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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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56. |
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Jang |
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Han |
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21, South Korea |
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Han is a student at Hongik University in South Korea. He is a keen boxer. This will be Jang's first 4 Deserts event. |
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57. |
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Johnson |
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Gary |
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36, United Kingdom |
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Gary is the owner of a private gym called Target Fitness. He has completed many marathons around the world and took part in the Gobi March 2005 earlier this year, finishing second overall. This will be his second 4 Deserts race. |
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58. |
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Kaihata |
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Kazuko |
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52, Japan |
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Kazuko is a housewife, and mother of two sons and a daughter. She has completed the Spartathlon in Greece, the Osaka International Women's Marathon Race (completed 17 times), the Marathon des Sables (women's third place), the Desert Cup in Jordan (women's third place), the Run Across America (women's first place), the Run through Japan with a blind runner (more than 300km), the Run from Lisbon to Paris and the Run Across Russia (Saint Petersburg-Vladivostok). This will be her first 4 Deserts event. |
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59. |
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Kamyar |
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Adam |
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25, United Kingdom |
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Adam works for the Co-operative Bank Treasury on the Foreign Exchange Trading Desk. He has a keen interest and involvement in a number of sports including rugby, football, skiing, wake boarding, swimming and athletics. Previous running experience has included the New York Marathon, the Chicago Marathon and the Great North Run. This is Adam's first endurance event. |
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60. |
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Karhan |
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Giles |
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27, Australia |
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Giles is a stockbroker with Etrade in Sydney, Australia. He has been a keen sportsman in many different sports from rowing to skiing, cricket and surfing. He enjoys all sports and all activities. This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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61. |
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Karhan |
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V. George |
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62, Australia |
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George is an engineer with an MBA from Harvard. He was a corporate executive for number of years and then a company proprietor. Currently he works as a consultant to a start-up company in electronics. George plays golf, rides a road bike and has a "serious" sea kayak on which he paddles for up to 5 hours. This will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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62. |
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Kim |
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In Paik |
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41, South Korea |
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In Paik is a professor at a leadership centre in South Korea. He has a lot of experience in marathon running (10 years) and rock-climbing (15 years). This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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63. |
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Kim |
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Sung Kwan |
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58, South Korea |
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Sung Kwan is an owner of Sung-Kwan Engineering Construction Company Limited. He is an Ironman finisher and has completed three triathlons and three ultra marathons. He has a lot of experience in marathon racing. This will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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64. |
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Krumins |
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John J. |
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40, United Kingdom |
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John is an investment banker with Deutsche Bank in London and a casual athlete. He enjoys running for pleasure but typically will average only five - eight miles at a time. John competed in the Gobi March 2005. This will be his second 4 Deserts event. |
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65. |
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Kuhnau |
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David P. |
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35, United States |
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Team Illinois |
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Dave is a software consultant who started his own company two years ago called GDI Solutions. When he's not working, he's traveling the world. He has participated in 11 marathons with a personal best of 3:02. In 2003, he competed in the River To River Race (placing third), the Hood To Coast Team (placing second in the co-ed team category), the Ironman Lake Placid (13:10:56) and the Ironman Florida (11:24:36). Dave was part of Team Illinois at the Atacama Crossing 2004, Gobi March 2005 and will be part of the same team again at the Sahara Race this year representing the United States. The Sahara Race will be Dave's third 4 Deserts event. |
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17. |
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Kwik |
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Derek T. |
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37, Hong Kong |
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Derek is a managing partner of a Hong Kong based venture capital technology fund. He is an avid runner and has completed the Standard Chartered Marathon (6x's), Hong Kong Trailwalker 100km Mountain Race (3x's), Power Bar Action Sprint Adventure Race (2x's), China Coast Marathon (2x's), Macau Marathon (2x's), Los Angeles Marathon (2x's), Las Vegas International Marathon, Hong Kong International Triathlon and the Kawaguchiko Japan Marathon. Derek was also a member of the USC Martial Arts Demo Team and placed 3rd in the 1988 Martial Arts Intercollegiate Championships. Out of 1,000 participants, he placed in the top 3rd and 4th percentile in the American Gladiator Contender Tryouts in 1994 and 1993 respectively. Derek was a member of the first Hong Kong team to ever compete in an Eco-Challenge, the Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000 and was the team captain in the Eco-Challenge New Zealand 2001. He has also completed the Marathon Des Sables 2002, Gobi March 2003 and Atacama Crossing 2004. Earlier this year, Derek assisted the Gobi March 2005 competitors as a volunteer. This will be Derek's third 4 Deserts race. |
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66. |
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Laughlin |
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William A.. |
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40, United States |
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Will is currently the headmaster at Auldern Academy in North Carolina. He is an accomplished rock-climber, skier, and surfer, and has competed successfully as a triathlete, rower, and runner. Ultra-marathoning is a new venture for Will. He placed seventh in his first ultra marathon, the Baldy Peaks 50Km, called "The hardest 50K in North America" with over 20,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Will is humbled and thrilled by the prospect of running 150 miles in the Sahara Desert, and is working hard to prepare for his goal of finishing the race. He hopes to have many years of ultra-marathoning and is inspired by all of the silver-haired athletes he has seen compete in these races. Will is running the Sahara Race for an educational charity; see www.auldern.com for details. The Sahara Race will be Will's first 4 Deserts event. |
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67. |
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Lauriton |
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Kurt P. |
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26, United States |
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Kurt recently finished his service in the United States Army. He goes to the gym five days a week. This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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18. |
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Leder |
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Julia |
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27, United States |
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Julia is a software developer living in New York. She is a developing runner and enjoys hiking and orienteering. Julia completed Gobi March 2003 and Gobi March 2005 and attempted Atacama Crossing 2004. This is Julia's fourth 4 Deserts event. |
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68. |
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Lee |
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Dong Uk |
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46, South Korea |
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Dong Uk is an accountant in South Korea. He has completed 10 full marathons, 20 half marathons and five ultra marathons. The Sahara Race will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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69. |
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Lee |
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Moo Woong |
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62, South Korea |
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Moo Woong is an owner of Gujin Inc. in South Korea. He completed the Marathon Des Sables 2004 and Gobi March 2005. He has experienced many marathon and ultra marathon races. He is current quest is to conquer the 4 Deserts. |
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70. |
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Lee |
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Youngho |
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41, South Korea |
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Youngho currently lives and works in Korea. The Sahara Race will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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19. |
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Lewis |
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Christopher J. |
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50, United Kingdom |
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Christopher, a Welshman transplanted to Japan, is a securities lawyer in Tokyo. He has run a number of marathons, including London and Boston, and regularly takes part in other long-distance events, including the annual Mt. Fuji Climband Tokyo's Hasegawa Cup Mountain Race. A particular favourite of his is Trailwalker, which he has completed nine times in Hong Kong and once in the UK. Christopher also completed the inaugural Gobi March in 2003. |
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20. |
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Lin |
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Yi-Chieh (Kevin) |
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28, Taiwan |
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Kevin, an elite athlete, has successfully participated in numerous international endurance events. In 2004, Kevin won the Atacama Crossing in Chile. He also finished in the top dozen in the French Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert, and achieved second and third place finishes, respectively, in the Jungle Marathon (Brazil) and Gobi March 2003. All of these events are tough 150-mile stage races in which competitors must be self-sufficient. This will be his third 4 Deserts race. |
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71. |
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Loller |
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Brett A. |
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31, Australia |
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Brett is a Storeman for Swire Cold Storage in Adelaide, Australia. He has completed two Trail Blazer Challenges and an Oxfam Trailwalker event. This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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