected scenic vistas.” participants and spectators, K9 Challenge, and Paul For more details visit www.xterratrailrun.com. 40 2010 XTERRA TRAIL RUN SERIES SCHEDULE

DATE RACE LOCATION DISTANCE/SERIES DESCRIPTOR 1/9 XTERRA Boney Mountain Xduro Newbury Park, CA 6/21km – SoCal Series #3 2/20 XTERRA South Africa Trail Run Grabouw 5/10km - World Tour 2/27 XTERRA Thrill in the Hills Xduro Winder, GA 21/42km – Georgia Series #5 3/7 XTERRA Stillwell Trail Run Syosset, NY 8km – Long Island Series #1 3/12 XTERRA Sunset Trail Run Saipan, CNMI 5/10km - World Tour 3/14 XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run Pelham, AL 10km – Alabama Series #3 3/14 XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run San Diego, CA 5/15km – SoCal Series #6 3/27 XTERRA Chanoko Xduro Granite Bay, CA 21km – NorCal Series #2 4/2 XTERRA Portugal Beach Run Challenge Figueira da Foz 4/8km - World Tour 4/10 XTERRA Roturua Xduro Rotorua 11/21km - World Tour 4/10 XTERRA Bethpage Trail Run Bethpage, NY 5km – Long Island Series #2 4/17 XTERRA Muleshoe Trail Run Spicewood, TX 10/20km – Texas Series #1 4/17 XTERRA Doug Harris Memorial Trail Run Clemson, SC 10km - South Carolina Series #2 4/18 XTERRA Redwood Peak Trail Run Oakland, CA 5/15km – NorCal Series #3 4/24 XTERRA Lake Las Vegas Xduro Henderson, NV 10/21km - America Tour 4/24 XTERRA Vulture’s Knob Trail Run Wooster, OH 11km – Ohio Series #1 4/25 XTERRA Crystal CoveTrail Run Newport, CA 5/17km - SoCal Series #5 5/5 XTERRA Warwick Park Revenge Trail Run Pottstown, PA 5km – Philly Series #1 5/8 XTERRA Malibu Creek Xduro Malibu, CA 6/22km – SoCal Series #7 5/19 XTERRA Hibernia Park Blast Trail Run Coatesville, PA 5km – Philly Series #2 5/22 XTERRA Hargus Lake Trail Run Circleville, OH 7km – Ohio Series #2 5/22 XTERRA Waco Trail Runs Waco, TX 5/20km – Texas Series #2 5/23 XTERRA Veneto Trail Run Veneto, Italy TBA - World Tour 5/29 XTERRA Paris Mountain 15km Trail Run Greenville, SC 15km – South Carolina Series #3 5/29 XTERRA Italy Xduro Sardinia 5/21km - World Tour 5/30 XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run San Diego, CA 5/15km – SoCal Series #4 6/2 XTERRA Warwick Park Ruckus Trail Run Pottstown, PA 5km – Philly Series #3 6/5 XTERRA Deep South Trail Run Jackson, GA 15km – Georgia Series #6 6/6 XTERRA Stillwell Trail Run Syosset, NY 8km – Long Island Series #3 6/12 XTERRA Mud Run Pelham, AL 5/10/21km – Alabama Series #4 6/12 XTERRA Marin Headlands Xduro San Francisco, CA 6/21km – NorCal Series #4 6/16 XTERRA Hibernia Park Challenge Trail Run Coatesville, PA 8km – Philly Series #4 6/19 XTERRA Richmond Xduro Richmond, VA 21km - America Tour 6/26 XTERRA Chapin Forest Trail Run Kirtland, OH 8km – Ohio Series #3 7/8 XTERRA Brazil Night Trail Run Angra dos Reis 9km - World Tour 7/10 XTERRA Mohican Trail Run Loudonville, OH 18km - Ohio Series #4 7/11 XTERRA Montauk Trail Run Montauk, NY 5km - Long Island Series #4 7/18 XTERRA Bear Creek Xduro Macungie, PA 10/21km – Philly Series #5 7/18 XTERRA Beech Mountain Trail Run Beech Mountain, NC TBA - North Carolina Series #1 7/26 XTERRA Avigliana Trail Run Avigliana, Italy TBA - World Tour 7/31 XTERRA Tsali Trail Run Robbinsville, NC 6/13/18km – North Carolina Series #2 8/7 XTERRA STOAKED Trail Run Hanover, NH 16km - America Tour 8/14 XTERRA Paris Mountain 7km Trail Run Greenville, SC 7km – South Carolina Series #4 8/21 XTERRA Lake Placid Trail Run Lake Placid, NY 5/10km - America Tour 8/21 XTERRA Oak Hill Trail Run Boston Township, OH 8km – Ohio Series #5 8/21 XTERRA Austin Trail Run Austin, TX 5/18km – Texas Series #4 8/22 XTERRA Colonel Francis Trail Run Charlotte, NC TBA – North Carolina Series #3 8/29 XTERRA Japan Xduro Marunuma 27km - World Tour 8/30 XTERRA Bolsena Trail Run Bolsena, Italy TBA - World Tour 9/5 XTERRA Fisher Farm Trail Run Davidson, NC 8/16km – North Carolina Series #4 9/18 XTERRA Trail Running National Championship Bend, OR 5/10/21km 9/19 XTERRA Cheaha State Park Trail Run Delta, AL 10km – Alabama Series #1-2011 9/25 XTERRA Wheeler Canyon Xduro Ogden, UT 21km - America Tour 9/25 XTERRA Harbins Park Trail Run Dacula, GA TBA - Georgia Series #1 - 2011 10/2 XTERRA Fall Fitness Trail Run Buford, GA 5km – Georgia Series #2 - 2011 10/3 XTERRA Point Mugu Trail Run Malibu, CA 11/18km - SoCal Series #1 10/9 XTERRA Marathon of Trail Races Colorado Springs, CO 5/21/42km – Colorado Series #1 2011 10/10 XTERRA Isola D’Elba Trail Run Elba, Italy TBA - World Tour 10/23 XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run Makena, Maui, HI 5/10km - World Tour 10/24 XTERRA Monte Sano Trail Run Huntsville, AL 15km – Alabama Series #2-2011 11/6 XTERRA Paris Mountain 11km Trail Run Greenville, SC 11km – South Carolina Series #1 – 2011 11/6 XTERRA Battle at Big Creek Trail Run Roswell, GA 7/15km – Georgia Series #2 - 2011 11/14 XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run Pelham, AL 10km - Alabama Series #3 - 2011 11/25 XTERRA Topanga Turkey Trot Trail Run Los Angeles, CA 5/10/15km - SoCal Series #2 12/4 XTERRA Victoria Bryant Trail Run Royston, GA 5/10km - Georgia Series #4 - 2011 12/5 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Oahu, HI 5/10/21km 12/12 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 41 HOW XTERRA GOT STARTED IT REALLY STARTED in the late '80's. That's when Tom Tyler Hamilton, and dozens of others. Looking back, the Kiely (CEO of TEAM Unlimited - owners and producers of field was a who's who of international cycling." XTERRA) was tasked with creating more publicity for the A few years later the Olympics allowed pros to compete, Waikiki Oahu Visitors Association. His idea was sports TV. road cycling in the U.S. was on the decline, and the Tour O' "First, sports is part of our life blood in Hawaii, and second, Hawaii was no more. At the same time, however, mountain what looks good on TV? The beaches and the ocean," biking was taking off. So in 1995, in addition to 12 other TV explained Kiely. shows and several events, TEAM Unlimited produced the The concept was pretty simple. TV sports and Hawaiian Mountain Tour. entertainment is one of the biggest industries in the world. In doing so Nicholas and mountain bike Hall-of-Famer The travel industry is THE BIGGEST industry in the world. Dean Crandall established the rules and held the first-ever Bring those two together in programming, and you've got mountain bike stage race. This is also where many of the something big. XTERRA greats first appeared. The likes of Ned Overend, So he came up with the idea for the Hawaiian International Shari Kain, Melanie McQuaid, Steve Larsen, Mike Kloser, Ocean Challenge - a lifeguard skills competition that Leslie Tomlinson, and host of others were taking part in the attracted water safety specialists from Australia, New Hawaiian Mountain Tour. Now these races took place at Zealand, California, and of course, Hawaii. Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, where the Koolau mountain range Then, he forged a relationship with ESPN - the worldwide meets the ocean, and the story goes that after their races leader in sports. the mountain bikers would ride down to the beach and jump In 1990 the Ocean Challenge was broadcast on ESPN, in the water. It sparked a thoughtwhy not have a and millions of viewers were exposed to the beauty of mountain bike triathlon? Waikiki - the sun, sand, and crystal clear blue water of the By 1996 TEAM Unlimited had produced more than 50 Pacific Ocean. Subsequently, this is where David "Kahuna" shows and sporting events, and while the idea of an off-road Nicholas enters the picture - as "race director." triathlon was enticing - who'd pay for it? "So we get into producing the Ocean Challenge," says Almost simultaneously, the Aston Hotel in Maui (now the Kiely. "And now I'm thinking I've got all these athletes and Wailea Marriott Resort) was shopping for a good idea for TV crews and if it costs me this much to produce one show, their grand opening and the Maui Visitors Bureau was it'll cost less for another, and even less for a third." looking for a new event that could tell a different story about ESPN approves two more shows (Waikiki King's Race and Maui's south shore because all the exposure up to that point Diamond Head Wahine Windsurfing Classic) and in 1991 was golf. Well, what better way to show off the hotel and TEAM Unlimited produces three events and three TV south shore than 1) starting the race at this beautiful beach shows. The concept is working, and Hawaii is reaping the in front of the sponsor hotel, 2) follow a race that covers 21 benefits of the outdoor exposure the shows are generating. miles of terrain with two dozen camera's, and 3) put it on TV "So the next year (1992) we produced seven Hawaiian for the whole world to see? Sports Adventure Showsmultiple segments, different Add a phone call to Kiely from a friendly competitor in the stories, great scenics, and 30-minutes of entertaining, good marketplace (to remain unnamed) inquiring on the very fun stuff," said Kiely. subject of producing an off-road triathlon and you have all Those seven shows were in addition to the Ocean the main ingredients for XTERRA's birth. Challenge and a few others televised events, including the Kiely likes to define luck as the "intersection of inaugural Tour O' Hawaii. opportunity and activity." He recalls bringing Nicholas and "Now that was a great event," said Nicholas - now the VP of Marketing Janet Clark into his office. managing director of the XTERRA Global Tour. "The Tour "Look, I said, so-and-so called me and said that they were O' Hawaii happened before professional cyclists were thinking about doing an off-road tri and if they do, then we're allowed to compete in the Olympics so the top riders from forever second, so we have to be the first ones to do it. I every country kept their amateur status so they could race immediately called Aston and the MVB and said O.K., I've in the Olympics. We just missed Lance because he signed got the idea, here's the thing, bing, bang, boom," said Kiely. with Motorola, but we had George Hincapie, Jan Ulrich, "And that's what got us started in XTERRA."

42 THE XTERRA PLANET

At 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 to become a lifestylea 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 amateurs and 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 an active lifestyle. To that end, we offer up half-distance races for newcomers at our major events, plus the chance to race 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 multisport athletes 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 regional champions and 24 amateur national champions, plus relay team and collegiate national champs, XTERRA Trail Run Series, National and World Champs..

- We put the lifestyle on display for millions to see with XTERRA TV and XTERRA.TV. Dozens of adventure themed shows reach into homes all over the world with inspiring images of fun activities in great places. Our very own 24/7 web 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, with races in more than a dozen countries and nearly every state in the U.S., we knew traveling was part of the game so we selected Travelocity to power XTERRA Travel on our website.

- With the XTERRA Foundation - we gave XTERRA heart. The XTERRA Foundation is a non-profit specifically designed 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 the healthy, active, outdoors lifestyle.

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

- XTERRA brand licensees have introduced bicycling accessories and XTERRA exercise equipment, XTERRA footwear is widely available with revolutionary designed trail runners, and XTERRA Wetsuits continues to increase its market 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...

43 TEAM UNLIMITED

TEAM 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 than 100 off-road triathlon events held in 15 countries. It all started with 123 competitors one afternoon in Maui, and has since evolved into the most prestigious off-road multisport race in the world. There are 30,000+ competitors, ages 13-71, from all 50 states and more than 40 countries competing in XTERRA events. TEAM Unlimited also produces a 60-race worldwide Trail Running Series with National and World Championship races, and more than a dozen TV shows each year are produced by TEAM TV.

XTERRA THROUGH TIME 1996: 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 Tour 2005: 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 TV has produced nearly 300 television shows resulting in three regional Emmy’s and 39 Telly Awards for production excellence.

44 XTERRA.TV - FREE 24/7 WEB TV NETWORK

Check out XTERRA.TV to watch a wide variety of XTERRA programming right now. Available content, which is updated weekly, features everything from the XTERRA World Championship show to adventures in Utah. To see the XTERRA broadcast schedule listing shows that are on in your hometown check out our network TV Schedule.

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