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Team Details -- Subaru Canada (CAN) 
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| Team Captain: Jim Mandelli |
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| Jim Mandelli (Canada)
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History:
Adventure Racing:
Races include such activities as mountain biking, navigation, orienteering, trail running, climbing, rappelling, tyrolean traverses, kayaking, canoeing, white water rafting, sailing, horse back riding and swimming covering ground non-stop day and night.
1997 Eco-Challenge - Australia (24th Place) - 550 km 9 days, 4 hrs, 4 min.
1998 Rocky Mountain Adventure Race - Colorado (3rd Place) - 180 km 26:31 hrs.
1998 Beast of the East Race - Virginia (3rd Place) - 500 km 3 days, 11 hrs.
1999 Beast of the East Race - Virginia (4th Place) - 2nd Men's) - 590 km 3 days 13 hrs.
1999 Raid of the North - Kamloops, BC (1st Place) - 160 km 30:55 hrs.
1999 Southern Traverse, New Zealand (Nelson) - 350 km 5 days 14 hrs
2000 Elf Authentic Adventure - Brazil (4th Place Extreme Class) - 847 km 13 days 5 hrs
2000 Raid the North - Fernie, BC (7th Place) - 160 km 26:42 hrs
2000 Raid the North Extreme - Revelstoke, BC (2nd Place)- 300 km 3 days 1 hr
2000 Southern Traverse, New Zealand (Canterbury) - 400 km 5 day race
2001 Marathon Des Sables, Ouarzazate, Morocco - 242 km in 7 day stage race
2001 Raid The North Extreme - Newfoundland (12th Place) - 550 km 5 days 9 hrs
2001 Gorge Games - Hood River, Oregon (13th Place) - 135 km 17:09 hrs
2001 Raid The North - Revelstoke, BC - 140 km 36 hr race
2001 Discovery Channel World Championships - Switzerland (9th Place) - 420 km 5 ¼ days
2001 Eco-Challenge - New Zealand (13th Place) - 450 km 6 days 8 hours
2002 Death Snowshoe Race - Grand Cache, Alberta (5th Place) - 125 km 27:08 hrs
2002 Raid Gauloises - Vietnam (19th Place) - 1008 km 9 days 9 hours 51 min
2002 Raid The North - Apex (2nd Place) - 150 km 31:42 hrs
2002 Primal Quest - Telluride Colorado (15th Place) - 383 km 4 days 21 hrs 24 min
2002 Eco-Challenge Canadian Qualifier - Golden, BC - 500 km 5 day race
2002 Raid The North Extreme - Yukon - 550 km 5 day race
2002 Sea2Summit - Whistler, BC - 160 km 2 day race
2002 Eco-Challenge - Fiji (8th Place) - 600 km 9 days 14 hours
2003 Ukatak - Charlevoix, Quebec - 400 km 5 day race
2003 Marathon Des Sables, Erfoud, Morocco - 242 km in 7 day stage race
2003 Raid The North - Hope (1st Place) - 150 km 33:52 hrs
2003 Appalachian Extreme - Maine (4th Place) - 350 km 2 days 13 hours
2003 Cal-Eco Race - Yosemite, California (6th Place) - 210 km in 34:30 hrs
2003 Arctic Challenge - Ammasillik, Greenland (3rd Place) - 250 km in 5 day stage race
2003 Primal Quest - Lake Tahoe, California (15th Place) - 735 km 6 days 15 hours
Cycling:
Raced Category II time trails in Ontario.
Completed in over 50 duathlons in Ontario and British Columbia.
Cycle touring in Australia and New Zealand, 1997.
Cycle touring Malaysia, Nepal and Tibet, 1999.
Cycle touring in Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, 2000.
Extensive road ride tours in United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Africa. Trips were typically 3000 mile tours and typically solo.
Completed non-stop ride from Vancouver, BC to Portland, Oregon consisting of 750 km in under 50 hours, 1997.
Completed non-stop ride in the Canadian Rocky Mountains consisting of 813 km in 51 hrs, 1999.
Extensive desert road riding in Mojave, Anza Borrego, Alamagordo, Colorado, Death Valley & Sahara Desert always in peak summer months unsupported for 3000 mile solo trips.
1998, 1999 Death Ride 129 mile 5 mtn pass 16,000 ft ascent.
Running:
Competed in 15 Marathons including a personal best of 2:55.
- Vancouver, BC (3 times)
- New York, New York (3 times)
- Portland, Oregon
- Marine Corps, Washington, DC 1987
- Columbus, Ohio
- Seattle, Washington (2 times)
- San Francisco, California 1999
- Las Vegas, Nevada 1998, 2001
- Los Angeles, California 2001
Competed in many ultra marathons;
- Elk Lake, BC (100 km)
- Diaz Vista Trail Run, BC (50 km)
- Baden Powel Trail Run, BC (60 km)
- Marathon Des Sables, Morocco (242 km)
Competed in over 50 Duathlons in Ontario and British Columbia.
Falls to Gasworks Ultra 5th Place (75 km - 1996)
Falls to Gasworks Ultra 6th Place (75 km - 1997)
Canadian Champions in the Mt. Rainier to the Pacific Relay (155 miles - 1993, 1997).
Canadian runner-up in the Mt. Rainier to the Pacific Relay (155 miles - 1995)
Jasper to Banff relay (270 km - 1998).
Climbing/Mountaineering:
Climbed Aconcagua in February, 2004 - highest summit outside the Himalaya and highest summit in the Western Hemisphere at 22,841 ft.
Rock Climbed in the following areas: Squamish, BC; Vantage, Washington; Cascade Mountains, Washington; Coastal Mountains, BC; Red Rocks, Nevada; Gunks, New York; Queens Creek Canyon, Arizona; Chocita Mesa, New Mexico; Joshua Tree, California; Yosemite, California, Banff, Alberta (1987 - present).
Mountaineered in the following areas: Coastal Mountains of BC; Selkirk Mountains, BC; Rocky Mountains of BC and Alberta; Coastal Volcanic peaks of Washington and Oregon; Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho; Grand Tetons in Wyoming.
Summited such peaks as Mt. Hood, Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Shasta, Three Sisters, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Edith Cavell, Mt. Lougheed, Mt. Adams, Mt. Whitney (1990 - current).
Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya, Africa (April, 1996).
Several first ascents in the Mody Dick range of the Selkirks, BC (July, 1996).
Climbed Mt. Kinnabalu, Sabah, Borneo (August, 1999) |
| Dave Hitchon (Canada)
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History:
1996 Eco-Challenge - Britich Columbia (12th Place) - 500 km
1997 Eco-Challenge - Australia (23th Place) - 550 km
2000 Raid the North - Mt. St. Anne, Quebec (2nd Place) - 160 km
2000 Raid the North - Elliot Lake, Ontario (3rd Place) - 160 km
2000 Raid the North - Algonquin Park, Ontario (1st Place) - 160 km
2000 Raid the North Extreme - Revelstoke, BC (1st Place) - 300 km
2000 Southern Traverse, New Zealand (Canterbury) - 400 km 5 day race
2001 Raid the North - Bark Lake, Ontario (4th Place) - 160 km
2001 Raid the North - Digby, Nova Scotia (2nd Place) - 160 km
2001 Raid the North Championships - Ontario (1st Place) - 250 km
2001 Raid The North Extreme - Newfoundland (5th Place) - 550 km
2001 Raid The North - Revelstoke, BC - 140 km
2002 Raid The North - Apex (1st Place) - 150 km
2002 Appalachian Extreme - Maine (5th Place) - 350 km
2002 Primal Quest - Telluride Colorado (19th Place) - 383 km
2002 Raid The North Extreme - Yukon - (3rd Place) 550 km 5 day race
2003 Raid The North - Hope - 150 km
2003 Appalachian Extreme - Maine (6th Place) - 350 km
2003 Raid the North Championships - Ontario
2003 Raid The North Extreme - Ontario |
| Katrina Teunis (Canada)
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History:
2004 Ukatak Winter Adventure Race, Quebec (3rd Place)
2004 Fort Whyte Adventure Race Winnipeg (1st Place)
2003 Raid the North Extreme Adventure Race(6 days) Atikokan,Ontario
2003 Atikokan Adventure Race (24 hrs) Atikokan,Ontario (3rd Place)
2003 Beach to Beach Mountain Bike (122km) Manitoba (1st Place)
2003 Fort Whyte sprint Adventure Race Winnipeg (1st Place)
2002 Berryman Adventure Race (36hrs non-stop) Missouri (2nd Place)
2002 "The Quest" Adventure Race, Minaki, Ontario - (2 day Adventure Race) 4th Place
Manitoba Provincial Rugby Team "2002 Most Valuable Player Award"
Manitoba Marathon 2002 (42.2k run) 2nd Place
9 years competing in Rugby and Swimming
Long listed for Canadian Rugby Team
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| Kurt Gibson (Canada)
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History:
Adventure Racing:
2003 Arctic Team Challenge - 3rd Place
2003 Ukatak Winter Race, Quebec
2003 Primal Quest California - 15th Place
2002 Eco-Challenge Fiji - 8th Place
2002 Adventure Racing Canada - Toronto
2001 Eco-Challenge New Zealend - 13th Place
2001 Raid The North BC - Revelstoke
2001 Raid the North Extreme - Newfoundland
2001 North American Rogaine Championships
2000 Raid the North Extreme - British Columbia
2000 Raid the North BC - Fernie
1999 Eco-Challenge Argentina - 22nd Place
1999 Raid the North Extreme -Ontario
1999 Sea to Summit - Panorama
1999 Raid the North - Ontario
1998 4 Winds Adventure Race - Arizona
1998 Desert Quest - Arizona
1998 Sea to Summit - Whistler British Columbia
1998 Raid the North - Ontario
1998 Rocky Mountain Adventure Race - Colorado
1997 Sea to Summit - Whistler British Columbia
Raid the North Adventure Race 1998-2003 Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, 6 times; Fort White Eco Adventure 2004 Manitoba, Sea2summit 1997-1999 British Columbia 3 times; Rocky Mountain Adventure Race Colorado 1998, Desert Quest Arizona 1998; Four Winds Adventure Race Arizona 1998; Adventure Racing Canada Toronto 2002. Top ten finishes in all the above races including three firsts, three seconds and one third.
Media / Volunteer Exposure:
- over 100 media interviews for television, radio, newspaper, and the internet.
- guest speaker at locations varying from elementary school to Provincial Legislature.
- Adventure racing instructor for the Aspen College Rady Fitness Centre
- Adventure Racing Instructure for the Fort White Wilderness Centre
- NCCP Level 1-2 Mountain & Raod Cycling Coach
- Volunteer Kayak Instructor for the Adventure Junkies
- Race Spokesman / Director for the Sunset Quest 2 day Adventure Race Minaki Ontario 2001 and 2000
- Race Creator / Organizer / Spokesman for Birch Mountain 'Who's Afraid of the Dark' 18 hour Mountain Bike Race 2001 & 2002
- Finalists for Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, 1998 Athlete of the Year.
Mountain Biking since 1990, 1995 Provincial Series Champ
Triathlon 1995-1997
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