2015 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS GUIDE

2015 XTERRA NATIONALS SPONSORSThe 2015 XTERRA Nationals weekend is presented by the Utah Sports Commission, Paul Mitchell, and XTERRA Travel.Sponsors include Outrigger Resorts, the GOAL Foundation, Gatorade Endurance, PowerBar, ENVE, Utah Media Group,the U.S. Forest Service, XTERRA Wetsuits, Snowbasin Resort, Muscle Milk, XTERRA Fitness, LifeProof, Optic NerveSunglasses, Greenlayer, Salming, and XTERRA Boards.

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Weekend overview, Schedule & Event Descriptions . . . . . . .4-7Ogden/Snowbasin : XTERRA Kind of Towns . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9XTERRA Course overview and Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11XTERRA Pro Preview and Start List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-152015 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15XTERRA Pro Biographies (Men) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-22XTERRA Pro Biographies (Women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-27About the U.S Pro Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282015 Pro Prize Money Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Final 2014 Pro Series Results and All-time top 5 . . . . . . .30-31How the XTERRA America Tour Works for amateurs . . . .32-33XTERRA Age Group Regional Champions . . . . . . . . . . . .34-352015 XTERRA World Championship qualifiers . . . . . . . . . . . .362015 XTERRA America Tour Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37XTERRA USA Championship Past from 2001-2014 . . . . .38-56XTERRA Trail Run Nationals Guide Preview . . . . . . . . . . .57-59XTERRA Trail Run Nationals Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-61Past XTERRA Trail Run National Race Recaps . . . . . . . .62-68About XTERRA and TEAM Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-70

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In 1996 mountain biking and triathlon met in a duel of thefittest on the island of Maui. The race consisted of an open-ocean swim, a mountain bike race, and a trail run. Itrepresented a bold new racing format that attractedoutdoor enthusiasts, adventure seekers, mountain bikersand triathletes. The mountain bikers brought their laid-backstyle and bold self-assurance. The triathletes brought theirhard-core training and avid dedication. They soondiscovered a common spirit and attitude that pulled themtogether.The relationship would become an internationally-recognized brand called XTERRA.

Since that day, XTERRA has grown into the world’s leadingoff-road triathlon with more than 300 races in 25 countries,including 70 in the XTERRA America Tour alone.

A typical XTERRA is comprised of the following: 1.5 kilometer (0.93-mile) swim in an ocean, lake, or river 30 kilometer (18.6-mile) mountain bike on off-road trails 10 kilometer (6.2-mile) trail run on a variety of surfaces

2015 marks the 20th consecutive year of XTERRA racing,and it’s 12th year in Utah.

XTERRA Nationals is the last race in the America Tour forboth our nationwide off-road triathlon and trail runningseries, offering up $80,000 in prize money for pros and 50qualifying spots into the XTERRA World Championshiptriathlon for amateurs, as well as the chance to win anational championship title. This guide will breakdown thewho, what, when, where and why of the XTERRA USAChampionship - and introduce you to some of the prosthat will race in the world’s premier off-road triathlon andtrail running events at Snowbasin Resort on Sept. 18-20.

For more information contact :Trey Garman 808.216.8606 // trey@xterraplanet.com

XTERRA NATIONALS RETURNS TO UTAH, SEPTEMBER 18-20

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XTERRA = REAL. AUTHENTIC. RACING.There is no barbed wire. No fire pits. No zombies. NoGimmicks.

For 20 years now XTERRA has hosted authentic endurancesports challenges – off-road triathlons and trail runs - forthose who believe the obstacles provided by Mother Natureare awesome enough.

A fitting representation of this “XTERRA Tribe,” more thanone-thousand of America's top outdoor athletes, are here inUtah to race against the best-of-the-best for the title ofXTERRA National Champion

The main event, the USA Championship triathlon, startswith a one-mile swim in Pineview Reservoir (4,900-feet ele-vation), follows with an 18-mile mountain bike leg thatclimbs more than 3,000-feet to the top of Sardine Peak(7,300-feet elevation), and culminates with a 7-mile trail runfeaturing another 600-feet of climbing on trails aroundSnowbasin Resort in the Wasatch Range.

Pros will race for $80,000 in prize money, dozens ofcameramen will position themselves around WheelerCanyon and the Wasatch Range to capture all the action fora nationally syndicated one-hour TV show, and amateurswho qualified will have a go at winning a national title.

To qualify for the main event athletes had to finish in the top15 of their division at one of the 60 XTERRA Point Seriesraces held across the country since March.

Those who didn’t qualify can race the same distance in theXTERRA Utah long course event, and there is also a half-distance sprint race open to everyone along with relay-teamoptions.

All three triathlons will be held Saturday, September 19 andon Sunday it’s the trail runners tur]]n on the mountain.

The XTERRA Trail Run Nationals half-marathon featuresscenic views, technical trails, and big climbs. The half-marathon, plus the 5K and 10K trail runs are open to every-one, and it’s important to note that you don’t have to be fastto join in the fun. For some, it’s just about finishing andthat’s okay as XTERRA is all about perpetuating the healthy,active, outdoors lifestyle.

In addition to the races XTERRA will host an expo in down-town Ogden on Friday with free kids races, vendor booths,a Paul Mitchell hair cut-a-thon for charity, and evening din-ner parties. Then on Saturday from 8am to 10pm the streetsshut down for a massive, community wide block party asOgden hosts its 14th annual Harvest Moon Celebration witha wealth of family-friendly activities including live music, afarmer’s market, kid’s activities, arm wrestling, pumpkindecorating, and fantastic fare from Historic 25th Street’sincredible restaurants.

There is great entertainment to be found at SnowbasinResort as well highlighted by the spontaneous, ecstatic, andsometimes tear-jerking displays of emotion at the finish linefor the races.

While it is an epic spot for winter sports (think 3,000 skiableacres and 3,000 vertical feet) Snowbasin is also ideal in thesummer time and when the fall colors turn the mountainlandscape into a kaleidoscope of colors, it’s simplyspectacular.

For more info and links to registration visitwww.xterrautah.com or call toll-free to 877-751-8880.

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XTERRA NATIONALS SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18Opening Festivities in downtown Ogden @ Ogden’s Amphitheater Park (corner 25th/Grant)10-6pm Expo and XTERRA Kids Zone Challenge Stations Open12-6pm Registration and Packet Pick-up (All events)12-5pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, benefit for the Challenged Athlete Foundation3:00pm XTERRA Race Briefing (mandatory for USA Championship triathletes – also available at 6pm)4pm XTERRA Kids Bike Race (free)5pm XTERRA Kids Sprint (free)5:00-6pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – hosted by Josiah Middaugh & Emma Garrard6:00pm XTERRA Race Briefing (mandatory for USA Championship triathletes, also available at 3pm)6:30-9pm “Night of Champions” Dinner, Grand Lobby, Union Station - Introduction of XTERRA Regional Champion triathletes, ENVE

“Performers of the Year” & Mr/Ms XTERRA 2015. Admission: complimentary for USA Championship competitors, $25 forguests/public. Note that tickets are limited – first come, first served.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 196:30am Shuttle operating to/from Snowbasin to Port Ramp Marina, Pineview Reservoir6:30am Body marking, T1 open for set-up, late packet pickup at Port Ramp Marina, Pineview Reservoir (no registration)6:30am T2 open for Set-up at Snowbasin8:20am Last shuttle from Snowbasin to Port Ramp Marina9:00am XTERRA USA Championship Start at Port Ramp Marina (1.5k swim, 28k mtb, 10k trail run)9:20am XTERRA Utah Start – Long Course at Port Ramp Marina (1.5k swim, 28k mtb, 10k trail run)9:40am XTERRA Utah Start – Sprint Course at Port Ramp Marina (750m swim, 19k mtb, 5k trail run)10am-2pm Expo area open at Snowbasin – exhibits, live music, food service10am-3pm Registration and packet pickup for XTERRA Trail Runs – Nationals, 10K and 5K10:30-2:30pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon - benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation11am XTERRA Sprint winner expected at Snowbasin11:15/11:45am XTERRA USA Championship Male/Female Winner Expected12:00pm XTERRA University, presented by Paul Mitchell – Trail Running1:50pm XTERRA Cut-off at T22pm XTERRA USA Championship/XTERRA Utah Awards Ceremony at Snowbasin

After Party at Harvest Moon celebration in downtown Ogden on 25th Street6:00pm ENVE After Party Kick-off Noon-10:00pm Harvest Moon celebration on 25th Street - kids activities, farmer’s market, food, and live bands7:15pm XTERRA USA Championship highlight video showing and introduction of Champions – Main Stage

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 207:00-8:00am Late Registration and Packet Pick-up9:00am XTERRA Trail Running National Championship Half Marathon Start9:05am XTERRA 5k and 10k Trail Run starts9:00am-2:00pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-Thon, a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation10:06/10:19am Men’s and Women’s National Championship male/female winners expected11:00am XTERRA Kids Sprint (free)11:00am/11:45am XTERRA 5km and 10km awards ceremony / XTERRA National Championship race awards ceremony2:00pm XTERRA Expo closes6:00pm/7:00pm XTERRA After Party in Ogden/Video Highlights

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XTERRA YOUR WAY - CHANCES TO JOIN IN THE FUNFREE XTERRA KIDS RACES – FRI, 4 & 5pm in Ogden,SUNDAY at 11am at SnowbasinFree running and bike races for kids 12 and under withcourses suited for all ages and skill levels. The XTERRAKids running and bike races give the youngsters a chanceto compete like their parents in a positive and funenvironment where everyone wins. Getting kids active,outside and around positive role models that live and talkabout the benefits of a healthy lifestyle is one of the bestthings XTERRA can do to give back to the localcommunities where it hosts races.

XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS HALF-MARATHON,PLUS 10K AND 5K – SUN, 9 a.m.The XTERRA Trail Run National Championship is beingstaged at Snowbasin Resort for the fifth time. Thepicturesque trails will serve as a perfect stage for eliterunners from across the nation to test their skills against theunique challenges that only Utah can offer. The21-kilometer half-marathon will serve as the championshipcourse, but there are also 10K and 5K courses available forrunners. All three races are open to runners of all ages.

XTERRA UTAH SHORT AND LONG COURSEOFF-ROAD TRIATHLONS - SATURDAY, 9:20/40amThe XTERRA Utah short course features a 750-meterswim, 19-kilometer mountain bike and 5km trail run. Thelong course features a 1.5km swim, 28km bike, and 10kmrun. Both races are open to everyone with enough lungpower and determination to challenge Mother Nature.

OGDEN’S HARVEST MOON CELEBRATIONSATURDAY, Noon-10pm on Historic 25th StreetOgden is shutting down Historic 25th street for a massiveblock party that includes a variety of free kids activities,concerts, street demos and performers, great food, afarmer’s market, kids crafts, and much more. It’s thebiggest Harvest Moon Celebration ever, including headlinerVan Lady Love on Saturday night.

XTERRA BY NIGHTXTERRA isn't XTERRA without a party. First-up is Friday's(Sept. 18) Night of Champions dinner at Historic UnionStation, and on Saturday night it gets loud! At 6:00 the partygets underway on Historic 25th Street then at 7:15pm onstage XTERRA will honor its National Champions. Afterthat, the headliner “The Brock’s” will rock it out under thestars for the rest of the night.

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PAUL MITCHELL CUT-A-THON AND XTERRA UNIVERSITY

Founded to help physically challenged athletes reach theirathletic goals, the non-profit Challenged Athletes Foundation(CAF) is the official charity of the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon ateach championship stop on the XTERRA America Tour.

Stylists will cut hair from Noon-5pm on Friday, Sept. 18 inOgden; from 10:30am-2:30pm at Snowbasin on Saturday, and9-2pm on Sunday. All proceeds go to the CAF.

XTERRA UNIVERSITYPresented by Paul Mitchell

Learn the art of XTERRA from the best off-road multisportathletes on the planet - XTERRA USA Champions JosiahMiddaugh and Emma Garrard. XTERRA University is a mustfor first-timers and anyone looking to sharpen their skills inswimming, mountain biking, trail running, and nutrition. Josiahand Emma will even break down into Utah course specificsand answer any and all questions. Best part is, the clinic isFREE.

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AN XTERRA KIND OF TOWN - OGDEN, UTAHIt’s long been said that XTERRA is more than just a race, it’sa lifestyle. Perhaps nowhere is that more evident than inOgden, Utah where the Mayor, Mike Caldwell, was thefounder and race director for the first XTERRA race inOgden back in 2004! Mayor Caldwell and a collection of thecoolest locals to be found anywhere rallied the entirecommunity to bring off-road triathlon to their hometown andare everyday XTERRA people. They swim, bike, and run inthe mountains, have fun, eat well, laugh, andunpretentiously perpetuate the sports’ motto – “Live More”.

“There’s really a love affair going on with XTERRA andOgden,” said XTERRA President Janet Clark. “Thecommunity is unbelievably supportive. It’s the only placeI’ve ever been where people – with no affiliation to the raceat all - have stopped me on the street to say thanks forbringing XTERRA to town.”

“With the altitude, friendly people, and great facilities thiswould be an incredible place for all kinds of athletes to train.As people become more aware of how great Utah is, it couldbecome the next Mecca for endurance sports, it’sgorgeous,” said Melanie McQuaid.

As the XTERRA nation gathers in Ogden, here are just afew of the cool things they can see, do, and eat:

Snowbasin Resort: Just 35 miles north of Salt LakeCity, the race venue at Snowbasin is world-class andwas home to the downhill and Super G races of the 2002Winter Olympics. While it is an epic spot for winter

sports (think 3,000 skiable acres and 3,000 verticalfeet), Snowbasin is also ideal in the summer time andwhen the Fall colors turn the mountain landscape into akaleidoscope of colors, it’s simply spectacular.

Historic 25th Street: Right in the heart ofdowntown Ogden, 25th street has it all withincredible restaurants like Rooster’s BrewingCompany, Brewskis,and Tona Sushi Bar &Grill, colorful history and museums at UnionStation, an outdoor amphitheater, art galleries, retail shops,and while XTERRA is in town – the Harvest Moon celebra-tion. The streets shut down for a community wide blockparty that runs all day and culminates with the Ethan Tuckerconcert and XTERRA post-race celebration.

For the kids: Get an up-close look at the fearsomeTyrannosaurus Rex at Ogden’s Dinosaur Park where theyhave hands on exhibits and eight acres of lifesizeddinosaurs in a natural outdoor environment. Also check outthe award-winning exhibits and programs at the TreehouseChildren’s Museum, and run & ride in XTERRA’s free kidsraces on Friday, September 20 starting at 4pm.

Trails: In addition to the course offerings at Snowbasin takesome time to ride the east bench of Ogden “home to aspaghetti bowl of singletrack trails,” and the pristineBonneville Shoreline Trail along the slope of the WasatchMountains where the old shoreline of Lake Bonneville metthe hills.

VisitOgden.com

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DESTINATION UTAH

Discover: While in Utah, competitors are encouraged toextend their trip and discover Utah. Eleven national parksand 170,000 acres of National Forest with more than 210miles of US Forest Service maintained mountain biking,hiking, and equestrian trails are less than a day’s drive fromOgden. With places like Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, andMoab; Utah is indeed the State of Sport..Utah Sports Commission: The Utah Sports Commissionis not only a huge supporter of XTERRA, but also more than40 other world-class sporting events across the state. Whatthey do for sports in Utah is amazing, see for yourself atutahsportscommission.com

In good company: As proof that Ogden is the place to be,dozens of major outdoor sports companies have relocatedtheir operations to be here, including Scott USA, GoodeSkis, Nidecker, Salomon, Atomic, Suunto, Klymit,Rossignol, ENVE Composites, and many more.

Salomon Center: Adjacent to 25th street is the SalomonCenter, home to a vertical wind tunnel, flowrider wave pool,climbing wall, bowling alley, billiard hall, bumper cars, minigolf, movie theaters, Iggy’s sports bar and Sonora Grill.

The People: Behind all these great things to see and doand eat are the good people of this community, led by theGOAL Foundation volunteers who work tirelessly to providea great experience for all who visit this mountain town.

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XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE DESCRIPTIONFive years ago the U.S. Forest Service let XTERRA use theSardine Peak Trail and the 7+ mile section of single anddouble track is now a fixture. The sweet and smooth pieceof trail offers amazing views and made the bike course “atrue mountain race course that weaves in-and-out of aspenglades and pines,” said Snowbasin sport event operationsdirector Steve Andrus.

For the full tour, let’s start from the beginning when thecannon blast at 9am on Sept. 19, 2015 signals the start ofthe 15th annual XTERRA USA Championship race.

Roughly 350 professional and amateur racers from 45states will take off from Port Ramp Marina for a 1500-meterswim (two 750-meter laps) in Pineview Reservoir, wherewater temps hover near the “wetsuit-required” range(Competitor note: a final determination on if this will be awetsuit legal or optional swim will not be made until racemorning, so be prepared).

Swim Prime Alert: The top amateur male and female,timed from swim start to the T1 entrance, will win aXTERRA Vortex Full wetsuit.

Once on the bike racers leave the swim-to-bike transition(T1) and head west towards the Wheeler Canyon trail headfor the 28K mountain bike section. (Competitor note: Thefirst 1.5 miles is on Highway 158, a major road. Ride on theshoulder inside the delineators that will be placed toseparate racers from traffic).

OK, now to the fun part. It starts with mild, steady climbs ondirt, rock, and root-ridden mountain trails that climb throughthe magnificent Wheeler slot canyon.

The trail pops out at the Art Nord trail head where riderscross old Snowbasin road and climb up the East Fork trail,then drop down into some speedy descents to the MiddleFork trail, go across old Snowbasin road one more time andconnect with the Wheeler Creek Trail. Single trackdominates this 10-mile stretch and elevation gains from thewater at 4,900-feet to about 7,000-feet before a descent onMiddle Fork trail shoots you back down.

The Sardine section starts where the Wheeler Creek Trailmeets the Sardine Peak trail. Here riders are in for somemore climbing that will take them to the ridgeline, rewardingtheir efforts with spectacular views of Pineview Reservoir tothe right, and Snowbasin to the left.

“It certainly has that ‘wow’ factor, especially with theswitchbacks that twist and turn through the fall colors,” saidAndrus. “It’s a sensory riot.”

“The Sardine Peak section of the course is so sweet, aconstant smooth climb and wide enough to pass,” addedlocal phenom Nick Fisher.

More wide-open vistas of Ogden Canyon lay ahead beforethe downhill onto Maples trail speeds riders through ameadow filled with wildflowers and back to the bike-to-runtransition at the Snowbasin lodge area where spectators willhave the chance to see their friends and family coming in.

On to the trail run, the 6.1-mile trail run is pure singletrackminus a wide section coming out of transition that takesrunners to the start of Green Pond trail. The 10K single-looprun zigzags its way through aspen groves and fields ofwildflowers. There are a few short, very steep uphill’s andabout 700-feet of climbing then descending before thejubilation of finishing in front of loads of spectators,cameramen, cold beer, and a live band jamming away righton the bricks of the fabulous Snowbasin Resort.

XTERRA UTAH LONG COURSE: Starts at 9:20 a.m. and isidentical to USA Championship course described above

XTERRA UTAH SHORT COURSE: Starts at 9:40 a.m. Theswim is one 750-meter loop. The bike is 19K with roughly2,300-feet of climbing (it turns back to Snowbasin at end ofWheeler Creek trail). The run is 5K, and cuts off midwaythrough Green Pond trail.

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XTERRA USA CHAMPS & XTERRA UTAH COURSE MAP

Course StatsSwim course: 1,500-meters (0.93 miles) Elevation at swim start: 4,900-feetWater temp: TBA, 65-degree rangeBike course: 28-kilometers (17.7 miles)Total climbing on bike: 3,400-feetElevation at highest point: 7,300-feet Elevation at T2/Snowbasin: 6,400-feetTrail Run course: 9.8K (6.1 miles)Total climbing on run: 700-feetTotal climbing on course: 4,100-feet

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2015 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIPS PRO RACE PREVIEWIt all comes down to this. The XTERRA USA Championshipnext Saturday, September 19, in Ogden, Utah will determinethis year’s National Champions and XTERRA U.S. ProSeries winners.

There is a lot to be excited about for off-road triathlon fanswith compelling match-ups in both the men’s and women’selite races. The headliner in the men’s race is Josiah “BeastMode” Middaugh, a 36-year-old from Eagle-Vail, Colorado.He has been the grimacing face of XTERRA in the U.S. formore than a decade now and has 10 XTERRA NationalChampionships to prove it.

He enters the race as the points leader and two-timedefending champ of the U.S. Pro Series, and winner of thelast two regionals at the East Championship in Richmondand Mountain Championship at Beaver Creek.

Since Nationals moved to Utah in 2009 Middaugh has beenin the top three at every race and took the title outright in2012. To repeat that performance he’ll have to get past adetermined Kiwi named Braden Currie, a world-class moun-tain biker named Todd Wells, and the top six ranked men inthe Pro Series.

“The USA Championship always draws people out of thewoodwork and I am excited to see a very strong start list,”said Middaugh. “Braden Currie is always a tough competi-tor and self-proclaimed that one of his goals was to win theUS series. There is a group of about five or six strongAmericans that all have a shot at the podium. I am alsoexcited to see Brian Smith back in the mix and the wildcardwill definitely be the Olympian and National Championmountain biker Todd Wells. This should be exciting racingall around.”

For Currie, a Red Bull sponsored athlete that made a namefor himself as one of the biggest stars in adventure racing,the goal from day one this year was to win the XTERRAUSA Title, Pro Series, and World Championship in thatorder. He proved he could race with and even go fasterthan Middaugh in a thrilling toe-to-toe race he won at theSoutheast Championship in Pelham, Alabama in May.

Since finishing third behind Middaugh and Ben Hoffman atthe Mountain Championship in July, Currie placed 2nd toTim Don at 70.3 Ecuador, was top 10 at Timberman a weeklater. Here he explains how his build-up to Utah has been…

“Training has been going well. I took on a new mountainbike coach three weeks ago. He just coached Anton Cooperto win the under 23 Cross country world champs. I havemade some huge progress on the bike since then and I’mfeeling excited about seeing how that transfers to the race.The USA XTERRA Championship course is well designedfor me. I like to climb on the bike and the course looks fastand flowing. I have been riding with good riders in Canadaso I think my technical skills on the downhill should haveimproved since Beaver Creek. My running is back in formand I have climbed quite a few peaks around the Rockiesover the last few weeks whilst living in Alberta, Canada. Thisis how I like to train and I’m hoping this sort of prep work willplay out for me as it has in the past when it comes to raceday. It will be great to have a race where I feel strong in allthree disciplines and I am looking forward to racing Josiahin form. It will be my last race in the USA and then I will flywith my family back to NZ, after having 5 months in NorthAmerica. We are looking forward to getting home and I amlooking forward to the final XTERRA build of the year,towards the XTERRA World champs.”

As for Wells, an unknown in XTERRA but absolute legendin mountain biking, he said he’s just “hoping to surviveswimming in a wetsuit and get to the finish line.” Awfullymodest for a two-time Olympian and winner of a ton ofmajor mtb races and there are more than a few people outthere who think he has a legitimate shot at taking the tape.

While Middaugh, Currie, and Wells grab the headlines thereare a wealth of fast racers in the field who could make somenoise themselves. Guys like Chris Ganter, Branden Rakita,Ryan Ignatz, Olly Shaw, Brian Smith, Matt Lieto, andAndrew Russell have all proven themselves through theyears and are capable of coming up with big performances.

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2015 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIPS PRO RACE PREVIEWIn the women’s race Park City’s own Emma Garrard is inposition to win the USA Championship and the Pro Series inone fell swoop next Saturday.

With Suzie Snyder still recovering from a fractured pelvisand no Flora Duffy or Lesley Paterson in the line-up,Garrard is the clear-cut favorite in the women’s elite race.For Garrard, who has finished 2nd to those three at fiveraces this year and all eight regional championship eventsover the past two seasons, being labeled the favorite is justfine.

“I've done the training, it will just take me having a goodclean race and being healthy,” said Garrard. “I do not knowwhat Suzie has been able to do training wise but I imagineshe has lost some fitness. I hope she is healed enough torace. Sara is a strong climber and runner and usually comesout of the water in front of Jaime and Maia but they are alsostrong on the bike. It would be really special to win this racebecause it is in Utah but also having placed 2nd in everyregional race for the past two seasons! This would be therace to win for me. It's also special because 10 years ago Iwatched my first XTERRA, so I would be thrilled to win boththe pro series and the USA Championships, as it was some-thing that never crossed my mind that day, but this year it ispossible so I hope the stars align!”

Sara Schuler of Boulder, Colorado, who like Garrard has atoddler to take care of along with a full workload, is also hop-ing for some magic next Saturday.

“To come out on top I will need to have a solid race in allthree legs,” said Schuler, who placed third at the MountainChampionship in July. “I've been swimming in a faster lanethan I ever have so that bodes well for a good swim. I knowI am capable of riding and running with Emma and will needto keep her in sight on the bike and push hard to try and getahead before the run. I think the race will come down to whohas more left in the engine on the run and we all knowEmma has some speed and power in her legs. Historically,I have struggled on the run at Nationals but I'm runningmore than ever and doing "real" workouts thanks to coach-ing by Josiah Middaugh. To come out on top would be theoptimal end of my XTERRA career. This is my last year bal-ancing being a mother, wife, social worker and 3-sport ath-lete so being on top with my family watching would be anideal way to finish my last XTERRA Nationals. I haven'tbeen getting up at 5am (or earlier) all year for nothing! I'm

excited for the race and it is bittersweet knowing that it is thelast year I make the trek out to Snowbasin.”

In an interesting twist, men’s favorite Josiah Middaugh justso happens to be the coach for both Garrard and Schuler.We asked him what he thought of the looming showdown atSnowbasin between those two…

“Crazy right?” said Middaugh. “Actually, I haven't thoughtmuch about it. They are competitors, but also a lot of mutu-al respect there. My hope is that they both have the per-formances they are capable of and the results will sortthemselves. Both are super talented moms with busyschedules and I am excited to see them race their ownstrengths in Ogden.”

While Garrard and Schuler seem the favorites there are ahandful of elite women who have had breakout seasons thisyear and two months to fine-tune their endurance. Put MaiaIgnatz, Kara LaPoint, Catherine Sterling, and Jaime Bredein that conversation and the top five spots are certain to behotly contested.

Follow the elite race live on twitter @xterraoffroad,#xterraUTAH starting at 9am MST on Sept. 19.

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XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP PRO START LISTThe professionals competing in the USA Championship are among the best mountain bikers, cyclists, triathletes, andadventure racers on the planet. Rank = Current rank in 2015 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series / NR = Not ranked

PRO MEN

No. - Name – Age, Hometown

1 - Josiah Middaugh – 36, Eagle-Vail, CO

2 - Braden Currie – 29, Wanaka, NZL

3 - Chris Ganter – 36, Boise, ID

4 - Branden Rakita – 34, Colorado Springs, CO

5 - Ryan Ignatz – 36, Boulder, CO

6 - Alex Modestou – 28, Durham, NC

8 - Brad Zoller – 37, Avon, CO

9 - Karsten Madsen – 23, Guelph, Ontario, CAN

12 - Chris Foster – 33, Redondo Beach, CA

16 - Olly Shaw – 23, Rotorua, NZL

17 - Chris Legh - 42, Melbourne, AUS

NR - Matt Lieto – 36, Bend, OR

NR - Kieran McPherson – 23, Waikato, NZL

NR - John O’Neill - 25, Edwards, CO

NR - Will Ross – 26, Anchorage, AK

NR - Andrew Russell – 35, Victoria, B.C., CAN

NR - Walter Schafer – 24, Centenniel, CO

NR - Brian Smith – 39, Gunnison, CO

NR - Robbie Squire - 25, Salt Lake City, UT

NR - Todd Wells – 39, Durango, CO

NR - Noah Wright – 41, Austin, TX

PRO WOMEN

No. - Name – Age, Hometown

1 - Emma Garrard – 33, Park City, UT

2 - Suzie Snyder – 33, Fredericksburg, VA

4 - Sara Schuler – 34, Boulder, CO

5 - Maia Ignatz – 34, Boulder, CO

6 - Kara LaPoint – 28, Truckee, CA

7 - Catherine Sterling – 38, Ayer, MA

8 - Debby Sullivan – 33, Rocklin, CA

11 - Jaime Brede – 38, Breckenridge, CO

12 - Rebecca Blatt – 35, Lakewood, CO

15 - Caroline Colonna – 51, Taos, NM

NR – Jenny Fletcher – 39, Santa Monica, CA

NR – Genevieve Evans – 42, Carnelian Bay, CA

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TOP 15 PRO MEN Pl Name West S'East East Mtn Totals1 Josiah Middaugh, USA x90 90 100 100 2902 Braden Currie, NZL DNS 100 90 82 2723 Chris Ganter, USA 82 82 75 x49 2394 Branden Rakita, USA 69 63 69 x31 2015 Ryan Ignatz, USA x45 53 82 63 1986 Alex Modestou, USA x49 58 63 69 1907 Craig Evans, USA 58 75 49 DNS 1828 Brad Zoller, USA 53 x49 53 53 1599 Karsten Madsen, CAN 63 DNF 58 DNS 12110 Francisco Serrano, MEX 100 DNS DNS DNS 10011 Ben Hoffman, USA DNS DNS DNS 90 9012 Chris Foster, USA DNS 45 DNS 41 8613 Ben Allen, AUS 75 DNS DNS DNS 7514 Rom Akerson, CRC DNS DNS DNS 75 7515 James Hadley, GBR 37 DNS DNS 34 7116 Olly Shaw, NZL DNS 69 DNF DNS 6917 Chris Legh, AUS DNS DNS DNS 58 5818 Ben Collins, USA DNS DNS 45 DNS 4519 Thomas Spannring, USA DNS DNS DNS 45 4520 JP Donovan, USA 41 DNS DNS DNS 41Plus: Will Ross (41), Ian King (41), Eli Hemming (37), Jimmy Archer (34), Kyle Hughes (31), Ben Torvik (28)

PRO WOMENPl Name West S'East East Mtn Totals1 Emma Garrard, USA x90 90 90 90 2702 Suzie Snyder, USA 82 82 100 x69 2643 Lesley Paterson, GBR 100 100 DNS DNS 2004 Sara Schuler, USA 58 58 DNS 82 1985 Maia Ignatz, USA x49 63 75 58 1966 Kara LaPoint, USA 63 53 69 DNS 1857 Catherine Sterling, USA DNS 75 82 DNS 1578 Debby Sullivan, USA 45 x31 58 49 1529 Sara McLarty, USA x41 45 49 53 14710 Brittany Webster, CAN 69 DNS 63 DNS 13211 Jaime Brede, USA DNS 49 DNS 75 12412 Rebecca Blatt, USA x31 34 45 41 12013 Flora Duffy, BER DNS DNS DNS 100 10014 Emily Bashton, USA DNF 37 53 DNS 9015 Caroline Colonna, USA 37 DNS DNS 45 8216 Melanie McQuaid, CAN 75 DNS DNS DNS 7517 Christine Jeffrey, CAN DNS 69 DNF DNS 6918 Tamara Donelson, AUS DNS DNS DNS 63 6319 Katie Button, CAN 53 DNF DNS DNS 5320 Amelia McCracken, USA DNS 41 DNS DNS 41Plus: Lauren Thompson (34)

2015 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES STANDINGS (AFTER 4)

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 1 – Josiah Middaugh from Eagle-Vail, Colorado. Nickname: Beast ModeBorn: July 25, 1978 in East Jordan, Michigan.This year: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Costa Rica, theXTERRA West and Southeast Championships before win-ning the last two regionals at the East Champs inRichmond and the Mountain Champs at Beaver Creek,then XTERRA Mexico.In Utah: Has been in the top 3 six straight years. Was 2ndlast year to Ruben Ruzafa, 2nd in 2013 to LeonardoChacon, and won it outright in 2012.On the line: With 290 points to Braden Currie’s 272,Middaugh will win the Pro Series for third straight year if hecan finish first or second. If he finishes third and Curriewins, the Kiwi gets the crown.Credentials: 10x National Champ. 18 career XTERRAChampionship race wins. The 2013 and 2014 XTERRAU.S. Pro Series Champ. Top American in the Pro Series 11of last 12 years. Has raced XTERRA for 14 years since hisdebut at Keystone in 2001. Was the top American atXTERRA Worlds seven times, finishing 2nd to Ruzafa lastyear and 2nd to Javier Gomez in 2012.Also: Perhaps America’s most decorated snowshoe racerwith dozens of national titles to his credit. Has also wonUSAT Winter Tri Nationals and USAT Long Course road trititles. Has three kids and works full-time as a personaltrainer and coach.

No. 2 – Braden Currie from Wanaka, New ZealandBorn: May 30, 1986 in MethvenThis year: Won XTERRA New Zealand then the XTERRAAsia-Pacific Championship on back-to-back weekends inApril. Won the XTERRA Southeast Championship instride-for-stride battle with Josiah Middaugh, was 2nd atthe East Championship and 3rd at the MountainChampionship.In Utah: First-time racing in the Wasatch Range.On the line: Needs to win it and have Middaugh finish 3rdor worse to capture the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series title.Can assure his 2nd place position by finishing 5th or bet-ter in Utah.Credentials: Won the New Zealand long distancetriathlon championship at the beginning of 2015 then histhird straight Coast-to-Coast crown (the de-facto adven-ture racing world championship which features six stagesand 150-miles worth of running, biking, and kayaking fromthe west to east coast of the South Island in his homeland.Won XTERRA Sweden last year and placed 2nd on the

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSXTERRA European Tour with runner-up finishes atSwitzerland, France, and Italy, a 4th at Czech and 3rd atGermany. In his fourth year of racing XTERRA and wonthe XTERRA Motatapu off-road tri three straight yearsfrom 2012-14. Also: A father of two. Made his base in Canada over thesummer. Goal is to win USA and Worlds. His 5th placefinish at XTERRA Worlds in 2013 was the best finish by aKiwi in Maui since Hamish Carter won it all in 2006.

No. 3 – Chris Ganter from Boise, IdahoBorn: October 10, 1978 in PhiladelphiaThis year: Shaved his famous mustache and finished acareer-best third at both the XTERRA West and SoutheastChampionship races, was 4th at the East Champs, 9th atthe Mountain Championship, and 9th at the XTERRAEuropean Championship in England last month.In Utah: Finished 9th at Nationals last year.On the line: Is 38 points ahead of Branden Rakita for thethird spot in the Series and 33 points behind Braden Curriefor second spot. A good day will find him on the podium ofthe Pro Series after the race.Credentials: Fifth year racing XTERRA. Placed 19th atthe XTERRA USA Championship in first-ever XTERRAback in 2010.Also: Earned a degree in analytical chemistry from DrexelUniversity and worked for Johnson & Johnson in GlobalR&D Quality Assurance before setting his sights on racingprofessionally. Says he is “passionate about bringingXTERRA to new people and showing them that XTERRAis more than just triathlon. There’s a freedom andconnection with nature that go with it. There’s also serioussuffering that gets you more in touch with yourself as anathlete and a person. So, for me, the XTERRA trainingand racing experiences make me feel more “alive”

No. 4 – Branden Rakita from Colorado Springs, COBorn: March 25, 1981 in DurangoThis year: Finished 5th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 6th at the Southeast Championship, 5th atthe East Championship and 14th at the MountainChampionship after some bad luck with a flat tire. Wonthe XTERRA Fruita off-road triathlon in Colorado over theweekend.In Utah: Finished 11th at Nationals last year, 9th in 2013,5th in 2012, 6th in 2011, 7th in 2010, and 6th in 2009.On the line: His 4th-place position in Pro Series. He’s 3points ahead of Ryan Ignatz & 11 ahead of Alex Modestou.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSCredentials: Eighth full year racing XTERRA but he didhis first all the way back in 2000. Has finished runner-upat XTERRA Canada, XTERRA Mexico and the XTERRAMountain Championship (in 2013). Also: Famous for being the “Mitch Man” as a Paul Mitchellsponsored athlete. Earned a degree in civil engineeringfrom Colorado State. His dad David is the reigning 65-69division XTERRA USA and World Champion. His betterhalf Briana is the elite race live coverage director atXTERRA U.S. Championship events (follow her work ontwitter @xterraoffroad #xterraUTAH staring just before9am MST on Saturday). Branden is a self-proclaimed“Enginerd” explaining that “I love the technical side of thesport and how the parts and products work and look atdesigning and doing product testing in the future. I buildup all of my own bikes that way if there is anything thatneeds to be fixed I am familiar with the parts and how theywork and what I need to do to fix any issues on the road.”

No. 5 – Ryan Ignatz from Boulder, ColoradoBorn: September 25, 1978 in Arcadia, Calif.This year: Finished 10th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 8th at the Southeast Championship, 3rd atthe East Championship and 6th at the MountainChampionship.In Utah: Finished 12th at Nationals last year, 10th in2013, 8th in 2012, won the overall amateur national cham-pionship in 2011. On the line: A chance to catch Branden Rakita, andpossibly Chris Ganter to move as high as 3rd in the finalXTERRA U.S. Pro Series standings. Credentials: 11th year racing XTERRA. Finished as highas 2nd at the XTERRA East Champs (2013). Won the30-34 division XTERRA World Championship in 2011 (andso did his wife, XTERRA Pro Maia Ignatz).Also: Works full-time on top of racing. Earned a mastersof science degree in kinesiology and applied physiologyfrom UC Boulder.

No. 6 – Alex Modestou from Durham, North CarolinaBorn: On Christmas Day, 1986, and grew up in IowaThis year: Finished 10th at XTERRA Costa Rica, 9th atthe XTERRA West Championship, 7th at the SoutheastChampionship, 6th at the East Championship and 5th atthe Mountain Championship.In Utah: Finished 10th at Nationals last year. On the line: A chance to finish in the top five of theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series (he was 9th last year).

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSCredentials: Was the ENVE Performer of the Year awardwinner as an amateur in 2013 having won seven racesand finishing in the top 10 among pros at the East andMountain Championships.Also: He just posted some cool previews of the bike andrun courses on his blog at http://alexmodestou.com/

No. 8 – Brad Zoller from Avon, ColoradoBorn: August 10, 1977 in CincinnatiThis year: Finished 8th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 9th at the Southeast Championship, 8th atthe East Championship and 8th at the MountainChampionship.In Utah: Finished a career-best 6th (2nd American) atXTERRA Nationals last year.Credentials: Been racing XTERRA since 2009 afteryears of racing on the road, Also: Got an aviation degree from Purdue University(where he rowed crew) and now he’s flying planes for aliving.

No. 9 – Karsten Madsen from Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBorn: November 9, 1991 in KitchenerThis year: Finished 6th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 7th at the East Championship, and wonXTERRA Mine over Matter in Ontario which served as theCanadian Cross Triathlon National Championship.In Utah: First try.Credentials: He’s been racing since he was four-yearsold and turned pro in his teens. Ran cross country andtrack in high school, was on the swim team and the goaliefor his hockey team.

No. 12 – Chris Foster from Redondo Beach, CaliforniaBorn: December 24, 1982 in Ann Arbor, MichiganThis year: Finished 10th in his first-ever XTERRA at theSoutheast Championship in May two days after fracturinga bone in his hand while pre-riding. Was 11th at theMountain Championship and he crashed there too (butthis time it was on the run).In Utah: First try.Credentials: Accomplished roadie, and former memberof the U.S. National Elite Team when he competed at the2010 Elite World Championships in Budapest. Raced theLifetime Series (4th in the series in 2012 and 2014) andwon the San Diego and Los Angeles road tri’s last year.Graduated from Penn State, where he ran track, in 2005.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 16– Olly Shaw from Rotorua, New ZealandBorn: December 28, 1991This year: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Motatapu, 3rd atXTERRA New Zealand, 4th at the XTERRA Asia-PacificChamps, 2nd at XTERRA Tahiti, 5th at the XTERRASoutheast Championship, and did not finish the XTERRAEast Championship after a series of mechanicals.In Utah: First try.Credentials: Eighth year racing XTERRA, third as anelite. Won the 20-24 division XTERRA WorldChampionship in 2012 before going pro. He was just 15when he did his first race at XTERRA New Zealand in hishometown of Rotorua. Earned a college degree in sportfrom the University of Waikato. Also: You can read a fun QnA with Olly done earlier thisyear here: http://www.xterraplanet.com/2015/03/olly-shaws-time-to-shine/

No. 17– Chris Legh from Melbourne, AustraliaBorn: November 18, 1972This year: Placed 7th at the XTERRA MountainChampionship.Credentials: Has been racing XTERRA off-and-on since1998, and posted the fast run split at the majority of them.Has won a bunch of road tri’s, like 100 (for real) includingIM California and Wildflower. Was made famous in thatawesome Gatorade commercial a decade ago. If you’venever seen it check it out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgStAPQhA3M.

No. 21 - Will Ross from Anchorage, AlaskaBorn: May 1, 1989This year: Finished 11th at the XTERRA WestChampionship.In Utah: Finished 19th in 2013, 12th in 2012, 17th in 2011.Credentials: Raced XTERRA since he was a teenagerand won his hometown race, the XTERRA Hammerman, abunch of times. Turned pro in 2011 and finished in the“money” for the first time that year at the XTERRA EastChampionship. Was the 3rd fastest American, 20thoverall, at the 2013 XTERRA World Championship. Also: Overcome adversity early-on in life when he wasdiagnosed with Juvenile onset Rheumatoid Arthritis whenhe was just 16 years old. Says it is still something he hasto deal with but has learned more and more how tomanage it with a healthier diet, smart training and less andless medication. Went to the Arctic Winter games twice forXC skiing, as well as the Nordic Skiing Jr. Olympics.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSMatt Lieto from Bend, OregonBorn: May 4, 1978This year: First XTERRA. On the road he won the BeaverFreezer Tri, finished 2nd at Wildflower, and was 4th atCalgary 70.3.In Utah: Placed 10th in 2010.Credentials: Has won a couple of XTERRA Points Seriesraces – Les Bois and REAL – and has raced XTERRA off-and-on for nearly a decade. Also: Has a great life story. He once weighed more than250 pounds, and transformed his body and life to becomea professional triathlete. Read about it on his website atwww.mattlieto.com.

Kieran McPherson from Waikato, New ZealandBorn: April 13, 1992.This year: Finished 7th at XTERRA New Zealand and was10th a week later at the XTERRA Asia-PacificChampionship race in Australia in April.In Utah: First try.

Walter Schafer from Centenniel, ColoradoBorn: September 7, 1991In Utah: First try.Credentials: Racing in just his second XTERRA, and firstas a pro. Finished 2nd behind Ryan Ignatz at XTERRACurt Gowdy earlier this year. Said, “I'm very excited to goout and showcase all my hard work this season in myprofessional debut at XTERRA USA Championships.”

Brian Smith from Gunnison, ColoradoBorn: November 15, 1975 in Glens Falls, New YorkThis year: First XTERRA. Was at the MountainChampionship but fell ill on race day.In Utah: Finished 9th at Nationals in 2009. Finished 3rdhere in Utah when it was the Mountain Championship raceback in 2007.Credentials: Starting racing XTERRA in 2004, andfinished as high as 3rd at XTERRA Worlds in 2007. Is astud in the winter months too and won the XTERRA WinterWorld Championship twice in a row in 2008 and 2009.Won the 2006 XTERRA Midwest Championship inMilwaukee.Also: Ran track and cross country at Western StateCollege. His wife Jenny had a stellar pro career withXTERRA as well.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSTodd Wells from Durango, ColoradoBorn: On Christmas Day, 1975, in Kingston, New YorkCredentials: First-ever XTERRA. Said, “I am lookingforward to my first XTERRA! I haven't had the exact buildup I had hoped for but am very excited for this newchallenge. This will be my first "real" triathlon, I havealways wanted to give it a try but it has never fit into myschedule. This one is close enough to drive to from myhome in Durango and I have had some time to get in thewater and out on my feet. As for what I'm thinking, I don'tknow. I have been having nightmares about the swim butif I can make it through that I should be able to get myselfto the finish line.”MTB Credentials: Three-time Olympian (finished 10th in2012). Won all kinds of national championships. WonLeadville. Simply put, he’s one of America’s best evermountain bikers. Read all about him on his sitewww.toddwells.com.

Noah Wright from Austin, TexasBorn: June 9, 1974This year: Finished 18th at the XTERRA EuropeanChampionships in England last month.In Utah: First try.Credentials: Finished 31st in the XTERRA U.S. ProSeries last year.

John O’Neill from Edwards, ColoradoAge: 25In Utah: Finished 14th and posted the second-fastest runsplit at Nationals last year behind only Josiah Middaugh.

Robbie Squire from Salt Lake City, UtahBorn: On April Fool’s Day, 1990, in SLCThis year: First-ever XTERRA, said “I've always beeninterested in racing XTERRA but just never pulled thetrigger.” Credentials: A professional road racer for the HincapieCycling Team. Has a background in swimming and hasbeen competing in mountain biking since he was 18. Wasthe U19 Mountain Bike National Champion as well as amember of the US National Team for road and mountainbike. Most recently finished 3rd on a stage in the USA ProChallenge in Colorado, and was top 10 overall in Tour ofUtah. Won the Park City Point to Point 2 weeks ago.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 1 – Emma Garrard from Park City, UtahBorn: June 11, 1981 in Scotland and spent childhood inIndonesiaThis year: Finished 2nd at XTERRA Costa Rica, theXTERRA West, Southeast, East, and MountainChampionship races. The SE Championship race inAlabama doubled as the USA Triathlon Off-RoadNationals and as the top American she won the elitedivision USAT national title.In Utah: Finished fourth last year and was the topAmerican behind Flora Duffy, Barbara Riveros, and LesleyPaterson – none of whom are racing this year. Was also4th in 2013 and the top American. Missed 2012 to givebirth to her son Torin. Was 5th in 2011, 8th in 2010, and11th in 2009. She won the 25-29 division XTERRANational Championship in 2007 before turning pro. On the line: A chance to win the XTERRA USAChampionship and the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series in one fellswoop. Emma has 270 points and is ranked No. 1 in theSeries heading into the event. Suzie Snyder is only sixpoints behind but crashed a few weeks ago, is not 100%,and not expected to make a run for the title.Credentials: Ninth year racing XTERRA. The topAmerican at XTERRA Worlds the past two years (she was5th in 2014 and 4th last year). The reigning elite women’sXTERRA National Champion (awarded to the topAmerican in the U.S. Pro Series). Has finished 2nd in thelast eight XTERRA regional championship races. Won herfirst major at XTERRA England last year. Also: Discovered XTERRA while on assignment as aphotojournalist covering the USA Championship for theTahoe Bonanza. Her son Torin will turn 3 in December. Isalso great at winter sports and has a USAT WinterTriathlon National title to prove it. Was a cross countryskier at the University of Nevada, Reno.

No. 2 – Suzie Snyder from Reno, Nevada Born: March 30, 1982 in Averill Park, New York.This year: Won her first-ever major at the XTERRA NewZealand Championship in April, was 4th at the XTERRAAsia-Pacific Championship in Australia, and 3rd at theXTERRA West Championship (on back-to-back-to-backweekends April 11-25 all while moving from Virginia toNevada). Was third at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, won the XTERRA East Championship (herfirst U.S. major) and was 5th at the Mountain Champs.She crashed pre-riding for XTERRA Mexico and fracturedher pelvis in early August & has been on the mend since.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSIn Utah: Finished 6th last year, 7th in 2013, a career-best2nd in 2012, 9th in 2011 and 2010. On the line: Suzie is in 2nd position in the XTERRA U.S.Pro Series and only six points behind Emma Garrard butwill not be racing at 100%. Safe to say it would take aheroic effort to finish ahead of Garrard and steal the title.Thus, the more pressing issue is keeping her 2nd placeposition. Her closest competitor, Sara Schuler, is 66 pointsbehind. Hypothetically speaking, if Schuler won she’d endup with 298 points then Snyder would have to finish 12th(worth 37 points) to end up with 301 and keep her 2ndplace spot in the Series. There are literally hundreds ofpossible scenarios so we’ll save the rest of the in-depthspeculation until it’s over.Credentials: 11th year racing XTERRA. Having her bestseason as an elite with wins in New Zealand andRichmond. Has finished in the top 5 of the Pro Series fourstraight years. Is the 2012 elite women’s XTERRANational Champion (awarded to the top American in theU.S. Pro Series). Won four National Titles as an amateurand the 20-24 division XTERRA World Championship in2004 and 2006 before going pro. Was 6th at XTERRAWorlds last year. Also: Was a three-sport state champ in cross country,pole vault, and Slalom waterskiing. Earned a mastersdegree in exercise science from Springfield College...wasa competitive slalom water skier from the ages of 12-18.

No. 4 – Sara Schuler from Boulder, Colorado Born: February 18, 1981This year: Finished 7th at the XTERRA West andSoutheast Champsand third at Mountain Championship.In Utah: Finished 9th last year, missed 2013 to have ababy girl named Natalie, was 8th in 2011, 7th in 2010, and6th in 2009.On the line: A chance to win her first XTERRA major inher last year as an elite and finish in the top 3 of theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series. She’s in fourth right now andstill has a mathematical shot at winning the Series. Credentials: Raced XTERRA since 2007. Won severalpoints series races and finished as high as 2nd at theXTERRA Mountain Championship. She was the topAmerican woman (7th overall) at 2011 XTERRA Worlds. Also: Sara said this is her last year balancing being amother, wife, social worker and 3-sport athlete. She’ll raceUtah, then Maui for Worlds, then retire. She earned amaster’s degree in social work from Colorado State, andran cross country at the University of Colorado.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 5 – Maia Ignatz from Boulder, ColoradoBorn: May 22, 1980This year: Finished 9th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 6th at the Southeast Championship, 4th atthe East Championship, and 7th at the MountainChampionship.In Utah: Finished 12th in her first XTERRA USAChampionship race as an elite last year. Won the 30-34division national championship in 2013.On the line: A chance to finish in the top three of the finalXTERRA U.S. Pro Series standings. She’s just two pointsbehind Sara Schuler and in 5th place now.Credentials: Won the 30-34 division XTERRA WorldChampionship in 2011. Turned pro last year and had herbest race as an elite in Richmond this year when shefinished 4th.

No. 6 – Kara LaPoint from Truckee, CaliforniaBorn: December 1, 1986This year: Finished 6th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 8th at the Southeast Championship, and acareer-best 5th at the East Championship despite turningher ankle a mile before the finish.In Utah: Finished 15th last year. Won the 25-29 divisionnational championship in 2012On the line: A chance to finish in the top five of theXTERRA U.S. Pro Series. She’s in sixth position now butonly 11 points behind Maia Ignatz and 13 behind SaraSchuler.Credentials: Fourth year racing XTERRA, second as apro. Won the 25-29 division XTERRA WorldChampionship in 2013 before going pro.

No. 7 – Catherine Sterling from Ayer, MassachusettsBorn: December 5, 1976.This year: Finished 4th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship and a career-best 3rd at the XTERRA EastChampionship.In Utah: Finished 16th last year.Credentials: Her first XTERRA was Richmond 2013. Herbike skills have improved dramatically ever since and sheproved she was a contender with a brilliant podiumperformance in Richmond this year.Also: Got her PhD in Genetics from Yale in 2005 and is afull-time researcher in a lab at UMass Medical School.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 8 – Debby Sullivan from Rocklin, California Born: July 1, 1981 in Winter Park, ColoradoThis year: Won the XTERRA REAL off-road triathlon tostart her season. Finished 10th at the XTERRA WestChampionship, 14th at the Southeast Championship, 7that the East Championship, and 9th at the XTERRAMountain Championship. In Utah: Finished 18th last year, and 3rd in the 30-34 divi-sion in 2013.Credentials: Started racing XTERRA in 2009, and wonthe 30-34 XTERRA World Championship in 2013 beforegoing pro. Finished 12th in the pro series last year.Also: Has a six-year-old daughter, Ashlyn

No. 9 – Sara McLarty from Clermont, Florida Born: February 25, 1983.This year: Finished 3rd at XTERRA Costa Rica in herfirst-ever off-road triathlon. Then finished 11th at theXTERRA West Championship, 10th at the SoutheastChampionship, 9th at the East Championship, and 8th atthe XTERRA Mountain Championship.In Utah: First try.Credentials: Had a stellar road triathlon career beforegoing off-road this season. Sara is a super swimmer (nar-rowly missed making the 2004 USA Olympic swim team),a great coach, and terrific writer (she pens a column onswimming for Triathlete Magazine).

No. 11 – Jaime Brede from Breckenridge, Colorado Born: July 7, 1977 in San Diego, CaliforniaThis year: Finished 9th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship and 4th at the XTERRA MountainChampionship.In Utah: Finished 17th last year. Won the overall amateurnational championship in 2009.Credentials: Raced XTERRA since 2008, as a pro since2011. Finished 9th in the Pro Series last year, and 11ththe year before. Has wins at XTERRA Four Corners andIndian Peaks.Also: Earned a business degree from Fort Lewis College.Is the Summit County program director for The CycleEffect, a youth mountain bike coach, and swim/tri coach.Won an entry into the Keystone XTERRA on the radio in2008 at that’s how she got started in the sport. “I wasdefinitely not prepared for that race and I suffered throughit but was hooked nonetheless,” she said.

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MEET THE PROFESSIONALSNo. 12 – Rebecca Blatt from Lakewood, Colorado Born: April 14, 1980This year: Finished 14th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, 13th at the Southeast Championship, 10that the East Championship, and 11th at the XTERRAMountain Championship.In Utah: Finished 21st last year.Credentials: Finished 16th in the XTERRA U.S. ProSeries last year.Also: Rebecca is a board certified emergency medicinephysician. Said she fell in love with off-road triathlon afterdoing her first race in 2013 (she won the XTERRA Sprintrace at Beaver Creek that year).

No. 15 – Caroline Colonna from Taos, New Mexico Born: April 20, 1964This year: Finished 12th at the XTERRA SoutheastChampionship, and 10th at the XTERRA MountainChampionship.In Utah: Finished 19th last year, 18th in 2013, 12th in2012, 16th in 2011, and won her third XTERRA NationalChampionship in the 45-49 division in 2010.Credentials: Did her first-ever XTERRA in 2000. Won the45-49 XTERRA World Championship in 2010. Finished13th in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series last year.Also: Caroline is a master of oriental medicine and runsher own clinic. She’s a mother of two, earned an MBA inFinance and Marketing from Columbia Business School,was the national collegiate Taekwondo Champion in 1986,and was on the ski team at UC Berkeley.

Jenny Fletcher from Santa Monica, CaliforniaBorn: December 18, 1975 in Western CanadaThis is will be her first-ever XTERRA. She said “I’mdefinitely NEW to mountain biking. Skill level-Negative!BUT- Always up for a new challenge, to push to a higherlevel in everything I do. Life is about #livinganadven-tureeveryday & this will for sure be an adventure!”

Genevieve Evans from Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaBorn: August 10, 1973 in Long Beach, CaliforniaThis year: Won the XTERRA Tahoe City off-road triathlonand finished 11th at the XTERRA European Championshipin England last month.In Utah: Finished 11th last year, and won her 2ndnational championship in the 35-39 division in 2012.Credentials: Been racing XTERRA for more than adecade.

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ABOUT THE 2015 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIESThe 2015 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series consists of five events - four regional championships and Nationals.

April XTERRA West Championship Lake Las Vegas Resort (Henderson, NV)May XTERRA Southeast Championship Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham, AL)June XTERRA East Championship Richmond, VAJuly XTERRA Mountain Championship Beaver Creek Resort (Avon, CO)Sept XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT

The top 15 pros at each event are awarded points based on overall pro finish. Pros will count their best three of fourregional scores plus the points they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah. Thus, the final point totalcombines an athletes’ best three scores in the first four races, plus the USA Championship race points. He/she with themost points in the end is declared the U.S. Pro Series Champ. The U.S. Series will dish out $140,000 in prize money:$15,000 at the Regional Championships, $20,000 at the USA Championship, and $60,000 to the top overall pointsscorers in the Series.

Note: The XTERRA World Championship Oct. 27 in Kapalua, Maui is a stand-alone event worth $100,000.

2015 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

ELIGIBILITYAthletes racing pro must have been accepted as a professional by a recognized multisport governing body (USA Triathlon,USA Cycling - road, cyclocross, track or mountain bike; any national governing body for triathlon; and any nationalgoverning body for cycling), and USA Triathlon offers an elite off-road pro license specifically designed for XTERRAspecialists. You can find this information at usatriathlon.org or email membership@usatriathlon.org.

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2015 XTERRA AMERICA TOUR PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNXTERRA U.S. Pro Series

Pro Purse ($60,000)

Rank Men Women

1st $10,000 $10,000

2nd $6,000 $6,000

3rd $3,600 $3,600

4th $2,500 $2,500

5th $2,000 $2,000

6th $1,600 $1,600

7th $1,300 $1,300

8th $1,100 $1,100

9th $1,000 $1,000

10th $900 $900

XTERRA USA Championship

Pro Purse ($20,000)

Rank Men Women

1st $2,500 $2,500

2nd $2,000 $2,000

3rd $1,500 $1,500

4th $1,200 $1,200

5th $900 $900

6th $700 $700

7th $500 $500

8th $350 $350

9th $200 $200

10th $150 $150

XTERRA Regional

Championship Races

Pro Purse ($15,000)

Rank Men Women

1st $2,300 $2,300

2nd $1,700 $1,700

3rd $1,200 $1,200

4th $800 $800

5th $650 $650

6th $450 $450

7th $400 $400

XTERRA World Championship

Pro Purse ($100,000) @ Maui

Rank Men Women

1st $20,000 $20,000

2nd $12,000 $12,000

3rd $7,000 $7,000

4th $4,000 $4,000

5th $2,500 $2,500

6th $1,500 $1,500

7th $1,100 $1,100

8th $800 $800

9th $600 $600

10th $500 $500

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2014 XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES FINAL STANDINGSThe XTERRA USA Championship on Sept. 20 in Utah was the last of five races in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series thatfeatured four regionals and the national championship. Here’s a look at the final standings:

PRO MEN Pl Name West S’East East Mtn USA Totals1 Josiah Middaugh 100 100 x82 100 90 3902 Bradley Weiss 90 82 75 DNS 75 3223 Mauricio Mendez 82 75 x63 82 82 3214 Dan Hugo 58 63 100 DNR 69 2905 Craig Evans 69 90 69 DNR 53 2816 Branden Rakita 75 69 58 x53 41 2437 Chris Ganter 53 x45 53 58 49 2138 Ryan Ignatz 45 58 DNR 63 37 2039 Alex Modestou DNR 41 DNR 69 45 15510 Ryan Petry 63 DNR DNR 75 DNP 138

Also: Brad Zoller (112), Jeff Smith (108), Cody Waite (103), Ruben Ruzafa (100), Karsten Madsen (98), Ben Hoffman (90), Ryan DeCook (76), NickFisher (53), Matt Lieto (49), Thomas Spanring (41), Justin Thomas (41), Takahiro Ogasawara (41), Alex Libin (37), Jean-Philippe Thibodeau (37),Joshua Merrick (34), Will Kelsay (34), Ben Allen (34), Gavin Anderson (31), Charlie Epperson (31), John O’Neill (31), Will Ross (28), Noah Wright(28), Adam Wirth (28).

PRO WOMENPl Name West S’East East Mtn USA Totals1 Flora Duffy 100 100 100 DNS 100 4002 Emma Garrard x90 90 90 90 75 3453 Chantell Widney 69 69 DNR 100 69 3074 Suzie Snyder 75 82 82 x63 63 3025 Shonny Vanlandingham 82 DNF 75 75 45 2776 Danelle Kabush 63 63 DNR 82 53 2617 Kara LaPoint 58 58 41 x28 28 1858 Christine Jeffrey DNR 75 69 41 DNS 1859 Jaime Brede 49 49 DNR 69 DNP 16710 Amelia McCracken 37 53 49 DNP DNP 139

Also: Sara Schuler (107), Debby Sullivan (103), Caroline Colonna (90), Barbara Riveros (90), Lesley Paterson (82), Rebecca Blatt (78), Maia Ignatz(74), Kim Baugh (68), Catherine Sterling (63), Carina Wasle (58), Katie Button (53), Mieko Carey (53), Rebecca Dussault (53), Kelley Cullen (49),Heidi Rentz (45), Genevieve Evans (41), Rachel Challis (31), and Susan Sloan (31).

1 - April 13 - XTERRA West Championship (Aston MonteLago Village Resort - Lake Las Vegas, NV)2 - May 17 - XTERRA Southeast Championship (Oak Mountain State Park - Pelham, AL)3 - June 15 - XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA)4 - July 19 - XTERRA Mountain Championship (Beaver Creek Resort - Avon, CO)5 - Sept. 20 - XTERRA USA Championship (Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT) 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

DNR - Did Not StartDNP - Did Not Place

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TOP 5 IN XTERRA U.S. PRO SERIES SINCE 19992014 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS

Men Women1. Josiah Middaugh 390 1. Flora Duffy 4002. Bradley Weiss 370 2. Emma Garrard 3453. Mauricio Mendez 264 3. Chantell Widney 3074. Dan Hugo 264 4. Suzie Snyder 3025. Craig Evans 260 5. Shonny Vanlandingham 277

2013 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Josiah Middaugh 390 1. Lesley Paterson 4002. Dan Hugo 317 2. Shonny Vanlandingham 3213. Branden Rakita 284 3. Danelle Kabush 2974. Ryan Ignatz 279 4. Melanie McQuaid 2935. Bradley Weiss 264 5. Suzie Snyder 292

2012 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 375 1. Lesley Paterson 3722. Josiah Middaugh 370 2. Melanie McQuaid 3343. David Henestrosa 264 3. Renata Bucher 3344. Craig Evans 264 4. Danelle Kabush 3265. Branden Rakita 260 5. Suzie Snyder 310

2011 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 565 1. Melanie McQuaid 5802. Josiah Middaugh 529 2. S. Vanlandingham 5283. Nico Lebrun 476 3. Christine Jeffrey 4404. Branden Rakita 427 4. Emma Garrard 4215. Dan Hugo 360 5. Suzie Snyder 380

2010 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 500 1. S. Vanlandingham 4522. Josiah Middaugh 434 2. Melanie McQuaid 4443. Seth Wealing 378 3. Renata Bucher 4014. Nico Lebrun 341 4. Emma Garrard 3475. Craig Evans 318 5. Christine Jeffrey 345

2009 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 572 1. Melanie McQuaid 6002. Nico Lebrun 562 2. S. Vanlandingham 5523. Josiah Middaugh 534 3. Renata Bucher 4634. Mike Vine 487 4. Danelle Kabush 4475. Dan Hugo 414 5. Christine Jeffrey 426

2008 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 353 1. Melanie McQuaid 4002. Dan Hugo 345 2. S. Vanlandingham 3303. Josiah Middaugh 326 3. Jenny Smith 3164. Brian Smith 290 4. Danelle Kabush 2825. Mike Vine 276 5. Lesley Paterson 281

2007 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 400 1. Jamie Whitmore 4002. Mike Vine 337 2. Melanie McQuaid 3493. Josiah Middaugh 322 3. Jennifer Smith 3294. Seth Wealing 322 4. Candy Angle 3145. Andrew Noble 303 5. Amber Monforte 258

2006 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Seth Wealing 428 1. Melanie McQuaid 4802. Brent McMahan 413 2. Jamie Whitmore 4593. Andrew Noble 391 3. Candy Angle 4034. Conrad Stoltz 303 4. Danelle Kabush 3545. Brian Smith 300 5. Janae Pritchett 320

2005 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 390 1. Jamie Whitmore 3902. Mike Vine 310 2. Melanie McQuaid 3803. Olivier Marceau 309 3. Candy Angle 3024. Brent McMahon 283 4. Jessica Harrison 2825. Francisco Serrano 275 5. Melissa Thomas 2716. Josiah Middaugh 252

2004 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Sylvain Dodet 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 3002. Josiah Middaugh 264 2. Melanie McQuaid 2803. Conrad Stoltz 249 3. Candy Angle 2394. Nicolas LeBrun 247 4. Janae Deverell 2095. Justin Thomas 179 5. Lynley Allison 208

2003 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 290 1. Jamie Whitmore 3002. Steve Larsen 280 2. Melanie McQuaid 2703. Nicolas LeBrun 264 3. Melissa Thomas 2324. Justin Thomas 218 4. Jenny Tobin 2025. Jason Chalker 207 5. Candy Angle 200

2002 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 300 1. Jamie Whitmore 2902. Nicolas LeBrun 248 2. Melanie McQuaid 2653. Kerry Classen 235 3. Raeleigh Tennant 2344. Mike Vine 228 4. Kerstin Weule 2225. Andrew Noble 201 5. Melissa Thomas 214

2001 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Conrad Stoltz 465 1. Anke Erlank 4692. Nicolas LeBrun 404 2. Monique Merrill 3753. Ned Overend 373 3. Raeleigh Tennant 3434. Mike Vine 365 4. Jenny Tobin 3265. Kerry Classen 319 5. Cheri Touchette 309

2000 U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTSMen Women1. Michael Tobin 826 1. Kerstin Weule 8902. Mike Vine 820 2. Jody Purcell 8103. Kerry Classen 802 3. Lorraine Barrows 6884. Ned Overend 697 4. Jenny Tobin 6355. Dave Harrison 596 5. Linda Gabor 524

1999* U.S. PRO POINTS SERIES RESULTS (First year)Men Women1. Michael Tobin 886 1. Kerstin Weule 886 2. Jimmy Riccitello 732 2. Jody Purcell 827 3. John Koenig 676 3. Lorraine Barrows 7184. Ned Overend 660 4. Jenny Wood 708 5. Kerry Classen 635 5. Linda Gabor 675

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The XTERRA America Tour is designed to provide age group athletes with a bona-fide championship to compete forwithin their geographic region. At the end of the regular season the top performers in each of eight regions are invited tocompete against other athletes their same age - but from different regions - at the national championship in Utah onSeptember 19 This year there are 70 races in 39 states across the country, as well as the U.S. Territory of Guam andCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan). It marks the 19th straight year of expansion for XTERRA.

Here's how the Series works:1) CHOOSE REGION: There are 8 regions, determined by a competitor's primary residence at the time of their first race:

NORTHEAST (NE) - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York,ATLANTIC (AT) - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.SOUTHEAST (SE) - Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.MIDWEST (MW) - Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.SOUTHCENTRAL (SC) - Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas.MOUNTAIN (MT) - Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming.NORTHWEST (NW) - Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska.WEST (W) - California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Territories.

2) DETERMINE YOUR DIVISION/AGE GROUP: "XTERRA Age" is based on a competitor's age on December 31, 2013.Athletes compete in the following age categories: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,65+ (w), 65-69 (m), 70-74 (m), and 75+ (m), and we also have Physically Challenged Divisions.

Physically Challenged Division: There are two physically challenged age groups, 15-39 and 40+, and 6 categories:Below the knee amputee, above the knee amputee, below the elbow amputee, above the elbow amputee, blind and impaired/les autres.

3) RACE AND SCORE: Series competitors race for points at their choice of 70 events - including XTERRA Points Series(XPS) races & XTERRA Championship Series (XCS) races. Competitors can enter as many events as they'd like and theirbest four finishes count towards their total points score. Competitors are required to race in at least one event in theirregion, and must COUNT two events in their region. Note: You don’t have to race in two, but you have to count two in yourregion. Bottom line, to play the game (to qualify for nationals and win a regional championship) you have to race in at leastone event in your region, and everything more than that is gravy and increases your chances of winning.

4) COUNT ‘EM UP: Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers in each age group at each race. Athletes can earn morepoints at XCS races because, generally, participation is higher and the courses are tougher. If an athlete races at morethan one XCS event, only the best finish counts at full points. Any other finishes earn points at the same rate as an XPSrace. There are two points systems:

XTERRA Championship Series Races:

XTERRA Points Series Races:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th100 90 82 75 69 63 58 53 49 45 41 37 34 31 28

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th75 67 61 56 51 47 43 39 36 33 30 27 25 23 21

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HOW THE XTERRA AMERICA TOUR WORKS CONTINUED...5) BECOMING A REGIONAL CHAMP: At the end of the regular season in late August, the athlete with the most points -by gender, by division, by region - earns the title of XTERRA Regional Champion. All regional champions and those thatfinish in the top 15 of their division at any XTERRA Points Series race qualify to compete in the USA Championship.

Note: All XTERRA America Tour events are sanctioned byUSA Triathlon, the national governing body of multisport inthe United States. As such all athletes are subject to the rulesand regulations set forth by the USAT. Details available atusatriathlon.org.

The XTERRA Points Series races are a collection ofindependently produced off-road triathlons owned andoperated by local promoters, while the Championship Seriesevents are bigger races with pro purses on full-lengthcourses operated by the TEAM Unlimited / XTERRA staff.

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

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

- - - - - - - - - - - 2015 XTERRA WOMEN’S R

Region 15-19 DIVISION 20-24 DIVISION 25-29 DIVISION 30-34 DIVISION 35-39 DIVISION 40-44 DIVISIONNE Chelsea Parkes Sheray Tario 2 Athena Thomas-Visel 4 Maria Smit 2 Kelli Montgomery

Camillus, NY Croton on Hudson, NY Rochester, NY Syosset, NY Wallingford, CTA 2 Betsy Hochman Americia Weber Karyn Dulaney Julia Crytzer Jennifer Cecchi

Lansdale, PA Pittsburgh, PA Columbia, MD Greensburg, PA West Chester, PASE Sierra Sims Hilary Daly Anna Frey Loukia Lili-Williams Kit Hayes Kat Welling

Knoxville, TN Northport, AL Atlanta, GA Atlanta, GA Erwin, TN Spartanburg, SCMW Lindsey Laskowski Lauren Otter Libbie Fort Sabina Hlinenska 3 Amanda Frost 5 Mimi Stockton

New Berlin, WI Indianapolis, IN Pekin, IL Peoria, IL Columbiana, OH Stevensville, MISC Sydney Firsching Talia Gilmour Allison Kuszmaul 5 Melanie Etherton 2 Alissa Magrum

Dallas, TX Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Austin, TX Austin, TXMT Heather Horton Katrina Marks 2 Elizabeth Gruber Michele Cooper 3 Ashlie Angel Deanna McCurdy

Draper, UT Durango, CO Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Durango, CO Highlands Ranch, CONW Kinsey Loan Clairen Stone Katelyn Garcia Allison Moore Layla Billowitz

Eagle River, AK Bend, OR Meridian, ID Boise, ID Bend, ORW Brandee Schiller Jamie Merry Lisa Leonard 5 Sian Turner Laurel Sroufe Kimberly Larson

Mililani, HI Auburn, CA Las Vegas, NV Truckee, CA Scottsdale, AZ Truckee, CA

- - - - - - - - - - - 2015 XTERRA MEN’S RRegion 15-19 DIVISION 20-24 DIVISION 25-29 DIVISION 30-34 DIVISION 35-39 DIVISION 40-44 DIVISIONNE Douglas Chadwick Peter Kiley-Bergen 2 Steve Croucher Nicholas Brown 2 Rob Ricard David Stowater

New York, NY Troy, NY Peru, VT Newport, RI Berwick, ME Waterliet, NYA 2 Greg Schott David Uber Scott Aubuchon Michael Welch 4 Joshua Loren 4 Daryl Weaver

Chesterfield, VA Pittsburgh, PA Washington, DC Bear, DE Wilmington, DE Lititz, PASE Caden Ewing Caleb Baity Justin McMurrer Andrew Smith Chris Edmonds Joshua Schaffer

Shalimar, FL Booville, NC Lehigh Acres, FL Knoxville, TN Birmingham, AL Pendleton, SCMW Joe Syzmanski Joshua Ellis Doug Eubank Gabriel Piriz 2 Ralph Nurse 7 Chris Scott

Lockport, IL Rochester Hills, MI Mishiwaka, IN Kent, OH Crownpoint, IN Morrison, ILSC Evan Margiotts Josh Padley Jeff Gjertsen Matt Wilbanks Donnie Bunker Jason Baldwin

Spicewood, TX Blue Springs, MO Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Siloam Springs, AR Fort Worth, TXMT Nelson Hegg Jeff Sabatka Erick Sykora Michael Nunez 4 Bryce Phinney Matt Lamm

Boulder, CO Gunnison, CO Rapid City, SD Salt Lake City, UT Broomfield, CO Carbondale, CONW Travis Gilpin Adrien Calmels Patrick Sheeks Eric Cooke David Denardis 2 Ryan Brown

Woodinville, WA Bend, OR WA Coeur D'Alene, WA Boise, ID Richland, WAW 2 David Duncan Kevin So Humberto Rivera 3 Matthew Balzer Michael Orin Paul Roach

Shingle Springs, CA San Leandro, CA Chula Vista, CA Reno, NV Gilbert, AZ Kings Beach, CA

- - - - - - - - - PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - 15-39 (W) Moderate Leg Impairment 40+ (MT) Les Autres 40+ (AT) Les Autres 40+ (NW) Les Autres2 Andrew Szucs 8 Craig Vogtsberger Sean Boulanger 3 Darren SmithEnncinitas, CA Highlands Ranch, CO Florida Camas, WA

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - - -

45-49 DIVISION 50-54 DIVISION 55-59 DIVISION 60-64 DIVISION 65-69 DIVISION 70+ DIVISION4 Mara Fronhofer 2 Heidi Chadwick 5 Stephanie Landy Jan Shillieto 12 Linda UsherMoreau, NY Bronx, NY Ballston Spa, NY West Brookfield, MA West Upton, MAKatrina Dowidchuck Rebecca Smith Eva Van Stratum Linda ClarkWilmington, DE West Chester, PA Aston, PA Philadelphia, PAMargo Pitts Shannon Kimoto 9 Lucia Colbert Lisa Hanna 9 Charlotte MahanRaleigh, NC Cumming, GA Cordova, TN Wilmington, NC Lenoir City, TN4 Cheryl Stine Sara Dougherty 14 Beverly EnslowBloomington, IN Cloquet, MN Metamora, ILLori Cooper Anne Marie Peck 4 Kim Bear 2 Beverly Bickell Lynn PickardTrophy Club, TX Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM Jenk, OK Santa Fe, NMDebra Monroe 6 Paula Maresh Sharon McDowell 13 Cindi Toepel 7 Libby HarrowGypsum, CO Littleton, CO Colo Springs, CO Littleton, CO Fruita, COPatricia Smaldone 5 Lisa Brummond Yereth Rosen 2 Linda WilsonPortland, OR Tacoma, WA Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AKBonnie Olmsted 2 Janet Soule Elaine Morison 9 Lorenn Walker 4 Wendy MinorSan Jose, CA Davis, CA Lafayette, CA Waialua, HI Kamuela, HI

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - - - 45-49 DIVISION 50-54 DIVISION 55-59 DIVISION 60-64 DIVISION 65-69 DIVISION 70-74 DIVISION 75+ DIVISIONJohn Meyerle 4 Tad Norton 6 John King 12 Russell Clark 6 Stuart ChristieMonroe, CT Canandaigua, NY Fairfield, CT Scotia, NY Dedham, MACameron Smith Geo Toomey Zeke Hill Nelson Dunham 5 Charlie Redmond Pavel KralMontgomery Village, MD Bethel Park, PA Cedar Run, NJ Yardley, PA Tenafly, NJ Little Silver, NJ4 Marcus Barton 3 Ali Arasta 15 Steve Cole 4 Ian Davidson 3 Frank George 9 Peter Lilley 11 Errol LassiterWaxhaw, NC Asheboro, NC Alpharetta, GA Clemson, SC Rome, GA Charlotte, NC Woodstock. GAJim Bartholomew Brad Myers Harry Schutte 9 Marc Hawley 4 Alan Moore 11 GL BrownMishawaka, IN Scottsbay, IN Verona, WI Mount Vernon, IN Ada, MI Ada, MI3 Steve Etherton 9 Mike Carter Alan Johnson Jan Bear 6 James Dewlen 7 Wilburn PowellAustin, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX Santa Fe, NM Stillwater, OK Mount Ida, AR3 Eric Snowberg Todd Murray 2 Carl Horton 3 Galen Classen 3 Al MarvinGolden, CO Colorado Springs, CO Draper, UT Denver, CO Denver, COLeroi Smith Andrew Duenow 4 Phil Barnhart Peter Spir 3 Ed Duning 9 Ronald HillSeattle, WA Anchorage, AK Portland, OR Lake Oswego, OR Seabeck, WA Hayden, IDMonte Mitchell 2 Mark Milam 4 Cliff Millemann Jack Nielsen 5 James Rawie Rodger Bivens 11 Hans DiebenVisalia, C La Habra, CA Davis, CA Gardnerville, NV Incline Village, NV Tucson, AZ Chula Vista, CA

- - - - PC REGIONAL CHAMPIONS - - - - - - - - - 40+ (AT) Les Autres 15-39 (AT) Les Autres 40+ (NW) Les AutresBeth Price David Edrada 3 Willie StewartAlabama Farragut, TN Boise, ID

2015 marks the 15th year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series

Tentative as of 9.8.15

KEYNE - Northeast RegionAT - Atlantic RegionSE - Southeast RegionMW - Midwest Region# number of regional titles won

SC - South Central RegionMT - Mountain RegionNW - Northwest RegionW - West Region

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2015 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERSThe XTERRA USA Championship is the last of 40 events where the fastest amateur athletes from around the world canqualify for the 20th running of the XTERRA World Championship at Kapalua, Maui on November 1.

Date XTERRA World Tour Event (Location) Men’s / Women’s Winners8-Feb XTERRA Philippines Championship (Albay, Luzon) + Brad Weiss / Flora Duffy22-Feb XTERRA South Africa Championship (Grabouw) Stuart Marais / Flora Duffy7-Mar XTERRA Motatapu (South Island, New Zealand) Dougal Allan / Jess Simson, Simone Maier28-Mar XTERRA Saipan Championship (Northern Marianas) + Ben Allen / Jacqui Slack29-Mar XTERRA Malta (Mellieha) *Silver Nicolas Fernandez / Brigitta Poor29-Mar XTERRA Costa Rica (Playa Reserva Conchal) Rom Akerson / Lesley Paterson11-Apr XTERRA Guam Championship (Piti) + Ben Allen / Carina Wasle11-Apr XTERRA New Zealand Championship (Rotorua) Braden Currie / Suzie Snyder18-Apr XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championship (New South Wales) + Braden Currie / Flora Duffy25-Apr XTERRA West Championship (Nevada, USA) # Francisco Serrano / Lesley Paterson25-Apr XTERRA Tahiti (Mataiea) Brice Daubord / Sarah Backler26-Apr XTERRA Reunion (Saint Gilles Les Bains) Brad Weiss / Carla Van Huyssteen2-May XTERRA Asian Tour Championship (Langkawi, Malaysia) + Brad Weiss / Myriam Guillot10-May XTERRA Brazil (Ilhabela) Diogo Malagon / Sabrina Gobbo16-May XTERRA Southeast Championship (Alabama, USA) # Braden Currie / Lesley Paterson16-May XTERRA Portugal (Golega) *Silver Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller7-Jun XTERRA Spain Championship (Extremedura) *Gold Ruben Ruzafa / Helena Erbenova14-Jun XTERRA East Championship (Virginia, USA) # Josiah Middaugh / Suzie Snyder20-Jun XTERRA Greece (Lake Plastira) *Silver Kris Coddens / Helena Erbenova27-Jun XTERRA Switzerland Championship (Vallee De Joux) *Gold Arthur Forissier / Carina Wasle27-Jun XTERRA Mine over Matter (Ontario, Canada) ! Karsten Madsen / Heather Pady4-Jul XTERRA Freedom Fest (Hawaii, USA) = Sergio Florian / Laurel Dudley5-Jul XTERRA Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) ! Brent McMahon / Zoe Dawson5-Jul XTERRA France Championship (Xonrupt) *Gold Ruben Ruzafa / Kathrin Mueller11-Jul XTERRA Sweden (Stockholm) *Silver Sam Osborne / Helena Erbenova18-Jul XTERRA Mountain Championship (Colorado, USA) # Josiah Middaugh / Flora Duffy25-Jul XTERRA Parry Sound (Ontario, Canada) ! Sean Bechtel / Heather Pady26-Jul XTERRA Italy Championship (Abruzzo) *Gold Ruben Ruzafa / Helena Erbenova8-Aug XTERRA Mexico Championship (Tapalpa) Josiah Middaugh / Fabiola Corona8-Aug XTERRA Czech Championship (Prachatice) *Gold Ben Allen / Helena Erbenova15-Aug XTERRA Germany Championship (Zittau) *Gold Ben Allen / Helena Erbenova29-Aug XTERRA Denmark, Tilsvilde *Silver Kris Coddens / Carina Wasle29-Aug XTERRA Japan, Hokkaido+ (start 2016 Asian Tour) Courtney Atkinson / Mieko Carey30-Aug XTERRA England / European Championship (Surrey) Ruben Ruzafa / Lesley Paterson19-Sep XTERRA USA Championship, Ogden/Snowbasin, Utah, USA #1-Nov XTERRA World Championship, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

* European Tour / + Asian Tour / # America Tour / ! Canadian Tour / = Hawaii qualifiers

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2015SCHEDULE

DATE Race Location Region3/22 XTERRA Hickory Knob McCormick, South Carolina SE3/28 XTERRA Saipan Championship Northern Marianas W3/28 XTERRA Camp Eagle Rocksprings, Texas SC3/28 XTERRA REAL Granite Bay, California W4/4 XTERRA Tiger Auburn, Alabama SE4/11 XTERRA Guam Championship Piti, Guam W4/25 XTERRA West Championship Lake Las Vegas, Nevada W4/25 XTERRA Fort Yargo Winder, Georgia SE4/26 XTERRA Jersey Devil Barnegat, New Jersey AT4/26 XTERRA Bluebonnet Burnet, Texas SC5/2 XTERRA Epic - Rustman Arkadelphia, Arkansas SC5/3 XTERRA Tri2Unify Yuma, Arizona W5/3 XTERRA Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina SE5/3 XTERRA Gator Terra Arkadelphia, Arkansas SC5/16 XTERRA Southeast Championship Pelham, Alabama SE5/16 XTERRA Renegade San Dimas, California W5/30 XTERRA Lory Bellvue, Colorado MT5/31 XTERRA Laguna Beach Laguna Beach, California W5/31 XTERRA Tsali Bryson City, North Carolina SE5/31 XTERRA Eureka Springs Eureka Springs, Arkansas SC5/31 XTERRA Dueces Wild Show Low, Arizona W6/7 XTERRA Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee SE6/13 XTERRA Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina SE6/13 XTERRA Muleshoe Spicewood, Texas SC6/14 XTERRA East Championship Richmond, Virginia AT6/14 XTERRA Pagosa Springs Pagosa Springs, Colorado MT6/20 XTERRA DINO Northern Indiana North Liberty, Indiana MW6/20 XTERRA Curt Gowdy Cheyenne, Wyoming MT6/27 XTERRA Clemson Clemson, South Carolina SE6/27 XTERRA Tahoe City Tahoe City, California W6/27 XTERRA Dairyland Sheboygan, Wisconsin MW6/28 XTERRA French River Oxford, Massachusetts NE7/4 XTERRA Freedom Fest Ka’a’awa, Hawaii W7/11 XTERRA Magnolia Hill Navasota, Texas SC7/12 XTERRA EX2 Flintstone, Maryland AT7/18 XTERRA Sky High Grafton, New York NE7/18 XTERRA Hammerman Anchorage, Alaska NW7/18 XTERRA Whitewater Charlotte, North Carolina SE7/18 XTERRA DINO Southern Indiana Versailles, Indiana MW7/18 XTERRA Mountain Championship Beaver Creek Resort, Avon, Colorado MT7/25 XTERRA Aspen Valley Carbondale, Colorado MT7/26 XTERRA Panther Creek Morristown, Tennessee SE7/26 XTERRA Ionia Ionia, Michigan MW7/26 XTERRA Bozeman Bozeman, Montana MT8/2 XTERRA Appalachia Indiana, Pennsylvania AT8/2 XTERRA Blackwater Milton, Florida SE8/8 XTERRA Tri the Torture Glorieta, New Mexico SC8/8 XTERRA Snow Mountain Ranch Granby, Colorado MT8/8 XTERRA Portland Forest Grove, Oregon NW8/15 XTERRA Illinois Wilds Hanna City, Illinois MW8/15 XTERRA Iron Creek Spearfish, South Dakota MT8/15 XTERRA Lake Tahoe Incline Village, Nevada W8/15 XTERRA Cameron Park Waco, Texas SC8/16 XTERRA Lock 4 Blast Gallatin, Tennessee SE8/16 XTERRA Syracuse Fayetteville, New York NE8/22 XTERRA Adventure Fest Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii W8/22 XTERRA Buffalo Creek Bailey, Colorado MT8/23 XTERRA Wild Ride McCall, Idaho NW8/29 XTERRA Tide Coker, Alabama SE9/12 XTERRA Fruita (2016) Fruita, Colorado MT9/19 XTERRA Utah (short and long course open races) Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT9/19 XTERRA USA Championship Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT10/11 XTERRA Rockhopper (2016) Tempe, Arizona W11/1 XTERRA World Championship Kapalua, Maui, HI

Red = America Tour Championship Race (Worlds Qualifier) NOTE: Races shown in GREY award points toward the 2015 seasonRegions: AT - Atlantic / NE - Northeast / SE - Southeast / MW - Midwest / SC - South Central / MT - Mountain / NW - Northwest / W - WestTentative as of 5.1315. For more information visit www.xterraplanet.com or call toll-free to 877-751-8880

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2014 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - PRO RACE REVIEW

PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Points1 Ruben Ruzafa 30 Malaga, Spain 2:21:47 1002 Josiah Middaugh 34 Vail, Colorado 2:22:43 903 Mauricio Mendez 18 Mexico City, Mexico 2:28:55 824 Bradley Weiss 25 Somerset West, South Africa 2:29:31 755 Dan Hugo 28 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:32:06 696 Brad Zoller 37 Vail, Colorado 2:33:47 637 Cody Waite 36 Lakewood, Colorado 2:33:59 588 Craig Evans 36 Hendersonville, Tennessee 2:34:14 539 Chris Ganter 36 Boise, Idaho 2:34:42 4910 Alex Modestou 28 Durham, North Carolina 2:35:46 45Also: Branden Rakita (41), Ryan Ignatz (37), Ben Allen (34), John O'Neill (31), Adam Wirth (28), Ryan Petry, Jeff Smith,Rory Downie, Andy Lee, Louis Tafuto

PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Points1 Flora Duffy 27 Boulder, Colorado (Bermuda) 2:38:18 1002 Barbara Riveros 27 La Pintana, Chile 2:44:28 903 Lesley Paterson 33 San Diego, CA (Scotland) 2:46:24 824 Emma Garrard 31 Park City, Utah 2:48:10 755 Chantell Widney 34 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2:50:10 696 Suzie Snyder 32 Fredericksburg, Virginia 2:52:04 637 Carina Wasle 29 Kundl, Austria 2:52:53 588 Danelle Kabush 38 Calgary, Canada 2:53:32 539 Sara Schuler 33 Boulder, Colorado 2:55:57 4910 Shonny Vanlandingham 45 Durango, Colorado 3:01:40 45Also: Genevieve Evans (41), Maia Ignatz (37), Kim Baugh (34), Susan Sloan (31), Kara LaPoint (28), Catherine Sterling,Jaime Brede, Debby Sullivan, Caroline Colonna, Amelia McCracken, Rebecca Blatt

September 20, 2014 (Snowbasin Resort - Ogden, Utah)Ruben Ruzafa, 25, from Spain and Flora Duffy, 27, fromBermuda captured the 2014 XTERRA USA Championshipoff-road triathlon on a beautiful blue sky day at SnowbasinResort.

Ruzafa, the current and two-time XTERRA WorldChampion, finished in 2:21:47, less than one-minute aheadof runner-up and 2012 USA Champ Josiah Middaugh ofColorado who crossed in 2:22:32.

The difference was the bike where Ruzafa, a former nation-al team rider in Spain, posted the fastest split of the day in1:18:01, two-minutes faster than that of Middaugh who hadthe second-best bike time at 1:20:00. Even thoughMiddaugh ran one-minute faster, it wasn’t enough to reel inRuzafa.

Middaugh still won the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series for the sec-ond straight year and was the XTERRA National Champ(top American) for the 10th time.

In her first full season racing XTERRA Flora Duffy has beendominant. She won all three regional championships andnow the USA Championship. She posted the fastest swim(coming out of the water third overall behind only Ben Allenand Mauricio Mendez), had the fastest bike split (1:32:36)and the second-best run behind eventual runner-up BarbaraRiveros from Chile to take the tape in 2:38:18.

“It was a lot of fun, but it was hard. I never felt particularlystressed with my breathing but my legs were shot,” saidDuffy, a two-time Olympian. “I was intimidated by thiscourse, but apparently it suits me. The water was warm, butswimming at altitude is hard”

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2014 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACINGJP Donovan and Hannah Rae Finchamp captured the over-all amateur XTERRA USA Championship titles today. It’sthe third time Donovan has won Nationals, but his first over-all victory, while it’s the second overall title in three years forFinchamp (who has now won the 15-19 division fourstraight times).

“It feels really nice to take the title back,” said Finchamp,who is in her freshman year at Lindenwood University in St.Charles, Missouri. “I felt really smooth and really goodtoday, maybe more physically ready than ever because I’vebeen training with the collegiate teams and it has been somuch fun being with other people training. It does take atoll on you mentally, however, having to come all the wayfrom Missouri and flying by the seat of my pants.”

Finchamp is on the cross country, cycling, and swim teamsat Lindenwood this season, and said “I love it there,nowhere else I’d rather be for school.”

There was an interesting twist in the men’s race as MatthewBalzer, the reigning USA Champion, looked poised to cap-ture his second straight until another guy – wearing thesame kit – stormed past. And it was his fault.

“I’ve got to give thanks to Matthew Balzer from the RenoRunning Company,” said Donovan, 27, a lifeguard fromIncline Village, Nevada who has been racing XTERRAsince 2006. “He hooked me up with a kit, drove me outhere, and really pushed me to train the last couple weeks.I wasn’t even going to do it this year but he conned me intoit. While he’s not my coach, he is in my mind, kind of likethe conscience on my shoulder.”

The two came into transition close together but Donovancharged hard on the first steep incline out of transition andnever looked back.

“I wouldn’t want to give it up to anybody else,” said Balzer,who finished second. “At least we got the kit involved.”

Cindi Toepel from Littleton reached a milestone mark today,winning her unprecedented 10th XTERRA USAChampionship crown.

David Rakita, father to XTERRA pro Branden Rakita, wonhis 5th title (he got his first in 2002).

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Hannah Rae Finchamp (4) 3:03:09 Altadena, CA20 - 24 * Katherine Pollard (3) 3:52:44 Roseville, CA25 - 29 Amie Graf 3:40:54 Glenwood, CO30 - 34 Sian Turner 3:15:11 Truckee, CA35 - 39 Meghan Sheridan (2) 3:14:28 Salt Lake City, UT40 - 44 Kathy Waite 3:19:12 Lakewood, CO45 - 49 Patty Smaldone 3:54:08 Portland, OR50 - 54 Paula Maresh (2) 3:33:58 Littleton, CO55 - 59 Lucia Colbert (3) 3:52:59 Cordova, TN60 - 64 Cindi Toepel (10) 3:57:04 Littleton, CO

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 David Duncan 3:02:36 Shingle Springs, CA20 - 24 Billy Allen 2:52:23 Farmingdale, NM25 - 29 *JP Donovan (3) 2:38:08 Incline Village, NV30 - 34 Matt Balzer (2) 2:40:48 Reno, NV35 - 39 Jeffrey Dewitt 2:53:37 Castle Rock, CO40 - 44 Jack Cartwright 2:46:26 Austin, TX45 - 49 Chris Phenicie 2:52:04 Lakewood, CO50 - 54 Andrew Macnaughton 2:52:37 Newbury Park, CA55 - 59 Dennis Brinson 3:03:48 Carson City, NV60 - 64 Johnny Davis 3:24:25 Boulder, CO65 - 69 David Rakita (5) 3:53:53 Durango, CO70 - 74 Peter Lilley (2) 5:22:01 Charlotte, NCPC Craig Vogtsberger (4) 3:55:27 Littleton, CO* TOP AMATEURS

Craig Vogtsberger, who was honored as this year’s Mr.XTERRA award winner for best exemplifying the “LiveMore” spirit of the sport, captured his fourth NationalChampionship in the physically challenged division.

Donovan, Lucia Colbert, and Katherine Pollard each wontheir third USA Championships, while Balzer, Peter Lilley,Paula Maresh, and Meghan Sheridan captured their sec-ond each.

Here’s a look at all of this year’s National Champs:

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TOP 10 PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Leonardo Chacon 29 Liberia, Costa Rica 2:32:31 1002 Josiah Middaugh 33 Vail, Colorado 2:33:26 903 Ruben Ruzafa 29 Malaga, Spain 2:33:55 824 Conrad Stoltz 39 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:35:45 755 Dan Hugo 27 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:37:17 696 Ben Allen 28 Wollongong, Australia 2:39:53 637 Bradley Weiss 24 Somerset West, South Africa 2:42:13 588 Nicolas Lebrun 40 Digne, France 2:44:30 539 Branden Rakita 32 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:44:38 4910 Ryan Ignatz 34 Boulder, Colorado 2:44:41 45

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Lesley Paterson 32 San Diego, CA (Scotland) 2:53:21 1002 Barbara Riveros 26 La Pintana, Chile 2:54:04 903 Chantell Widney 33 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2:56:41 824 Emma Garrard 30 Park City, Utah 2:59:07 755 Danelle Kabush 37 Calgary, Canada 3:00:29 696 Carina Wasle 28 Kundl, Austria 3:01:44 637 Suzie Snyder 31 Fredericksburg, Virginia 3:01:59 588 Melanie McQuaid 40 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:02:48 539 Shonny Vanlandingham 44 Durango, Colorado 3:04:43 4910 Christine Jeffrey 40 Tucson, Arizona 3:05:38 45

Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT (September 21, 2013) – The2013 XTERRA USA Championship proved that there is nospecific formula for success, especially when it comes toXTERRA experience.

Leonardo Chacon took the overall title in his first appear-ance at the XTERRA USA Championship, and just the thirdXTERRA race of his career.

Meanwhile on the women’s side, Lesley Paterson capturedthe title for the second consecutive year, continuing heramazing streak of XTERRA victories.

The 2013 XTERRA USA Championship was staged inpicture-perfect conditions on Saturday at Snowbasin Resortnear Ogden, Utah. The off-road triathlon consisted of a1,500-meter swim, a 28-kilometer bike and a 9.8-kilometertrail run.

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2013 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACINGThe XTERRA USA Championship is not just about profes-sionals. In fact, the age-group competitors make up thebulk of the field, and the two winners of this year’s race epit-omize the amateur spirit.

Matthew Balzer from Reno, Nevada, was the top overallamateur with a time of 2:49:50. He finished 12th overall,topped only by 11 established professionals. “Ecstatic,”said Balzer, 32. “It’s been a goal for the last two years. I hadto deal with some (foot) injuries last year, so I really wantedto come out strong this year.”

Balzer,, a former professional triathlete, took the lead in theamateur field early in the bike leg and stayed in front therest of the way. He said he figured he was in a good posi-tion when he saw only the professional competitors withhim in the bike-to-run transition. Despite the impressive vic-tory, Balzer said he has no intention of returning to the pro-fessional ranks. He already owns two businesses in Reno– the Reno Running Company and MMS West (a mail-ing/shipping company). He also has a wife and two youngdaughters (8 and 5 months).

“I have an amazingly supportive wife and two young girls,so I’m happy with where I am,” he said.

Cole Bunn, a 17-year-old high school student fromBettendorf, Iowa, was the second amateur with a time of2:51:11. He came in right after Balzer, good for 13th over-all. John Mezger from Colorado was third in 2:53:57, andBryce Phinney from Arizona was fourth in 2:57:15.

In the women’s amateur race, Elizabeth Gruber fromRedding, California, took top honors with an all-out effort.She finished in 3:11:13, and rallied from a deficit of morethan four minutes out of the swim.

“I had no idea I was in first,” she said. “I was in the medicaltent for more than an hour after the race, and I didn’t knowwhere I placed.”

Gruber, 23, was 12th overall among all females, and col-lapsed after crossing the finish line and needed fluids toreplenish her body. “I think it’s still unreal,” she said. “I don’tknow if it will ever hit me.”

Gruber is a nursing student at Loma Linda University, andwas surprised that she finished ahead of standout teenag-

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Hannah Rae Finchamp 3:14:51 Altadena, CA20 - 24 * Elizabeth Gruber 3:11:13 Loma Linda, CA25 - 29 Katherine Wilson 3:27:37 Vail, CO30 - 34 Maia Ignatz 3:21:11 Boulder, CO35 - 39 Julie Baker 3:13:28 Logan, UT40 - 44 Catherine Bradl Richmond 3:50:50 Crested Butte, CO45 - 49 Rachel Farrett 3:41:11 Littleton, CO50 - 54 Anne Gonzales 3:29:50 Aspen, CO55 - 59 Lucia Colbert 4:01:47 Cordova, TN60 - 64 Cindi Toepel 4:15:50 Littleton, CO65+ Kathy Frank (4) 7:02:40 Santa Cruz, CA

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Cole Bunn 2:51:11 Bettendorf, IA20 - 24 Mathieu Signoretty 3:07:12 Sammamish, WA25 - 29 Charlie Karstrom 3:00:02 Solana Beach, CA30 - 34 * Matthew Balzer 2:49:50 Reno, NV35 - 39 John Mezger 2:53:57 Wanaka, CO40 - 44 Eric Snowberg 3:06:43 Golden, CO45 - 49 Andrew Duenow 3:08:54 Anchorage, AK50 - 54 Michael Hagen 3:03:40 Colorado Springs, CO55 - 59 Tom Monica 3:15:44 Thousand Oaks, CA60 - 64 John Royson 3:27:21 Albany, CA65 - 69 Laurence Goddard 4:15:48 Los Alamos, NM70 - 74 GL Brown 5:55:56 Ada, MI75+ Ron Hill (3) 7:07:43 Hayden, IDPC Craig Vogtsberger 3:43:11 Traverse City, MI* TOP AMATEURS

er Hannah Rae Finchamp. “I was like seven minutesbehind her at the West Championships, and that was theclosest I ever got to her before today,” Gruber said.

Finchamp, who won the XTERRA USA and World amateurtitles in 2012, placed third this time in 3:14:51 and won thefemale 15-19 division for the third consecutive year.JulieBaker from Sonora, California, placed 14th overall and wasthe second female amateur in 3:13:28.

Of note Cindi Toepel won her 9th XTERRA USAChampionship title, Tom Monica his fourth, it was the thirdfor Hannah Rae and Craig Vogstberger, and the second forGruber, Gonzales, Colbert, Signoretty, and Karstrom.

Here's a look at this year's champs:

2012 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - PRO RACE REVIEW

PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Josiah Middaugh 34 Vail, Colorado 2:26:57 $2,500 2 Ben Allen 27 North Wollongong, Australia 2:28:46 $2,000 3 Nicolas Lebrun 39 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:29:02 $1,500 4 Conrad Stoltz 38 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:30:47 $1,200 5 Branden Rakita 31 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:34:01 $900 6 David Henestrosa 35 Manresa, Spain 2:35:24 $700 7 Will Kelsay 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:36:29 $500 8 Ryan Ignatz 33 Boulder, Colorado 2:36:44 $350 9 Cody Waite 33 Lakewood, Colorado 2:36:49 $200 10 Sam Gardner 37 Surrey, Great Britain 2:40:05 $150 Also: Adam Wirth (41), Will Ross (37), Craig Evans (34), Damian Gonzalez (31), Scott Gall (28)

PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Lesley Paterson 31 San Diego, California (Scotland) 2:49:09 $2,500 2 Suzie Snyder 29 Fredericksburg, Virginia 2:52:43 $2,000 3 Danelle Kabush 36 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2:52:56 $1,500 4 Melanie McQuaid 38 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:54:56 $1,200 5 Renata Bucher 34 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:56:10 $900 6 Christine Jeffrey 39 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 3:01:03 $700 7 Jacqui Slack 29 Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain 3:03:01 $500 8 Carina Wasle 28 Kundl, Austria 3:09:33 $350 9 Kim Baugh 32 Colorado Springs, Colorado 3:09:55 $200 10 Tamara Donelson 36 Edwards, Colorado 3:11:08 $150 Also: Heather Holmes (41), Caroline Colonna (37)

Fastest Swim (1.5km): Ben Allen (22:25), Christine Jeffrey (23:14)Fastest Bike (28km): Josiah Miiddaugh (1:21:52), Renata Bucher (1:36:56)Fastest Run (10km): Nico Lebrun (39:19), Lesley Paterson (45:04)

September 22, 2012 (Ogden, UT) - Josiah Middaugh ofColorado and Lesley Paterson from Scotland earned long-awaited victories at the XTERRA USA Championship at theSnowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah.

Middaugh was the overall winner, breaking a string offrustratingly-close performances in this event. Patersontook the women’s title after back-to-back runner-upshowings in 2010 and 2011.

Conrad Stoltz of South Africa placed fourth, but earnedenough points to win his unprecedented 10th XTERRA U.S.Pro Series championship. Paterson captured her firstXTERRA U.S. Pro Series title in the women’s division.

Middaugh, 34, has been the top-ranked American male inthe XTERRA Series for seven of the past eight years, but

until today, had never placed higher than third at the USAChampionship. He finished with a winning time of 2:26:34.

“Finally,” said Middaugh, who resides in Eagle-Vail,Colorado. “More relief than anything. This is a really specialwin for me to pull this off for the first time.”

Paterson’s performance continued an amazing run over thepast 11 months. In that span, she has won the 2011 XTER-RA World Championship, the 2012 ITU Cross Tri WorldChampionship, and now the 2012 XTERRA USAChampionship. “It was awesome,” said Paterson, 31. “I dida lot of prep for this – came out 10 days early. It’s the firsttime in an XTERRA race that I went into the lead on the bikeand held it. So I went into the run actually in the lead, whichis very unusual for me, so I think my bike is finally comingtogether.”

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2012 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACINGThe future of XTERRA came of age in the amateur divisionas two teenagers – Neilson Powless and Hannah RaeFinchamp – took top honors.

Powless and Finchamp are both16, making them theyoungest competitors to ever win the overall titles in theamateur division of the XTERRA USA Championship.

Powless, 16 and a sophomore at Roosevelt High School inRoseville, Calif., was the first overall amateur with a time of2:43:32. It was good for 12th overall, topped only by 11 pro-fessionals. “It was awesome,” he said. “I couldn’t ask for abetter race. I wasn’t expecting to win top overall becausethere are some incredible athletes here.”

Powless said he was made aware of his position in thepack at the end of the bike, when his father told him that hewas in the lead. “At that point, I actually did pick it up,” hesaid. “I got really excited, and then I kind of had to holdmyself back because I didn’t want to go too hard at the startof the run.”

Bryce Phinney of Arizona was the second overall amateur(and first in the 35-39 age group) with a time of 2:45:39.Nick Goodman, also from Arizona, was third overall (first in30-34) at 2:50:01.

Powless also won the 15-19 age group for the second con-secutive year. Finchamp also repeated as a national cham-pion in the 15-19 female group, and added the overall titleto her already-impressive XTERRA resume. “It was a phe-nomenal day out there on the course,” she said. “I’ve beenwith XTERRA since I was 10 and I’ve always consideredmyself a little bit of an XTERRA girl. Today, everything justfell into place and God was with me every second.”

She placed eighth overall among all the females – less thana minute behind top British pro Jacqui Slack. Finchamp, 16and a junior at Maranatha High School in Altadena, Calif.,said she was not aware of her impressive accomplishmentuntil she approached the finish line and heard the crowd. “Ihad no idea,” she said. “I’m very surprised because allthese athletes are so great. We all work so hard and every-one’s goal out there was to have all their training pay offand it definitely did for me.”

Making it more impressive, Finchamp competed with herinjured left elbow taped for protection. “It got kicked in the

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 *Hannah Rae Finchamp (2) 3:03:59 Altadena, CA20 - 24 Elizabeth Gruber 3:14:23 Redding, CA25 - 29 Kara Lapoint 3:11:40 Truckee, CA30 - 34 Meghan Sheridan 3:05:28 Sandy, UT35 - 39 Genevieve Evans (2) 3:04:29 Carnelian Bay, CA40 - 44 Jennifer Kandolin 3:22:53 Jackson, WY45 - 49 Paula Maresh 3:30:50 Littleton, CO50 - 54 Anne Gonzales 3:05:16 Aspen, CO55 - 59 Lucia Colbert 3:47:44 Memphis, TN60 - 64 Cindi Toepel (8) 3:58:17 Littleton, COPC Judith Abrahams 5:50:21 Kenai, AK

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 *Neilson Powless (2) 2:43:32 Roseville, CA20 - 24 Matt Riley 3:12:00 Red Wing, MN25 - 29 Charles Karstrom 2:56:35 La Jolla, CA30 - 34 Nick Goodman 2:50:01 Fountain Hills, AZ35 - 39 Bryce Phinney 2:45:39 Tucson, AZ40 - 44 Chris Scott 2:51:53 Morrison, IL45 - 49 Bruce Rogers 3:02:44 Bend, OR50 - 54 Charlie Wertheim 3:00:03 Carbondale, CO55 - 59 Tom Monica (3) 3:06:56 Thousand Oaks, CA60 - 64 Tryg Fortun 3:19:22 Kenmore, WA65 - 69 James Rawie 4:32:06 Incline Village, NV75+ Ron Hill (2) 6:04:30 Hayden, IDPC Michael Stone (2) 3:59:58 Boulder, CO* TOP AMATEURS

swim, which was a little bit of a challenge,” she said. “But Ijust put my head down and with the true XTERRA spirit, justfight through anything and everything.”

Genevieve Evans finished right behind Finchamp and wasthe second female amateur with a time of 3:04:29. AnneGonzales from Colorado was third in 3:05:16. ShaynaPowless – Neilson’s sister – placed second to Finchamp inthe female 15-19 division.

Cindi Toepel from Littleton, Colorado, won the women’s 60-64 division, and it was her eighth XTERRA age-groupnational championship. Finchamp (2) and Evans (2) werethe only other females to win for a second time. In themen’s division, Tom Monica (55-59) won his third nationaltitle, while Powless, Ron Hill (75-older) and Michael Stone(physically challenged) all won their second.

2011 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - PRO RACE REVIEW

PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Nicolas Lebrun 38 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:24:26 $2,500 2 Dan Hugo 26 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:24:50 $2,000 3 Josiah Middaugh 33 Vail, Colorado 2:25:37 $1,500 4 Conrad Stoltz 37 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:27:30 $1,200 5 Lance Armstrong 40 Austin, Texas 2:29:25 $900 6 Branden Rakita 30 Colorado Springs, Colorado 2:30:07 $700 7 Ben Allen 26 North Wollongong, Australia 2:33:26 $500 8 David Henestrosa 34 Manresa, Spain 2:33:28 3509 Brad Zoller 34 Avon, Colorado 2:33:35 20010 Cody Waite 32 Lakewood, Colorado 2:34:20 150Also: Will Kelsay (41), Seth Wealing (37), Jason Michalak (34), Tim DeBoom (31), Adam Wirth (28), Craig Evans, Will Ross, Lewellyn Holmes,Chris Ganter, Michael Hiscott, Jimmy Archer, Patrick Valentine, Greg Gibson

PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 38 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:43:00 $2,500 2 Lesley Paterson 30 San Diego, California (Scotland) 2:45:59 $2,000 3 Danelle Kabush 36 Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2:47:43 $1,500 4 Kelley Cullen 30 New Castle, Colorado 2:49:24 $1,200 5 Emma Garrard 30 Park City, Utah 2:52:01 $900 6 Christine Jeffrey 38 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:53:43 $700 7 Shonny Vanlandingham 41 Durango, Colorado 2:54:16 $500 8 Sara Tarkington 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:43:33 3509 Suzie Snyder 29 Fredericksburg, Virginia 2:54:48 20010 Jessica Noyola 29 San Diego, California 2:59:41 150Also: Carina Wasle (41), Luisa Bryce (37), Tracy Thelen (34), Tammy Jacques (31), Mical Dyck (28), Caroline Colonna, Kim Baugh

Fastest Swim (1.5km): Ben Allen (20:46), Christine Jeffrey (21:32)Fastest Bike (28km): Nico Lebrun (1:21:59), Melanie McQuaid (1:34:16)Fastest Run (10km): David Henestrosa (37:47), Lesley Paterson (40:55)

September 24, 2011 (Ogden, UT) - There was a lot of hypeentering the 2011 XTERRA USA Championship, andNicolas Lebrun didn’t receive much of it. But when it was allsaid and done, the top off-road triathlete from Franceproved that the XTERRA USA Championship is a bit differ-ent from a Tour de France.

Lebrun rallied from a slow swim with the fastest bike split ofthe day, and then finished with a strong run to run off withtop honors at the XTERRA USA Championship atSnowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah. It was his secondUSA title in the last three years.

“This is a very good race to win today,” said Lebrun, 38. "Ithink a lot of athletes knew that this morning. With moremedia, more people around, it would be a very big victory.So I am really happy to have my best race of the year here.”

Melanie McQuaid of Canada also had a very good race, andtook top honors among the women. It was McQuaid’s fourthconsecutive women’s USA Championship, and her fifthoverall. “Obviously, this race is good for me,” said McQuaid,38.

It was one of the most anticipated events in XTERRA histo-ry, mostly because of the XTERRA debut of Americancycling legend Lance Armstrong (pictured) – the seven-timeTour de France winner.

Armstrong, 40, was in third place for most of the race, butfinished in fifth overall. “At 40 years old, I guess I could havegone home and drank beer and played golf all day long,”Armstrong said. “But it’s cool to come out here and testyourself, and also just support a sport that I think is reallycool.”

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A former and future professional were at the top of thestandings of the amateur division of the XTERRA USAChampionship at Snowbasin Resort, near Ogden, Utah.

Ryan Ignatz, a former top-10 finisher in the pro division ofthe USA Championship, took first place overall among theamateurs this year. He finished with a time of 2:37:26,which was topped only by 11 professionals. Ignatz, who is33 and resides in Boulder, Colo., was an XTERRA pro asrecently as 2009, and placed sixth at the 2006 XTERRAUSA Championship.

Ogden’s own Nick Fisher was the second amateur,finishing with a time of 2:38:15. Fisher, 25, may soon jointhe professional ranks.

The top amateur female was Tamara Donelson of Edwards,Colo. She finished with a time of 3:04:01. Donelson, 36,also won the women’s 35-39 age group for the secondconsecutive year. Heather Lyman of South Lake Tahoe,Calif., placed second with a time of 3:05:06.

Several triathletes added to their list of titles from the USAChampionship, including two women who have now wonseven. Barbara Peterson of Berkeley, Calif., won herseventh USA amateur title, and her first since 2006. Shewon the women’s 55-59 division for the first time. Her pre-vious titles came in the 40-44, 45-49 and 50-54 age groups.

Cindi Toepel of Littleton, Colo., also won her seventh USAamateur championship, and fifth in a row. She placed firstin the women’s 60-64 division with a time of 3:45:18, whichwas more than an hour ahead of the next finsiher in thatage group. Beverly Enslow of Metamora, Ill., won her sixthconsecutive USA amateur title – the longest active streak.She won the women’s 50-54 age group with a time of3:27:52. Her first title came in 2006, when she was in the45-49 age group. Also of note, Steve Cole of Olive Branch,Miss., won his first XTERRA USA Championship. Heplaced first in the men’s 55-59 age division, one night afterreceiving the “Mr. XTERRA” award. Cole is a long-timeXTERRA triathlete, and owns a record 11 regional titles.

The other triathletes who added to their list of USAChampionships: Kerri Grosse (women 45-49), three titles;Jason Jablonski (men 35-39), two titles; Bruce Wacker(men 60-64), two titles; Nathaniel Grew (men 70-older), twotitles; Willie Stewart (physically challenged), three titles.

2011 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACINGXTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (FEMALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Hannah Rae Finchamp 3:17:52 Altadena, CA20 - 24 Laurel Peak 3:55:07 Augusta, MI25 - 29 Margaret Peterson 3:20:31 Wenatchee, WA30 - 34 Heather Lyman 3:05:06 South Lake Tahoe, CA35 - 39 Tamara Donelson (2) 3:04:01 Edwards, CO40 - 44 Gina Rau 3:13:45 Sandy, UT45 - 49 Keri Grosse (3) 3:25:13 Spokane, WA50 - 54 Beverly Enslow (6) 3:27:52 Metamora, IL55 - 59 Barbara Peterson (7) 3:50:14 Berkeley, CA60 - 64 Cindi Toepel (7) 3:45:53 Littleton, CO

XTERRA USA CHAMPIONS (MALE AGE GROUP)Division Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Nielsen Powless 2:54:24 Roseville, CA20 - 24 Mathieu Signoretty 2:48:49 Sammamish, WA25 - 29 Nick Fisher 2:38:15 Ogden, UT30 - 34 Ryan Ignatz 2:37:26 Boulder, CO35 - 39 Jason Jablonski (2) 2:40:31 Wenatchee, WA40 - 44 Kevin Donovan 2:49:39 Boise, ID45 - 49 Rob Laurie 2:54:55 Incline Village, NV50 - 54 Brent Peacock 3:00:07 Jackson, WY55 - 59 Steve Cole 3:20:14 Olive Branch, MS60 - 64 Michael Orendorff 3:21:03 Pueblo, CO65 - 69 Bruce Wacker 3:37:46 Colorado Springs, CO70+ Nataniel Grew (2) 6:05:58 South Woodstock, VTPC Willie Stewart (3) 3:18:17 Boise, ID* TOP AMATEURS

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2010 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - PRO RACE REVIEW

PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse 1 Conrad Stoltz 36 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:24:03 100 $2,500 2 Nicolas Lebrun 37 Digne, France 2:29:02 90 $2,000 3 Josiah Middaugh 31 Vail, Colorado 2:29:38 82 $1,500 4 Dan Hugo 25 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:29:44 75 $1,200 5 Felix Schumann 28 Tuebingen, Germany 2:30:03 69 $900 6 Seth Wealing 31 Boulder, Colorado 2:32:17 63 $700 7 Branden Rakita 30 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:36:41 58 $500 8 Cody Waite 31 Lakewood, Colorado 2:37:29 53 $350 9 Will Kelsay 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:37:40 49 $200 10 Matt Lieto 32 Bend, Oregon 2:40:47 45 $150 Also: Adam Wirth (41), Scott Gall (37), Craig Evans (34), Brad Zoller (31), Justin Hurd (28)

PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 36 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:49:57 100 $2,500 2 Lesley Paterson 29 Sterling, Scotland 2:51:39 90 $2,000 3 Shonny Vanlandingham 41 Durango, Colorado 2:53:29 82 $1,500 4 Jenny Smith 37 Gunnison, Colorado 2:57:23 75 $1,200 5 Christine Jeffrey 37 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:58:00 69 $900 6 Renata Bucher 32 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:58:39 63 $700 7 Sara Tarkington 29 Boulder, Colorado 2:58:52 58 $500 8 Emma Garrard 28 Truckee, California 3:02:02 53 $350 9 Suzie Snyder 28 Stafford, Vermont 3:02:37 49 $200 10 Carina Wasle 26 Kundl, Austria 3:02:59 45 $150 Also: Fabiola Corona (41), Tracy Thelen (37), Katie Ellis (34), Erin Collins (31)

Fastest Swim (1.5km): Seth Wealing/Branden Rakita (20:44), Christine Jeffrey (21:42)Fastest Bike (30km): Conrad Stoltz (1:25:11), Melanie McQuaid (1:43:02)Fastest Run (10km): Scott Gall (35:13), Lesley Paterson (38:33)

Snowbasin Resort / Ogden, UT (September 25, 2010) –Conrad Stoltz from South Africa and Melanie McQuaid fromCanada won the grueling XTERRA USA Championship off-road triathlon on an incredibly beautiful fall day atSnowbasin Resort.

Stoltz, a two-time Olympian, completed the 1-mile swim, 19-mile mountain bike ride, and 6.5-mile trail run in 2:24:03, afive full minutes in front of last year’s race winner, NicolasLebrun from France. With the victory, Stoltz also won thesix-stop XTERRA U.S. Pro Series for the eighth time since2001, and took home $12,500 in prize money.

“I’m really, really surprised with my performance today,” saidStoltz. “I’ve said before that this is the anti-Conrad coursebecause there are 3,000-feet of climbing and not a whole lotof descending, and because I’m 180 pounds it is especially

challenging for me, but my legs felt amazing and theSpecialized 29’er I was riding was incredible, it just rolledover all the roots and rocks.”

Stoltz’ five-minute margin of victory was by far the mostdominating performance in the history of the XTERRA USAChampionship race, and his prowess on the mountain biketurned it into a race for second place early on.

Three-time XTERRA World Champ Melanie McQuaidhadn’t won a race in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series all year,until today, perhaps the result of a focused year-longtraining plan specifically designed to peak for this race andnext month’s XTERRA World Championship. “I feel like I’vegot something brewing,” said McQuaid. “I’ve gotten theones I wanted – the XTERRA European Championship inItaly, the XTERRA Canada Championship, this one.”

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More than 300 qualified athletes representing 40 stateswere in Ogden and up at Snowbasin Resort last Septemberfor their shot at the national championship of off-roadtriathlon.

Jason Michalak, 32, from Lakewood, Colorado defendedhis title, while Jessica Noyola, 28, from San Diego,California stole the women’s crown from defendingchampion Jamie Brede (who placed second overallamateur and won the 30-34 division).

Of note, at 71-years-young Hans Dieben won his seventhXTERRA amateur crown, this time in the 70+ division, whileCindi Toepel won her sixth title.

Other repeat champs include Beverly Enslow with five,David Rakita (Branden’s dad) with four, Caroline Colonnawith three, and Michalak, Brede, Jeroen Keukenkamp,Dave Cloninger, Kevin Shelden, and Linda Usher with twoeach.

Here’s a look at the 2010 class of XTERRA age groupNational Champions:

2010 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP - AMATEUR RACING2010 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur MenDivision Name Time Hometown15 - 19 (2) Jeroen Keukenkamp 3:01:15 El Dorado Hills, CA20 - 24 Patrick Valentine 2:47:01 Colorado Springs, CO25 - 29 John Klish 2:51:46 Eagle, CO30 - 34 (2) Jason Michalak 2:40:20 Lakewood, CO35 - 39 Henry Reed 2:57:03 Avon, CO40 - 44 (2) Dave Cloninger 2:50:36 Bend, OR45 - 49 (2) Kevin Shelden 2:56:41 Breckenridge, CO50 - 54 Andrew Fox 2:59:41 Evergreen, CO55 - 59 Dawes Wilson 3:15:16 Vail, CO60 - 64 (4) David Rakita 3:30:39 Durango, CO65 - 59 Richard Suggs 4:39:03 Nacogdoches, TX70+ (7) Hans Dieben 5:11:29 Chula Vista, CAChallenged Michael Stone 3:56:02 Boulder, CO

2010 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur WomenDivision Name Time Hometown15 - 19 Shayna Powless 3:22:53 Roseville, CA20 - 24 Danielle Kehoe 3:20:33 Arvada, CO25 - 29 Jessica Noyola 3:06:29 San Diego, CA30 - 34 (2) Jaime Brede 3:08:45 Breckenridge, CO35 - 39 Tamara Donelson 3:28:57 Edwards, CO40 - 44 Karen Oppenheimer 3:37:34 Bend, OR45 - 49 (3) Caroline Colonna 3:20:22 Taos, NM50 - 54 (5) Beverly Enslow 3:19:31 Metamora, IL55 - 59 (6) Cindi Toepel 3:55:08 Littleton, CO60+ (2) Linda Usher 5:07:00 West Upton, MA

* TOP AMATEURS(#) denotes national championships won

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2009 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP- PRO RACE REVIEW

PRO MEN Pl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse 1 Nico Lebrun 35 Digne-les-Bains, France 2:21:57 100 $2,500 2 Conrad Stoltz 35 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:22:49 90 $2,000 3 Josiah Middaugh 30 Vail, Colorado 2:26:08 82 $1,500 4 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:26:40 75 $1,200 5 Seth Wealing 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:30:44 69 $900 6 Branden Rakita 28 Manitou Springs, Colorado 2:32:30 63 $700 7 Cody Waite 30 Lakewood, Colorado 2:32:56 58 $500 8 Ryan Ignatz 30 Boulder, Colorado 2:33:38 53 $350 9 Brian Smith 33 Gunnison, Colorado 2:34:29 49 $250 10 Will Kelsay 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:37:32 45 $200 Also: Craig Evans (41, $150), Scott Gall (37, $100), Damian Gonzalez (34), Guy Perry (31), Matt Boobar (28)

TOP PRO WOMENPl Name Age Hometown Time Pts Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 36 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:48:37 100 $2,500 2 Shonny Vanlandingham 40 Durango, Colorado 2:49:24 90 $2,000 3 Lesley Paterson 28 Sterling, Scotland 2:50:34 82 $1,500 4 Carina Wasle 24 Kundl, Austria 2:51:00 75 $1,200 5 Jenny Smith 36 Westport, New Zealand 2:55:23 69 $900 6 Sara Tarkington 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:57:05 63 $700 7 Danelle Kabush 34 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 2:57:32 58 $500 8 Renata Bucher 31 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:58:43 53 $350 9 Christine Jeffrey 36 Guelph, Ontario, Canada 2:58:56 49 $250 10 Rebecca Dussault 28 Crested Butte, Colorado 3:01:53 45 $200 Also: Emma Garrard (41, $150), Tracy Thelen (37, $100), Alexandra Borrelly (34), Brandyn Roark-Gray (31), CameronRandolph (28)

Fastest Swim (1.5km): Seth Wealing (19:20), Christine Jeffrey (19:27)Fastest Bike (30km): Nico Lebrun (1:25:36), Melanie McQuaid (1:41:37)Fastest Run (10km): Nico Lebrun (34:44), Carina Wasle (39:25)

Snowbasin Resort - Ogden, Utah (September 26, 2009) -Nicolas “Nico” Lebrun chased down the defending champConrad Stoltz during the last quarter of the run whileMelanie McQuaid held off a hard-charging ShonnyVanlandingham to capture the men’s and women’sXTERRA USA Championship titles on an absolutely epicday in Northern Utah’s Wasatch Range.

“I felt really strong on the run,” said a jubilated Lebrun short-ly after he crossed the finish line. “It’s a very big day for me.I’ve come to the U.S. four times before for this race andhave never been very good. This course was perfect for me,and I had a lot of confidence coming into it,” said the 2005XTERRA World Champ who grew up climbing around skiresorts in the French Alps.

“Maybe for the first time ever I’m content with second,” said

Stoltz, who with the finish secured an unprecedented 7thXTERRA U. S. Pro Series title. “Considering the injuries Ihad this year and my sketchy training as a result I’m veryhappy to keep it all together and still win the series. Plus,Nico is just a Billy goat, and he was the strongest guy outthere today.”

The three-time XTERRA World Champ came out of thewater more than three minutes behind Christine Jeffreyundaunted, and by midway through the bike had a twominute lead on Jeffrey, Sara Tarkington, and ShonnyVanlandingham. At the awards ceremony McQuaid spokefor the entire field when she said, “the people andvolunteers here in Utah are crazy amazing. The hospitalitythey show is insane, they’re just so happy to have us and Ican tell you we are happy to be here. I can’t imagine afunner place to enjoy the end of the U.S. series.”

More than 300 qualified athletes representing 42 stateswere at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah for their shotat the national championship of off-road triathlon.

Jason Michalak, 31, from Lakewood, Colorado edgedformer XTERRA pro Jason Jablonski from Wenatchee,Washington by just 28 seconds to win the men’s amateuroverall crown. In the women’s race Jaime Brede, 32, fromBreckenridge, CO topped Keri Grosse, 43, of Leavenworth,WA by more than a minute.

Kent Robison from Reno (one of the members of the inau-gural class of 2001 XTERRA National Champions) won the60-64 division for his 7th national title - tying him with hispartner in crime Tom Lyons, also from Reno, for the all-timerecord. Lyons streak of seven straight nationalchampionships came to an end today at the hands of KevinShelden who edged him by just two minutes. Former Mrs.XTERRA Cindi Toepel picked up her 5th national title,Beverly Enslow won her fourth, and Caroline Colonna, KeriGrosse, Katherine Pollard, Megan Fisher, Wayne Avery,and Randy Beckner each won their second.

Pictured: Jason Michalak / Cindi Toepel

2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15-19 (2) Katherine Pollard Roseville, CA 3:59:3020-24 Amelia Vandyke Vail, CO 4:12:2925-29 Erin Collins Cedar Hills, UT 3:17:3530-34 Jaime Brede Breckenridge, CO 3:13:2335-39 Genevieve Evans Carnelian Bay, CA 3:18:2440-44 (2) Keri Grosse Leavenworth, WA 3:14:5645-49 (2) Caroline Colonna Taos, NM 3:24:0850-54 (4) Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:33:4055-59 (5) Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 3:55:0360+ Linda Usher West Upton, MA 5:29:03PC (2) Megan Fisher Missoula, MT 4:20:19

2009 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur MenDiv Name Hometown Time15-19 Jeroen Keukenkamp El Dorado Hills, CA 3:04:4820-24 John Donovan Incline Village, NV 2:52:1325-29 Kaleb Vanort Mishawaka, IN 2:50:2830-34 Jason Michalak Lakewood, CO 2:41:0435-39 Jason Jablonski Wenatchee, WA 2:41:3240-44 Ed Oliver Broomfield, CO 2:47:5745-49 Kevin Shelden Breckenridge, CO 2:51:4350-54 (2) Wayne Avery Reno, NV 2:57:0855-59 (2) Randy Beckner Helena, MT 3:12:5460-64 (7) Kent Robison Reno, NV 3:16:2965-69 Jim Meskimen Truckee, CA 4:19:4170+ Ron Hill Hayden, ID 5:21:22PC Craig Vogtsberger Kalamazoo, MI 3:51:25

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2008 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSSunday, Oct. 5, 2008 – INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – Inspired by 5-time XTERRA USA Champ and now cancer-strickenathlete Jamie Whitmore - Canadians Mike Vine and Melanie McQuaid powered their way through a chilly morning andgrueling course to win the eighth annual XTERRA USA Championship on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.

TOP 20 PRO MEN Place Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse1 Mike Vine 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:32:38 $5,000/$2,0002 Seth Wealing 29 Incline Village, Nevada 2:34:03 $4,000/$1,2003 Josiah Middaugh 29 Vail, Colorado 2:35:12 $3,000/$4,5004 Dan Hugo 23 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:36:14 $2,400/$7,0005 Branden Rakita 27 Mawitoo Springs, Colorado 2:37:00 $1,800/$4506 Brian Smith 32 Gunnison, Colorado 2:37:33 $1,400/$3,0007 Chris Legh 35 Melbourne, Australia 2:38:02 $1,000/$08 Conrad Stoltz 34 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:40:17 $700/$14,0009 Ryan Ignatz 29 Boulder, Colorado 2:42:00 $500/$50010 Rom Akerson 24 Tambor, Costa Rica 2:42:05 $400/$700Also: Sam Gardner ($300/$0), Will Kelsay ($200/$0), Cody Waite ($0/$350), Craig Evans ($0/$900), Andrew Noble ($0/$300), Jim Vance, JimMcConnel, Damian Gonzalez, Scott Gall, Ryan DeCook.

TOP 19 PRO WOMENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:56:17 $5,000/$14,0002 Renata Bucher 31 Lucerne, Switzerland 2:59:34 $4,000/$03 Carina Wasle 22 Kundl, Austria 3:00:30 $3,000/$04 Lesley Paterson 28 Stirling, Scotland 3:02:24 $2,400/$2,0005 Jenny Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 3:02:36 $1,800/$4,5006 Danelle Kabush 33 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:02:43 $1,400/$3,0007 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:03:42 $1,000/$7,0008 Jenny Tobin 39 Boise, Idaho 3:04:44 $700/$1,2009 Sari Anderson 30 Glenwood Springs, CO 3:06:45 $0/$010 Sara Tarkington 27 Boulder, Colorado 3:07:12 $0/$0Also: Christine Jeffrey ($0/$900), Emma Garrard ($0/$0), Susan Williams ($0/$0), Fabiola Corona ($0/$0), Lisa Isom ($0/$0), Marion Summerer($0/$700), Kristy Lanier ($0/$450), Amber Monforte ($0/$500), Linda Gallo.

Fastest Swim (0.93 Miles): Seth Wealing (23:16), Christine Jeffrey (23:45)Fastest Bike (21.7 Miles): Mike Vine (1:31:32), Renata Bucher (1:43:49)Fastest Run (6.1 Miles): Chris Legh (35:48), Danelle Kabush (39:19)

2008 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Katherine Pollard Roseville, CA 4:28:1120 - 24 Erin Kummer Boulder, CO 3:18:0925 - 29 4 Suzie Snyder Wallingford, CT 3:27:0730 - 34 Ashlie Angel Durango, CO 3:43:5935 - 39 Sarah McMahan Incline Village, NV 3:32:2140 - 44 Keri Grosse Leavenworth, WA 3:26:1045 - 49 2 Kathy Eckert Denver, CO 3:40:5350 - 54 3 Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:39:0255 - 59 4 Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 3:55:0460+ 3 Katherine Frank Bend, OR 5:09:38PC Megan Fisher Missoula, MT 4:58:22

2008 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur MenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 2 Joshua Olmstead Sacramento, CA 2:51:3220 - 24 John Donovan Incline Village, NV 3:06:0625 - 29 Luke Jay Littleton, CO 2:53:1330 - 34 Grant Folske Beaverton, OR 2:56:2335 - 39 2 Tim Menoher Erlanger, KY 2:52:0340 - 44 Stephen White Vail, CO 2:55:5645 - 49 7 Tom Lyons Reno, NV 2:58:3050 - 54 Wayne Avery Reno, NV 3:08:2955 - 59 Randy Beckner Helena, MT 3:13:3360 - 64 Bruce Wacker Colorado Springs, CO 3:43:5565 - 69 Peter Lilley Charlotte, NC 4:37:4670+ Nathaniel Grew Boston, MA 5:42:46PC Craig Vogtsberger Kalamazoo, MI 3:59:19

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2007 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSSunday, Sept. 30, 2007 – Both Stoltz and Whitmore reclaimed the XTERRA titles that slipped away from them in 2006when Stoltz (who won this race in 2001, ’02 and ’03) broke his back and wrist pre-riding and Whitmore (who won fourstraight from 2002-05) suffered through a series of flats that left her out of the title chase. Stoltz and Whitmore finishedwith perfect 400-point scores in the five-stop XTERRA U.S. Pro Series and thus earned $19,000 for their efforts($14,000 for winning the Series and $5,000 for winning the race).

TOP PRO MEN Place Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse1 Conrad Stoltz 33 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:34:08 $5,000/$14,0002 Mike Vine 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:35:40 $4,000/$7,0003 Andrew Noble 41 Gold Coast, Australia 2:37:18 $3,000/$2,0004 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:37:47 $2,400/$4,5005 Seth Wealing 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:39:55 $1,800/$3,0006 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:40:27 $1,400/$4507 Greg Krause 30 Littleton, Colorado 2:40:51 $1,000/$7008 Brian Smith 31 Gunnison, Colorado 2:42:15 $700/$1,2009 Bucky Schafer 25 Englewood, Colorado 2:44:24 $500/NA10 Andrew Biglow 36 Boulder, Colorado 2:46:55 $400/$200Also: Jimmy Archer ($300/$400), Luke Way ($200/$300), Will Kelsay (/$350), Sam Gardner, Cody Waite (/$900)

TOP PRO WOMENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse1 Jamie Whitmore 31 Somerset, California 2:59:18 $5,000/$14,0002 Jennifer Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 3:01:26 $4,000/$4,5003 Dara Marks Marino 31 Flagstaff, Arizona 3:04:42 $3,000/$1,2004 Candy Angle 37 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:10:01 $2,400/$3,0005 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:10:25 $1,800/$7,0006 Amber Monforte 29 Reno, Nevada 3:12:41 $1,400/$2,0007 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:13:44 $1,000/$9008 Erin Ford 31 The Dalles, Oregon 3:14:58 $700/NA9 Sara Tarkington 26 Boulder, Colorado 3:15:10 /$50010 Sabra Davison 21 Jericho, Vermont 3:36:12 /$450Also: Kim Jennings

Fastest Swim (0.93 Miles): Seth Wealing (24:17), Melanie McQuaid (26:29)Fastest Bike (21.7 Miles): Conrad Stoltz (1:32:17), Jennifer Smith (1:47:17)Fastest Run (6.1 Miles): Josiah Middaugh (35:52), Jamie Whitmore (40:56)

2007 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Becca Finley Johnston, IA 3:44:0420 - 24 2 Sara Hanson Blacksburg, VA 3:31:2525 - 29 Emma Garrard Truckee, CA 3:15:5730 - 34 Kelly Hovland Portland, OR 3:22:2835 - 39 Lisa Lieb Durango, CO 3:33:2640 - 44 Caroline Colonna Taos, NM 3:28:4345 - 49 2 Katrin Tobin Santa Cruz, CA 3:19:1050 - 54 2 Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:40:4155 - 59 3 Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 4:04:5760+ 2 Katherine Frank Bend, OR 5:10:32

* Overall Amateur National Champions

2007 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur MenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Joshua Olmstead Elk Grove, CA 3:07:1720 - 24 Chris Pickerell Harrisonburg, VA 2:55:0525 - 29 Jeff Smith Sandpoint, ID 2:49:1530 - 34 Damian Gonzalez Stockton, CA 2:57:0135 - 39 4 Matt Boobar Plymouth, NH 2:49:0240 - 44 Scott Zavack Los Gatos, CA 3:04:3945 - 49 6 Tom Lyons Reno, NV 3:04:1050 - 54 2 Tom Monica Walnut Creek, CA 3:11:5755 - 59 Don Morrison West Brandywine, PA 3:29:0760 - 64 6 Kent Robison Reno, NV 3:24:4065 + 6 Hans Dieben Chula Vista, CA 4:40:47PC 2 Willie Stewart Redlands, CA 3:32:03

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2006 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSSunday, Oct. 1, 2006 – On an incredibly beautiful crisp and clear day on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe Seth Wealingbecame the first American male to win the XTERRA USA Championship in the six-year history of the event, edging MikeVine from Canada by just over a minute with a winning time of 2:34:41.

In the women's pro race Melanie McQuaid from Canada snapped American Jamie Whitmore's four-year run to becomethe first non-U.S. female to win the race since Anke Erlank (South Africa) in 2001.

- - -TOP 10 PRO MEN - - -Place Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse1 Seth Wealing 27 Boulder, Colorado 2:34:41 $5,000/$14,0002 Mike Vine 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:35:46 $4,000/$9003 Chris Legh 33 Melbourne, Australia 2:36:12 $3,000/none4 Andrew Noble 41 Gold Coast, Australia 2:37:58 $2,400/$4,5005 Bucky Schafer 24 Englewood, Colorado 2:41:08 $1,800/none6 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:41:29 $1,200/$1,2007 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:43:07 $900/$3008 Justin Thomas 31 Reno, Nevada 2:43:35 $700/$7009 Greg Krause 29 Denver, Colorado 2:43:46 $500/$20010 John Koenig 36 Glenview, Illinois 2:45:02 $450/none

- - -TOP 10 PRO WOMEN - - -Place Name Age Hometown Time Race/Series Purse1 Melanie McQuaid 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:00:22 $5,000/$14,0002 Jennifer Smith 33 Westport, New Zealand 3:02:31 $4,000/$9003 Danelle Kabush 31 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:03:40 $3,000/$3,0004 Candy Angle 37 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:05:02 $2,400/4,5005 Jamie Whitmore 30 Sacramento, California 3:06:02 $1,800/$7,0006 Melissa Thomas 36 Boulder, Colorado 3:08:45 $1,200/$1,2007 Janae Pritchett 30 Crested Butte, Colorado 3:11:25 $900/$2,0008 Erin Ford 30 Dalles, Oregon 3:14:25 $700/none9 Shonny Vanlandingham 37 Durango, Colorado 3:16:1010 Kerry Barnholt 33 Boulder, Colorado 3:18:25

Fastest 1.5k Swim (0.93 Miles): Seth Wealing (22:47), Janae Pritchett (25:02)Fastest 32k Bike (19 Miles): Mike Vine (1:37:04), Jennifer Smith (1:48:30)Fastest 10k Run (6.2 Miles): Chris Legh (33:17), Danelle Kabush (38:34)

2006 XTERRA National Champions - Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Sara Hanson McLean, VA 3:52:2420 - 24 * Suzie Snyder Colorado Springs, CO 3:28:4225 - 29 Elizabeth Vollmer Denver, CO 3:30:3530 - 34 Laura Home Santa Cruz, CA 3:18:5135 - 39 Birgit Johnston Los Gatos, CA 3:34:5040 - 44 Katrin Tobin Santa Cruz, CA 3:22:0645 - 49 Beverly Enslow Peoria, IL 3:46:4550 - 54 $ Barbara Peterson Berkeley, CA 3:56:3555 - 59 Mary Ellen Laberge LaGrande, OR 4:23:07

* Overall Amateur National Champions

2006 XTERRA National Champions - Amateur MenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Ryan Ognibene Santa Ana, CA 3:20:3420 - 24 Kent Finley Johnstown, IA 3:08:2225 - 29 Cody Waite Denver, CO 2:52:1830 - 34 * Matt Boobar Plymouth, NH 2:51:3535 - 39 Ross McMahan Incline Village, NV 2:57:1540 - 44 Tim Johnston Los Gatos, CA 2:58:4945 - 49 ! Tom Lyons Reno, NV 3:04:4350 - 54 * Ian Davidson, Jr. Clemson, SC 3:13:1755 - 59 ! Kent Robinson Reno, NV 3:23:0660 - 64 + Peter Wood La Jolla, CA 3:54:1865 + ! Hans Dieben Chula Vista, CA 4:34:23Challenged Ryan Levinson San Diego, CA 4:48:44

AGE GROUP CHAMPS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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2005 USA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

TOP 10 PRO MENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Points - Race Purse1 Eneko Llanos 28 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:36:13 100 - $5,000/$2002 Conrad Stoltz 31 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:37:15 90 - $4,000/$14,0003 Mike Vine 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:38:26 82 - $3,000/$7,0004 Seth Wealing 26 Boulder, Colorado 2:39:42 75 - $2,400/$4005 Francisco Serrano 24 Garza Garcia, Mexico 2:40:45 69 - $1,800/$2,0006 Olivier Marceau 32 Cannes, France 2:41:12 63 - $1,400/$4,5007 Chris Legh 32 Melbourne, Australia 2:41:14 58 - $1,000/none8 Andrew Noble 40 Gold Coast, Australia 2:42:35 53 - $700/$7009 Josiah Middaugh 27 Vail, Colorado 2:42:47 49 - $500/$1,20010 Michael Simpson 22 Vancouver, B.C., Canada 2:42:54 45 - $400/$400

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Points - Race Purse 1 Jamie Whitmore 29 Elk Grove, California 3:01:30 100 - $5,000/$14,0002 Melanie McQuaid 31 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:02:05 90 - $4,000/$7,0003 Barb Lindquist 35 Alta, Wyoming 3:03:07 82 - $3,000/none4 Danelle Kabush 30 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 3:09:45 75 - $2,400/$3,0005 Candy Angle 35 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:10:07 69 - $1,800/$4,5006 Jessica Harrison 27 Perpignan, France 3:12:04 63 - $1,400/$3,0007 Melissa Thomas 35 Boulder, Colorado 3:12:57 58 - $1,000/$2,0008 Jenny Tobin 35 Boise, Idaho 3:14:04 53 - $700/$9009 Janae Pritchett 29 Crested Butte, Colorado 3:15:51 49 - none/$70010 Lisa Isom 33 Vail, Colorado 3:17:54 45 - none/none

Fastest 1.5k Swim (0.93 Miles):Brent McMahon (22:31), Barb Lindquist (23:07)Fastest 32k Bike (22 Miles):Conrad Stoltz (1:33:52), Jimena Florit (1:47:12)Fastest 10k Run (6.2 Miles):Chris Legh (36:13), Jessica Harrison (42:14)

XTERRA National Champions - Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 +Kate Chapman Breckenridge, CO 3:39:3220 - 24 +Suzanne Snyder Colorado Springs, CO 3:38:1825 - 29 Amber Monforte Reno, NV 3:20:3330 - 34 Aracelly Clouse Cameron Park, CA 3:26:1235 - 39 +Karen Lefebre Big Sky, MT 4:00:2040 - 44 Kathy Eckert Denver, CO 3:51:2045 - 49 ! Barbara Peterson Berkeley, CA 3:57:5150 - 54 +Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 4:11:2455 - 59 Kathy Frank Bend, OR

Top Amateurs+two-time, *three-time, #four-time, !five-time champs

XTERRA National Champions - Amateur MenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Alex Modestou North Liberty, IA 3:06:5720 - 24 Ryan DeCook Rochester, MI 3:05:5225 - 29 Craig Evans Spring Hill, TN 2:53:3430 - 34 Andrew Biglow Boulder, CO 2:52:0535 - 39 David Cloninger Bend, OR 2:58:3140 - 44 #Tom Lyons Reno, NV 3:05:0745 - 49 Kevin Deighan Vail, CO 3:20:5850 - 54 +Ian Davidson, Jr. Clemson, SC 3:16:2355 - 59 #Kent Robinson Reno, NV 3:44:1460 - 64 Ronald Scranton Albuquerque, NM 4:54:5265 + #Hans Dieben Chula Vista, CA 4:44:16CAF Willie Stewart Redlands, CA 3:35:00

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TOP 10 PRO MENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Race Purse Points1 Eneko Llanos 27 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2:36:36 $5,000 1002 Sylvain Dodet 29 Antibes, France 2:37:25 $4,000 903 Josiah Middaugh 26 Vail, Colorado 2:39:15 $3,000 824 Nicolas LeBrun 31 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:39:51 $2,400 755 Conrad Stoltz 30 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:40:06 $1,800 696 David Henestrosa 26 Barcelona, Spain 2:40:48 $1,400 637 Jason Chalker 29 Sydney, Australia 2:42:02 $1,000 588 Francisco Serrano 23 Garza Garcia, Mexico 2:42:15 $700 539 Greg Krause 26 Denver, Colorado 2:42:38 $500 4910 Jan Rehula 30 Ceskebudejovice, Czech Republic 2:43:31 $400 45

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Purse Points1 Jamie Whitmore 27 Elk Grove, California 3:01:47 $5,000 1002 Melanie McQuaid 30 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:06:53 $4,000 903 Candy Angle 34 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:08:52 $3,000 824 Lynley Allison 31 Auckland, New Zealand 3:16:01 $2,400 755 Janae Deverell 28 Crested Butte, Colorado 3:18:07 $1,800 696 Lisa Isom 32 Vail, Colorado 3:21:40 $1,400 637 Cherie Touchette 40 Incline Village, Nevada 3:26:04 $1,000 588 Erin McCarty 33 San Jose, California 3:32:26 $700 539 Linda Gabor 31 Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 3:38:52 $500 4910 Christy Murphy 34 Novato, California 3:39:20 $400 45

XTERRA National Champions - Amateur WomenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Kate Chapman Breckenridge, CO 3:56:5420 - 24 Suzie Snyder Averill Park, NY 3:58:1425 - 29 Nicole Rutkowski Avon, CO 3:36:5130 - 34 *Lara Usinowicz Denver, CO 3:31:1435 - 39 Karen Lefebre Big Sky, MT 3:46:5540 - 44 Jean Hadley Avon, CO 3:48:4445 - 49 ` Barbara Peterson Berkeley, CA 3:56:1150 - 54 Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 4:14:1055 - 59 # Wendy Minor Honolulu, HI 5:35:55# Two-time, ^Three-time, and `Four-time national champions* Top Amateurs

Fastest 1.5k Swim (0.93 Miles):Kerry Classen (21:48), Lynley Allison (24:41)Fastest 32k Bike (22 Miles):Josiah Middaugh (1:36:26), Jamie Whitmore (1:51:08)Fastest 10k Run (6.2 Miles):Josiah Middaugh (36:53), Jamie Whitmore (44:30)

XTERRA National Champions - Amateur MenDivision Name Hometown Time15 - 19 * Taylor Tolleson Pacific Grove, CA 2:50:0020 - 24 Maxwell King Bend, OR 3:01:2025 - 29 Jim Vance San Diego, CA 2:53:5030 - 34 Tim Menoher Erlanger, KY 2:55:2235 - 39 Mike Smith Santa Barbara, CA 3:07:4740 - 44 ^ Tom Lyons Reno, NV 2:59:4445 - 49 Ian Davidson Clemson, SC 3:14:0950 - 54 David Rakita Durango, CO 3:26:2555 - 59 ^ Kent Robinson Reno, NV 3:30:1960+ Peter Wood La Jolla, CA 3:51:45

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TOP 10 PRO MENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Purse Points1 Conrad Stoltz 29 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:35:10 $4,400 1002 Steve Larsen 32 Davis, California 2:35:43 $3,400 903 Nicolas LeBrun 29 Villeneuve-Loubet, France 2:40:35 $2,400 824 Tyler Johnson 22 Chester, Connecticut 2:42:14 $1,600 755 Andrew Noble 37 Gold Coast, Australia 2:43:43 $1,200 696 Jason Chalker 28 Sydney, Australia 2:44:35 $800 637 Josiah Middaugh 24 Vail, Colorado 2:44:50 $600 588 Justin Thomas 27 Fairfax, Virginia 2:45:36 $500 539 Raynard Tissink 29 Weltevreden Park, South Africa 2:47:57 $400 4910 Stefan Jakobsen 29 Nanaimo, B.C., Canada 2:48:47 $300 45

TOP 10 PRO WOMENPlace Name Age Hometown Time Purse Points1 Jamie Whitmore 26 Elk Grove, California 3:02:43 $4,400 1002 Melanie McQuaid 29 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:05:46 $3,400 903 Shari Kain 38 Cupertino, California 3:09:24 $2,400 824 Melissa Thomas 32 Boulder, Colorado 3:11:14 $1,600 755 Candy Angle 33 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:14:00 $1,200 696 Jenny Tobin 34 Boise, Idaho 3:14:47 $800 637 Jari Kirkland 26 Breckenridge, Colorado 3:23:31 $600 588 Katherine Zambrana 26 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 3:24:43 539 Karen Masson 34 Atlanta, Georgia 3:25:45 4910 Christina Ruiter Durango, Colorado 3:25:59 45

XTERRA National Champions - Female Age Group Division Name Hometown Time20 - 24 Shae Rainer Austin, TX 3:35:1225 - 29 Janae Deverell Crested Butte, CO 3:17:1430 - 34 Lisa Isom Vail, CO 3:29:1835 - 39 Serena Warner Provo, UT 3:33:3940 - 44 Karen Hagner Grapevine, TX 3:58:5545 - 49 Barbara Peterson Berkeley, CA 3:50:43* Top Amateur Female

XTERRA National Champions - Male Age Group Division Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Taylor Tolleson Pacific Grove, CA 3:09:5420 - 24 Tomas Petriko Solano Beach, CA 3:10:2925 - 29 Greg Krause Littleton, CO 2:52:2630 - 34 Matt Boobar Plymouth, NH 2:55:3235 - 39 Michael Nahom New Milford, CT 3:01:0440 - 44 Tom Lyons Reno, NV 3:02:4245 - 49 Tom Monica Walnut Creek, CA 3:18:5750 - 54 David Rakita Durango, CO 3:31:2955 - 59 Kent Robinson Reno, NV 3:27:54* Top Amateur Male

Fastest 1.5k Swim (0.93 Miles):

Conrad Stoltz (21:11), Janae Deverell (23:58)Fastest 32k Bike (22 Miles):

Steve Larsen (1:31:43), Jamie Whitmore (1:52:23)Fastest 10k Run (6.2 Miles):

Nicolas Lebrun (37:43), Jenny Tobin (44:34)

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2001-2002 USA CHAMPIONS

2001 XTERRA USA CHAMPIONSThe Inaugural Class

MEN’S CHAMPIONSAGE GROUP NAME HOMETOWN REGION

PRO Conrad Stoltz Stellenbosch, South Africa N/A15-19 Brian Bradke Latham, New York North East20-24 Andrew Tainter Madison, Wisconsin North Central25-29 Matt Boobar Plymouth, New Hampshire North East30-34 Greg Perkins Salinas, California South West35-39 Todd Scott Royal Oak, Michigan North Central40-44 Howard Jones Walnut Creek, California South West45-49 Rob Noyes Breckenridge, Colorado Mountain50-54 Kent Robison Reno, Nevada South West55-59 Joe Amato Ellicott City, Maryland Mid Atlantic60+ Hans Dieben Chula Vista, California South West

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSAGE GROUP NAME HOMETOWN REGION

PRO Anke Erlank Stellenbosch, South Africa N/A20-24 Jari Kirkland Breckenridge, Colorado Mountain25-29 Jessica Burwell Durango, Colorado Mountain30-34 Serena Warner Provo, Utah Mountain35-39 Jodi Ruby La Verne, California South West40-44 Barbara Peterson Berkeley, California South West

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MEN’S CHAMPIONS *Repeat champsPRO Conrad Stoltz Stellenbosch, South Africa N/A15-19 Jeremy Chandler Bristol, Tennessee South East20-24 Josiah Middaugh Vail, Colorado Mountain25-29 Darren Lacy Minturn, Colorado Mountain30-34 Michael Nahom New Milford, Connecticut North East35-39 Bob Mueller Solana Beach, California South West40-44 Tom Lyons Reno, Nevada South West45-49 Hugo Kenyon Tahoe City, California South West50-54 David Rakita Durango, Colorado Mountain55-59 * Joe Amato Ellicott City, Maryland Mid Atlantic60+ * Hans Dieben Chula Vista, California South West

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS *Repeat champsPRO Jamie Whitmore Elk Grove, California N/A20-24 Carmen Klube Alameda, California South West25-29 * Jari Kirkland Breckenridge, Colorado Mountain30-34 Kayleen Uibel Spokane, Washington North West35-39 * Serena Warner Provo, Utah Mountain40-44 Valerie Hardin Doylestown, Pennsylvania Mid Atlantic45-49 * Barbara Peterson Berkeley, California South West50-54 * Susi Chandler Bristol, Tennessee South East

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2015 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS GUIDE

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XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS PREVIEWThe reigning XTERRA Trail Run National Champion BrettHales from Layton, Utah is returning to defend his half-marathon national title at Snowbasin Resort on September20th, but will be up against fierce competition in the form offamiliar foe and two-time XTERRA Trail Running WorldChampion Patrick Smyth of Salt Lake City.

“Pat is a fierce competitor and a great tactical runner,” saidHales, a former track and cross country stand-out at nearbyWeber State University. “He knows what his strengths andweaknesses are so he capitalizes when and where he can.”

Smyth, who won the 2013 XTERRA National Title in Utah,was equally complimentary of Hales.

“I’ll have my hands plenty full with Brett running,” saidSmyth, himself a former standout cross country runner atthe University of Notre Dame before turning his sights totrail running and becoming one of America’s best. “I'm psy-ched about returning to XTERRA Nationals! It doesn't getmuch better then Snowbasin in late September for trail run-ning, and I'm looking forward to regaining my U.S. Nationaltitle and get some good momentum going into Worlds inHawaii!"

Hales is equally excited and echoes what Smyth said aboutthe course at Snowbasin truly being the star.

“After last year’s XTERRA National Championship I wasmade a trail run fan for life,” said Hales, who did his first-ever trail race at Snowbasin last year almost on a whim.

“The euphoria that followed that race was awesome and I'mlooking forward to racing hard and running through theheavens once again. I must say that the Snowbasin venueis perfect for the event. The trails are well-groomed and setfor speed and the two separate vertical climbs challengeeven the more experienced trail guys.”

Hales and Smyth aren’t the only stars to join the line-up atthe XTERRA Trail Run National Championship, as thereigning women’s champion Liz Stephen, a two-timeOlympic cross country skier, is also set to return.

“It was a really fun race and his is a really fun course,” saidStephen after last year’s race. “Falling leaves and

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XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS PREVIEWspectators all around, I really love running at Snowbasinand XTERRA always does such a good job with the organ-ization.”

The Paul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Run Nationals was stagedat Snowbasin Resort for the first time in 2011, and itreceived rave reviews from the runners.

Runners of all ages and skill levels can participate in thePaul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Run National Championship, asthere is no qualifying process. Last year, close to 500 trailrunners from 30 different states gathered at SnowbasinResort for the event.

There will be three different courses to accommodate thevarious levels of runners. A 21-kilometer half-marathoncourse will serve as the national championship course, butthere will also be a 10K and a 5K.

Every age-group winner from the 21K course will be award-ed a free entry to race at the 2015 Paul Mitchell XTERRATrail Run World Championship at Kualoa Ranch, Oahu,Hawaii.

The top five overall males and top five overall females fromthe 21K course will also receive prize money. Medals andother prizes will also be awarded to the top age-group run-ners from all three courses.

The Paul Mitchell XTERRA Trail Run Nationals will be heldone day after the XTERRA USA Championship off-roadtriathlon to create the ultimate XTERRA racing weekend.

The two events will bring more than 1,000 of the nation’svery best amateur and professional triathletes and trail run-ners to Northern Utah to battle for the title of XTERRANational Champion.

PRIZE MONEY AND AWARDSThe fastest runners will be racing for $5,000 in prize money,awarded to the top five overall men and women.

XTERRA will also be crowning national champs in agegroups starting at 9-under, then every five years (ex. 10-14, 15-19, etc…) up to 80-older. Champs win acommemorative long-sleeve winners T-shirt and willreceive a free entry to race at the 2015 XTERRA Trail RunWorld Championship, which is scheduled for December 6at Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii.

All registered racers get a short sleeve shirt and goody bagfilled with cool swag.

Place Men Women1 $1,000 $1,000 2 $600 $600 3 $400 $400 4 $300 $300 5 $200 $200

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XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS COURSEThe Snowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah, has alreadyserved as the host site for world-class sporting events,including several of the skiing competitions at the 2002Winter Olympics, and the XTERRA USA Championship off-road triathlon.

Now, the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship hasmade Snowbasin Resort its home.

With the snowfall still a month or so away, the changingcolors of the fall season and the majestic Wasatch Rangesurrounding Snowbasin Resort will provide the perfectbackdrop for the 2013 XTERRA Trail Run Nationals.

The elevation and terrain of the Wasatch Mountains willmake the course breathtaking in more ways than one.Runners can expect to face more than 2,200 feet of totalclimbing over the 21-kilometer championship course, andthe peak of the trail will reach an elevation of approximate-ly 7,300 feet.

The course can basically be broken down into two sections:the first “loop” will feature some gradual climbs with sometechnical single track; the second “loop” features severalgrueling uphill climbs and fast descents.

Richard Burgunder, an XTERRA Trail Run Ambassadorfrom Colorado, participated in the XTERRA Trail Run

National Championship at Snowbasin Resort in both 2011and 2012. He described the course as both bold andbeautiful:

“The XTERRA Trail Run Nationals 21K course providesdiverse terrain that ranges from long climbs up fire roads torocky single track along the upper ridges of the mountain.Shortly after the fast start in the parking lot, runners will beimmediately challenged by a long climb up the mountain.The trails at this point will consist mostly of dirt fire roadsthat gradually take athletes to the top of the mountain. Theterrain along the initial climb isn’t too technical and most ofthe trails are relatively wide. As you run along the arête nearthe summit, you’ll experience more technical running withan abundance of rocks and narrower trails.

“Once you’ve ascended the summit, stunning panoramicviews allow you to take in the natural beauty that surroundsSnowbasin. You’ll be able to see for endless miles out intothe valley, which will provide a breathtaking backdrop of thefall foliage and crystal clear blue skies. After running alongthe upper ridges for a couple of miles, you’ll descend themountain on a long switchback ski trail that will provide anadrenaline pumping experience. It’s a long and fastdescend, which enables runners to open up and coast downthe mountain. After approaching the bottom of the longswitchback, runners will then blaze through a gently rollingtrail that is embraced with beautiful Aspens. The final pushto the finish will include a small, but very steep climb upanother fire road, followed by a downhill finish intoSnowbasin Resort.”

It should be noted that there are also 10-kilometer and 5-kilometer races at the XTERRA Trail Run NationalChampionship, but only the results from the 21K course willbe used to determine the national championships. The 10Kand 5K courses will follow much of the same trails as thefirst half of the 21K course.

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Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT (September 21, 2014) – BrettHales made quite the first impression on Snowbasin Resortand the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship.

Although he lives in Layton - about 35 miles away fromSnowbasin – Hales had never raced on the picturesquetrails at Snowbasin until Sunday. All he did in his first XTER-RA Trail Run was win the overall National Championship.

“It was phenomenal, I loved it,” said Hales, 28, who wascompeting in his first-ever trail race. “Holy cow, that was soaddicting. Looking left and seeing the valley, looking rightand seeing the valley, it was unlike anything I’ve ever donebefore.”

Winning, however, is nothing new for the former track andcross country stand-out at Weber State University. Just lastSaturday he captured the Big Cottonwood half-marathon inSalt Lake City with a blistering time of 1:03:07.

“There was a lot of downhill in last weekends race so myquads were pretty tender all week so I was waiting to seehow my body would feel. Didn’t decide to do this until10’o’clock last night and I had no idea what to expect hav-ing never done a trail race. It was amazing. A little wind, lit-tle rain, critters running everywhere, and there were somany people in the race but I felt like I was the only one outthere.”

By mile 3.5 on the run it looked like Hales was the only oneout there as he had already established a commanding leadover eventual runner-up finisher Mario Mendoza from Bend,Oregon. Hales winning time was 1:18:18, more than six-minutes ahead of Mendoza. Nathan Peters came in thirdjust 10 seconds later.

THIRD TIMES A CHARM FOR STEPHEN

In the women’s race Liz Stephen, a two-time Olympic crosscountry skier from Vermont who spends her off-season inPark City, captured the elusive women’s championship titleafter two close second-place finishes on this course in 2011and last year.

Her winning time of 1:27:55 was more than two minutesahead of runner-up Kimber Mattox from Eugene, Oregon.

“It was a really fun race, and there was some fast women

out here,” said Stephen. “I wasn’t really sure how far up Iwas because it’s hard to see anyone else when you’regrinding through the single track on the uphills and thedownhill is so long you really can’t see anybody else unlessthey’re within seconds.”

Like Hales in the men’s race, Stephen got out front earlyand never looked back. She ultimately finished 5th overallbehind only four men.

“This is a really fun course. It was a beautiful day, and theweather was amazing,” said Stephen, despite the fact it waswindy, cold, and raining. “Last year was really hot so thiswas a nice change. Plus, I’m kind of a hot runner so I thinkconditions like this are just perfect. Falling leaves and spec-tators all around, I really love running here at Snowbasin.”

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XTERRA National Champs (Male)Division Name Hometown Time9-under Lotatoa Ward Layton, UT 3:30:1715 - 19 Diego Baca Corregidora, Mexico 1:32:5620 - 24 James Gossell Salt Lake City, UT 1:42:1725 - 29 *Brett Hales Layton, UT 1:18:1830 - 34 Bret Ferrier Ogden, UT 1:26:4735 - 39 Albert Wint Ogden, UT 1:33:4240 - 44 Andy Lee Lakeway, TX 1:31:4845 - 49 Wilhem Northrop Boise, ID 1:37:1250 - 54 Barry Makarewicz Salt Lake City, UT 1:30:0455 - 59 Kevin Tuck (6) Phoenix, AZ 1:33:4360 - 64 Bob Evers (3) Park City, UT 1:51:1265 - 69 John Mitchell Altamonte Springs, FL 2:52:0770 - 74 Bryce Larkin (2) Eden, UT 2:32:1675 - 79 Adrian Wolford (2) Mustang, OK 2:56:19

XTERRA National Champs (Female)Division Name Hometown Time1 - 9 Taimane Ward Layton, UT 3:29:0410 - 14 Leilani Ward Layton, UT 3:28:5820 - 24 Chelsea Ollar Provo, UT 1:45:5925 - 29 *Liz Stephen (2) East Montpelier,VT 1:27:5530 - 34 Tracie Akerhielm Denton, TX 1:41:3135 - 39 Mary Colburn (2) Culver City,CA 1:39:1140 - 44 Michelle Roy Hampton, NH 1:59:4445 - 49 Holly Hagerman Woodland Hills, UT 1:52:0550 - 54 Laura Brewer Morgan,UT 2:15:2155 - 59 Marty Smith Liberty,UT 2:22:5260 - 64 Ruth Ference Rome, GA 2:28:3165 - 69 Cheri Uno Los Angeles, CA 3:59:26

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Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT (September 22, 2013) –Lindsey Anderson, who made her first visit to Snowbasinlast year and ran away with the title, successfully defendedher women’s XTERRA Trail Run National Championship.She is the second female runner to win back-to-back XTER-RA National titles, following Lauren Fleshman (2009/2010).

In the mens race Smyth didn’t just win the 2013 XTERRATrail Run National Championship, he dominated.

The former track and cross country star at the University ofNotre Dame raced to the lead immediately and never relent-ed. He completed the 21-kilometer course in 1 hour, 16 min-utes, 38 seconds, which is the fastest time since the eventmoved to Snowbasin Resort in 2011.

“I’ve been running 10K and 5Ks most of this summer, so Ididn’t know how long I could hold on,” he said. “I kind ofwanted to go out hard and see if I could break some peopleearly.”

By the halfway point of the course, Smyth had establisheda 30-second lead, and the only runner within striking dis-tance was Joseph Gray.

“He set the pace early and let people know it was going tobe on from the start of the race,” Gray said of Smyth. “Irespect him for that. He ran a great race.”

Smyth continued to build his lead during the second half ofthe course, and even had time to get up and recover from afall in the final two miles.

“I didn’t know who was behind me, but I kept looking behindme, expecting guys to come up,” Smyth said. “Around mile11 or 12, I started getting some cramps and fell and startedlooking back even more.”

Gray, who came over from Lakewood, Washington, for therace, finished second in 1:18:01. He was the co-winner ofthe 2012 XTERRA Trail Run World Championship in Hawaii,but this was his first experience running at Snowbasin forthe XTERRA Nationals.

“I’ve kind of been having some down time since the WorldMountain Running Championships, so I wasn’t ready to goout super-aggressive,” Gray said.

Karl Remsen from Leadville, Colorado, was third in 1:20:23,Mauricio Mendez from Mexico was fourth in 1:21:19, andNathan Peters from Salt Lake City was fifth in 1:21:29.

The women’s race turned into a duel from the start, withAnderson and Liz Stephen from Vermont running close toeach other – and away from the other women – for nearlythe first 20 kilometers.

“I was a little bit hoping we wouldn’t have to go out as hard,”said Anderson, 28. “But (Stephens) really pushed it andtook it out hard and she’s a really good downhill runner. Shewould gap me by about 10 meters on the downhills, then I’dcatch up on the uphills.”

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XTERRA National Champs (Male)Division Name Hometown Time9-under Jake Mackleer Hampstead, NC 3:17:2610 - 14 Korey Shively Madison, AL 1:41:3915 - 19 Mauricio Mendez Mexico City, Mexico 1:21:1920 - 24 Nathan Peters Salt Lake City, UT 1:21:2925 - 29 * Patrick Smyth Salt Lake City, UT 1:16:3830 - 34 Karl Remsen Leadville, CO 1:20:2335 - 39 BJ Christenson North Salt Lake, UT 1:22:1040 - 44 Nicolas Lebrun Digne, France 1:27:3545 - 49 Donnie Gray Layton, UT 1:39:0650 - 54 Taha Mahmood West Valley, UT 1:35:2955 - 59 Kevin Tuck (5) Salt Lake City, UT 1:34:0760 - 64 Bob Evers (3) Park City, UT 1:52:4065 - 69 Fred Hauptmann Joseph, OR 2:02:3670 - 74 Hans Unger (3) Sylmar, CA 2:26:1575 - 79 Jesus Romero Snelville, GA 2:46:39

XTERRA National Champs (Female)Division Name Hometown Time10 - 14 Kaytlynn Welsch (2) Alvin, TX 1:59:5615 - 19 Breanna Stratton Victorville, CA 2:13:0320 - 24 Corrine Malcolm Bozeman, MT 1:45:5725 - 29 * Lindsey Anderson (2) South Ogden, UT 1:27:4630 - 34 Aimee Balzer Reno, NV 1:52:2635 - 39 Margaret Shearer Trabuco Canyon, CA 1:46:3440 - 44 Genevieve Keogh Layton, UT 1:49:1745 - 49 Melisa Harrison Huntsville, UT 2:06:2950 - 54 Tamara Tabeek (2) San Diego, CA 2:09:4655 - 59 Nozomi Wade Lawrenceville, GA 2:36:3160 - 64 Deborah Wagner Park City, UT 2:16:0065 - 69 Jo May Houston, TX 3:03:4475+ Amy Galbraith (4) Venice, CA 3:57:08* TOP AMATEURS

September 23, 2012 (Ogden, Utah) - Max King fromOregon continued his amazing streak of XTERRA Trail RunChampionships with another amazing weekend.

King, 32, won the 2012 XTERRA Trail Run NationalChampionship for the fifth consecutive year at theSnowbasin Resort near Ogden, Utah. The XTERRA TrailRun National Championship 21K has been staged fivetimes, and King has won each one in convincing fashion.

“It means a lot,” he said. “I love coming back. This isactually one of the best courses for a trail run I’ve ever seen.It’s a beautiful course and XTERRA keeps putting on a greatrace. It’s a phenomenal event.”

King’s latest victory is all the remarkable when consideringhis weekend itinerary. During a 24-hour period, he complet-ed 71 kilometers of trail running in two different states, trav-eled more than 1,000 flight miles, and won two nationalevents.

On Saturday, he won the USATF 50K Trail Championship inhis hometown of Bend, Oregon. He got on a flight shortlyafter that race and arrived in Ogden after midnight onSunday morning.

“I didn’t get much sleep,” he said. “It was tough for me to gethere. But I got a couple of hours of sleep and got here readyto race.”

Perhaps familiarity with such a hectic schedule helped -- healso won those same two races on back-to-back days lastyear. “It felt just like last year,” he said. “This morning on mywarn-up it was tough, but once I got going and got my legsunder me, it was alright.”

King took the lead for good midway through the 21K course.He finished with a time of 1:22:12, which was 1 minute, 36seconds faster than the runner-up, J. Marshall Thomson.King said he knew Thomson was a good uphill runner, so hetried to push the pace before they hit the steep climb on thecourse called “Sardine Peak.”

Lindsey Anderson was the hometown hero in the women’sdivision. She placed 14th overall and was the top femalewith a time of 1:33:23. Anderson was a member of the 2008U.S. Olympics team for the steeplechase, and this was herfirst trail run.

“I’ve practiced on trails before, but this is my first race,” shesaid. “My coach told me to try this race and it was great.”

Anderson, 27, resides in Ogden and is regarded as one ofthe top distance runners in the history of the track programat Weber State University, which is located in Ogden. She iscurrently an assistant coach at Weber State.

A lead pack women ran together for the first half of the race,then Anderson and Kerri Lyons took the lead up the climb toSardine Peak. Anderson eventually broke away for the winand finished more than a minute ahead of Lyons (1:34:27).

“It was just a lot of fun,” said Anderson, who took most of thelast year off from training due to the birth of her daughter. “Iwould encourage anybody to do this.”

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2012 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS REVIEW

Men Name Hometown Time10-14 Jase Bell Madison, AL 2:07:1215-19 Nicolas Watson Riverton, UT 1:33:3420-24 Michael Case Idaho Falls, ID 1:37:1425-29 Nick Mosey Yorba Linda, CA 1:24:4130-34 (5) Max King Bend, OR 1:22:1235-39 David Clinger Sandy, UT 1:30:0440-44 Andy Lee Austin, TX 1:33:5545-49 Daniel Vargo Salt Lake City, UT 1:45:4950-54 Clark Fox Denver, CO 1:42:0355-59 (4) Kevin Tuck Salt Lake City, UT 1:36:2060-64 Bob Evers Park City, UT 1:49:5065-69 Bryce Larkin Eden, UT 2:20:5670-74 (2) Hans Unger Sylmar, CA 2:26:3075-79 Adrian Wolford Mustang, OK 2:58:2780+ (5) Don Hildebrand Sisters, OR 3:16:09

Women Name Hometown Time10-14 Kaytlynn Welsch Alvin, TX 2:08:2915-19 Betsy Hochman Lansdale, PA 2:31:4720-24 Kerri Lyons Salt Lake City, UT 1:34:2725-29 Lindsey Anderson Ogden, UT 1:33:2330-34 Amber Moran Asheville, NC 1:38:5335-39 Alyssa Larsen Jackson, WY 1:48:4040-44 Nicole Hunt Deer Lodge, MT 1:46:5145-49 Samantha Pinney San Francisco, CA 2:25:0150-54 Tamara Tabeek San Diego, CA 2:08:0055-59 Colleen Conners-Pace Tahoe City, CA 2:10:0960-64 Kathleen Rydgig Oxnard, CA 3:19:3065-69 (3) Amy Galbraith Venice, CA 3:14:17(#) Denotes number of XTERRA National Titles

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2011 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS REVIEW

MaleDivision Name Hometown Time10-14 Keegan Dove Waco, TX 2:50:3315-19 Jimmy Patterson Tampa, FL 1:45:5020-24 Jon Gauthier Rush, NY 1:27:3525-29 (2) Mario Mendoza Bend, OR 1:21:5130-34 (4) Max King Bend, OR 1:17:5935-39 Jeremy Hurley Grand Rapids, MI 1:30:4340-44 Brad Mitchell Hailey, ID 1:26:3745-49 Andy Ames Boulder, CO 1:28:0350-54 Brian Stanley Kansas City, MO 1:54:5155-59 (3) Kevin Tuck Salt Lake City, UT 1:32:0160-64 Bob Evers Park City, UT 1:44:5165-69 Hans Unger Sylmar, CA 2:20:0970-74 Raliegh Jensen Boise, ID 2:29:5875-79 (4) Don Hildebrand Sisters, OR 2:49:5680+ Harold Vance Del Mar, CA 2:49:56

FemaleDivision Name Hometown Time20-24 Liz Stephen East Montpelier, VT 1:30:5425-29 Morgan Arritola Ketchum, ID 1:29:0930-34 Lesley Paterson San Diego, CA 1:33:4835-39 Sarah Raitter Reno, NV 1:40:2640-44 Michelle Jensen Boise, ID 1:35:3045-49 Christina Lightfoot Agoura,CA 1:58:2050-54 Kelly Milligan Park City, UT 1:48:5655-59 Jo Ann Jetton Cullman, AL 2:35:3265-69 (4) Jessie Stratton Redding, CA 2:53:47(#) Denotes number of XTERRA National Titles

September 25, 2011 (Ogden, Utah) The trail runningkingdom of Max King continues to expand.

King (pictured) capped an amazing weekend of racing bywinning the 2011 XTERRA Trail Run NationalChampionship on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Snowbasin Resortnear Ogden, Utah.

It was the fourth consecutive XTERRA NationalChampionship for King, but his first at Snowbasin. Hisprevious three titles came when the event was held in hishometown of Bend, Ore.

He completed the 21-kilometer trail course in 1 hour, 17minutes, 59 seconds. King once again dominated the field,beating the other runners by nearly four minutes.

“I love my hometown of Bend, but this was, I gotta say, agreat course,” said King, 31. “It was a lot more climbing thanwe get in Bend, so this was tough.”

Making it even tougher, King was running on tired legs. Lessthan 24 hours before the XTERRA Trail Run NationalChampionship, King was competing in even longer state –and in a different time zone.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, King won the USA 50K TrailChampionship in Bend, Ore. In essence, the XTERRA TrailRun victory gave him two national titles in less than 24hours in two different states.

“You always have to think positive when you’re an athlete,so I was thinking positive that I could do it,” King said. “Itwas a matter of how your body holds up and how you feelafter the first (race).”

Fellow Oregon runner Mario Mendoza and Salt Lake Cityrunner B.J. Christenson pushed King for the first half of therace.

In the women’s division, Olympic cross country skiersMorgan Arritola and Liz Stephen showed that they are justas fast in trail running shoes. Arritola, who is from Ketchum,Idaho, captured first place, finishing with a time of 1:29:09.She took the lead early in the course and maintained it therest of the way.

“I kind of figured that climbing is my strength, and not so

much the foot speed so I thought that I’d kind of make somepeople hurt right off the bat on the (first) uphill and see whathappened,” said Arritola, 25. “But I still had no idea.”

It was the first XTERRA Trail Run for Arritola, but not her firstexperience with trail running. She won another national titlethis summer in Oregon.

Stephen, who is from East Montepelier, Vermont, made alate surge and finished second with a time of 1:30:54. “Itwas awesome,” said Stephen, 24. “I kept looking up at thepeaks and saying we’re still going up.”

Arritola and Stephen were teammates for the United Statescross country ski team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Morethan 450 runners representing 30 states participated in therace.

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2010 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS REVIEW

MaleDivision Name Hometown Time15-19 Jaxon Rickel Tucson, AZ 1:26:0720-24 Mario Mendoza Bend, OR 1:17:1625-29 Derick Williamson Austin, TX 1:20:0530-34 (3) Max King Bend, OR 1:15:5735-39 Greg Mitchell McMinnville, OR 1:16:5240-44 Tim Van Orden Bennington, VT 1:20:0845-49 Scott Frey Eugene, OR 1:29:0450-54 (2) Jim Bendis Palm Springs, CA 1:34:1555-59 Steve Giardini Bend, OR 1:56:0360-64 Skip Brown Bend, OR 1:41:2265-69 Lawrence Dunlap Eugene, OR 1:52:4470-74 Kenneth Harrison Hudson, OH 2:08:3575-79 (3) Don Hildebrand Sisters, OR 2:33:46

FemaleDivision Name Hometown Time9-under Zoe Allen Hillsboro, OR 3:03:3720-24 Hannah Schultz Seattle, WA 1:49:1725-29 (2) Lauren Fleshman Eugene, OR 1:24:2430-34 Mary Colburn Culver City, CA 1:29:1835-39 (3) Katie Caba Bend, OR 1:35:4140-44 Kami Semick Bend, OR 1:32:0745-49 Joan Cottrill Cuyahoga Falls, OH 1:47:4550-54 Cecilia Kirk Eugene, OR 1:57:3855-59 Sooki Raphael Topanga, CA 2:13:2060-64 Lee Saltonstall Kailua, HI 2:26:5365-69 (3) Jessie Stratton Redding, CA 2:23:40

BEND, Ore. (Sept. 18, 2010) – Light rain and heavycompetition were not enough to stop the reign of Max Kingat the 2010 XTERRA Trail Run National Championship.

King won the XTERRA National Championship race for thethird consecutive year, completing the 13.9-mile course in1 hour, 15 minutes, 57 seconds. King, who resides in Bend,used his knowledge of the course to break away from thefield late in the race.

“When you have good competition and you pull out a winlike that, it always feels good, mentally and physically,” saidKing, 30. “I tried to be relaxed in the first half of the race andsee if I could open it up in the second half to get the win, andthat’s what I did. It wasn’t easy. This was a very difficult winfor me.”

Lauren Fleshman, who is from Eugene, Ore., also relied ona late surge to win the women’s national championship forthe second consecutive year. Fleshman, 29, finished 10thoverall with a time of 1:24:24.

King’s third consecutive XTERRA National Championshipvictory was his closest. Fellow Oregonian Greg Mitchell andCalifornia’s Mario Mendoza pushed King the entire route.Mitchell, who is from McMinnville, finished second with atime of 1:16:52. The 55-second margin was the closest anyrunner has come to King at the XTERRA NationalChampionship race in the past three years. Mitchell had thelead for the first half of the race, but King passed him duringa flat section along the Deschutes River with around threemiles to go.

“The first half of the race I felt pretty strong so I pushed it,”said Mitchell, 37. “Then somewhere along the river, Max justcame on by like it was nobody’s business. You kind of figurethat Max is on a different level, but you never know,” Mitchellsaid. “It was fun to be right there with him most of the wayin a race like this.”

Mendoza, who is from Cambria, Calif., also held the lead fora brief stretch before settling for third place in 1:17:16.“I tried to stay with Max at the end there and kind of overex-tended myself,” said Mendoza, 24. “I would have liked sec-ond, but (Mitchell) he passed me.” Mendoza was also rac-ing for the first time in Bend, but it won’t be his last. He plansto move there next month to train on the numerous runningtrails. He said he will even seek the advice of King.

The women’s race was also supposed to be close, butFleshman turned it into a runaway by running away downthe stretch. For most of the race before that, Fleshman andMichele Suszek of Colorado stayed near each other. “I justtried to keep pace,” Fleshman said. “Then probably witharound 5 (kilometers) left , I really picked up the pace tomake it uncomfortable for the other girls in the race.”

Suszek finished in second with a time of 1:26:40.“She wasright behind me, then she got ahead at the 10-mile mark,”Suszek said of Fleshman. “Then we hit the flat stuff and shewas gone. I tried, but she’s really fast.”

More than 400 runners from around the world participatedin the race. Runners (besides King) to win age-group titlesfor the third consecutive year were Don Hildebrand (men75-79), Katie Caba (women 35-39) and Jessie Stratton(women 65-69).

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2009 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS REVIEW

Men Name Hometown Time15-19 Dmitry Ponder Prineville, OR 1:37:4020-24 Sean Stafford Reno, NV 1:22:0125-29 * Max King Bend, OR 1:06:4630-34 Andy Martin Bend, OR 1:15:0735-39 Mark Robins Aumsville, OR 1:25:1240-44 Scott Dunlap Woodside, CA 1:23:0945-49 Jim Bendis Palm Springs, CA 1:27:2450-54 Jeff Spangler Bend, OR 1:27:1555-59 Dave Webster Bend, OR 1:28:1460-64 Kenneth Geljack Bristol, IN 1:52:5265-69 Jerry Graham Spokane, WA 1:41:2875-79 * Don Hildebrand Sisters, OR 2:56:0380+ Charles Hoover Bend, OR 3:57:04

Women Name Hometown Time15-19 Kristen Reichardt Foresthill, CA 1:58:5320-24 Kristiann Vlieger Sunnyside, WA 1:47:4125-29 Lauren Fleshman Eugene, OR 1:19:1030-34 Rachel Cieslewicz Salt Lake City, UT 1:31:1835-39 * Katie Caba Bend, OR 1:26:5840-44 Susannah Beck Brunswick, MA 1:21:3745-49 Tawnie McDonald Bend, OR 1:39:2150-54 Sue Dougherty Bend, OR 1:50:2055-59 Suzanne Ray Medford, OR 1:37:5560-64 * Jessie Stratton Redding, CA 2:11:2265-69 * Amy Galbraith Venice, CA 2:44:01* Repeat Champions

Bend, OR (September 13, 2009) -A pair of professionalrunners from the Beaver State – 29-year-old Max King and27-year-old Lauren Fleshman - dominated the men’s andwomen’s races at the XTERRA Trail Run NationalChampionship half-marathon in Bend, Oregon.

King, a Bend local, won in 1:06:46, a full six minutes aheadof runner-up Ben Bruce (1:12:58) and more than a minutefaster than his own record time from last year's race.Fleshman won in 1:19:10, placed 5th overall, and finishedmore than two minutes ahead of the women’s runner-upand last year’s National Champ, Susannah Beck.

The victory is King’s third straight XTERRA Trail RunningChampionship win (he also won Nationals and Worlds lastyear) and it also marks the third straight time Bruce hasfinished 2nd.

“Ben (Bruce) went out really hard from the gun so it set agood pace for me, and from there I just tried to go reallyhard the whole time and be smooth through the technicalsections,” said King, a former steeplechase All-American atCornell University.

Bruce was able to stay with King through about the first 2.5miles but by mile five King had put a minute on Bruce andby the 8-mile turnaround he was leading by nearly two-and-a-half minutes. That’s about when the trail gets truly techni-cal, zigzagging on narrow singletrack along the river, andwhere King put even more distance on his long-time rival.

"Max was just in great form today and he pulled away fromme pretty early," said Bruce, a member of the prestigiousNike Oregon Track Club Elite team. “By about mile six hewas gone and I looked back and didn’t see anyone behindme so I just settled in, relaxed, and had a good time.”

Enjoying the trails and this "Central Oregon mountain townthat has it all" was a common theme, especially from thelarge collection of out-of-state runners.

“It was an awesome course, just beautiful,” said RichardBurgunder, a 30-year-old from Astoria, New York. “Thevenue is amazing and the river trail is epic. Plus, thepeople in Bend are awesome and the spectators that linedthe course were so supportive. There were a couple guyson bikes that rode alongside me for a little bit and reallymotivated me. It was neat, a real breath of fresh air.”

Lauren Fleshman from Eugene (originally from California) isa bona-fide superstar – a 5-time NCAA Champion and15-time All-American at Stanford University, 3-time Olympictrials qualifier, owner of a 14:58 5k, and a member of theNike Oregon Track Club Elite team.

“It was a tough course, my best distances are the mile and5k so this is pretty long for me, and I’ll run this distance fora long run once a week but I never try to run it hard and Inever try to run over crazy rocks and roots too often so itwas fun just letting it rip and hanging it all out there andrunning with some really good trail runners,” said Fleshman(pictured), who missed the Olympics by one spot in 2008.

The XTERRA Trail Run National Championship was the lastrace in a 50-stop U.S. Tour that hosts races in 15 states.There were 25 regional series champions from SouthernCalifornia to Georgia, Virginia and beyond that took part,and here’s a look at the 2009 National Champs:

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2008 XTERRA TRAIL RUN NATIONALS REVIEW

Men Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Eddie Lacy Bend, OR 1:48:2020 - 24 Joseph Gray Lakewood, WA 1:13:5325 - 29 Max King Bend, OR 1:08:0130 - 34 Rich Skorczewski Portland, OR 1:15:0135 - 39 Richard Bolt Portland, OR 1:15:3240 - 44 Mark Ryan Redmond, OR 1:19:2145 - 49 Bernie Boettcher Silt, CO 1:16:1650 - 54 2 Kevin Tuck Salt Lake City, UT 1:21:5355 - 59 Don Morrison Brandywine, PA 1:36:1860 - 64 Phil Rossi Lake Oswego, OR 1:40:0665 - 69 Steven Humphrey Reno, NV 1:57:4875 - 79 Don Hildebrand Sisters, OR 2:33:1480+ John Keston Sunriver, OR 2:19:16

Women Name Hometown Time15 - 19 Amanda Root Bend, OR 1:59:3620 - 24 Ixel Sanchez Ashland, OR 1:33:3125 - 29 Jenn Shelton Ashland, OR 1:30:0430 - 34 Holly Hight Wilsonville, OR 1:32:3035 - 39 Katie Caba Bend, OR 1:25:1840 - 44 Susannah Beck Eugene, OR 1:23:0745 - 49 Jodi Ruby La Verne, CA 1:37:0850 - 54 Maureen Schlerf Bend, OR 2:01:2255 - 59 Leah Whipple Kimberton, PA 1:47:2660 - 64 Jessie Stratton Redding, CA 2:04:0565 - 69 Amy Galbraith Venice, CA 2:21:35

BEND, OR (September 27, 2008) - Several hundredathletes from 21 states gathered at the upscale Old MillDistrict in Bend today for the fourth annual XTERRA TrailRunning National Championship on an incredibly beautiful,crisp and clear morning along the Deschutes River.

Outside Magazine called this the best trail running town inAmerica, and some of the fastest runners from around thestate of Oregon and across the nation came to put itsreputation to the test.

Ultimately the king of XTERRA trail running turned out to benone-other than Bend’s very own Max King (pictured aboveat mile 8). The local favorite set the standard high turningout close to five-minute miles for a winning 21km coursetime of 1:08:01. After just winning a six-day 125 mile racethrough the Rockies earlier this month and coming in sec-ond at the 2008 World Mountain Running Championshiplast weekend, King was able to use his hometown advan-tage to edge out steeplechase star Ben Bruce, 26, ofEugene, Oregon by just over a minute. Ryan Bak, 27, alsofrom Eugene and King’s teammate on the 2008 USA WorldCross Country Team, took third in 1:09:41.

“When I spoke to Ryan, he said he was just coming to dothe race for fun. Both he and Ben entered the race at thelast minute, but I knew they would be tough competition”King said.

Being from Bend, King was familiar with the course and wasable to run part of the upper track last night giving him agood feel for the twists and turns. “I love to run a course withtight curves. It might be because of my low center ofgravity” he joked. It was a close race for the first section,but at mile 3 Max took the lead and never looked back.When talking to Bruce and Bak, they said that as primarilytrack racers, “The course was more technical than theywere used to. Max was able to take the sharp turns andreally open up his lead.”

“It’s a great course and nice to show all these runners fromout of town what we have here in Bend and how you can gofrom this really cool downtown-type setting to forestedsingle track in just miles,” said King. “Today was beautifulin Bend, the trails weren’t dusty, just perfect. Bend is reallya great place for XTERRA to be, and I think that showedtoday.”

In the women’s race it was marathon specialist SusannahBeck, 40, who took home the women’s top prize with hertime of 1:23:07. This Eugene native “duked it out” for firstplace with Bend local Kami Semick, 42, who finished just 19seconds later. These two ultra trail runners battled eachother just six weeks ago at the USATF 50 Mile TrailChampionship in Crystal Mountain, Washington where Beckand Semick also took the first and second place.

This morning, it was an all out tug of war as Beck took thelead from the start giving way to Semick at mile six, andthen regaining the lead at mile ten to take the women’s title.2008 World Mountain Running Champion Lisa Nye, 40, ofBend, who was under the weather and only made it to therace by her children’s urging, came in third at 1:25:11.

2008 NATIONAL CHAMPS

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HOW XTERRA GOT STARTEDIT REALLY STARTED in the late '80's. That's when Tom

Kiely (CEO of TEAM Unlimited - owners and producers of

XTERRA) was tasked with creating more publicity for the

Waikiki Oahu Visitors Association. His idea was sports TV.

"First, sports is part of our life blood in Hawaii, and second,

what looks good on TV? The beaches and the ocean,"

explained Kiely.

The concept was pretty simple. TV sports and

entertainment is one of the biggest industries in the world.

The travel industry is THE BIGGEST industry in the world.

Bring those two together in programming, and you've got

something big.

So he came up with the idea for the Hawaiian International

Ocean Challenge - a lifeguard skills competition that

attracted water safety specialists from Australia, New

Zealand, California, and of course, Hawaii. Then, he forged

a relationship with ESPN - the worldwide leader in sports.

In 1990 the Ocean Challenge was broadcast on ESPN,

and millions of viewers were exposed to the beauty of

Waikiki - the sun, sand, and crystal clear blue water of the

Pacific Ocean. Subsequently, this is where David "Kahuna"

Nicholas enters the picture - as "race director."

"So we get into producing the Ocean Challenge," says

Kiely. "And now I'm thinking I've got all these athletes and

TV crews and if it costs me this much to produce one show,

it'll cost less for another, and even less for a third."

ESPN approves two more shows (Waikiki King's Race and

Diamond Head Wahine Windsurfing Classic) and in 1991

TEAM Unlimited produces three events and three TV

shows. The concept is working, and Hawaii is reaping the

benefits of the outdoor exposure the shows are generating.

"So the next year (1992) we produced seven Hawaiian

Sports Adventure Shows…multiple segments, different

stories, great scenics, and 30-minutes of entertaining, good

fun stuff," said Kiely.

Those seven shows were in addition to the Ocean

Challenge and a few others televised events, including the

inaugural Tour O' Hawaii.

"Now that was a great event," said Nicholas - now the

managing director of the XTERRA Global Tour. "The Tour

O' Hawaii happened before professional cyclists were

allowed to compete in the Olympics so the top riders from

every country kept their amateur status so they could race

in the Olympics. We just missed Lance because he signed

with Motorola, but we had George Hincapie, Jan Ulrich,

Tyler Hamilton, and dozens of others. Looking back, the

field was a who's who of international cycling."

A few years later the Olympics allowed pros to compete,

road cycling in the U.S. was on the decline, and the Tour O'

Hawaii was no more. At the same time, however, mountain

biking was taking off. So in 1995, in addition to 12 other TV

shows and several events, TEAM Unlimited produced the

Hawaiian Mountain Tour.

In doing so Nicholas and mountain bike Hall-of-Famer

Dean Crandall established the rules and held the first-ever

mountain bike stage race. This is also where many of the

XTERRA greats first appeared. The likes of Ned Overend,

Shari Kain, Melanie McQuaid, Steve Larsen, Mike Kloser,

Leslie Tomlinson, and host of others were taking part in the

Hawaiian Mountain Tour. Now these races took place at

Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, where the Koolau mountain range

meets the ocean, and the story goes that after their races

the mountain bikers would ride down to the beach and jump

in the water. It sparked a thought…why not have a

mountain bike triathlon?

By 1996 TEAM Unlimited had produced more than 50

shows and sporting events, and while the idea of an off-road

triathlon was enticing - who'd pay for it?

Almost simultaneously, the Aston Hotel in Maui (now the

Wailea Marriott Resort) was shopping for a good idea for

their grand opening and the Maui Visitors Bureau was

looking for a new event that could tell a different story about

Maui's south shore because all the exposure up to that point

was golf. Well, what better way to show off the hotel and

south shore than 1) starting the race at this beautiful beach

in front of the sponsor hotel, 2) follow a race that covers 21

miles of terrain with two dozen camera's, and 3) put it on TV

for the whole world to see?

Add a phone call to Kiely from a friendly competitor in the

marketplace (to remain unnamed) inquiring on the very

subject of producing an off-road triathlon and you have all

the main ingredients for XTERRA's birth.

Kiely likes to define luck as the "intersection of

opportunity and activity." He recalls bringing Nicholas and

VP of Marketing Janet Clark into his office.

"Look, I said, so-and-so called me and said that they were

thinking about doing an off-road tri and if they do, then we're

forever second, so we have to be the first ones to do it. I

immediately called Aston and the MVB and said O.K., I've

got the idea, here's the thing, bing, bang, boom," said Kiely.

"And that's what got us started in XTERRA."

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TEAM UNLIMITEDTEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company, foundedin 1988. It owns and produces XTERRA and in 2015 will offer more than 300XTERRA off-road triathlon and trail running races in 30+ countries worldwide. In theU.S. alone nearly 200,000 participants took part in the XTERRA lifestyle last year. Inaddition, TEAM TV has produced more than 300 adventure television shows resultingin three Emmy’s and 42 Telly Awards for production excellence since 1990. Viewsamples at www.xterra.tv, and learn more at xterraplanet.com and xterraeurope.com.

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 XTERRA in Australia - Jody Mielke and Paul Amey win the XTERRA Australia Championship2002: 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.2011: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races and 70+ XTERRA Trail Runs. The first year of the XTERRA Asia-

Pacific Tour with races in the Philippines, Saipan, Guam, and Japan2013: XTERRA England returns to the World Tour at Vachery Estate in Cranleigh, Surrey2015: Now more than 300 events in 30 countries worldwide, including an expanded Asia-Pacific Tour, a 12-stop

XTERRA European Tour, and the European Championship race in England

TEAM TV

Since 1990 TEAM TVhas produced more than

300 television showsresulting in three

regional Emmy’s and42 Telly Awards for

production excellence.