OCTOBER 25 - MAUI 2009 PRESS GUIDE

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORSThe XTERRA World Championship is presented by Paul Mitchell, XTERRA.tv, Hawaiian Airlines, the Maui Visitors Bureauand Makena Beach and Golf Resort. Sponsors include GU, Gatorade, Zorrel, Kona Brewing Company, Rodale, HawaiiTourism Authority, Hawaii Water, and the XTERRA Alliance - Gear, Footwear, Fitness, Wetsuits, and Cycling.

THE 14TH ANNUAL XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . . . .The XTERRA World Championship is the final stop on the

XTERRA World Tour - a national and international series of 100+qualifying events held in Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, France,Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Saipan,South Africa, and the United States. The course, considered XTERRA’s toughest, consists of a 1.5-

kilometer rough water swim, a grueling 32km mountain bike onthe lower slopes of Haleakala, and an 11km trail run.The field is limited to 550 competitors, including 75 pros, who

represent the best off-road multisport athletes on the planet.They come from more than 20 countries & compete for one of therichest purses in multisport at $105,000. The award-winning TEAM TV crew will be on location to televise

all the action for a one-hour sports special that will air across theU.S. via national syndication starting in January of 2010. You canwatch last year’s race show now at www.XTERRA.tv and get livetext updates from Maui on raceday at www.xterramaui.com.

For further information contact Trey Garman at 808-216-8606 (cell) or trey@xterraplanet.com

Maui No Ka Oi translates to"Maui is the Best"

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Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5How to Watch Guide for Spectators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6World Championship Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8XTERRA University, Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, GU Eco Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Course Description and Course Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11Pro Start Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13Kahuna Dave’s Pro Race Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15Men’s Profiles/Women’s Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-35/36-46Pro Prize Purse Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Hawaiian Airlines Double Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48Past XTERRA World Championship Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-562009 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series and European Tour Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-58XTERRA World Tour Championship Race Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .592010 XTERRA World Tour Schedule (Tentative) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60XTERRA Hall of Fame, Warrior Award and Misc. Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-622009 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-64XTERRAGear.com News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65About TEAM Unlimited and TEAM TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66-672009 Amateur Start List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-71Appendix (The XTERRA Story & XTERRA World Championship results 1996-2008)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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MEDIA INFORMATIONThe XTERRA World Championship press guide was designed to provide the media with useful information about the 2009race, the pros competing in it, and XTERRA in general. Below are additional items of interest:

- The XTERRA pressroom is in the Ilima Room (#113) on the lobby level of the Makena Beach & Golf Resort.

- For credentials contact Trey Garman at 808-216-8606 or stop by the Ilima Room.

- TEAM Unlimited will record full race results and distribute after the event.

- During the championship race TEAM Unlimited will escort interested press members to key strategic locations throughout the course to track leaders and course happenings, and to get the best possible photos. You must reserve your seat in the press van in advance.

- A press pass is required on race day for admittance to finish area.

- Seating is limited for the “Night of Champions” dinner Saturday and the XTERRA Awards Dinner on Sunday. Media passes for these events are subject to availability.

- Log on to XTERRAMaui.com for complete race coverage beginning Monday, Oct. 19. Up to the moment text updates begin race day at 9:20 a.m. with photos, news briefs and race splits. A complete event coverage schedule will be available at xterramaui.com.

- Professional, high-resolution, full-color images from the race will be available to the media after the race. Contact Trey Garman with photo requests.

How to Cover XTERRA: Please note that XTERRA is produced with the cooperation of private landowners andwe respect their privacy. The following outlines the access policy for this year’s race:

- There is no pre-riding of the bike course by competitors or media.- Access to the bike course on race day is provided by chauffeured press van/SUV ONLY.- Space is limited so you must reserve your seat in advance .- Photographers will be advised of any restrictions on inclusion of specific landmarks.- Press may ride the three-mile loop bike practice course on their own bikes by presenting your press

badge to registration and paying the $10 one-day USA Tri License Insurance fee.- All riders must display a practice plate on their bike and wear a helmet.

DIRECT MEDIA INQUIRIES AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO:

Trey Garman, Vice President808-216-8606 (cell) or at the hotel 808-874-1111 (ask for the Ilima Room)

trey@xterraplanet.com www.xterramaui.com

TEAM Unlimited - 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

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2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTSAll events are at the host hotel, the Makena Beach & Golf Resort, unless otherwise noted

Wednesday, October 219am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up10am-3pm Practice Course Open (offsite, riding distance)

Thursday, October 229am-2pm Registration and Packet Pick-up9am-3pm Practice Course Open (offsite, riding distance)5pm XTERRA Annual Pro Meeting

Friday, October 239am-5pm Registration and Packet Pick-up 9am-3pm Practice Course Open (offsite, riding distance)10am Beach Clean Up with XTERRA Eco Team (meet at hotel lobby)10am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – Swim Clinic with Christine Jeffrey and Seth Wealing11am XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – Run Clinic with Michael and Jenny Tobin2pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – MTB Clinic with Shonny Vanlandingham and

Josiah Middaugh

Saturday, October 246:30-7:30am XTERRA Trail Run Packet Pickup8am XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Run Start (5K Run/Walk and 10K Run)

a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui County9am-5pm Registration and Packet Pick-up 10am-3pm Practice Course Open (offsite, riding distance)10am XTERRA University – Art of XTERRA with Julie Dibens, Melanie McQuaid, Nico Lebrun and

Conrad Stoltz5pm Champions Forum - featuring current and former World Champions 6pm Mandatory Competitor Briefing 6:30pm “Night of Champions” Dinner**

Sunday, October 257am Transition Open for set-up7am Body Marking Open9am XTERRA World Championship Start 10am-2pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation1pm Cut-off at T21:30pm Pro Awards (finish area)2pm Race Finish7pm Awards Dinner** (Luau Gardens)9:30pm Halloween Costume Party

** Competitor dinner ticket is included in entry fee. Guest tickets available at registration until sold out. $55 adult/$30 children 3-12 for Saturday and Sunday night dinner.

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SPECTATORS GUIDE ON HOW TO WATCH THE RACEMaui’s World Championship XTERRA course is a classic and covers 27 miles of unyielding terrain. The experience is asensory riot – crystal clear Pacific waters, fragrant breezes, bright sun, fine volcanic dust, needle-like kiawe thorns, softwhite sand, cool green lawns, and lava rock of every shape, color, and size.

Start and Swim: Located at the beach fronting the Makena Beach & Golf Resort, there are plenty of great vantagepoints to watch the mass start from the lawn above. Pros are easy to spot with their identifying swim caps - men in blueand women in pink. A short beach sprint mid-race between two 750-meter laps of a triangular course gives spectators achance to pick out their friends and family from the field.

T1 and T2 - Bike and Run Transition: Located a few yards from the swim start in a big grassy area at the lobby levelof the Makena Beach & Golf Resort. The transition area is for competitors only, however, spectators may view thechange-over from any position around the boundary.

Bike: The bike course is not open to the public and cannot be pre-ridden by competitors.

Run: Most of the run course is also on private lands and closed to the public with the exception of a long, leg-burningsection of sand at Makena Beach, aka “Big Beach”.

Finish: The Makena Beach & Golf Resort is the place to be for both transitions, the finish, and live race reports. There’sfood booths, the Paul Mitchell cut-a-thon, XTERRA Gear shop, the Kona Brewing Liquid Aloha Lounge, and a front rowseat to one of the greatest spectacles in all of sport - the spontaneous, ecstatic, and sometimes tear-jerking displays ofemotion at the finish line.

Friends, Family and fans that are not able to attend the race can get live updates on the internet at www.xterramaui.comstarting at 9am Hawaii time (12 noon PST, 3pm EST, 9pm in Europe, 5am in Sydney, Australia, 8am in New Zealand,4pm in Brazil).

The Makena Beach & Golf Resort (808-874-1111)

There are few places left in Hawaii where you can stroll along quiet stretches ofsand, see waves splash on ancient, storied shores and feel what the Hawaiianscall the mana, or spirit of the land. One such place is Makena on Maui's south-western coast, home of the Makena Beach & Golf Resort.

The Resort is secluded on 1800 acres, between a perfect crescent beach andthe dramatic slopes of Mount Haleakala. A true Aloha experience, the Resortwelcomes you with everything you desire for your Hawaiian visit. SparklingPacific views from every guest room. A pristine beach. Spectacular golf. Plusoceanside recreation and enticing dining options.

Designed for relaxation, the Resort surrounds an Asian meditation garden withstone paths, waterfalls and streams swimming with brilliant multi-colored carp.You'll feel the serenity from the moment you arrive, when a lei of seashells isdraped over your shoulders and you're welcomed with the genuine smiles andwarm attention of the staff.

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QUICK FACTS ON THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPWHAT IS XTERRA: The world’s premier off-road triathlon, combining a 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) swim that starts in front ofthe Makena Beach & Golf Resort (formerly the Maui Prince)�a 32-kilometer (20-miles) mountain bike that climbs 3,000feet up and down the lower slopes of Haleakala, and a 12-kilometer (7.5-miles) trail run that traverses lava rock, foresttrails, and beach sand. Top pros finish in roughly two-and-a-half hours.

WHO RACES IN MAUI: A sold-out field of 550 racers including 75 professionals and 450 amateurs representing 23countries & 36 U.S. states, ages 15 (Lucas Garzon from Piedade, Brazil) to 72 (Ron Hill from Hayden, Idaho).

WHEN: The XTERRA World Championship starts at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 25. The XTERRA Makena Beach5km and 10km trail runs are on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8:00 a.m.

WHERE: At the Makena Beach & Golf Resort (formerly the Maui Prince) on Maui’s South Shore.

WHY: The XTERRA World Championship race is the last in a series of nearly 100 off-road triathlon races held in 12countries and 32 U.S. States. The concept is to provide a bona-fide off-road world championship for amateur and proathletes. For pros there is $105,000 in prize money at stake.

THE COURSE: Arguably the toughest and most scenic on the entire circuit, the Maui XTERRA course is a classic.From the crystal clear waters of the Pacific, to the sharp lava rocks and kiawe thorns of the bike and run - Hawaii’s natu-ral obstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth.

HOW THEY QUALIFIED: Amateurs enter the World Championship through one of two means: 1. Earn a slot by qualifying as one of the top finishers in their age group at an XTERRA Championship race in Austria,Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Saipan, South Africa, andAlabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Nevada, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia in the United States. There isalso a special Hawaii resident qualifier, the MountainMan, held on Oahu each year, or... 2. Enter through the at largedrawing - a limited number of slots are offered on a first-come first-serve basis.

XTERRA BACKGROUND: This is year 14 for the XTERRA World Championship on Maui – the birthplace of off-roadtriathlon. The first XTERRA race was held here on November 3, 1996 with just 123 participants and was televised onFox Sports Net. The demand for the sport of XTERRA exploded thereafter and there are now more than 30,000 com-petitors from all 50 states and more than 40 countries worldwide and each year a new one-hour TV show is producedand broadcast across the U.S. showcasing the scenic beauty of Hawaii.

1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.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.2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2009: Now 60 events in the U.S., plus more than 30 international races including a European Tour

TELEVISION: This will be the 14th straight year a nationally broadcast one-hour show will be produced on the event,which showcases Maui’s scenic south shore. The 2008 XTERRA World Championship one-hour TV show has beenseen by 4.4 million viewers via national syndication (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX), Fox Sports Network, and ComcastSportsnet cable airings. There have been 190 airings of the show since January 2008 and it is still being broadcast onFox stations nationwide. This year’s show will start its run in national syndication in mid-January 2009.

Online Resources: Images: www.xterraphotos.com /// Videos: www.xterra.tv /// Event: www.xterramaui.com

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The off-road adventurous spirit of XTERRA reaches outto the community with the XTERRA Makena Beach 5kmand 10km Trail Runs. Both races are open to one-and-all, and a benefit for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of MauiCounty. In an effort to get more participants involved, the5km is open for walkers too! Awards go to the top threein each age group and the 10km men’s and women’swinners earn roundtrip airfare between the mainland andHawaii on Hawaiian Airlines.

The race starts at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort thenquickls ascends up the south slope of Haleakala into adesert-like environment. After a pass though "CactusAlley", competitors are treated to a run on the whitesands of Makena Beach, famed as one of the most beau-tiful beaches in the world. The course continues throughthe "spooky" forest adorned with kiawe trees and leads toa striking black sand beach. The final leg is a balancingact of speed and skill, as runners cross over jagged lavarocks, infamous for grabbing and twisting unsuspectingankles.

Entry is $25 for the 5k and $30 for the 10k and all com-petitors receive a tee shirt and refreshments.

Race day registration is available from 6:30-7:30 a.m.and runners can also sign up at www.xterramaui.com orcall toll-free to 1-877-751-8880.

XTERRA MAKENA BEACH TRAIL RUNS Saturday, October 24 at 8 :00 a.m.

XTERRA BY NIGHTMaui is a reward for a great season, and as suchcompetitors are treated to a pair of "ono" dinners with theNight of Champions carbo-loading affair on Saturday andthe awards celebration on Sunday - complete with highlightvideos and special presentations. Both are held under thestars at the magnificent Makena Beach & Golf Resort.

On Sunday, it gets scary! The XTERRA Halloween costumeparty is legendary...Despite the typical post-race banter andantics by delirious athletes, the best-costumed competitorwins Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip tickets for two from theU.S. mainland to Hawaii.

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XTERRA UNIVERSITY, PRESENTED BY PAUL MITCHELLGet to know the Pros and what the Pros know at XTERRA University. Learn the XTERRA disciplines of swimming,mountain biking, and trail running, sharpen your skills with instruction on nutrition, Maui course specifics, racing tips,winning strategies, and get the inside scoop on the World Championship race.

All clinics begin at the Makena Beach & Golf Resort- Swimming with Christine Jeffrey and Seth Wealing

Friday, Oct. 23 at 10:00 a.m. - Trail Running with Michael and Jenny Tobin

Friday, Oct. 23 at 11:00 a.m. - Mountain Biking with Josiah Middaugh & Shonny Vanlandingham

Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m.- Art of XTERRA includes Transition, Nutrition, Training, andCourse Tips with expert panel to include; Conrad Stoltz, JulieDibens, Nico Lebrun and Melanie McQuaid

Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10:00 a.m.

WORLD CHAMPIONS FORUM Saturday at 5 p.m.This moderated discussion with past XTERRA World Champions is certain to entertain & educate. Moderators are GregWelch and Dave Nicholas and the participants include Cameron Randolph (1997), Michael Tobin (2000), MelanieMcQuaid (03/05-06), Jamie Whitmore (04), Eneko Llanos (03/04), Nico Lebrun (05), Conrad Stoltz (01/02, 07) RubenRuzafa (08) & Julie Dibens (07/08).

One of the highlights of the XTERRA weekend is the PaulMitchell Cut-a-thon on Sunday. Paul Mitchell stylists give aprofessional haircut in exchange for a donation to theChallenged Athletes Foundation. This year’s event will behighlighted by the ceremonial cutting of XTERRA athlete GLBrown’s long silver hair.10am - 2pm on raceday, Sunday, next to the finish line.

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION

XTERRA GREEN PLEDGE AND FOOD DRIVE, GU and the XTERRA Eco Team haveteamed together to demonstrate the importance of keeping the trails clean. Allcompetitors are asked to sign the XTERRA Green Pledge at registration, and invited tojoin in the Makena Beach clean-up work party on Friday at 10am. Participants will berewarded with a frosty Kona brew after the event (21+ only). Competitors are alsoencouraged to bring a canned food item when registering to donate to the MauiFoodbank.

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONMaui’s XTERRA course is legendary, and conditions change radically from year-to-year, diminishing the advantage torepeat competitors and perpetuating the course's stature as the most intimidating in the series. Hawaii’s naturalobstacles are unlike anywhere else on earth and for the 500+ athletes racing in Maui – the XTERRA WorldChampionship is a truly unique experience. The victor will traverse this rugged terrain in roughly two and half hours(although Conrad Stoltz broke the record by almost two minutes when he crossed in 2:22:55 in 2002), with the leadwoman 30-minutes behind. Age groupers must reach the bike/run transition by 1:00pm (race starts at 9am), or theirquest for the finish will be cut short. NOTE: Course records mean little as the route has changed through the years.

SWIMDistance: 1.5-kilometers (0.93 miles) Location: Maluaka Beach right in front of the host hotelAccess: Open to the publicThe rough water swim is two laps of a 750-meter triangular course, with a 50-yard beachshuffle between laps to get the blood pumping in a totally different direction. The firstmale & female age groupers out of the water win an XTERRA Velocity++ Speedsuit!

SWIM RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Glenn Wachtel (HI) 18:10 2000Female Raeleigh Tennant (AUS) 18:31 2000

Swim to Bike (T1), and Bike to Run (T2) Transition Location: Located at the lobby level of the Makena Beach & Golf Resort in a big grassy area Access: The swim/bike transition area is for competitors only, however, spectators may view the change-over

from any position around the boundary.

MOUNTAIN BIKEDistance: 32 Kilometers (20 miles)Location: The slopes of the mighty Haleakala VolcanoAccess: Closed to the public

Competitors are not permitted to pre-ride the XTERRA WorldChampionship course. For newcomers, it is read and react.For veterans, the experience might allow them to rememberportions but more often than not it instills a solid feeling ofrespect for the Old Lady of XTERRA.

Every year competitors say, “XYZ course is tougher thanMaui”. Every year around noon on Championship Sunday,the look – the eyes pointing down and the head shaking sideto side – tells you that there is nothing like Haleakala.

Climbing from sea level to 1,200 feet then down and back up to 1,400 feet with a final portion called “the plunge” of 8-kilometers back to sea level, this track has everything. Full of rock strewn paths, gnarly golf ball sized gravel, shortsteep and long go forever climbs, hard packed lava, and sometimes, depending on conditions, deep, dusty silt.

Over 3,000 total feet of climbing.

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BIKE RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Conrad Stoltz (RSA) 1:24:12 2002Female Melissa Thomas (USA) 1:41:02 2004

OFF-ROAD RUNDistance: 11 Kilometers (7 miles)Location: South Maui

Out on the run athletes will find all sorts of sand - white, gold, black, salt andpepper, green or garnet. There’s a lot more climbing involved, a spooky forest tonavigate, a dozen different surfaces to cross, and just before the finish line some ofHawaii’s most stunning oceanfront scenery.

There is no accounting for the heat generated by gnarly lava fields, making other-wise simple obstacles extremely difficult to conquer. The "Makena Beach Mile" isa grueling slog along soft sand, but a beautiful end run along the ocean-front golfcourse helps racers forget it all at the finish.

RUN RECORD:Gender Name Time YearMale Jan Rehula (CZE) 33:14 2004Female Erika Csomor (HUN) 38:18 2004

mtb elevation gain table

PRO START LISTMen (in order of finish position in ‘08, then alphabetical)

# (place at last year's WC) - Name - Age, Hometown

1 (1) - Ruben Ruzafa - 25, Malaga, Spain

2 (2) - Michael Weiss - 28, Vienna, Austria

3 (3) - Brent McMahon - 29, Victoria, B.C., Canada

4 (4) - Mike Vine - 36, Victoria, B.C., Canada

5 (5) - Olivier Marceau - 36, Cannes, France (Switzerland)

6 (6) - Eneko Llanos - 32, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

7 (7) - Josiah Middaugh - 31, Vail, Colorado

8 (9) - Brian Smith - 33, Gunnison, Colorado

9 (10) - Chris Legh - 36, Melbourne, Australia

10 (11) - Seth Wealing - 30, Boulder, Colorado

11 (12) - Conrad Stoltz - 36, Stellenbosch, South Africa

12 (14) - Ryan Ignatz - 31, Boulder, Colorado

14 (15) - Franky Batelier - 31, Rouen, France

15 (17) - Scott Thorne - 26, Hamilton, New Zealand

16 (18) - Branden Rakita - 28, Manitou Springs, Colorado

17 (19) - Nico Pfitzenmaier - 38, Besigheim, Germany

18 (23) - Dominic Gillen - 31, New Haven, Connecticut

19 (26) - Gianpietro De Faveri - 40, Vittorio Veneto, Italy

20 (28) - Jordan Bryden - 23, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

21 (29) - Rom Akerson - 25, Tambor, Costa Rica

22 (31) - Yu Yumoto - 31, Tokyo, Japan

23 (32) - Damian Gonzalez - 32, Stockton, California

24 (34) - Cody Waite - 30, Denver, Colorado

25 (35) - Chad Seymour - 27, Honolulu, Hawaii

26 (37) - Ryan DeCook - 28, Rochester, Michigan

27 - Brian Astell - 28, Gualala, California

28 - Jasper Blake – 35, Victoria, B.C., Canada

29 - Matt Boobar – 37, Stratton Mountain, Vermont

30 - Lieuwe Boonstra – 33, Cape Town, South Africa

31 - Sam Gardner - 34, Windsor, England

32 - Kelly Guest - 32, Victoria, B.C., Canada

33 - Fabio Guidelli – 34, Arezzo, Italy

34 - Jiri Hampejs – 23, Praha, Czech Republic

35 - Llewellyn Holmes – 27, Avon, England

36 - Ain- Alar Juhanson – 33, Paide, Estonia

37 - Will Kelsay - 28, Boulder, Colorado

38 - Nicolas Lebrun -36, Digne-les-Bains, France

39 - Luke McKenzie - 28, Sunshine Beach, Australia

40 - Matt Murphy – 24, Berkely Vale, Australia

41 - Takahiro Ogasawara – 28, Tokyo, Japan

42 - Felix Schumann - 26, Tuebingen, Germany

43 - Asa Shaw – 25, Frejus, France

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44 - Jeff Smith - 28, Sandpoint, Idaho

45 - Richard Ussher – 33, Nelson, New Zealand

46 - Francisco Villaescusa - 31, Granada Andalucia, Spain 47 - Graham Wadsworth - 27, Bristol, England

48 - Sascha Wingenfeld - 33, Fulda, Germany

49 - Borja Conde - 22, Pontevedra, Spain

By Country (alphabetical)

USA - Brian Astell, Matt Boobar, Ryan DeCook,

Dominic Gillen, Damian Gonzalez, Ryan Ignatz, Will

Kelsay, Josiah Middaugh, Branden Rakita, Chad

Seymour, Brian Smith, Jeff Smith, Cody Waite, Seth

Wealing

AUSTRALIA - Chris Legh, Luke McKenzie, Matt Murphy

AUSTRIA - Michael Weiss

CANADA - Jasper Blake, Jordan Bryden, Kelly Guest,

Brent McMahon, Mike Vine

COSTA RICA - Rom Akerson

CZECH - Jiri Hampejs

ENGLAND - Sam Gardner, Llewellyn Holmes, Asa

Shaw, Graham Wadsworth

ESTONIA - Ain Alar Juhanson

FRANCE- Franky Batelier, Nicolas Lebrun

GERMANY - Nico Pfitzenmaier, Felix Schumann,

Sascha Wingenfeld

ITALY - Gianpietro De Faveri, Fabio Guidelli

JAPAN - Takahiro Ogasawara, Yu Yumoto

NEW ZEALAND - Scott Thorne, Richard Ussher

SOUTH AFRICA - Lieuwe Boonstra, Conrad Stoltz

SPAIN - Borja Conde, Eneko Llanos, Ruben Ruzafa,

Francisco Villaescusa

SWITZERLAND - Olivier Marceau

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# (place at last year's WC) - Name - Age, Hometown 61 (1) - Julie Dibens - 34, Bath, England 62 (2) - Danelle Kabush - 34, Canmore, Alberta, Canada 63 (3) - Shonny Vanlandingham - 40, Durango, Colorado 64 (4) - Renata Bucher - 32, Lucerne, Switzerland 65 (5) - Christine Jeffrey - 36, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 66 (6) - Jennifer Smith - 36, Westport, New Zealand 67 (7) - Jenny Tobin - 40, Boise, Idaho 68 (8) - Carina Wasle - 25, Kundl, Austria 69 (9) - Sara Tarkington - 28, Boulder, Colorado 70 (10) - Lesley Paterson - 29, Sterling, Scotland 71 (13) - Emma Garrard - 28, Park City, Utah 72 (19) - Sabrina Enaux - 31, Taintrux, France 73 (21) - Carla Prada – 38, Sao Paulo, Brazil 74 - Alexandra Borrelly – 33, Digne-les-Bains, France 75 - Mieko Carey – 31, Saipan, Northern Marianas 76 - Catherine Dunn - 48, Wellington, New Zealand77 - Rebecca Dussault, 28, Gunnison, Colorado78 - Kylee Lock – 40, Long Jetty, Australia 79 - Marion Lorblanchet – 26, Clermont Ferrand, France 80 - Melanie McQuaid - 36, Victoria, B.C., Canada 81 - Marie-Hélène Prémont - 32, Quebec City, Canada 82 - Cameron Randolph - 38, Hailey, ID 83 - Brandyn Roark Gray – 30, Aztec, New Mexico

PRO START LISTWomen (in order of finish position in ‘08, then alphabetical)

Julie

Ruben#1

#61 By Country (alphabetical)

USA - Rebecca Dussault, Emma Garrard, Cameron

Randolph, Brandyn Roark-Gray, Sara Tarkington, Jenny

Tobin, Shonny Vanlandingham

AUSTRALIA - Kylee Lock

AUSTRIA - Carina Wasle

BRAZIL - Carla Prada

CANADA - Christine Jeffrey, Danelle Kabush, Melanie

McQuaid, Marie-Helene Premont

ENGLAND - Julie Dibens

FRANCE - Alexandra Borrelly, Sabrina Enaux, Marion

Lorblanchet

NEW ZEALAND - Catherine Dunn, Jennifer Smith

SAIPAN - Mieko Carey

SCOTLAND - Lesley Paterson

SWITZERLAND - Renata Bucher

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Nobody on the planet has beento more XTERR Championshipevents than the managingdirector of the XTERRA WorldTour - "Kahuna Dave" Nicholas.Having been to every WorldChampionship race in Mauisince creating the sport back in1996, and having been onsiteto see this years races unfoldall over the world - the Kahunais more than qualified to specu-

late on who might win it all this year. That doesn't meanhe'll get it right, in fact, he's hardly ever right (just 2 for 14 inpicking winners over the last seven years). So, with a grain of salt, but some tasty insight nonetheless,

here are the Kahuna's '09 Maui prognostications:

The more things change, the more they stay the same.Every year our field gets stronger and faster. 2009 is noexception. The top 10 women from 2008 are all back and 9out of 10 men. And neither of our 3 time champs MelMcQuaid or Conrad Stoltz were inside the top 10 last year.

We have a chance for history as Julie Dibens could be thefirst to win 3-in-a-row. A lot of big-time athletes have tried,but none have done it.

Spanish Mountain bike racer Ruben Ruzafa will be back toreclaim his Championship. Ruben led the Italian XTERRAthis year until Franky Batelier chased him down on the run.The strongest person on paper has to be the Frenchman.Batelier swept the Euro Tour this year winning every race.

Last year at Maui he was 3rd coming off the bike, but wassuffering from sciatica damage and faded on the run. Hisproblems are behind him and Franky will be strong. NicoLebrun dominated the last half of the USA season andknows Maui well. Conrad Stoltz was blitzing his waythrough 2009 before a huge cut in his foot at Richmondsidetracked him. He has had time to recover and will beready to go for his 4th title.

We will add mtb specialist and Canadian Olympian Marie-Helene Premont who will try and duplicate what Ruzafa andMichi Weiss did last year; prove that the strong biker canovercome the swim/run of the triathlete. Renata Bucherwon the Euro title this year plus Malaysia and Saipan. Sheis stronger than ever and wants Maui badly after tasting thepodium with a 4th last year. South Africa and Czech

“KAHUNA DAVE’S” PRO RACE PREVIEW

Shonny

Julie

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“KAHUNA DAVE’S” PRO RACE PREVIEW

At the end I have to go with Batelier and McQuaid. IfConrad keeps his equipment together he will be tough tobeat and if Julie stays healthy and rides like she did lastyear – she will change history.

champion Carina Wasle is training in Colorado and lookedgood at the USA championship race. ShonnyVanlandingham has had a great year with wins on the USATour and in Mexico. Living on the Big Island will have herready for the Maui heat; she had the fastest bike time lastyear and is swimming and running a lot better. Little LesleyPatterson is ready to get on the podium and we must never,ever leave out Danelle Kabush who simply shines at Mauiand was 2nd last year and in 2006.

Olivier Marceau is back and looking for that elusive win afterso many 2nds, Mike Vine has led Maui and is a consistentpodium finisher; Josiah Middaugh is healthy and motivated.Seth Wealing, Sam Gardner, Richard Ussher and RomAkerson all won XTERRA National Champ races this year.Eneko Llanos is back after Ironman, Olympian BrentMcMahon is entered, and both are very fast. Whew – whata field and how do we pick ‘em?

I’ll go with history and say Julie can’t get her third in a row.I see a battle with Mel, Renata and Shonny chasing the bigBrit out of the water. Danelle and Lesley making up minuteson the run.

The wild card? What can we expect from Marie-Helene?Can she shred the gals on the bike and hold them off on therun?

Ruben will be strong but he will, once again, have to comefrom behind. I see Brent McMahon, Batelier and Olivier inthe lead early with Conrad and Mike Vine catching themand everyone knowing that Ruben is back there along withAustrian Michi Weiss. They will not take it easy this year.

Ruben

Conrad

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RUBEN RUZAFAMalaga, Spain

2008 XTERRA World Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 15PERSONAL: Born September 9, 1984. Professionalmountain biker.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year, third race. Juststarted swimming two years ago. In previous two XTERRAraces he won Maui (last year) and placed second behindFranky Batelier at XTERRA Italy this year.WEBSITE: rubenruzafa.comSPONSORS: Orbea, Orca.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2008 SpanishCross Triathlon Championship. Finished in the top 20 of theUCI Mountain Bike World Cup standings this year and wassecond at the season finale in Schladming, Austria on Sept.19, 2009.LAST YEAR: At the ripe young age of 24 Ruzafa becomethe youngest XTERRA World Champ in race history, edgingMichi Weiss by 34 seconds. He came out of the water twominutes behind the leaders and surged past everyone in thefield by mile 14 on the bike and never looked back. THIS YEAR: Placed second at the XTERRA ItalyChampionship on May 31 in Sardinia.MAUI PASTS: Won Worlds in his first-ever XTERRA in ‘08.

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MICHI WEISSVienna, Austria

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 9PERSONAL: Born January 17, 1981.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year, fifth race. WonXTERRA Austria in his first ever XTERRA last year.WEBSITE: michiweiss.comSPONSORS: CannondaleRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished 32nd in the2004 Olympics cross-country mountain bike race whilerepresenting Austria. Had the fastest bike split and placedsecond at Ironman 70.3 Monaco this year. Had the thirdbest bike split (4:30:05) and finished 25th overall at IronmanWorld Championship this year.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Austria and was second byjust 34 seconds at the XTERRA World Championship.THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA Italy and 3rd atXTERRA Czech Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed second last year. Posted the secondfastest bike split and closed to within seconds of eventualwinner Ruben Ruzafa on the run.

BRENT McMAHONVictoria, B.C., Canada

PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1980...ITU World Cuptriathlete...attended Camosun College.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth yearRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2004 Canadian OlympicTeam Member (finished 39th in triathlon event at 2004Olympic Games in Athen’s).2005: Finished 2nd in first ever XTERRA at Temecula, was2nd in Richmond as well, placed 5th in Milwaukee, and was13th in Tahoe due to mechanicals. Placed 4th in XTERRAU.S. Pro standings, and was 3rd at Worlds .2006: Finished second by just 44 seconds to Olympic goldmedalist Hamish Carter at XTERRA New Zealand. Wonthe first two U.S. races of the season at Temecula, CA andPelham, AL. Finished 2nd to Stoltz in Richmond, was 3rd inMilwaukee, 11th at the XTERRA USA Championship and2nd in the U.S. Pro Series (needed a 7th or better to winSeries but was slowed with a flat tire).LAST YEAR: Had the fastest swim and run splits andfinished third overall at XTERRA Worlds, his only XTERRAof the season and first since Maui 2006.MAUI PASTS: Finished 3rd with fastest swim (18:13) andrun (43:18) splits. Placed 6th in 2006, and 3rd in ‘05 in firstMaui race when he posted the fastest swim time (19:42)and run time (44:01).

Michi

Brent

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MIKE VINEVictoria, B.C., Canada

2009 XTERRA Malaysia Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4PERSONAL: Born May 18, 1973...from Victoria but nowliving in Vancouver...part-time swim coach, system analystconsultant and auto mechanic...been riding a bike com-petitvely since age 13WEBSITE: mikevine.athletesjournal.comSPONSORS: Cycles, Fox Racing Shox, Mizuno Footwear,Michelin Tires, Vega Nutrition, Blue Seventy Wetsuits, MauiCoupon Magazine.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished in the top threein 14 consecutive pro tour races encompassing the entire2000 XTERRA America Tour and the first three races of the2001. Won the 2000 XTERRA Canada Championship,2001 East and Central Champs, 2002 Saipan Crown, 2005& ‘06 Mountain titles, 2007 XTERRA Brazil, 2008 XTERRAUSA Champs, and 2009 XTERRA Malaysia crown.2005: Placed 4th in Temecula, 8th in Richmond, 11th inMilwaukee, and won impressively in Keystone with a 4:32margin of victory over Stoltz. Finished 3rd in Tahoe andsecond in the XTERRA Pro Series, and was 4th at Worlds.2006: Placed 7th in Temecula, 14th in Alabama, 2nd at theinaugural XTERRA Mexico Championship, won the XTER-RA Mountain Championship, was 14th at XTERRA UK, 2ndat the XTERRA USA Championship where he postedfastest bike split. DNF at XTERRA Worlds.2007: 2nd at Temecula while posting the fastest run of theday, 4th in Bama and 3rd at East Champs. DNF’d atMountain Champs due to mechanicals. Finished 2nd at theUSA Championship, 2nd in the Pro Series, & 8th in Maui.LAST YEAR: Finished 11th at XTERRA West Champs,10th at Southeast Champs, 13th at East Champs, nearlyupset Stoltz at Mountain Champs where he came in 2nd,just 14 seconds back. Won XTERRA USA Championship,and placed 4th (top regular XTERRA Pro) at Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 4th at theXTERRA West Cup, 2nd at the Midwest Cup, 3rd atSoutheast Cup, won inaugural XTERRA MalaysiaChampionship, was 4th at the Atlantic & So. Central Cups,2nd at the Mountain Cup and 4th at USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 4th last year (4th best bike), 8th in2007, did not finish in 2006 due to mechanicals on the bike,finished 4th in 2005 while posting 4th best bike split, was4th in 2002, 31st in 2001, the runner-up in 2000, placed 7thin 1999, and 37th in 1998.

Mike

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OLIVIER MARCEAUCannes, France

2007/08 XTERRA European Champ2004-05 XTERRA European Tour Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born January 30, 1973.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year, in first-ever race hewon XTERRA Czech in 2002.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Three-time Olympictriathlete - finishing 7th in Sydney (racing for France), then8th in Athens, and 19th in Beijing racing for Switzerland;2000 ITU Long Distance World Champion.2004: Won in Saipan, Austria, and Germany, was 7th atXTERRA Czech, and third at XTERRA Italy. Put togetherthe best three races in Europe to claim the XTERRAEuropean Tour Championship. Placed 2nd at XTERRAWorld Championship.2005: Won XTERRA Saipan for third straight year, finishedthird in Temecula, won XTERRA Czech and XTERRA Italy,placed 3rd in Richmond, then won XTERRA Spain whichearned him his second straight XTERRA European Tourtitle. Did not race in Keystone. Placed 6th in Tahoe andfinished third in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series. Was7th in Maui.2006: Won XTERRA Saipan for fourth straight time andwas third at XTERRA France, which he helped organize.Placed 2nd in Maui.2007: Won XTERRA Saipan for the 5th time, the XTERRAEuropean Championship race in Italy, and was 2nd in Maui.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA European Championship racein Italy for second straight season, finished 9th at XTERRACzech, 19th at the Olympic triathlon in Beijing, and third atXTERRA France-Mondelieu in September.THIS YEAR: Placed third at XTERRA Italy and fourth atXTERRA European Championship in Austria.MAUI PASTS: Four top 5 finishes including three runner-ups in six attempts. Placed 5th last year. In 2007 heheaded out onto the run stride for stride with Stoltz until thefirst big climb when the Caveman pulled away but he heldon for 2nd. In 2006 he was winning the race until the lastmile of the run when Hamish Carter passed him, and heheld on for second just 19 seconds behind Carter - theclosest runner-up finish in race history. In 2005 he had the4th best swim time and 8th best bike split to finish 7thoverall. Was the runner-up in 2004 when he was the raceleader until a mile out of run transition, didn’t race in 2003,and placed 5th in 2002.

Olivier

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ENEKO LLANOSVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

2003-04 XTERRA World Champion2004-05 XTERRA USA Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 30, 1976.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2003 ITU Long DistanceWorld Champ, two-time Olympian - placed 23rd at the firstOlympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a timeof 1:50:48 and was 20th at the 2004 Olympics in 1:54:52.2003: His winning time in Maui of 2:32:56 was more thanthree-and-a-half minutes better than Nicolas LeBrun. Hadthe second best swim & bike splits and the 7th fastest run.2004: Won the XTERRA USA Championship in Nevada,was 2nd to Marceau at XTERRA Germany, and won hissecond straight World title in Maui by finishing a minutefaster than Marceau.2005: 2nd at XTERRA Spain & XTERRA Germany beforewinning the XTERRA USA Championship. Was second inMaui.2006: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain and XTERRA UK andfinished 8th in XTERRA European Tour standings. Placed5th at XTERRA World Championship a week after finishing5th at the Ironman World Championship to win the HawaiianAirlines Double award with a combined time of 11:09:17.2007: Won the Hawaiian Airlines Double men’s title for thesecond straight year. Was seventh at the Ironman with atime of 8:26:00 and placed 13th in Maui (2:51:17) for a com-bined 11:17:17. LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at the Ironman WorldChampionship in 8:20:50, a little more than three minutesbehind Craig Alexander (8:17:45) and placed 6th atXTERRA Worlds in 2:42:49 to win his third straightHawaiian Airlines Double Award for having the fastestcombined time in the two races (11:03:39)THIS YEAR: First XTERRA, finished 14th at the IronmanWorld Championship in 8:37:55.MAUI PASTS: Has won it twice, finished second twice, andplaced 6th last year. Won the “Double” last three years.Placed 6th last year, 13th in ‘07, 5th in ‘06, 2nd in ‘05, morethan three minutes behind Lebrun when he posted the 2ndbest swim split, 7th best bike split and 4th fastest run. Wonit all in 2003 and 2004, was second in 2002, 50th in 2001,and 12th in 2000.

Eneko

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JOSIAH MIDDAUGHVail, Colorado

2009 XTERRA South Central Champ5-time XTERRA National Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3PERSONAL: Born July 25, 1978�from East Jordan,Michigan...earned a Bachelor of Science degree in healthfitness from Central Michigan Univ. where he ran x-countryand track...works as an endurance coach and trainer. WEBSITE: josiahmiddaugh.comSPONSORS: TYR, Salomon, First EnduranceXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has been the topAmerican in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series five of the last sixyears. 3x USSSA Snowshoe National Champ (2002, ‘03,‘08), 5-time North American Snowshoe Champ, 2006 USATWinter Triathlon National Champ, and 2005 USAT LongCourse National Champ. Before turning pro he was the ‘02XTERRA Amateur USA & World Champ in 20-24 division.2004: 7th in Richmond, won Keystone, 3rd in Big Bear andLake Tahoe, won XTERRA Canada. Top American finisherin Tahoe where he posted the fastest bike and run. Placed2nd in Pro Series and top American (3rd overall) at Worlds.2005: 7th in Temecula, 10th in Richmond, 6th in Milwaukee,3rd in Keystone, 9th in Tahoe, 6th in Pro Series (topAmerican). Was also the top American at the WorldChampionship (10th overall) for 2nd straight year.2006: Finished 3rd at Temecula then broke his knee-cap ina training ride before the second race of the year inAlabama. Came back in time for Tahoe where he finished7th, followed that with a 4th at XTERRA Worlds.2007: Finished 4th at West Champs, 3rd in Alabama, 4th inRichmond, 2nd in Utah, 4th at the USA Championship and3rd in the Pro Series (top American). Was 17th at Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Winter Worlds inUtah (by one second). Placed 4th at West Champs, won theEast Championship, was 5th at the Mountain Champs, and3rd at XTERRA USA. Top American in Pro Series for 4thtime in 5 years. 7th at Worlds (top American for third time).THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA Winter Worlds in Utah,2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 3rd at Midwest Cup, 2nd atSoutheast Cup, won Teva Mtn Games in his hometown,was 2nd at Atlantic Cup, won South Central Cup, was 3rdat Mtn Cup and 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Top American in 2004, 2005, and 2008.Placed 7th last year (third-best bike), 17th in 2007, 4th in‘06 (fastest bike). 10th in ‘05, 3rd in ‘04, 6th in ‘03, 28th in‘02 when he won 20-24 World title, and 69th in 2001.

Josiah

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BrianBRIAN SMITH

Gunnison, Colorado2008-09 XTERRA Winter World Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1975 in Glens Falls,NY...NORBA XC Pro since 2001...ran track and x-country atWestern State College where he earned degree inclinical/counseling psychology...works as a communitysupport specialist for developmentally disabled adults.WEBSITE: wheresbrianandjennysmith.blogspot.comSPONSORS: Trek, FOX, Shimano, Rudy Project, SalomonXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Seventh year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time and currentXTERRA Winter World Champion, Top American (3rdoverall) at the 2007 XTERRA World Championship, wonthe 2006 XTERRA Midwest Championship and the overall-Grand Traverse Backcountry Extreme Ski Race in 2006.2006: Finished 10th at XTERRA West Champs whileposting fastest bike split, 5th in Alabama, his best XTERRAfinish ever at the time, 9th in Richmond, and won theMidwest Championship in Milwaukee (which was aduathlon format as swim was cancelled) on August 6.Placed 12th at the USA Championship and 17th atXTERRA Worlds.2007: Finished 5th in Temecula, 7th in Bama, DNF inRichmond, was 3rd at Mountain Champs, 8th at XTERRAUSA Champs and was 6th in the Pro Series. Finished 3rdoverall and top American at the XTERRA World Champs.LAST YEAR: Won the inaugural XTERRA Winter WorldChampionship (bike, snowshoe, run, randonee) in Utah andthe Fire and Ice award for having the fastest combinedtimes at the XTERRA World Championship and WinterWorlds. Placed 3rd (top American) at West Champs, sixthat Southeast Champs, third at XTERRA Brazil, third atMountain Champs, 6th at USA Championship, 4th in thePro Series, 9th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Won the USAT Winter Triathlon NationalChampionship in Bend, OR, represented the U.S. at ITUWinter Triathlon Worlds in Austria where he finished 12th(top American), won the XTERRA Winter WorldChampionship, finished 8th at the XTERRA West Cup, 7that the Midwest Cup, 6th at the Atlantic Cup, 5th at the SouthCentral Cup, 6th at the Mountain Cup, 6th at XTERRABrazil, and 9th at the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: 9th last year (2nd American). In 2007 Smithwas 113th out of the water, and moved up to 3rd placeoverall (top American) by virtue of the fastest bike split – ablazing 1:30:51. Placed 17th in first attempt in 2006.

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CHRIS LEGHMelbourne, Australia

2008 XTERRA Australia Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 18, 1972.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2-time Ironman Champion,5-time Australian National Champion, held world number oneranking in long course triathlons from March - May ‘99 and May- October 2000. Over 70 worldwide professional race wins,and 10 top 5 Ironman finishes.2005: Placed 7th at the XTERRA USA Championshipwhere he posted the fastest run, and was 5th at theXTERRA World Championship in Maui.2006: Finished 3rd at the XTERRA USA Championshipand had the fastest run there for second straight year.DNF’d in Maui at World Champs.2007: Finished 4th at the XTERRA World Championshipand posted the fastest run.LAST YEAR: Won the XTERRA Australia Championshipback in April, was 7th at XTERRA USA Championship withthe fastest run, and 10th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: First XTERRA.MAUI PASTS: Placed 10th last year. In 2007, propelled bythe fastest run split of the day (43:53) he passed eight guysto finish 4th overall, his best finish in Maui. It’s the secondtime Legh has had the fastest run of the day in Maui (alsoin 2003). Did not finish in 2006, placed 5th and had thesecond fastest run time in 2005, was 15th overall in 2004,and set the run course record in 2003 with a 36:32 11k.Finished 15th in 1999, and 12th in 1998.

Chris

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SETH WEALINGBoulder, Colorado

2009 XTERRA Mexico Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1978 in Remington,Indiana...earned bachelor degrees in architecture andenvironmental design from Ball State University...is apracticing architect with a 40+ hour a week job. WEBSITE: sethwealingusa.comSPONSORS: Blue Competition Cycles, SRAM, AquamanWetsuits, Point 6 Socks, Stan’s No-Tubes Wheels, TYR,MAXXIS, First Endurance, Fizik, Mafia Racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. Raced in selectedXTERRA’s in 2000 thru 2002 before concentrating on WorldCup & Olympic racing. Returned to XTERRA in 2005.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2006 XTERRA USAChamp, 2002 USA Elite Triathlon National Championship,member of the 2003 national select team, placed third atITU World Cup race in Tongyeong, South Korea.2005: Placed 4th at Richmond, DNF’d in Keystone, andwas the top American at the XTERRA USA Championshipin Nevada where he finished fourth.2006: Finished 2nd at the first two races of the year inCalifornia & Alabama, was 7th in Richmond, 2nd in Utah,won his first championship race - the XTERRA UnitedKingdom Championship on Sept. 2., then won the XTERRAUSA Championship, becoming the first American to everwin the race and the first American since Michael Tobin in2000 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 atXTERRA West, 6th in Alabama, 2nd in Richmond, won theMountain Championship in Utah, was 7th at XTERRA UK,5th at the USA Championship, 4th in the Pro Series, and177th in Maui after a series of mechanicals on the bike.LAST YEAR: Placed 5th at XTERRA West, 20th atSoutheast, 12th at East, 4th at Mountain (less than a minutebehind race winner Stoltz), 2nd at XTERRA USAChampionship (top American) and 11th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 12th at XTERRA West Cup, 6th at theMidwest Cup, DNS at Southeast, 3rd at Northwest Cup,10th at Atlantic Cup, 7th at the South Central Cup, 2nd (hisbest of the year) at the Northeast Cup, won XTERRAMexico, and was 5th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 11th last year, was 46th men’s pro(177th overall) after a series of mechanicals on the bike in‘07, and placed 3rd (top American) in his first-ever attemptin 2006.

Seth

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CONRAD “The Caveman” STOLTZStellenbosch, South Africa

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

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born October 23, 1973�lives in Reno,Nevada during the racing season...a two-time Olympictriathlete, finished 20th in 2000 when he was the first off thebike, then dnf’d in Athens...started BMX racing at ageseven, running at nine, biathlon at 13, triathlon and cyclingat 14, and pro triathlon at 18...“It’s in my blood.” WEBSITE: conradstoltz.com and stoltzracing.comSPONSORS: Specialized, Balega, Avia, Suunto, GU,Stuffitts, Oakley, Acid ZapperXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A 7-time XTERRA U.S.Pro Series Champion (2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05 & ‘07, ‘08, ‘09),and the only 3-time men’s pro XTERRA World Champion. 2001: Burst onto the XTERRA scene and won the ProSeries and World title as a rookie.2002: Won in Keystone, California, Tahoe, and Maui. 2003: Won first race at Big Bear, placed 2nd in Richmond,3rd in Keystone, won in Tahoe, and won Pro Points Series.2004: Placed second in Richmond, 6th in Keystone, secondin Big Bear, and fifth in Tahoe. Finished third in theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series, and dnf’d at XTERRA Worlds. 2005: Won five straight before placing 2nd in Keystone.Won XTERRA South Africa, the West, East, and MidwestChamps in Milwaukee, was second in Keystone before win-ning the inaugural XTERRA Brazil. Placed second in Tahoebut still won XTERRA Pro Series title. Placed 9th at Worlds.2006: Won XTERRA South Africa, missed the first U.S.race of the year in California with injuries, returned in timefor Alabama where he was fourth, and a week later he wonthe East Championship. Placed 8th in Milwaukee after aseries of crashes and injuries and then 4th at the MountainChampionships in Utah. A pre-ride crash at the XTERRAUSA Championship kept him out of nationals and worlds.2007: Won XTERRA South Africa for fourth straight year,then the XTERRA West Champs. Won Southeast and EastChamps on back-to-back weekends. DNF’d at Utahbecause of a mechanical. Won USA Championship, ProSeries title, then World Champs for third time. Named theOff-Road triathlete of the year at Endurance Sports Awards.LAST YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA South Africa, won theWest Champs for 6th time in his career, won the Southeasttitle, DNF in Richmond, was 2nd at XTERRA UK, 6th atXTERRA Czech, and 2nd at XTERRA France. Won the

XTERRA Mountain Championship in August, placed 8th atthe USA Championship but still edged countryman DanHugo to win XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title for the 6th time.Suffered a flat while leading at the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui and eventually finished 12th after aseries of mechanicals.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, and SoutheastCup Races, was 5th at the Northwest Cup, won the AtlanticCup, finished 3rd in a photo-finish at the Northeast Cup, andwon the XTERRA USA Championship (and the U.S. ProSeries for the 7th time).MAUI PASTS: Held the lead on the bike before mechanicalstook over and he finished 12th last year. In 2007 he outranOlivier Marceau to become the first pro man to win a thirdXTERRA World Championship. Did not race in ‘06 due toinjury, placed ninth in 2005, broke a pedal and DNF in ‘04,placed 17th after a series of flats in 2003, and won the firsttwo times he raced in Maui in 2001 and 2002.

Conrad

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RYAN IGNATZBoulder, Colorado

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 13PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978 in born in Arcadia,CA...earned Masters of Science in Kinesiology and AppliedPhysiology at Univ of Colorado at Boulder...manages theColorado Multisport triathlon store in Boulder.WEBSITE: ryanignatzracing.comSPONSORS: BMC Bikes, First Endurance, ColoradoMultisport.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2002 USAT All American,6th at Collegiate Nationals (2002), top 10 in XTERRA U.S.Pro Series last two years (2007/08).2006: Finished 9th in California, 6th in Alabama, 10th inRichmond, 6th in Milwaukee, 7th in Utah, 6th in Tahoe, and9th at XTERRA Worlds.2007: Placed 8th at East Champs, 7th at MountainChamps, 6th at XTERRA USA Championship to place 10thoverall in Pro Series. Finished 16th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: DNF at West Champs, 8th at SoutheastChamps, 6th at East Champs, 8th at Mountain Champs, 9that XTERRA USA and 14th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished11th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at theNorthwest Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, and 8th at theUSA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 14th last year, 16th in ‘07, 9th in ‘06,20th in 2005 and 14th in 2004.

FRANKY BATELIERNormandy, France

2009 XTERRA European Tour ChampItaly, Czech, Germany, Austria Winner

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born May 12, 1978.WEBSITE: frankybatelier.comSPONSORS: Armee de Terre, Look bikes, Sailfish, Weleda,Rudy Project, Xtenex, Geax, and Compressport.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.2007: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA European Championshipin Italy, and won XTERRA Germany - good for 8th place inXTERRA European Tour standings.LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech, XTERRAAustria, and XTERRA France-Mondelieu, then 15th atXTERRA Worlds. Placed 4th in XTERRA European Tour.THIS YEAR: Batelier was perfect in Europe, winning all fourraces - XTERRA Italy, XTERRA Czech, XTERRA Germany,and XTERRA Austria - and the XTERRA European Tourtitle as well.MAUI PASTS: Was third coming off the bike but a leg injuryprevented a solid run and he finished 15th overall.

SCOTT THORNEHamilton, New Zealand

PERSONAL: Born December 9, 1982.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.LAST YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA New Zealand and17th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at XTERRA New Zealand.MAUI PASTS: Finished 17th last year.

Franky

Ryan

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BRANDEN RAKITAManitou Springs, Colorado

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1981...from Durango,CO...earned degree in civil engineering at Colorado StateUniversity...sales associate/bike fitter at Pro Cycling whennot racing.WEBSITE: brandenrakita.comSPONSORS: Riptide Multisport, Rocket Science Sports,Specialized, Optic Nerve, Mix1, Enervit, Sable WaterOptics, CycleOps, ProCycling, Colorado RunningCompany, CorePower Yoga.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year .LAST YEAR: 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 XTERRAUSA Championship and 18th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 10th at XTERRA West Cup, 8th atthe Midwest Cup, 8th at the Southeast Cup, 4th at theNorthwest Cup, 7th at the Northeast Cup, 5th at theMountain Cup, and 6th at the USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Had the fourth best swim time and placed18th overall in first Maui attempt NICO PFITZENMAIER

Besigheim, Germany

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born June 7, 1971 in Germany. Establishedthe CompetingToHelpKids.com project, using his positionas an athlete to get publicity and media attention in order toraise money for kids. XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.2005: Placed 11th at XTERRA Czech, 8th in Italy, Austria,and Spain, and 10th in Germany. Finished 10th in theXTERRA European Tour standings. Placed 6th at Maui.2006: Finished 3rd at XTERRA France, 6th at XTERRAItaly, 4th at XTERRA Czech, 3rd at XTERRA Spain, and 7that XTERRA Denmark. Was second in the XTERRAEuropean Tour standings behind Lebrun. Placed 10th atthe XTERRA World Champs in Maui and was the recipientof the “XTERRA Warrior Award” for his humanitarian effortsto help underpriviledged kids through racing.2007: Placed 8th at XTERRA Italy, 6th at XTERRAGermany, won XTERRA Japan & 10th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 19th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 11th at XTERRA Czech, 7th atXTERRA Germany, and 5th at XTERRA Austria.MAUI PASTS: Finished 19th last year, 10th in 2007 and2006, 6th in 2005, and 49th (34th pro) in 2004.

Nico

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DOMINIC GILLENMilford, Connecticut

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 25PERSONAL: Born September 1, 1977...lettered inswimming at the University of Connecticut.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. Has been the topAmerican finisher at the XTERRA in Richmond 4 times(2002, 2003, 2004, 2006). 2002: Placed fourth at the XTERRA East and USAChampionships. Finished seventh in the Pro Series.2003: Third at Richmond, and 15th in Tahoe.2004: Fourth in Richmond, 12th in Keystone, and 8th in BigBear. Finished 11th in the U.S. Pro Series, and fourth at theXTERRA World Championship (2nd American).2005: Finished 79th in Richmond, and DNF’d at Worlds.2006: Finished 8th in California, 7th in Alabama, 5th inRichmond and 4th in Milwaukee. Did not race in Utah, was20th in Tahoe, and 16th in Maui.2007: Did not race.LAST YEAR: Won the Off-Road Duathlon NationalChampionship in Richmond on April 26, placed 19th at theXTERRA West Champs, 4th at the Southeast Champs, 9that the East Champs, and 23rd at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: DNF at Atlantic Cup in Richmond and placed10th at the XTERRA Northeast Cup.MAUI PASTS: Placed 23rd last year, 16th in 2006, DNF in2005, fourth in 2004, DNF’d in 2003, and placed 38th in2002.

GIANPIETRO DE FAVERIVittorio Veneto, Italy

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 27PERSONAL: Born March 27, 1969.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.LAST YEAR: Finished 26th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 13th at XTERRA Italy.

JORDAN BRYDENCalgary, Alberta, Canada

PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1986.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year.SPONSORS: Oakley, Tri-it MultisportRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Canadian Jr, U23National Champion, 2008 Canadian Elite Nationals bronzemedalist.2005: Won the 15-19 division XTERRA World Title.MAUI PASTS: Placed 28th last year, 36th in 2007 and wasthe first swimmer out of the water. DNF in 2006.Jordan

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ROM AKERSONTambor, Costa Rica

2009 XTERRA Brazil Champion

PERSONAL: Born September 29, 1984...works in realestate when not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won XTERRA AmateurWorld Championship in 2006, and won Portobelo Triathlonin Panama in 2007LAST YEAR: Finished a career-best 6th at West Champsin May, was 7th in Alabama and Richmond, 10th at theMountain Champs in Utah, 10th at the XTERRA USAChampionship, and 29th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Won the XTERRA Brazil Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 29th last year, 20th in 2007, andplaced 17th overall and top amateur to win 20-24 divisiontitle in ‘06.

YU YUMOTOChiba, Japan

2001& 05 XTERRA Japan Champion

PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1978. Finished medicalschool and is now a Doctor.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year. THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA Japan and 5th atXTERRA Malaysia.MAUI PASTS: Finished 31st last year, 33rd in 2007, 25thin 2005, 24th in 2003, 34th in 2002, 25th in 2001, and 24thin 2000.

DAMIAN GONZALEZStockton, California

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 29PERSONAL: Born December 20, 1976...runs a graphic,video and web services company.WEBSITE: xpmultimedia.comSPONSORS: Orbea, Crank Brothers, Ritchey, Accelerade,Go Pro, Rudy Project, ZYM, Williams Cycling, WenzelCoaching, Devinci’s Delicatessen, Righetti Enterprises,Birkenstock & More, Stockton Orthopedic, AlpineOrthopedic, Meyers Optical, Flashbacks Photography, XPMultimedia.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year, second as a pro. Wonthe 30-34 XTERRA National Chamionship in 2007.LAST YEAR: Placed 21st at the West and Southeast races,18th at East Champs and Nationals, and was 32nd amongmen’s pros at XTERRA Worlds in Maui.THIS YEAR: Finished 16th at the West Cup and 13th at theXTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 32nd last year, and 54th in 2007.

Rom

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CODY WAITELakewood, Colorado

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 10PERSONAL: Born September 25, 1978...originally fromCave Creek, AZ...works as a triathlon coach with EPCMultisport.WEBSITE: epcmultisport.com, codywaite.blogspot.comSPONSORS: Endurance Performance Coaching, WheatRidge Cyclery, Yeti Cycles, Pearl Izumi, Rudy Project,Magura Syntace, Crank Brothers.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third-year XTERRA Pro...wonthe 25-29 XTERRA National Championship in 2006. Bestpro finish was 5th at XTERRA Mountain Champs in 2007.2007: 15th in Temecula, 9th in Alabama, 12th in Richmond,5th in Utah, 15th at the USA Champs and 7th in Pro Series.LAST YEAR: 12th in Temecula, 13th in ‘Bama, 17th inRichmond, 7th in Utah, 13th at XTERRA USA, and 34th proat XTERRA Worlds in Maui.THIS YEAR: 13th at XTERRA West Cup, 11th at Midwest,7th at Southeast Cup, 9th at the Northwest Cup, 4th at theMountain Cup, and 7th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 34th last year, and 174th overall(17th in 25-29 division) as an amateur in 2006.

CHAD SEYMOURHonolulu, Hawaii

MAUI PASTS: Finished 35th last year, 34th in ‘07, 67th in2006 (35th male pro), 28th in 2005, 44th (32nd male pro) in2004, and 28th as an amateur in ‘03 when he won 20-24World Title.

RYAN DECOOKRochester, Michigan

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 16PERSONAL: Born October 6, 1980...2003 and 2005 USATriathlon All American...earned an accounting degree fromMichigan State University and an MBA from OaklandUniversity...ran cross country at both schools.SPONSORS: Roy O'Brien Ford, Brooks shoes, Roolysunglasses, First Endurance, Moosejaw.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year as pro, won the 20-24 XTERRA National Championship in 2005.2007: Placed 11th at the East Championship, 13th at theMountain Champs in Utah, and 43rd at Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 15th at the West and SoutheastChamps, 10th at East Champs, 30th at Mtn Champs, 20that USA Champs, and 37th among pros in Maui.THIS YEAR: Finished17th at XTERRA West Cup, 10th atthe Southeast Cup, and 7th at the Atlantic Cup.MAUI PASTS: Finished 37th last year, 43rd in ‘07, and 56thoverall as an amateur in 2005.

Cody

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JASPER BLAKEVictoria, B.C., Canada

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 15PERSONAL: Born October 9, 1973.WEBSITE: jasperblake.comSPONSORS: adidas, Gleukos, 7SYSTEMS, Shimano,Kuota, PRO, Living Harvest, Desoto, ComputrainerXTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year, third race.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won Ironman Canada in2006, finished in top 5 of every Ironman entered since 2002.THIS YEAR: Placed 5th at West Cup (his first XTERRA)and 8th at the Northwest Cup...DNF at Ironman Worlds.

MATT BOOBARStratton Mountain, Vermont

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 12PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1972...originally fromRockport, Maine...earned a degree in exercise science fromPlymouth State University...works as a full-time nordic skicoach at Stratton Mountain School, where the girls nordicteam won the national title in 2007 & 2008.SPONSORS: Trek, SRAM, Powerbar, Michelin, StrattonMountain Resort, Bontrager.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year, first as apro...XTERRA’s overall amateur national champion in 2006and 2007. Has won four XTERRA National Titles in threedivisions (35-39 in 2007; 30-34 in 2003 and 2006; and25-29 in 2001), and is a 6-time Northeast Region Champ.LAST YEAR: Finished 22nd overall (5th amateur) at USAChamps and was 66th overall (7th in 35-39) at Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 13th at the XTERRA Midwest Cup,10th at the Southeast Cup, 13th at Northwest Cup, 11th atAtlantic Cup, 8th at South Central Cup, 9th at the NortheastCup, and 15th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Won the 30-34 division XTERRA WorldChampionship in 2002 and 2004.

LIEUWE BOONSTRACape Town, South Africa

2009 XTERRA South Africa Co-Champ

2005: Finished 5th at XTERRA Czech, 3rd in Italy and 11thin Spain. Placed 7th in XTERRA European Tour standings.2006: Finished 4th at XTERRA South Africa Championshipand won the XTERRA SA Series, finished 4th at XTERRADenmark and 8th at XTERRA UK.LAST YEAR: Finished 7th at XTERRA Italy, 3rd at XTER-RA Denmark, 15th at XTERRA Germany, and 3rd at XTER-RA UK to finish 5th in Euro Tour standings.THIS YEAR: Awarded co-championship of XTERRA SouthAfrica along with Felix Schumann.MAUI PASTS: Placed 19th in first Maui attempt in 2006.

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SAM GARDNERSurrey, Great Britain

2009 XTERRA Saipan, Japan Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 14FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 3PERSONAL: Born April 29, 1975...has exercise physiologydegree from Chichester University...is on sabatical from fire-figther job to race as full-time XTERRA pro in 2009.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. WEBSITE: samgardner.comSPONSORS: Panasonic, FatFace, Snow and Rock,Cannondale.2006: Finished 4th at XTERRA Spain and 15th at XTERRAWorld Championship2007: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Saipan, 7th at XTERRADenmark, 5th at XTERRA Austria, 14th at XTERRAGermany, and 9th at XTERRA England. Placed 14th atXTERRA USA Championship and World Championship.LAST YEAR: Placed 9th at XTERRA EuropeanChampionships in Italy, 6th at XTERRA UK, 7th at XTERRAFrance in Auron, 10th at XTERRA Austria. Won XTERRAJapan becoming the first male Brit to win an XTERRAChampionship race. Placed 11th at XTERRA USA Champs.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Guam, XTERRA Saipan, andthe Pacific Islands Club Double for having the best com-bined times in XTERRA Saipan and Tagaman triathlon.Placed 11th at XTERRA Italy, 3rd at XTERRA Malaysia, 4that XTERRA Czech, 8th at XTERRA Germany, 3rd at XTER-RA Austria, won XTERRA Japan, was 4th at the NortheastCup, and 9th at the Mountain Cup.

KELLY GUESTVictoria, B.C., Canada

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year. WEBSITE: kellyskidstriathlon.comSPONSORS: Brooks.MAUI PASTS: Finished 25th in 2007.

AIN ALAR JUHANSONPaide, Estonia

PERSONAL: Born October 2, 1976.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First race. WEBSITE: ainalar.eeRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time winner ofIronman Lanzarote (2005/06) and also won Ironman NewZealand in 2006. Had the fastest bike split at IronmanWorlds in 2007. Went 11:17:56 in Kona this year.

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WILL KELSAYBoulder, Colorado

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 11PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1981...attended the Universityof Colorado where he raced on the national championshiptriathlon team and earned a degree in mechanicalengineering...coaches high school cross country and track.WEBSITE: willkelsay.comSPONSORS: Timex, Rudy Project, Colorado Multisport,Trek, Sugoi, Aqua Sphere, Bontrager, Powerbar, Nathan,ARX, Trigger Point, Gaiam, Nuun, Saris/Power Tap,Headsweats, Training Peaks.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year. Has more than 25 top10 XTERRA finishes. Best place was 8th at MountainChamps in 2007. Has 15 XTERRA races on his schedulethis season. In 2007 he was named Mr. XTERRA aftergoing on a 12,630-mile, 12-week, 12-race, cross-the-country road trip in a beat-up RV to share his love forXTERRA. Along the way he put on a dozen clinics, traveledthrough 31 states, won four races, finished in the top 10 atthree others, rebuilt the RV, and ran out of money. Thejourney was dubbed “Will’s XTERRA Adventure”2006: Finished 11th in California, 11th in Alabama, DNF inRichmond, was a career-best 9th in Milwaukee, 10th inUtah, 17th at USA Championship and 114th in Maui.2007: Placed 14th at XTERRA West Champs, 10th inAlabama, and 14th in Richmond. Placed 8th at XTERRAMountain Champs in Utah for his best career finish and was13th at USA Championship. Was 64th in Maui.LAST YEAR: Finished 18th in Temecula, 19th in ‘Bama,14th in Richmond, 12th in Utah, and 12th at the XTERRAUSA Championship. Placed 16th overall in the Pro Series.THIS YEAR: Finished 14th at XTERRA West and Midwest,9th at Southeast, 11th at Northwest Cup, 9th at Atlantic andSouth Central, 8th at the Northeast Cup, 10th at theMountain Cup and 10th at the USA Championship race.

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NICOLAS “Nico” LEBRUNDigne-les-Bains, France

2009 XTERRA USA Champion2005 XTERRA World Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born September 4, 1973.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Eighth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished in the top four ofthe first four XTERRA U.S. Pro Series from 2001-2004.10 times on the podium in world championships in threedifferent sports - XTERRA, Duathlon, and Winter Triathlon(world champ in '99 & '00). The crowning moment in hiscareer, the ultimate victory, was in Maui in 2005. Hereceived a congratulatory letter from French PresidentJacques Chirac and was recognized as the off-road triath-lete of the year at Competitor's Endurance Sports Awards.2003: Third at Big Bear, won Richmond, won CzechRepublic, placed 4th in Keystone, won XTERRA Germany,and was 3rd in Tahoe. Finished 3rd in XTERRA EuropeanTour standings, and 3rd in XTERRA USA Pro Points Series.2004: Won XTERRA European Championship in theCzech Republic, finished second in Austria, third inGermany, 7th in Holland, was 2nd overall in the EuropeanTour 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, 3rdin 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 XTERRAItaly, Czech, and Denmark. Placed 3rd at XTERRAGermany and won the XTERRA European Tour. Alsofinished 3rd at the XTERRA East Championship inRichmond, and was 8th at World Championship2007: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Italy and Denmark, andwon XTERRA Austria and UK to win Euro Tour for secondstraight season. Placed 7th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship in Italy, then won XTERRA UK, Czech,France-Auron and France-Mondelieu. Won 3rd straightXTERRA European Tour Title. DNFd at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Winter Worlds, DNFat XTERRA West Cup, 5th at Midwest Cup, 5th atSoutheast Cup, 2nd at Northwest Cup, 3rd at Atlantic Cup,2nd at South Central Cup, 2nd at XTERRA Mexico, thenwon Northeast Cup, Mountain Cup and USA Champs.

MAUI PASTS: DNF last year (was coming off his firstIronman Worlds appearance), placed 7th in 2007, 8th in ‘06,won it in 2005, was 6th in ‘04, second in ‘03 - almost fourminutes behind Llanos, and 3rd in 2002. DNF’d in 2001.

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TAKAHIRO OGASAWARATokyo, Japan

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year. Placed 2nd at the lastthree XTERRA Japan Championships. THIS YEAR: Finished 5th at XTERRA Saipan, 2nd atXTERRA Japan, and 4th at XTERRA Malaysia.MAUI PASTS: First time.

Takahiro

LUKE McKENZIESunshine Beach, Australia

PERSONAL: Born July 26, 1981.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First race. WEBSITE: lukemckenzie.comRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won Ironman Japan thelast two years and also Ironman Malaysia this year.Finished 15th at Ironman Worlds this year in 8:38:38.

MATT MURPHYCentral Coast, Australia

PERSONAL: Born December 12, 1984XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second race, finished fourth atXTERRA Japan on Aug. 29 in first race.WEBSITE: hightidefitness.comRACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won Ecternach ETUCup in 2006 and national U23 Australian Championship in2005.

FELIX SCHUMANNGermany

2009 XTERRA South Africa Co-Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1982.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.2007: Was 5th at XTERRA Italy, 6th at XTERRA Austria, 4that XTERRA Germany, and 2nd at XTERRA UK.LAST YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Italy, 8th at XTER-RA Czech, third at XTERRA France, fourth at XTERRAAustria, and 3rd overall in the XTERRA European Tourstandings.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Germany and 7th atXTERRA European Championship in Austria.MAUI PASTS: Finished 6th in 2007, and 32nd in 2006.

RICHARD USSHERNelson, New Zealand

2009 XTERRA New Zealand Champion

PERSONAL: Born June 19, 1976.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second race, won XTERRA NewZealand this year in his first attempt.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: World Adventure RacingChampion in 2005 and 2006 among many AR titles, com-peted at the 1998 Winter Olympics men’s moguls in Japan(finished 25th), placed third at the Quelle Challenge Roththis year where he set the record for the fastest time by aNew Zealander over an Iron distance in 8:02:15.

SASCHA WINGENFELDFulda, Germany

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 232007: Was 10th at XTERRA Denmark, 13th at XTERRAGermany, and 30th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: 14th at XTERRA European Championship.THIS YEAR: 9th at XTERRA Germany.

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JULIE DIBENSBath, Great Britain

2007 & 2008 XTERRA World Champion

PERSONAL: Born April 3, 1975 in Salisbury,England...swam for Louisiana State University from 1993-97...earned a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology andmasters degree in exercise physiology.WEBSITE: juliedibens.comXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year. In her first-everXTERRA in 2006 she finished 2nd at XTERRA France, andlater won XTERRA Denmark. Placed 7th in the XTERRAEuropean Tour in 2006.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was an All-Americanswimmer in 1997, amateur triathlon world champion in1998, European Championship bronze medalist in 2000,Olympic qualifier in 2000 and Olympic team member in2004 (she placed 30th in triathlon event).2007: Won XTERRA Guam, finished second at XTERRASaipan, and won the Tagaman triathlon to win the PacificIslands Club Double Award (hotel stay for a week for nextyear’s races). Also won XTERRA UK. Had a brilliant yearon the road circuit with wins at St. Croix 70.3, BritishNationals, UK 70.3. Was 3rd at Minneapolis LifetimeFitness, 2d at NY Lifetime Fitness, 3rd at Chicago Tri, 2d atLA Tri and 2d at US Open Tri in Dallas. Won XTERRAWorlds.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA UK for the second straightyear and XTERRA Austria. On the road she won theLondon Triathlon and Switzerland 70.3, was 2nd at UK70.3, 5th at Lifetime Fitness, and 6th at St. Anthony’s andNew York City triathlons, then won her second straightXTERRA World Title, and was 4th at Ironman 70.3 Worlds.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Guam, finished second atXTERRA Saipan despite cracking a rib, placed 2nd atIronman UK 70.3, the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, andBoulder Peak. Won the 5430 Long Course triathlon,crashed at the Chicago Tri but rebounded to take 3rd at theLA Tri and US Open in Dallas, TX.MAUI PASTS: Led from start-to-finish to win her secondstraight title. In 2007 she dominated, finishing more thaneight minutes ahead of runner-up Melanie McQuaid.

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DANELLE KABUSHCalgary, Alberta, Canada

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 4PERSONAL: Born April 26, 1975...originally fromCourtenay, British Columbia...was a track & cross-countryRunner for University of Washington in Seattle, 1998 NCAADivision One 1500m finalist...earned PhD in sportpsychology from the Univsity of Ottawa in 2007.SPONSORS: Luna Pro Team, Clif Bar, Orbea, Sugoi,Shimano, Blue Seventy, Mavic, Oakley, Giro.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year. RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2nd at XTERRA Worldsin 2006 and 2008, 4th & 5th overall in 2003/2004 CanadaCup Mountain Bike Series, finishing 9th in 1998 NCAA1500m Final...Province of Alberta Hill Climb Record holder.2004: 2nd at XTERRA Canada, 3rd at XTERRA Worlds.2005: Finished 6th in Temecula, 9th in Richmond, 7th inMilwaukee, 9th in Keystone, and 4th in Tahoe. Placed 6thin the XTERRA U.S. Pro Points Series and 6th at theXTERRA World Championship.2006: Finished 8th at Temecula, 4th in Alabama, 5th inRichmond, 8th in Milwaukee, 4th in Utah, 3rd at theXTERRA USA Championship in Tahoe, and career-best2nd at XTERRA World Championship.2007: Took year off to have a baby.LAST YEAR: Placed 4th at the West Champs, 7th at theSoutheast Champs, 5th at East Champs, 4th at MtnChamps, 6th at USA Championship and 2nd at XTERRAWorlds where she posted the fastest run split.THIS YEAR: Placed 9th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th atSoutheast Cup, 2nd at Northwest Cup, 3rd at Atlantic Cup,5th at the Northeast Cup, 2nd at the Mountain Cup and 7that XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 2nd last year for the second timein her career, did not race in 2007, was 2nd in 2006, 6th in2005, and 3rd in 2004.

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SHONNY VANLANDINGHAMDurango, Colorado

2009 XTERRA Mexico Champion2008/2009 XTERRA National Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 2PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1969...earned her degree innutrition and played NCAA I basketball at East Texas StateUniversity�races for the Luna Chix Pro MTB Team�roastsher own coffee at her second home on the Big Island ofHawaii�in 1993 she was leading bike tours in Maui thateventually spurred her professional racing career.WEBSITE: lunabar.com and wahinefarms.com SPONSORS: Luna Women’s Pro Team, Kona Brewery,Orbea, Avia, HealthFX, Choice Hotels, Rudy Project,Wahine Farms XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fifth year, second full season. Inher first-ever XTERRA at the World Championship in 2005she posted the fastest mountain bike split and finished 7th.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: With 15 NORBA Nationalrace wins and three NORBA Series Championship titles,Vanlandingham is the most successful rider in NORBAhistory. A 7-time U.S. National Mountain Bike TeamMember..3-time (2004-06) NORBA National Series X-Country Champ & 2005 U.S. National Short Track Champ.2006: Finished 9th (5th best bike split) at both the XTERRAUSA Championship in Tahoe and the XTERRA WorldChampionship in Maui (third-best bike).2007: Placed 5th at Mountain Champs, 7th at XTERRAUSA, and 7th in Pro Series. Finished XTERRA-best 4th atXTERRA World Champs and the fastest bike.LAST YEAR: Won the Southeast Champs (her first XTER-RA victory), was 3rd at the East Champs, 2nd at theMountain Champs, 7th at the XTERRA USA Championship(Top American), was also the top American in the U.S. ProSeries (2nd overall) and finished 3rd at XTERRA Worldswhere she once again posted the fastest bike split.THIS YEAR: Had the fastest bike split and placed 3rd atXTERRA Saipan behind Julie Dibens and Renata Bucher.Finished 2nd at XTERRA West Cup, 4th at the Midwest andSoutheast Cups, 2nd at the Atlantic Cup, won the XTERRASouth Central Cup in Arkansas, was third at the NortheastCup in Vermont, won the Mountain Cup, won XTERRAMexico, and was second at XTERRA USA Champs (andtop American for the second straight year).MAUI PASTS: Placed 3rd last year and had the bestmountain bike split for the 3rd time, was 4th in 2007 andposted the fastest bike split, was 9th in 2006, and had thebest mountain bike split en route to finishing 7th in 2005.

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RENATA BUCHERLucerne, Switzerland

2005-06/08-09 XTERRA Euro Tour Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 3FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born May 39, 1977...attended the Universityof Zuerich.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Has won 19 XTERRAChampionship races in 10 countries and four XTERRAEuropean Tour titles.2004: 9th at XTERRA Germany in first-ever XTERRA.2005: Won XTERRA Saipan, and was second at Tagamanto win the PIC Double with a combined time of 6:14:11.Was 3rd at Temecula, won XTERRA Czech (beating threeWorld Champs in Angle, McQuaid, and Whitmore in theprocess), 3rd at XTERRA Italy, 5th in Richmond, wonXTERRA Austria, second at XTERRA Spain, and third atXTERRA Germany. Won the XTERRA European Tour andwas 9th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Placed 4th atWorld Champs in Maui.2006: Won everything she entered starting with XTERRASaipan, then a clean sweep in Europe with victories atFrance, Italy, Czech, Spain, and UK. Won second straightXTERRA European Title. Placed 5th at World Champs.Placed 4th at Tagaman and was 2nd in the PIC Doublestandings behind Whitmore.2007: Won XTERRA Saipan Championship then injurieskept her sidelined for the rest of the season.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan for the fourth straightyear, plus the Tagaman Triathlon and Pacific Islands ClubDouble award, placed 2nd at XTERRA EuropeanChampionship in Italy, won XTERRA France-Auron, wassecond at XTERRA Austria, won XTERRA France-Mondelieu and her third straight Euro Tour title. Also wonXTERRA Japan, was second at XTERRA USA, and fourthat the XTERRA World Championship in Maui.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA Saipan for 5th straight year, theTagaman road tri on Saipan a week later and the PacificIslands Club Resort Double award for having the fastestcombined time in the 2 races. Finished 4th at XTERRAWest, 2nd at Midwest, 3rd at Southeast Cup, won XTERRAMalaysia, won XTERRA Italy, was 2nd at XTERRA Czech,won XTERRA Northeast Cup (her first win in the U.S.), wonXTERRA European Championship in Austria and the EuroTour for the fourth time, was 8th at XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Placed 4th last year, was 5th in 2006 and4th in ‘05.

Renata

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CHRISTINE JEFFREYGuelph, Ontario, Canada

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 5PERSONAL: Born December 13, 1972...earned a degreein landscape architecture from Arizona State Universitywhere she was a four-time All-American swimmer...worksas a landscape architect when not racing...only startedriding mountain bikes in fall of 2007.WEBSITE: christinejeffrey.comSPONSORS: Rudy Projectr, Pearl Izumi Footwear,Nineteen wetsuits, Skinfit, Coach Gareth Thomas, InfinitNutrition.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2005 Ixtapa ITUContinental Cup, and the 2007 Villarrica ITU ContinentalCup. Several top 20 ITU World Cup finishes.LAST YEAR: Finished 6th at XTERRA West Champs, 3rdat the Southeast Champs, 12th at the East Champs, 11th atthe Mountain Champs, 11th at USA Champs and 5th atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 5th at the West Cup, 3rd at MidwestCup, 3rd at the Northwest Cup,5th at the South CentralCup, 4th at the Northeast Cup, and 9th at XTERRA USAChampionship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 5th in first Maui attempt last year.

JENNIFER SMITHWestport, New Zealand

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 6PERSONAL: Born March 9, 1973...married to XTERRA ProBrian Smith...originally from Westport, New Zealand andnow living in Gunnison, CO...works as a personal trainerand is the co-owner and coach of Snrgy Multisport LLC.WEBSITE: wheresbrianandjennysmith.blogspot.comSPONSORS: Trek racing co-op, Shimano, Fox, Bontrager,Salomon, Rudy Project, Snrgy Multisport.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Two-time Colorado Statex-country mountain biking champ. New Zealand nationalteam member at MTB world championships from 2001-07.2006: 4th in California while posting the fastest bike split,6th in Alabama, 5th in Milwaukee, 2nd at the USAChampionship and 4th at XTERRA Worlds. 2007: 5th at West Champs, 4th in Alabama, 3rd inRichmond, won Crested Butte points series race, 3rd atMountain Champs, 2nd at USA Championship for the 2ndyear in a row and 3rd in the Pro Series. Placed 24th amongfemale pros at XTERRA Worlds after mechanicalsLAST YEAR: Placed 4th at Southeast Champs, 2nd at EastChamps, 3rd at the Mountain Champs, 5th at XTERRA USAChamps, and 6th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 8th at XTERRA West Cup, 5th at theMidwest Cup, 6th at the Southeast Cup, 4th at Atlantic Cup,3rd at the South Central Cup, 7th at the Mountain Cup, 6that XTERRA Germany, 4th at XTERRA Austria, finished tiedfor 5th in XTERRA European Tour standings, and was 5th atXTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Finished 6th last year, 24th in 2007 after aseries of mechanicals, and 18 seconds behind Matter for4th place in her first attempt at Maui in 2006.

Christine

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CARINA WASLEKundl, Austria

2008-09 XTERRA Czech Champion2009 XTERRA South Africa Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RANK: 2FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 18PERSONAL: Born October 20, 1984.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year.2005: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Austria in first-everXTERRA then won XTERRA Germany. Placed 7th inXTERRA European Tour.2006: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Czech and XTERRA Spain,was 3rd at Denmark and won XTERRA Germany.2007: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Italy, 4th at XTERRADenmark, 3rd at XTERRA Austria, and won XTERRAGermany for 3rd straight year. Was 10th at World Champs.LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at European Championship inItaly, won XTERRA Czech, was third at XTERRA France-Auron, and second at XTERRA France-Mondelieu.Finished 2nd in XTERRA European Tour standings. Placedthird at XTERRA USA Championship, and 8th at XTERRAWorlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA Italy, won XTERRACzech, was 7th at XTERRA Germany, 2nd at XTERRAAustria, and 4th at XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: Placed 8th last year, 10th in 2007, 11th in2006, and was 18th in 2005.

CarinaJENNY TOBINBoise, Idaho

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 16PERSONAL: Born October 31, 1968�married to formerXTERRA Champ and adventure racing star Michael Tobin.WEBSITE: teamtamarackracing.comSPONSORS: TYR, Scott BikesXTERRA EXPERIENCE: 10th year.RACING HIGHLIGHTS: Former Ironman Utah Champ,Powerman Colorado Champ, 2nd at ‘03 XTERRAKeystone, 5th at XTERRA World Champs three times, 3rdat ‘01 XTERRA USA. 2005: Finished 9th in Temecula, 8th in Milwaukee, 5th atKeystone, and 8th in Tahoe. Finished 7th in the Pro PointsSeries, and 5th at the XTERRA World Championship.2006: Finished 6th in Temecula, 7th in Alabama, 6th inRichmond, 7th in Milwaukee, 6th in Utah,18th in Tahoe, and6th at XTERRA Worlds.2007: Took 2007 off to have a baby.LAST YEAR: Placed 3rd at the XTERRA West Champs, 9that the Southeast Champs, 10th at the East Champs, 5th atMountain Champs, 8th at the XTERRA USA Champs and7th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 10th at the XTERRA West Cup, and4th at the XTERRA Northwest Cup.MAUI PASTS: Placed 7th last year, did not race in 2007,was sixth in 2006, fifth in ‘05, didn’t race in ‘04, 5th in ‘03, 9thin ‘01, 5th in ‘00, 14th in ‘98, and 13th in ‘97.

Jenny

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SARA TARKINGTONBoulder, Colorado

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 14PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1981...earned master’sdegree in social work from Colorado State...ran crosscountry at the University of Colorado...a social worker whenshe’s not racing.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year.RACING HIGHLIGHTS: Member of the junior nationaltriathlon team that competed in ITU Worlds in ‘97 and ‘98and Under 23 national team at Worlds in 2003 and ‘04.2007: Won XTERRA Buffalo Creek and was third at theCrested Butte Bank XTERRA. Placed 7th at XTERRAMountain Champs in Utah, 9th at XTERRA USAChampionship, and 12th at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: Placed 14th at XTERRA East Champs, 10that Mountain Champs, 10th at USA Champs, and 9th atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed third at the XTERRA Mountain Cup,and 6th at XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 9th last year and 12th in 2007.

LESLEY PATERSONSan Diego, California

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 11PERSONAL: Born October 12, 1980...moved fromSterling, Scotland to the U.S. in 2001...earned bachelor’sdegree in performing arts from England and a master’s intheatre acting from San Diego State...works constantly asa film producer and writer, tri coach, and bike shop assis-tant... ambition is to win an Oscar and be on the podium atXTERRA Worlds in the same year. WEBSITE: braveheartfitnesscoaching.comSPONSORS: Intense, Zoot XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the 2007 SubaruSprint triathlon in San Diego and Scotland NationalTriathlon Championship in 2007.LAST YEAR: 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 and10th at XTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Placed 3rd at XTERRA West Cup, 2nd at theSoutheast Cup, had her film “Something Blue” picked asan official selection in the Temecula Film Festival, andfinished 3rd at the USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 10th in first Maui attempt last year.

Sara

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EMMA GARRARDTruckee, California

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 8PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1981...hometown isAnchorage, Alaska...a writer/photographer now living inTruckee, California.WEBSITE: emmagarrard.comSPONSORS: USA Triathlon Trade Team, BlueCompetition Cycles, Speedo, Zipp, Rudy Project, Inov8trail shoes, skins, USA Triathlon wetsuits, Tahoeticker.com,Cyclepaths Truckee-Tahoe.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year as a pro, won theoverall amateur XTERRA National title in 2007.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Was a cross-countryskier at the University of Nevada, Reno qualifying for theNCAA Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004. LAST YEAR: Finished 7th at XTERRA West Champs,13th at the East Champs, 7th at the XTERRA UnitedKingdom Championship, 12th at the Mountain Champs,12th at the USA Championship and 13th at XTERRAWorldsTHIS YEAR: Placed 6th at XTERRA West Cup, 7th at theMidwest Cup, 5th at Southeast and Atlantic Cups, 6th atNortheast Cup, 8th at the Mountain Cup, and 11th at theUSA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Placed 13th last year, 21st as an amateur in2007, and 31st in 2006.

SABRINA ENAUXTaintrux, France

PERSONAL: Born April 1, 1978.WEBSITE: sabrinaenaux.comXTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.LAST YEAR: Finished 3rd at XTERRA France-Mondelieu,14th in the Euro Tour standings, and 19th in Maui.THIS YEAR: First race.MAUI PASTS: Placed 19th last year.

CARLA PRADASao Paulo, Brazil

PERSONAL: Born April 3, 1971.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Second year.LAST YEAR: Won XTERRA Brazil and finished 21st atXTERRA Worlds.THIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Brazil.MAUI PASTS: Placed 21st last year.

ALEXANDRA BORRELLYDigne-les-Bains, France

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 9PERSONAL: 33-years-old...started triathlon in 1996...bestresult is 12th at French Long-distance championship...alsopodiumed at Winter Triathlon French Cup.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: First year.THIS YEAR: Placed 6th at the XTERRA Winter WorldChampionship, 14th at the XTERRA West Cup, 8th at theMidwest Cup, 10th at the Southeast Cup, 8th at the AtlanticCup, 7th at the South Central Cup, 11th at the MountainCup, 5th at XTERRA Mexico, and 13th at XTERRA USAChampionship.

Alexandra

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MIEKO CAREYSaipan, Northern Marianas

2009 XTERRA Japan Champion

PERSONAL: Born April 27, 1978.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Fourth year, first as a pro. Miekohas been racing XTERRA since 2006 when her last namewas Motoyoshi and she won the 25-29 division at XTERRASaipan. Carey also won the 25-29 title in Saipan in 2007. LAST YEAR: Placed second at XTERRA Saipan, and thirdin the highly competitive 30-34 division at the XTERRAWorld Championship in Maui in October.THIS YEAR: Placed 4th at XTERRA Saipan, won XTERRAJapan and was 2nd at XTERRA Malaysia.

REBECCA DUSSAULTGunnison, Colorado

2009 XTERRA Winter World Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 7PERSONAL: Born November 14, 1980.WEBSITE: dussaultskis.comSPONSORS: Salomon, Rudy Project, Ibex, Honey Stinger,Suunto.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: An 8-time U.S. Nationalcross country ski champion that raced in the 2006 WinterOlympics in Italy as part of the U.S. X-Country Ski Team.LAST YEAR: Placed second at the inaugural XTERRAWinter World Championship.THIS YEAR: Won the USAT Winter Triathlon NationalChampionship in Bend, OR, won the Boulder Mountain Tourcross country ski race, became the first American to evermedal at the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships inAustria where she finished 3rd, won the XTERRA WinterWorld Championship at Snowbasin Resort in Utah inMarch, was 7th at the XTERRA West Cup, 6th at theNorthwest Cup, 6th at Atlantic Cup, 4th at the South CentralCup, 5th at the Mountain Cup, 2nd at XTERRA Mexico, 6that XTERRA Austria, and 10th at XTERRA USA Champs.MAUI PASTS: First attempt.

MARION LORBLANCHETClermont Ferrand, France

PERSONAL: Born May 10, 1983.WEBSITE: marion-lorblanchet.onlinetri.comTHIS YEAR: Finished 2nd at Ironman 70.3 Monaco inSeptember, and was 4th at XTERRA Germany.MAUI PASTS: First attempt.

Mieko

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MELANIE McQUAIDVictoria, B.C., Canada

‘08/09 XTERRA USA & Pro Series Champ2003, ‘05 & ‘06 XTERRA World Champ

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 1PERSONAL: Born May 17, 1973 in Victoria, BC,Canada�has a degree in biochemistry�raced withCanada’s National Cycling team for six years...started upthe MelRad racing team in 2009. WEBSITE: racergirl.comSPONSORS: Specialized, Avia, GU, Sundog Eyewear,Shimano, MAXXIS, Titec, Profile Design, Lazer Helmets,Pactimo, Saris, Genuine Innovations, Saltstick, Suunto.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: 8th year. 2002: Finished in the runner-up position in both theXTERRA East and Central Championships before winningthe West title at Half Moon Bay. Finished 4th at the USAChampionship and was the runner-up in Pro Series. 2003: Second at Big Bear and Richmond, won in Canada,and was 2nd in Tahoe. Finished 2nd in Pro Series.2004: Won in Richmond, then finished runner-up toWhitmore in Keystone, Big Bear, and Tahoe. Also finishedsecond in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series. Won XTERRACanada and placed second at XTERRA Worlds.2005: Won in Temecula, finished 7th at XTERRA Czech,won XTERRA Italy, placed 2nd in Richmond andMilwaukee, won Keystone to tie Whitmore for the Serieslead heading into Tahoe. Placed second in Tahoe and 2ndin the Pro Series. Was 9th in the XTERRA European Tourstandings. Became the first female to win her secondXTERRA World Championship in Maui.2006: 2nd in Temecula, won inaugural XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, 2nd in Richmond and Milwaukee, won theMountain Championship to create a virtual tie withWhitmore for Pro Series lead, then won in Tahoe to captureher first Pro Series crown after three runner-ups. Followedwith 2nd straight & unprecedented 3rd XTERRA World Title.2007: Won in California, was second in Alabama,Richmond, and Utah. Placed 5th at USA Champs, 2nd inPro Series, and was the runner-up at XTERRA Worlds.LAST YEAR: 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.THIS YEAR: Won XTERRA West, Midwest, Southeast,Northwest, and Atlantic Cup races, was 2nd at South Centraland Northeast Cups, then won XTERRA USA Championshipand XTERRA US Pro Series title for the second straight year(her third overall - also won in 2006).

MAUI PASTS: Did not finish last year, and either won orfinished 2nd in previous five years. Placed 2nd in 2007,eight minutes behind Dibens, won her 3rd world title bymore than 7 minutes in ‘06. Finished 44 seconds in front ofSibylle Matter for her second world title in 2005. Had the7th best swim, 2nd fastest bike, and 6th best run. Placed2nd in 2004 and won it in 2003. Was 9th in 2002, dnf in2001, and was the runner-up in 2000.

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MARIE-HELENE PREMONTQuebec City, Canada

PERSONAL: Born October 24, 1977.WEBSITE: mhpremont.comXTERRA EXPERIENCE: First race.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: A 6-time CanadianChampion, an Olympic silver medalist (2004 in Athens), aCommonwealth Games gold medalist and a regular medalwinner on the UCI World Cup mountain bike cross countrycircuit. THIS YEAR: Finished 6th place overall in the World CupMountain Bike series.MAUI PASTS: First attempt.

CAMERON RANDOLPHHailey, Idaho

1997 XTERRA World Champion

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 24PERSONAL: Born November 24, 1970...swam and rancross country at the University of North Carolina -Wilmington.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Third year since 1997.THIS YEAR: Placed 2nd at the XTERRA Wild Ride pointsseries race in Idaho and was 15th at the XTERRA USAChampionship.MAUI PASTS: Defeated Lesley Tomlinson by just sixseconds to win the XTERRA World Title in 1997.

BRANDYN ROARK GRAYAztec, New Mexico

FINAL 2009 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES RANK: 19PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1979...works as a mental healthprofessional when not racing...also a professional swimcoach for SNRGY multisport...won the “Mrs. XTERRA”award in 2009.XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Sixth year, first as a pro.LAST YEAR: Won the 25-29 Northwest Region, her fifthregional title.THIS YEAR: Placed 12th at the XTERRA Mountain Cup inher first race as a pro, was 11th at XTERRA Germany, 7that the XTERRA European Championship in Austria, and14th at the XTERRA USA Championship.MAUI PASTS: Finished 2nd in the 25-29 division last year,and 10th in the same division in 2007.

XTERRA WORLDS PROPURSE INFORMATION

XTERRA World ChampionshipPro Purse ($105,000)

Rank Men Women

1st $20,000 $20,000

2nd $12,000 $12,000

3rd $7,000 $7,000

4th $4,000 $4,000

5th $2,500 $2,500

6th $1,500 $1,500

7th $1,000 $1,000

8th $800 $800

9th $600 $600

10th $500

11th $400

12th $300

*Double $2,500 $2,500

THE HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLEThe Hawaiian Airlines “Double” Purse is awarded to the pro man and woman with the fastest combined2009 XTERRA World Championship and Ironman Hawaii Championship time, a feat reserved for theworld’s leading endurance athletes as the two events are held just two weeks apart. “The Double” hasbecome a sought-after title by both pro and amateur competitors. Hawaiian Airlines pays $2,500 to both the top man andwoman professionals with the fastest times and in addition, will present the amateur winners with round trip tickets for twofrom the mainland to Maui. Last year Eneko Llanos of Spain, who was second at the Ironman World Championship, placed6th at XTERRA and won the Double for the third consecutive year with a combined time of 11:03:39 – his best effort yet.Sibylle Matter from Switzerland won the women’s pro double for the second time in three years (also in 2006) by finishing13th at Ironman and 14th today in a combined 13:12:08. In the amateur division Mark Geoghegan of Honolulu was 22ndin his division at Ironman (9:52:21) and 2nd in the 45-49 division today (3:14:49) for a combined time of 13:07:10. KarenBrisson of Honakaa was 27th at Ironman (11:37:10) and 4th at XTERRA in 3:47:34 for a combined time of 15:24:44.

2008 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLE RESULTS

Name Division Home IM Time XTERRA Total

Eneko Llanos ProM Spain 8:20:50 2:42:49 11:03:39Nat Faulkner ProM Canada 9:16:26 3:12:11 12:28:37

Mark Geoghegan 45-49 Honolulu, HI 9:52:21 3:14:49 13:07:10Sibylle Matter ProW Switzerland 9:44:54 3:27:14 13:12:08Armin Hohenadler 35-39M Germany 10:09:34 3:13:10 13:22:44

Mike Ferreira 40-44 Kaneohe, HI 9:40:42 3:47:00 13:27:42

Aaron Wallen 35-39M Honolulu, HI 10:07:05 3:27:02 13:34:07

Jorg Schneider 40-44M Germany 10:19:24 3:16:01 13:35:25

Reinhold Garnitschnig 50-54M Austria 10:19:35 3:27:41 13:47:16

Nino Cokan 35-39M Slovenia 10:25:49 3:30:00 13:55:49

Bryant Hafler 45-49M Mililani, HI 10:24:38 3:35:04 13:59:42

Arnaud Bouvier 40-44M France 10:52:31 3:26:57 14:19:28

Karen Brisson 40-44F Honokaa, HI 11:37:10 3:47:34 15:24:44Beate Kleindienst 40-44F Germany 12:09:13 3:57:26 16:06:39

Ulrike Striednig 45-49M Austria 12:17:58 3:53:56 16:11:54

Racheal Wood 45-49F Deerfield Beach, FL 12:26:24 4:33:46 17:00:10

Kelly Hovland 30-34F Portland, OR 13:07:38 4:02:21 17:09:59

Tony Claudino 35-39M Brooklyn, NY 13:38:34 4:44:15 18:22:49

Manfred Klittich 70+M Germany 15:25:43 5:18:25 20:44:08

PAST HAWAIIAN AIRLINES PRO DOUBLE WINNERS2008: Eneko Llanos (11:03:39), Sibylle Matter (13:12:08)2007: Eneko Llanos (11:17:17), Erika Csomor (13:12:50)2006: Eneko Llanos (11:09:17), Sibylle Matter (13:24:06)2005: Peter Reid (11:10:09), Kate Major (12:51:01)2004: Peter Reid (11:27:59), Heather Fuhr (13:18:17)2003: Peter Reid (11:03:50), Heather Fuhr (12:42:03)2002: Peter Reid (11:18:23), Arianne Gutknecht (13:30:26)2001: Cameron Widoff (11:54:30), Wendy Ingraham (13:37:04)2000: Peter Reid (11:05:07), Beth Zinkland (13:15:26)1999: Olivier Bernhart (11:05:09), Uli Blank (13:09:57)1998: Peter Reid (10:59:49), Wendy Ingraham (12:58:32)

THIS YEAR’S DOUBLERS (TENTATIVE)Pro MenName Hometown IM TimeEneko Llanos Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 8:37:55Luke McKenzie Sunshine Beach, Australia 8:38:38Michi Weiss Vienna, Austria 8:55:54Ain Alar Juhanson Praide, Estonia 11:17:56

Amateur MenName Hometown IM TimeRichard Cochrane Kailua, HI 10:16:10Arnaud Bouvier Provance, France 10:20:32Reinhold Garnitschnig Klagenfurt, Austria 10:29:01Mark Geoghegan Honolulu, HI 11:02:44Nicholas Kaiser Honolulu, HI 11:11:20Jay Heller Las Vegas, NV 13:31:26Russ Hudson Dundee, Michigan 16:08:38

Amateur WomenName Hometown IM TimeAmy Eck Kaneohe, HI 11:13:01Kimiko Matsuda Osaka, Japan 15:48:47

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LAST YEAR AT THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPRuben Ruzafa, 24, from Spain and Julie Dibens, 33, fromEngland won the men’s and women’s XTERRA WorldChampionship titles on a trademark tropical day in Maui.

Ruzafa, competing in his first XTERRA, became theyoungest racer to win the crown by edging Austrian Olympicmountain biker Michael Weiss by 34 seconds after 28grueling miles of swimming, mountain biking and running.

“I decided to do this race two months ago after talking with(fellow countryman and 2003/04 XTERRA World Champ)Eneko Llanos,” said the current Spanish mountain bikingchampion. “I didn’t know I could do so well, but I thought ifI didn’t lose too much time on the swim I would be able tocatch up on the bike and hopefully hold on during the run.”

That’s exactly how it played out. Ruzafa, who only startedswimming a year ago, came out of the swim more than twominutes behind a tight pack of leaders – Brent McMahon,Craig Evans, Branden Rakita, Eneko Llanos, OlivierMarceau, Seth Wealing, Hektor Llanos, Franky Batelier, andConrad Stoltz – but was able to work his way to the front ofthe pack by about mile 14 on the bike.

Early on, this race showed all the signs of a Stoltz worldchampionship run. The “Caveman” was out of the water withthe leaders, passed everyone by the fourth mile of the bikewhere he had already put 30 seconds on Marceau, DanHugo, Batelier, and Eneko Llanos. From there he extendedthe gap, and was up 1:30 by mile 10 and with less than twomiles left of heavy climbing before “The Plunge” steepdownhill section where Stoltz’ is at his best, it looked like hewas well on his way to a 4th World Title.

“I felt really good today, best I’ve felt in a long time. I wasrelaxed and riding really fast on the technical stuff, and evenhad quite a bit in the tank for the run, but then it came downto luck,” said Stoltz, who got a slow-leak somewhere aroundmile 13 or so that forced him to stop, repair, and watch asRuzafa went by.

Stoltz bad luck aside, Ruzafa and Weiss came in with heavymountain bike credentials and lived up to every bit of it –posting the two fastest splits in 1:30:25 and 1:30:33 respec-tively. To put that in perspective, American Josiah Middaughwho had the fastest split on this course two years ago - hadthe third best time in 1:33:39.

The run belonged to the speedy Brent McMahon whoturned in a 43:18 (two minutes quicker than anyone else).McMahon passed a half-dozen others and finished in third,the same spot he placed here in 2005.

One of the last guys McMahon passed was Vine, who set-tled in for fourth place, and the consummate pro OlivierMarceau rounded out the top five. Eneko Llanos was sixthand won the Hawaiian Airlines Double for the third straightyear, and Middaugh came in as the top American in 7th.

DIBENS DOUBLES XTERRA WORLD TITLE COUNT

Dibens dominated the women’s race for the second straightyear, taking the lead from the very start of the swim all theway through the finish line with a winning time of 3:03:57, afull minute ahead of runner-up Danelle Kabush fromCanada. Dibens is just the second woman to win theXTERRA World Championship in back-to-back years (fol-lowing Melanie McQuaid’s 2005 and 2006 titles).

“I think this one was harder, it definitely took more out ofme,” said the former All-American swimmer at LouisianaState University and 2004 Olympic triathlete. “I was hurtingout there on the run and the heat really got to me, and justbefore the finish a guy passed me and said that Danelle wasright behind so I had to sprint to the finish and that was mur-der. Despite that, XTERRA is awesome. I just wished Iwould have got into this earlier. It’s just something whereeveryone who tries it loves it, and then it’s addictive.”

Melanie McQuaid was supposed to provide Dibens stiffestcompetition, but “some kind of intestinal thing” turned out tobe her chief rival and after regurgitating over and over in theearly portions of the run, there was nothing left to do but waitfor next year.

“I want a mulligan, can we race tomorrow,” said the three-time World Champ. “I tried to keep going but just kept cat-apulting backwards, it was the worst.”

Shonny Vanlandingham solidified her reputation as beingthe best women’s biker this course has seen by turning inthe fastest bike for the third time in four years.

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2008 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Ruben Ruzafa 24 Malaga, Spain 2:37:36 $25,0002 Michael Weiss 27 Vienna, Austria 2:38:10 $15,0003 Brent McMahon 28 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:40:56 $8,0004 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:41:37 $5,0005 Olivier Marceau 35 Vallavris, Switzerland 2:42:01 $3,0006 Eneko Llanos 31 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:42:49 $1,7507 Josiah Middaugh 30 Vail, Colorado 2:42:56 $1,2008 Dan Hugo 23 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:43:28 $1,0009 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:43:47 $80010 Chris Legh 35 Melbourne, Australia 2:45:20 $700Also: Seth Wealing ($600), Conrad Stoltz ($500), Jim Thijs ($400), Ryan Ignatz ($300), Franky Batelier ($300)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Julie Dibens 33 Bath, United Kingdom 3:03:57 $25,0002 Danelle Kabush 33 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:04:56 $15,0003 Shonny Vanlandingham 39 Durango, Colorado 3:10:49 $8,0004 Renata Bucher 31 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:11:06 $5,0005 Christine Jeffrey 35 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3:11:50 $3,0006 Jennifer Smith 35 Westport, New Zealand 3:15:59 $1,7507 Jenny Tobin 39 Boise, Idaho 3:16:08 $1,2008 Carina Wasle 22 Kundl, Austria 3:17:31 $1,0009 Sara Tarkington 26 Boulder, Colorado 3:19:16 $80010 Lesley Paterson 27 Sterling, Scotland 3:19:53 $700Also: Kristy Lanier, Fabiola Corona, Emma Garrard, Sibylle Matter, Sari Anderson..Fastest swim (1-mile): Brent McMahon (18:13), Linda Gallo (18:16) taken out of T1Fastest bike (20-miles): Ruben Ruzafa (1:30:25), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:48:12)Fastest run (7-miles): Brent McMahon (43:18), Danelle Kabush (49:55)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Julian Langer 3:01:35 Vienna, Austria20 - 24 Francois Carloni 2:54:26 Saint Raphael, France25 - 29 Peter Hawkins 2:58:24 Gloustershire, United Kingdom30 - 34 James Walsh 2:55:17 Carlsbad, CA35 - 39 Patrick Harvey 2:59:46 Auckland, New Zealand40 - 44 Dirk Pauling 2:56:24 Rupperswil, Switzerland45 - 49 (7) Tom Lyons 3:13:51 Reno, Nevada50 - 54 Franz Pretzl 3:23:00 Teublilz, Germany55 - 59 Randy Beckner 3:26:32 Helena, Montana60 - 64 Bruce Wacker 4:02:08 Colorado Springs, Colorado65 - 69 (5) Peter Wood 4:09:11 La Jolla, California70+ Manfred Klittich 5:18:25 Eschborn, GermanyPhysically Challenged Division: David Kyle, 4:59:04, Athens, Florida

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Charlotte McShane 3:35:01 Victoria, Australia 20 - 24 Erin Kummer 3:36:31 Boulder, Colorado25 - 29 Emma Smith 3:40:25 London, United Kingdom30 - 34 Dominique Angerer 3:44:43 Elsbethen, Austria35 - 39 Sarah McMahan 3:45:04 Incline Village, Nevada40 - 44 Keri Grosse 3:34:04 Leavenworth, Washington45 - 49 Ulrike Striednig 3:53:56 Klagenfurt, Austria50 - 54 (3) Beverly Enslow 3:55:47 Metamora, Illinois55 - 59 Beverly Watson 4:19:39 Priddis, Alberta, Canada60+ Kathy Frank 5:51:52 Bend, OregonPhysically Challenged Division: Megan Fisher, 5:09:47, Missoula, MT(#) denotes number of World Championships wonTop Amateurs

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Monique Avery 3:56:35 Rororua, New Zealand 20 - 24 Erin Beresini 4:06:11 Hermosa Beach, California25 - 29 (2) Marion Summerer 3:29:35 Honolulu, Hawaii30 - 34 Susie Wood 3:31:54 Nelson, New Zealand35 - 39 Lisa Lieb 3:39:09 Durango, Colorado40 - 44 Kaja Polivkova 3:41:05 Prague, Czech Republic45 - 49 Meiling Yee 3:54:57 Sunnyvale, California50 - 54 (2) Beverly Enslow 3:56:52 Metamora, Illinois55 - 59 (3) Cindi Toepel 4:24:55 Littleton, Colorado

(#) denotes number of World Championships wonTop Amateurs

2007 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 34 Stellenboch, South Africa 2:40:54 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 34 Cannes, France 2:42:05 $15,0003 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:42:35 $8,0004 Chris Legh 35 Lyons, Australia 2:44:26 $5,0005 Bevan Docherty 30 Taupo, New Zealand 2:44:54 $3,0006 Felix Schumann 25 Germany 2:45:04 $1,7507 Nicolas Lebrun 34 Digne-Les-Bains, France 2:45:19 $1,2008 Mike Vine 34 Victoria, Canada 2:45:57 $1,0009 David Henestrosa 30 Manresa, Spain 2:47:04 $80010 Nico Pfitzenmaier 36 Besigheim, Germany 2:47:53 $700Also: Hektor Llanos - Spain ($600), Lieuwe Boonstra - South Africa ($500), Eneko Llanos – Spain ($400), Sam Gardner – United Kingdom ($300), Jim Thijs – Belgium ($300)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Julie Dibens 32 Bath, United Kingdom 3:01:24 $25,0002 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, Canada 3:09:52 $15,0003 Jamie Whitmore 31 Mt. Aukum, California 3:11:37 $8,0004 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:12:44 $5,0005 Candy Angle 38 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:13:14 $3,0006 Dara Marks Marino 32 Flagstaff, Arizona 3:14:41 $1,7507 Sibylle Matter 34 Bern, Switzerland 3:15:56 $1,2008 Michelle Lombardi 39 Somerset West, South Africa 3:19:47 $1,0009 Daniela Campuzano 21 Tulancingo, Mexico 3:22:02 $80010 Carina Wasle 23 Kundl, Austria 3:22:33 $700Also: Anna Scheiderbauer - Germany, Sara Tarkington - USA, Amber Monforte – USA, Kristy Lanier - USA

Fastest swim: Jordan Bryden, (19:47), Julie Dibens (20:16)Fastest bike: Brian Smith (1:30:51), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:46:32)Fastest run: Chris Legh (45:11), Julie Dibens (49:58)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 – 19 Martin Jiskra 3:05:01 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic20 - 24 Nicolas Fernandez 3:01:14 Pelissannee, France25 - 29 Lars Fricke 3:00:01 Apolda, Germany30 - 34 Alexander Eiler 2:57:34 Kailua, Hawaii35 - 39 Laurent Beuzeboc 2:58:04 Saint Bonnet, France40 - 44 Ulrich Katzer 3:02:02 Anger, Austria45 - 49 (6) Tom Lyons 3:09:01 Reno, Nevada50 - 54 Tom Monica 3:25:19 Walnut Creek, California55 - 59 James Lewis 3:45:39 Broomfield, Colorado60 - 64 (5) Kent Robison 3:43:37 Reno, Nevada65 - 69 Art Gardenswartz 4:27:07 Albuquerque, New MexicoPhysically Challenged Division

(2) Fouad Fattoumy 3:46:33 Honolulu, Hawaii

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Valeria Curridori 4:10:50 Villacidro, Italy20 - 24 * Suzie Snyder 3:36:19 Colorado Springs, CO25 - 29 Kim Hill 3:50:48 Honolulu, HI30 - 34 * Laura Home 3:40:35 Santa Cruz, CA35 - 39 Janice Fliegler 3:53:46 Carson City, NV40 - 44 Barbara Alber 3:56:18 Dettingen, Germany 45 - 49 Catherine Dunn 3:52:50 Wellington, New Zealand50 - 54 $ Barbara Peterson 4:08:44 Berkeley, CA55 - 59 * Cindi Toepel 4:25:14 Littleton, CO60+ Wendy Minor 5:53:53 Honolulu, HI

* Two-time XTERRA World Champ # Four-time XTERRA World Champ$ Five-time XTERRA World Champ Top Amateurs

2006 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Hamish Carter 35 Auckland, New Zealand 2:42:36 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 33 Cannes, France 2:42:55 $15,0003 Seth Wealing 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:44:05 $8,0004 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:45:51 $5,0005 Eneko Llanos 29 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:46:49 $3,0006 Brent McMahon 26 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:46:58 $1,7507 Greg Krause 29 Denver, Colorado 2:48:47 $1,2008 Nicolas Lebrun 33 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:50:51 $1,0009 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:52:16 $80010 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:52:28 $700Also: Michael Simpson ($600), Andrew Noble ($500), Hektor Llanos ($400), Jimmy Archer ($300), and Sam Gardner($300)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:53 $25,0002 Danelle Kabush 31 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:15:58 $15,0003 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:19:50 $8,0004 Jennifer Smith 33 Westport, New Zealand 3:20:08 $5,0005 Renata Bucher 28 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:22:14 $3,0006 Jenny Tobin 38 Boise, Idaho 3:22:42 $1,7507 Michelle Lombardi 38 Somerset West, South Africa 3:23:44 $1,2008 Mami Saito 29 Kawasaki, Japan 3:24:32 $1,0009 Shonny Vanlandingham 37 Durango, Colorado 3:24:58 $80010 Cameron Randolph 36 Ridgway, Colorado 3:30:17 $700Also: Carina Wasle (AUS), Ingrid Rolles (RSA), Nicole Newton (USA), Imke Schiersch (GER), Jackie Burt (USA)

Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:41), Sibylle Matter (20:51)Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:35:08), Melanie McQuaid (1:49:55)Fastest run: Brent McMahon (45:05), Danelle Kabush (53:51)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Kyle Kennedy 3:33:37 West Vancouver, Canada 20 - 24 Rom Akerson 2:57:43 Costa Rica25 - 29 Trevor Glavin 3:11:38 Salinas, CA30 - 34 Conrad Snover 3:01:50 Truckee, CA35 - 39 Calvin Zaryski 3:04:51 Calgary, Canada40 - 44 Tim Johnston 3:11:10 Los Gatos, CA45 - 49 $ Tom Lyons 3:14:24 Reno, NV50 - 54 * Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:22:59 Clemson, SC55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:38:47 Reno, NV60 - 64 # Peter Wood 3:59:46 La Jolla, CA65+ John Stover 4:51:22 Jackson, MIPhysically Challenged Division

* Fouad Fattoumy 4:07:40 Honolulu, HI

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XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Kate Chapman 3:57:01 Breckenridge, Colorado20 - 24 Marion Summerer 3:21:03 Freiburg, Germany25 - 29 Louisa Davis 3:41:03 Wadestown, New Zealand30 - 34 Laura Home 3:30:54 Santa Cruz, California35 - 39 Beate Kleindienst 3:52:56 Dachau, Germany40 - 44 Rita Haerteis 3:44:24 Penzberg, Germany45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:59:52 Berkeley, California50 - 54 Cindi Toepel 4:12:16 Littleton, Colorado55 - 59 Susan Swan 5:17:22 Coromandel, New Zealand60+ $ Wendy Minor 5:06:43 Honolulu, Hawaii# Four-time XTERRA World Champion$ Five-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Female

2005 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTSTOP 15 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Nicolas LeBrun 32 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:38:19 $25,0002 Eneko Llanos 28 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:41:41 $15,0003 Brent McMahon 24 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:01 $8,0004 Mike Vine 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:42:22 $5,0005 Chris Legh 32 Melbourne, Australia 2:43:32 $3,0006 Nico Pfitzenmaier 34 Besigheim, Germany 2:43:48 $1,7507 Olivier Marceau 32 Cannes, France 2:45:29 $1,2008 Ronnie Schildknecht 25 Thalwil, Switzerland 2:45:43 $1,0009 Conrad Stoltz 32 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:46:23 $80010 Josiah Middaugh 27 Vail, Colorado 2:47:33 $700Also: Greg Krause ($600, 2:47:42), Jimmy Archer ($500, 2:49:32), Francisco Serrano ($400, 2:49:52), Peter Reid ($300,2:50:05), Robert Latschen ($300, 2:51:18)

TOP 15 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:07:16 $25,0002 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:00 $15,0003 Jamie Whitmore 29 Elk Grove, California 3:13:51 $8,0004 Renata Bucher 27 Lucerne, Switzerland 3:17:14 $5,0005 Jenny Tobin 35 Boise, Idaho 3:17:17 $3,0006 Danelle Kabush 30 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:19:45 $1,7507 Shonny Vanlandingham 36 Durango, Colorado 3:20:01 $1,2008 Monique Merrill 36 Breckenridge, Colorado 3:25:08 $1,0009 Melissa Thomas 35 Boulder, Colorado 3:25:49 $80010 Lisa Isom 33 Vail, Colorado 3:26:08 $700Also: Sonia Foote (3:30:35), Ingrid Rolles (3:32:21), Mami Saito (3:33:45), Kate Major (3:38:22), Imke Schiersch Fastest swim: Brent McMahon (19:42), Sibylle Matter (20:47)Fastest bike: Nicolas LeBrun (1:29:13), Shonny Vanlandingham (1:45:40)Fastest run: Brent McMahon (44:01), Sibylle Matter (51:53)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Jordan Bryden 3:09:20 Calgary, Canada 20 - 24 Scott Thorne 3:03:58 Hamilton East, New Zealand25 - 29 Ryland Garnett 3:02:02 Seaford, Australia30 - 34 Jason Jablonski 3:01:48 Wenatchee, Washington35 - 39 Michael Nahom 3:03:28 New Milford, Connecticut40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 3:08:21 Reno, Nevada45 - 49 Casey Fannin 3:13:57 Birmingham, Alabama50 - 54 Ian Davidson, Jr. 3:21:29 Clemson, South Carolina55 - 59 Gary Mercer 3:59:56 Anderson, California60 - 64 % Peter Wood 3:53:53 La Jolla, CaliforniaChallenged Athletes Division

Fouad Fattoumy 3:50:44 Honolulu, Hawaii% Three-time XTERRA World Champion# Four-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Male

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2004 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSTOP 10 PRO MENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse 1 Eneko Llanos 27 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:28:44 $25,0002 Olivier Marceau 31 Cannes, France 2:29:45 $15,0003 Josiah Middaugh 26 Vail, Colorado 2:33:28 $8,0004 Dominic Gillen 27 Washington, Connecticut 2:33:53 $5,000 5 Justin Thomas 29 Fairfax, Virginia 2:34:31 $3,0006 Nicolas LeBrun 31 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:36:58 $1,7507 Sylvain Dodet 28 Antibes, France 2:38:26 $1,2008 Hektor Llanos 32 Victoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:39:04 $1,0009 Jimmy Archer 32 Boulder, Colorado 2:40:39 $80010 Robert Latschen 33 Graz, Austria 2:40:41 $700

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse1 Jamie Whitmore 28 Elk Grove, California 3:01:35 $25,0002 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:04:25 $15,0003 Danelle Kabush 29 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:05:19 $8,0004 Melissa Thomas 33 Boulder, Colorado 3:05:38 $5,0005 Katrin Helmcke 29 Buchenbach, Germany 3:07:43 $3,0006 Sibylle Matter 31 Bern, Switzerland 3:08:17 $1,7507 Erika Csomor 30 Budapest, Hungary 3:14:14 $1,2008 Lynley Allison 31 Auckland, New Zealand 3:15:28 $1,0009 Candy Angle 34 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:16:34 $80010 Stefania Bonazzi 34 Ferrara, Italy 3:16:39 $700

Fastest swim: Jan Sibbersen (18:45), Megan Melgaard (20:13)Fastest bike: Josiah Middaugh (1:27:12), Melissa Thomas (1:41:02)Fastest run: Jan Rehula (33:14), Erika Csomor (38:18)

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALES)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Jana Chocholova 4:22:29 Hluboka, CR20 - 24 Suzi Snyder 3:36:03 Springfield, MA25 - 29 Amber Monforte 3:21:29 Reno, NV30 - 34 Ingrid Rolles 3:15:23 Honolulu, HI35 - 39 Birgit Johnston 3:27:32 Los Gatos, CA40 - 44 Josie Sinclair 3:42:25 Epsom, AUS45 - 49 # Barbara Peterson 3:43:21 Berkeley, CA50 - 54 ! Lorenn Walker 4:08:27 Waialua, HI55 - 59 $ Wendy Minor 4:40:23 Honolulu, HI

#Two-time Champ, *Three-time Champ $Four-time Champion!Five-time Champ TOP AMATEURS

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALES)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 # Taylor Tolleson 2:51:56 Pacific Grove, CA20 - 24 Petr Vejvoda 2:59:41 Liberec, CR25 - 29 Jim Vance 2:45:06 San Diego, CA30 - 34 # Matt Boobar 2:53:17 Plymouth, NH35 - 39 Curt Chesney 2:46:38 Boulder, CO40 - 44 * Tom Lyons 2:59:04 Reno, NV45 - 49 Bruce Wilson 3:11:10 Temecula, CA50 - 54 Chris Robinson 3:45:46 Vancouver, WA55 - 59 * Kent Robison 3:23:27 Reno, NV60+ Peter Wood 3:44:18 La Jolla, CA65+ Armin Beyrich 4:09:36 Eresing, GER

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1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR WOMEN)DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

15-19 Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Allegra Erisman Brandy Bounds Tulsi McCarthy N/A N/A

20-24 Rebecca Bashton Cara Coolbaugh Jaymi Cowan Kerry Barnholt Lucia Kuhner Lucia Kuhner Kelly Rees

25-29 Zoe King Jessica Burwell Catherine Phillips Yvonne Timewell Lindsay Price Amy Patz Amy Patz

30-34 Tina Eakin Amy Patz Erin McCarty Katrin Tobin Lynn Martin Rikke Johansen Chantal Ratte

35-39 Serena Warner Sabine Greipel Chantal Ratte N/A Monika Birk Shannon Oliver Sue Forbes-Kikukawa

40-44 Jodi Ruby Devyani Kamdar Monika Birk Lorenn Walker Susy Jones Laurie Woodbury Sally Hill

45-49 Beverly Enslow Barbara Peterson Lorenn Walker N/A N/A N/A N/A

50-54 Lorenn Walker Libby Harrow N/A N/A N/A Wendy Minor N/A

55-59 Wendy Minor N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

60+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1996-2002 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (AMATEUR MEN)DIV 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

15-19 Hunter Claxton Pearce Creasman Eliot Challifour Tyler Smith N/A N/A N/A

20-24 Josiah Middaugh Rohin Adams Andy Blow Jeff Cormack Jason Irons Luis Canales N/A

25-29 Andrew Wadsworth Bernard Hug Keith Meter Ben Travis Karl Schultz Charles Smith Masco Wieser

30-34 Matt Boobar Benoit Dussault Norman Thiabult Dave Bonetti Dave Bonetti Gerry Clark Paul Hopwood

35-39 Mark Gavach Paul Hopwood Richard Ely Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Paul Hopwood Richard Knight

40-44 Tom Lyons Dave Ruby Joseph Zwack Howard Jones Steve Cole Patrick Follett David Fonseca

45-49 Keiji Matsuba John Royson John Royson Reed Johnson Kalli Nottrodt Otto Lingk Bob Macy

50-54 Jiri Kokes Dave Kinsey Kent Robison Bob Macy Bob Macy Mike Malloy Dan Neyenhuis

55-59 Richard Wall Leo Meeuwisse Brian Parkinson Peter Wood Wilburn Powell Ed Hudcovic Ed Hudcovic

60+ David Sharp Hans Dieben Hans Dieben N/A N/A N/A N/A

CA Paul Martin Paul Martin Joel Sampson Paul Martin N/A N/A N/A

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (FEMALE)Division Name Time Hometown20 - 24 Shae Rainer 3:26:28 Austin, Texas25 - 29 Sonia Foote 3:28:55 Rotorua, NZ30 - 34 Katrin Hockenjos 3:25:49 Konstanz, Germany35 - 39 Riikka Kelja 3:24:37 Netherlands40 - 44 Maria Raether 3:33:13 Weinheim, Germany45 - 49 Barbara Peterson 3:38:37 Berkeley, California 50 - 54 $ Lorenn Walker 4:01:03 Waialua, Hawaii55 - 59 * Wendy Minor 4:49:12 Honolulu, HawaiiPRO Melanie McQuaid 2:57:08 Victoria, BC, Canada* Three-time XTERRA World Champion$ Four-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Female

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONS (MALE)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Taylor Tolleson 3:00:13 Pacific Grove, CA20 - 24 Chad Seymour 2:57:04 Honolulu, Hawaii25 - 29 Greg Krause 2:53:42 Denver, Colorado30 - 34 Robert Latschen 2:47:30 Graz, Austria35 - 39 Michael Nahom 2:54:02 New Milford, CT40 - 44 # Tom Lyons 2:55:18 Reno, Nevada45 - 49 Leo McCarthy 3:11:06 Kapaa, Hawaii50 - 54 Guenther Weber 3:17:25 Roth, Germany55 - 59 # Kent Robison 3:37:18 Reno, Nevada60+ * Hans Dieben 4:14:07 Chula Vista, CAPRO Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 Spain# Two-time XTERRA World Champ* Three-time XTERRA World ChampionTop Amateur Male

2003 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

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TOP THREE PROS FROM MAUI’S PAST2008 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/26Men Women1. Ruben Ruzafa 2:37:36 1. Julie Dibens 3:03:572. Michi Weiss 2:38:10 2. Danelle Kabush 3:04:563. Brent McMahon 2:40:56 3. Shonny Vanlandingham 3:10:49The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Eneko Llanos (11:03:39), Sibylle Matter (13:12:08)

2007 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/28Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:40:54 1. Julie Dibens 3:01:242. Olivier Marceau 2:42:05 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:523. Brian Smith 2:42:35 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:11:37The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Eneko Llanos (11:17:17), Erika Csomor (13:12:50)

2006 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/29Men Women1. Hamish Carter 2:42:36 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:532. Olivier Marceau 2:42:55 2. Danelle Kabush 3:15:583. Seth Wealing 2:44:05 3. Sibylle Matter 3:19:50The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Eneko Llanos (11:09:17), Sibylle Matter (13:24:06)

2005 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Makena, HI - 10/23Men Women1. Nicolas Lebrun 2:38:19 1. Melanie McQuaid 3:07:162. Eneko Llanos 2:41:41 2. Sibylle Matter 3:08:003. Brent McMahon 2:42:01 3. Jamie Whitmore 3:13:51The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:10:09), Kate Major (12:51:01)

2004 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/24Men Women1. Eneko Llanos 2:28:44 1. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:352. Olivier Marceau 2:29:45 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:04:253. Josiah Middaugh 2:33:28 3. Danelle Kabush 3:05:19The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:27:59), Heather Fuhr (13:18:17)

2003 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/26Men Women1. Eneko Llanos 2:32:56 1. Melanie McQuaid 2:57:082. Nicolas LeBrun 2:36:31 2. Jamie Whitmore 3:01:143. Justin Thomas 2:37:31 3. Candy Angle 3:06:09The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:03:50), Heather Fuhr (12:42:03)

2002 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Wailea, HI - 10/27Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:22:55 1. Candy Angle 2:57:332. Eneko Llanos 2:23:57 2. Jamie Whitmore 2:59:103. Nicolas LeBrun 2:27:37 3. Shari Kain 3:03:20The Hawaiian Airlines Double:Peter Reid (11:18:23), Ariane Gutknecht (13:30:26)

2001 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22Men Women1. Conrad Stoltz 2:28:48 1. Anke Erlank 3:00:592. Kerry Classen 2:37:02 2. Cherie Touchette 3:11:513. Jimmy Riccitello 2:37:31 3. Kerstin Weule 3:12:37The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Cameron Widoff (11:54:30), Wendy Ingraham (13:37:04)

2000 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/22Men Women1. Michael Tobin 2:30:53 1. Kerstin Weule 3:07:042. Mike Vine 2:33:10 2. Melanie McQuaid 3:09:173. Michael Pigg 2:33:43 3. Uli Blank 3:17:32The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Peter Reid (11:05:07), Beth Zinkland (13:15:26)

1999 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/31Men Women1. Ned Overend 2:32:50 1. Shari Kain 3:04:192. Michael Tobin 2:34:26 2. Kerstin Weule 3:06:273. Jimmy Riccitello 2:35:54 3. Jody Purcell 3:08:42The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Olivier Bernhart (11:05:09), Uli Blank (13:09:57)

1998 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/11Men Women1. Ned Overend 2:24:46 1. Sue Latshaw 2:58:492. Wes Hobson 2:29:16 2. Uli Blank 3:00:053. Michael Tobin 2:31:22 3. Caroline Rahner 3:06:27The Hawaiian Airlines Double: Peter Reid (10:59:49), Wendy Ingraham (12:58:32)

1997 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 10/26Men Women1. Mike Pigg 2:28:48 1. Cameron Randolph 3:04:252. Ned Overend 2:32:12 2. Lesley Tomlinson 3:04:313. Jimmy Riccitello 2:34:49 3. Sue Latshaw 3:11:32

1996 -----------------------------------------------------------------

XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Wailea, Maui – 11/3Men Women1. Jimmy Riccitello 2:27:42 1. Michellie Jones 3:04:532. Mike Pigg 2:31:13 2. Shari Kain 3:05:053. Ned Overend 2:33:39 3. Sian Welch 3:20:55

Note: 1998 was the first year for the “double”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2009 XTERRA European Tour Final Standings

ELITE MEN Nation Italy Czech GER Austria Total1 Batelier, Franky FRA 100 100 100 100 4002 Zadak, Karel CZE 75 90 75 90 3303 Gardner, Sam GBR 41 75 53 82 2514 Dietz, Ronny GER 69 0 82 53 2045 Pfitzenmeier, Nico GER 41 58 69 1686 Marceau, Olivier SUI 82 75 1577 Jurkovic, Tomas SLO 53 58 45 1568 Schumann, Felix GER 0 90 58 1489 Weiss, Michi AUT 63 82 14510 Luxem, Yeray BEL 0 63 63 126Also: Tomas Baca (118), Mikko Vastarana (118), Peter Mosny (112), Jens Buder (110), Ruben Ruzafa (90), Paul Embrechts (82), Jan Kubicek(78), Petr Novak (69), Tim McDowell (68), Victor Del Corral Morales (58), Leos Rousavy (53), Tomas Matera (49), Sascha Wingenfeld (49), LarsErik Fricke (45), Ole Vinnegaard (41), Graham Wadsworth (37), Gianpetro De Faveri (34), Matus Jurecka (34), Jacky Boisset (31), Lesly Derks(31), Llewellyn Holmes (31), Michael Szymoniuk (31), Jiri Hampejs (28), Martin Kostelnicak (28).

ELITE WOMEN Nation Italy Czech GER Austria Total1 Bucher, Renata SUI 100 90 100 100 3902 Wasle, Carina AUT 63 100 58 90 3113 Matter, Sibylle SUI 90 90 1804 Golsteyn, Maud NED 75 82 1575 Guillot, Myriam FRA 69 69 1386 Smith, Jen USA 63 75 1387 Loubkova, Katerina CZE 82 53 1358 Vreeswijk-Kelja, Riikka FIN 69 63 1329 Duggan, Nicola GBR 49 82 13110 Loubkova, Ivana CZE 75 45 120Also: Brandyn Roark Gray (99), Judy Van Den Berg (82), Marion Lorblanchet (75), Claudia Frank (69), Rebecca Dussault (63), Sara Tavecchio(58), Sarka Grabullerova (58), Laura Mazzucco (53), Katerina Lhotova (53), Aneta Demelova (49), Hannah Cornett (45).

2009 XTERRA EUROPEAN TOUR RESULTSFranky Batelier and Renata Bucher are the best XTERRA athletes in Europe. As proof, the duo won the XTERRA EuropeanChampionship race, which doubled as the XTERRA Austrian Championship, and the XTERRA European Tour titles as wellon a picture perfect day in Klopeinersee (a beautiful lake village nestled in the Carinthian Alps) on August 22, 2009.

For Batelier the victory marks his fourth win in as many chances on the Euro Tour and seals his fate as the 2009 XTER-RA European Tour Champion. Bucher, who has won three of the four races on the Tour this year (as well as Saipan,Malaysia, and the Northeast Cup in Vermont) solidified her fourth consecutive XTERRA European Tour Championship withthe win.

2009 Pro Points Score Breakdown:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

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An athletes’ journey to Maui is forged in dirt and determination. Their rite of passage calls for swimming, mountainbiking, and trail running in mystic environments from the picturesque Blue Lake in Rotorua to the Mediterraneanwaters and silver sand beaches of Italy, straight up the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and into the “Samurai Country”of rural Japan. Discovering new places, experiencing unknown cultures and gathering with kindred spirits acrossthe Globe�IT’S THE XTERRA WAY. Here are the championship races from around the world in 2009:

Date Race, Location (Pro Winners)

April 18 XTERRA South Africa Championship, Grabouw, Western Cape

Lieuwe Boonstra and Felix Schumann co-champs/Carina Wasle

April 18 XTERRA Saipan Championship, CNMI

Sam Gardner/Renata Bucher

April 18 XTERRA New Zealand Championship, Rotorua

Richard Ussher/Nicola Leary

May 31 XTERRA Italy Championship*, Orosei, Sardinia

Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher

June 7 XTERRA Malaysia Championship, Kuantan

Mike Vine/Renata Bucher

June 27 XTERRA Czech Championship*, Hluboka Nad Vltavou

Franky Batelier/Carina Wasle

August 1-2 XTERRA Mexico Championship, Valle de Bravo

Seth Wealing/Shonny Vanlandingham

August 15 XTERRA Germany Championship*, Zittau

Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher

August 22 XTERRA European Championship

XTERRA Austria Championship*, Klopeinersee

Franky Batelier/Renata Bucher

August 29 XTERRA Japan Championship, Marunuma

Sam Gardner/Mieko Carey

August 29 XTERRA Brazil Championship, Angra dos Reis

Rom Akerson/Maria Omar

Sept. 26 XTERRA USA Championship, Ogden/Snowbasin, UT

Nicolas Lebrun/Melanie McQuaid

October 25 XTERRA World Championship, Maui* XTERRA European Tour

Note: Does not include in-country series such as the XTERRA America Tour, XTERRA South Africa Series, Czech Tour,German Tour, Japan Tour, Brazil Tour, and French Tour.

2009 XTERRA WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Tentative as of October 13, 2009Date Event Location

February 20 XTERRA South Africa Championship Grabouw, Western Cape

March 13 XTERRA Saipan Championship Northern Mariana Islands

April 10 XTERRA New Zealand Championship Rotorua

May 23 XTERRA Portugal Championship+ Figeira da Foz

May 30 XTERRA Italy Championship+ Orosei, Sardinia

June 13 XTERRA Malaysia Championship Kuantan Pahang

June 26 XTERRA Czech Championship+ Hluboka nad Vltavou

July 11 XTERRA France Championship+ Gerardmer

August 14 XTERRA Germany Championship+ Zittau

August 21 XTERRA Austria Championship+ Klopeinersee

August 28 XTERRA Japan Championship Marunuma

August 28 XTERRA Brazil Championship Angra dos Reis

September 12 XTERRA Mexico Championship Valle de Bravo

September 12 XTERRA Switzerland Championship+ Prangins

September 25 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden, Utah

October 24 XTERRA World Championship Makena, Maui, Hawaii

+ XTERRA European Tour events

2010 XTERRA GLOBAL TOUR SCHEDULE

Japan

New Zealand

France

Brazil

Czech Republic

Italy

THE XTERRA HALL OF FAME

When XTERRA celebrated its 10th year in October of 2005,the founders created the XTERRA HALL OF FAME. This year,on the eve of the XTERRA World Championship on the luaugrounds of the Maui Prince, another XTERRA legend will behonored in front of their peers at the night of champions dinner.

NED OVEREND (2005)After retiring from mountain biking in 1996 at the age of 40 (he won six national titles and became mountainbikings first world champion in 1990), Overend competed in the first-ever XTERRA in 1996, finishing third. In ‘97he was second, and in ‘98 and ‘99 he won consecutive World Championships at the ripe young age of 42 & 43. Hewas also the XTERRA USA Series Champion in 2002. At the 2004 World Championship, at age 50, Overendposted the 9th fastest bike split and placed 21st overall. Midway through the bike course Peter Reid was overheardsaying “There’s a 50-year-old in front of me!”

As an XTERRA pro, Ned regularly beat the spandex off guys 10 and 15 years his junior. He was so devastatingon the mountain bike that he earned the nicknames of “Deadly Nedly” and “The Lung.” At the end of his XTERRAcareer, race commentators respectfully called him “The Old Man of the Mountain.”SCOTT TINLEY (2006)Scott Tinley was named the second inductee into the XTERRA Hall of Fame. In 1996, Scott competed in XTERRA'sinaugural event, known as Aquaterra at the time. That day, he finished in 4th place and went on to finish in the top10 in both 1997 and '98. But more than just an athlete, Scott was one of the early ambassadors for the sport. Tinleywas at the sharp end of getting athletes to Maui. When you look at the high level pro's that came 10 years ago, itis far more impressive than what one, solitary, unusual race with a $5,000 prize list should have attracted. JimmyRiccitello, Mike Pigg, Wes Hobson, Ray Browning, Pat Brown, Scott Molina, Emilio Desoto, Jeff Devlin, Kenny Glah,Paul Huddle, Michellie Jones, Paula Newby, Sian Welch, Karen Smeyers and more I probably can't remember. Alot of that participation is because of ST. Tinley also campaigned in the Hawaiian Mountain Tour bike race in Hawaiito promote XTERRA and near the end of his career, he helped found and develop the sport of off-road triathlon.

KERSTIN WEULE (2007)Kerstin Weule, using equally deadly swim, mountain bike and run speed, won more XTERRA races than anyone(until Jamie Whitmore took on the challenge). She won 19 XTERRA titles, including the US. Pro Series in 1999and 2000, and the 2000 World Championship. Born in Braunlage, Germany in 1966, Weule’s name was synony-mous with XTERRA for years. She was 5th at Maui in 1997 after a second in Kirkwood and a third at Big Bear. Thewinning started in 1998 in Louisiana and she won the next two big races. In her career, Kerstin won at almost everyU.S. venue where XTERRA traveled too, including races in the UK and Canada. Her early battles in 97-98 and 99with Lorraine Barrow and Jody Purcell were wonderful to watch. Weule brought much to XTERRA – an opendisposition, the ability to share all that she knew at XTERRA University clinics, a great laugh, her cartwheel at thefinish line, & blue painted toenails on raceday. Kerstin retired from XTERRA in 2003.JIMMY RICCITELLO (2008)Flash back to 1996… AquaTerra…the first XTERRA…123 Speedo-clad racers on the start line at dawn on thebeach in Wailea, Maui. A who’s who of triathlon and mountain biking showed up to try something completelynew…off-road triathlon. And, it turned out that XTERRA with its catch phrase “Your toughest competitor is MotherNature” was right up Riccitello’s alley. He took the inaugural XTERRA World Championship by more than threeminutes over triathlon great Mike Pigg. After the win, he said “Man this race is a bitch, but it’s the true spirit oftriathlon – the athlete against the course”. Over seven years Riccitello raced XTERRA all over the U.S., includingsix more Maui World Championships, and was always the life of the party. Fellow athletes, XTERRA University stu-dents, and event staff alike were subjected to his less than politically correct opinions, quick wit, bodily sounds, andpractical jokes.

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XTERRA WARRIOR AWARD Since 2003 XTERRA has honored a member of its Tribe that has shownexemplary courage in the face of adversity, gone above and beyond to help the greater community, or personified the“Live More” spirit. Previous winners include...

2008 - Jamie Whitmore - XTERRA’s winningest pro ever with 37 career victoriesstarted battling cancer in late 2007 and in her spirited fight has inspired countlesspeople from around the world. See how she’s doing now at jamiewhitmore.com.2007 - Tae Yoong Kim – This Korean born Japanese age grouper can be foundat XTERRA events in almost every continent - his enthusiasm tanscends the lan-guage barrier everywhere he goes.2006 - Nico Pfitzenmeier – former mountain biker, Nico has traveled the world“competing to help kids”. His fundraising efforts assist children in Mozambiquewith housing and education.2005 - Dr. John Mills – Dr. John has spearheaded the medical support team onMaui since the inception of the race. Behind the scenes he has put in countlesshours in preperation for the event2004 - Willie Stewart – Willie lost his arm in a construction accident but has notlet that stop him from pursuing his favorite sports. A high tech prosthetic withshocks and quick release mechanism has allowed him to ride a mountain bike andrip up XTERRA courses all over the U.S.2003 - Bryan Medrano – Bryan lives life to the fullest while raising awarenessand funds for Huntington’s Disease, a neurological disorder that effects him andother family members.

FOUR THAT HAVE DONE ALL 13 MAUI RACESSteve Tarpinian from New York, and Steve Fisher, Gerry Clark, and Joe Alueta

from Maui have done (and finished) every XTERRA in Maui since 1996.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Medrano

Mills

Kim Pfitzenmeier

Stewart

Jamie

A BLESSING AND A LEIThere is perhaps no pre-race ritual morespiritually powerful than the beachfrontHawaiian blessing by Reverend AlalaniHill, and there’s certainly nothing betterthan crossing the finish line and seeingRaena, who welcomes each finisherwith a fresh flower lei.

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THE XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

XTERRA TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

DEC. 6, 2009

In 2009 XTERRA took trail running to the extreme with the half-

marathon distance "Xduro". More than a dozen endurance

runs across the U.S. and several more around the globe have

prepared runners for the ultimate Hawaiian experience - the

XTERRA Trail Running World Championship at Kualoa Ranch

(pictured here) on the island of Oahu.

The XTERRA Trail Running World Championship is scheduled for December 6, 2009, a week before the Honolulu

Marathon.

"After 12 years of producing trail runs alongside our XTERRA off-road triathlons we've learned that our audience wants

a bigger challenge than a 10k," said TEAM Unlimited CEO Tom Kiely. "What the market told us was to create a series of

half-marathons that have a physical challenge parallel to that of a road marathon, but with Mother Nature along for the

ride."

The XTERRA Trail Run World Champs will be held in conjunction with the XTERRA Trail Running Series, a collection of

50 trail runs of various distances twisting on crooked, dirty, and rocky paths from Malibu to Japan. Global Tour stops for

the 21k "Xduro" included New Zealand, Japan, France, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The final stop in the Series will certainly satisfy even the most adventurous runner. Kualoa Ranch, located on the north-

eastern side of Oahu less than an hour from Honolulu, is a 4000-acre working cattle ranch spread from the steep

mountain cliffs to the sparkling sea. The ranch terrain varies from dense rainforest to broad open valleys and from

beautiful white sand beaches to awesome verdant cliff faces. Kualoa Ranch has been the site of television shows and

Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park, Windtalkers, Pearl Harbor, Godzilla, Tears of the Sun, 50 First Dates, and LOST.

In addition to the epic location, the World Champs will immerse participants in a festival atmosphere with great food and

family entertainment. Shorter distance trail runs, races for kids, and a walk-a-thon for charity will also be offered.

"XTERRA is thrilled with the growth of its Trail Running Series, and we think the longer distance focus will push it to whole

new extreme in terms of participation and challenge," said Janet Clark, President of TEAM Unlimited/XTERRA. "XTERRA

Trail Runs give runners an opportunity to explore some wildly natural environments and challenge Mother Nature's diverse

and unique offerings from roots and rocks, to stream crossings and unexpected scenic vistas."

For further information and to check out the 2009/2010 XTERRA Trail Running Schedule visit us online at

xterratrailrun.com. Here’s a look at the remaing trail runs in 2009

Date Race Location Distances - Series Descriptor10/24 XTERRA Makena Beach Trail Runs Makena, Maui 5k/10k 10/25 XTERRA Monte Sano Trail Run Huntsville, AL 15km– Alabama Series #2 201011/7 XTERRA Paris Mountain Trails 11km Trail Run Greenville SC 11km – SC Series #1 201011/8 XTERRA Battle at Big Creek Trail Run Roswell, GA 7/15km – Georgia Series #3 201011/26 XTERRA Topanga Turkey Trot Trail Run Topanga, CA 5/10/15km – SoCal Series #2 201011/29 XTERRA Victoria Bryant State Park Trail Run Royston, GA 10km – Georgia Series #4 201012/6 XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Kualoa Ranch, Oahu, HI 5km/10km/21km Xduro12/13 XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run Newport Coast, CA 5/15km – SoCal Series #3 2010

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Lightweight XTERRA Shoes Designed to Help Athletes

Stalk Their On-Course Prey

TJ Gray and Ashley Brown — designers of XTERRA’s new

line of footwear and apparel — stood at the finish line of the

XTERRA World Championship in Maui in October 2008.

While many of the competitors lay in bed the night before

counting sheep in anticipation of the race, that afternoon

Gray and Brown were counting shoes.

Road shoe, road shoe, road shoe. As athletes poured

down from the lower slopes of Mount Haleakala from their

nearly seven-mile trail run over roots, rocks and ravines,

Gray and Brown couldn’t believe their eyes.

“Maybe one in 100 was a trail runner,” said Brown, who

along with partner Gray have also developed shoes for

Nike, adidas and Salomon. “They were all sacrificing sta-

bility for less weight.”

They returned to the drawing board, determined to make

XTERRA the lightest — but still, most stable — trail running

shoe on the market. With four months until the launch of the

shoes at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City,

designs were tweaked, materials tested — including a

unique combination of lighter blown rubber in the forefoot

and a heavier high-abrasion carbon rubber in the heel.

But their biggest scientific sport discovery was yet to come.

After much trial and error in their New Hampshire lab, a

molding model never before seen in the category was

created. Gone was a traditional glued-together midsole,

replaced by a dual-injected, dual-density EVA made of two

layers — the top soft, the bottom harder — giving comfort

and stability while taking away weight.

The result: an eco-friendly design that’s one of the lightest

trail runners ever, weighing in at less than 10.5 ounces for

men, 9.5 for women.

With the weight issue solved, multi-sport competitors Gray

and Brown began to research every movement taken on a

trail — the footplant and lateral pushoff around a 90-degree

directional path change, the flexed-footed jump over water,

the balanced gripped-toe run across a log.

As they were going for a timed run in the woods near their

studios — furiously passing each other, taking turns as the

lead — the big-picture design inspiration for XTERRA’s new

footwear line came: a big-cat predator’s paw.

“Chasing its prey, a big cat grips into the earth — digging

into loose gravel, dirt, gaining time and distance on every

step, every leap,” said Gray, a former collegiate decathlete

at Syracuse.

“The outer part of their foot acts like a traction pad,” he

continued. “It’s from there that we came up with XTERRA’s

unique outsole lug concept.”

The concept’s name: WILDTred. According to Gray and

Brown, its carved claw-like perimeter lug design forms

independent touch pads from forefoot to heel with deep flex

zones for controlled, wrap-around grip. They also noted the

lugs are higher than the shoe bottom’s concave center,

helping it act as its front and rear suspension while creating

a larger surface area.

“With the cat’s paw, we liked the symbolism of man’s

co-existence with all things found in the environment, said

Brown. “We adapt to our surroundings, whether it be

animal, plant or any of nature’s elements.

Continued Brown: “The thought behind XTERRA’s new line

is that the outdoors are no longer to be conquered; they’re

to be connected with.”

XTERRA’s footwear launch includes five styles: trail

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

performance slide.

For more information on the product — or what retailers

are carrying XTERRA — multisport athletes can go to

www.xterrafootwear.com

XTERRAGEAR.COM NEWS

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TEAM UNLIMITEDTEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company,founded in 1988. It owns and produces XTERRA, and in 2009 there will be more than100 off-road triathlon events held in 13 countries. It all started with 123 competitorsone afternoon in Maui, and has since evolved into the most prestigious off-roadmultisport race in the world. There are 30,000+ competitors, ages 13-71, from all 50states and more than 40 countries competing in XTERRA events. TEAM Unlimitedalso produces a 50-race worldwide Trail Running Series with National and WorldChampionship races, the XTERRA Winter World Championship, and more than adozen TV shows each year are produced by TEAM TV.

XTERRA THROUGH TIME1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.1997: XTERRA adds two events in California, and one in Louisiana in addition to World Championship.1998: The XTERRA tour goes to Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, and back to Louisiana.1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series.2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series, Australia and the Netherlands. 2002: The inaugural XTERRA Saipan Championship, and races in Germany and the Czech Republic.

The XTERRA USA Championship Series expands to 31 races. 2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2004: Forty-five events in the U.S., plus 33 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour2005: First year of the stand-alone XTERRA Trail Running Series and Nevada Passage Adventure Competition.2009: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races and 50+ XTERRA Trail Runs

TEAM TV

Since 1990 TEAM TVhas produced nearly300 television shows

resulting in threeregional Emmy’s and39 Telly Awards for

production excellence.

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2009 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPAMATEUR START LIST SORTED BY COUNTRY, THEN DIVISION - AS OF 10/14

First Name Last Name Country DivisionConnie Silvestri AUS 30-34Julian Langer AUT 20-24Matthias Schintler AUT 20-24Peter Bergh AUT 30-34Martina Donner AUT 30-34Hana Stadnik AUT 30-34Franz Lugstein AUT 35-39Thomas Vonach AUT 35-39Michael Zottl AUT 35-39Anneliese Autherit AUT 40-44Michael Friedrich AUT 40-44Michael Olipitz AUT 45-49Maxmilian Zdouc AUT 45-49Tim Van Daele BEL 25-29Lucas Garzon BRA 15-19Gustavo Ayres Netto BRA 20-24Luciana Carvalho Oliveira BRA 20-24Gabriel Castro BRA 25-29Joao Paulo Costa BRA 25-29Denis Crozariol BRA 25-29Roberto Guedes BRA 25-29Olides Millezi Neto BRA 25-29Paula Proenca BRA 25-29Maria Sautchuk BRA 25-29Luciana Magalhaes Sebastiao BRA 25-29Alexandre Bezerra Vergete BRA 25-29Gustavo Vieira BRA 25-29Pedro Vigira BRA 25-29Marcelo Paiva BRA 25-29Pierluigi Albuquerque BRA 30-34Ana Alzira Andrade BRA 30-34Paulo Alexandre Araujo BRA 30-34Marcio Arone BRA 30-34Walton Boechat BRA 30-34Samuel Ferraz Jose BRA 30-34Bernardo Fonseca BRA 30-34Ana Clara Rodrigues Cruz BRA 30-34Marcelo Yugi Ono BRA 30-34Luciana Cozza Cerqueira BRA 35-39Niva Viera De Mello BRA 35-39Rychard Hryniewicz BRA 35-39Sidnei Marques BRA 35-39Rafael Cardosa Ribeiro BRA 35-39Adriano Seabra BRA 35-39Luiz Cladio Cozza Graglia BRA 40-44Marcio Augusto Gripp BRA 40-44Luiz Mattos BRA 40-44Denilson Nunes De Freitas BRA 40-44Luiz H. Escudero Filho BRA 45-49Aldo Neto BRA 45-49Jose Rubens Macedo BRA 50-54Andrea McCormick CAN 25-29Marie-Hélène Prémont CAN 30-34Mike Cabigon CAN 35-39Sarah Caylor CAN 35-39Mike Duncan CAN 35-39Harper Forbes CAN 35-39

First Name Last Name Country DivisionSheri Foster CAN 35-39Trevor Hayes CAN 35-39James Keevel CAN 35-39Troy Lemens CAN 35-39Ryan McGimpsey CAN 35-39Daryl Wood CAN 35-39William Logie CAN 40-44Adele Vibert CAN 40-44Jeff Vibert CAN 40-44Calvin Zaryski CAN 40-44Michael Murray CAN 45-49Rejean Rochette CAN 45-49Kirk vandeweghe CAN 45-49Randal Walker CAN 50-54Gerald Kugelmass CAN 55-59Mauricio Roura CHI 40-44Juan Albarello CRC 15-19Orion Akerson CRC 30-34Nathaniel Grew CRC 70+Lubomir Bachura CZE 20-24Jiri Klima CZE 20-24Tomas Slavata CZE 25-29Ivo Vrba CZE 25-29Ales Dedek CZE 30-34Pavel Santo CZE 45-49Jiri Hampejs CZE 50-54Antony Sebastien FRA 15-19Francois Carloni FRA 20-24Franck Kervarec FRA 20-24Jerome Tisserand FRA 30-34Eric Laurencon FRA 35-39Virgile Stiedel FRA 35-39Arnaud Bouvier FRA 40-44Raymond Ferry FRA 50-54Alexander Haas GER 20-24Carsten Brake GER 30-34Kathrin Loesing GER 30-34Moritz Schloesser GER 30-34Uwe Ullmann GER 30-34Frank Niemberg GER 35-39Roman Huber GER 40-44Beate Kleindienst GER 40-44Juergen Fehrenbach GER 45-49Gregor Höfelmaier GER 45-49Bernd Pannewitz GER 45-49Markus Ploppa GER 45-49Ulrich Czornik GER 55-59Stefano Davite ITA 20-24Giacomo Schiavo ITA 25-29Ilaria Zavanone ITA 25-29Daniele Cantamessa ITA 30-34Luca Molteni ITA 30-34Marco Moroni ITA 30-34Antonello Pallotta ITA 30-34Luca Archesso ITA 35-39Marco de Marco ITA 35-39Simone Calamai ITA 40-44

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