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Last Name |
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First Name |
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Age / Nationality |
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Team / Sponsor |
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Bio |
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51. |
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Geddes |
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Maria T. (Tess) |
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47, Philippines |
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Tess is a Director at the Silk Road Collection Ltd. based in British Columbia, Canada. She has been running for the last 5 years and during that time has run both road and trail races of varying distances. She has completed the Hong Kong 33km Mt. Butler, Hong Kong 12km King of the Hills Half Marathon, Vancouver Halk Knacker, 25mk Whistler, 25km Dirty Duo, Vancover, 25km More Marathon 2004, Climbed Mt. Kinabalu (4,091m) in Sabah, Borneo in June 2001. She also recently completed the Stockholm Marathon on 4th June 2005. This will be Tess's first 4 Deserts event. |
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52. |
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Gorkov |
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Evgeny |
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43, Russia |
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Evgeny works in Moscow for a New York-based private equity firm as part of their Russia-focused team. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has completed eight marathons to date with a personal best of 3:02:45 in the Blackpool Marathon (2004, UK). He has also completed a 100 kilometer event (Lapland Ultra, 2003), and the 54-mile London to Brighton (UK, 2004). Evgeniy won the Gobi March 2005. He also enjoys skydiving. This will be his second 4 Desert race. |
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53. |
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Hackshaw |
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Olivia P. |
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58, St. Lucia |
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Olivia is a nurse in Saint Lucia and also a regular long distance walker. This will be her first 4 Deserts event. |
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14. |
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Hayakawa |
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Masashi |
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62, Japan |
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Masashi is retired and lives in Japan. He completed the All-Japan Triathlon Championship (Miyako Island, 2003) and the Marathon des Sables (Morocco, 2003) in 55:01. He has also competed in the Desert Cup Jordan and was a finisher at the Gobi March 2003, the Atacama Crossing 2004 and the Gobi March 2005. This is Masashi's fourth 4 Deserts event. |
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54. |
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Holland |
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Joseph J. |
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40, United States |
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BackCountry |
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Joe runs a his own small business, CV Capital. He completed the Gobi March 2005 (5th place overall) but has some unfinished business. This will be his second 4 Deserts event. |
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55. |
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Ishihara |
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Yoshiaki |
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60, Japan |
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Yoshiaki is president of Ishihara Shouten Incorporated in Japan. He has completed the Spartathlon in Greece and the Marathon des Sables in Morocco. This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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