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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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72. |
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Maislen |
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Michelle B. |
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31, United States |
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Michelle is a Software Engineer for Microsoft in Seattle, Washington in the United States. She has completed a number of Eco-Challenges, the Raid The North Adventure Race (2003) Kimberly, B.C. 3rd Place Team, Subaru Primal Quest Adventure Race (2003), Planet Patagonia Expedition Race (2004) - Chile, South America. 9 day race, finished 8th. The X-Adventure Raid Series (2004) Bend, Oregon and Kalbarri, Western Australia, 2 day stage race, Whidbey Island and Lake Wenatchee, Washington 6 hour race, 2nd place series winners in the Team of 2 co-ed category, The Southern Traverse (2004) - New Zealand. 7 day race (all disciplines) Team of 4 co-ed. This will be her first 4 Deserts race. |
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73. |
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Matsubara |
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Chitose |
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38, Japan |
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Chitose is a physician based in Japan. He has run two previous ultra marathons. The Sahara Race will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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74. |
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McAlister |
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Anthony G. |
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32, Ireland |
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Tony works for the Department of Defense in the United Kingdom. He is very athletic. This will be his first 4 Deserts race. |
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75. |
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McCallum |
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Sandra K. |
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43, Canada |
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Sandy is a former television reporter and current freelance writer and motivational speaker. She has run 18 ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables six times and 19 marathons. This will be her first 4 Deserts race. |
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76. |
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Mellors |
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Nigel J. |
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37, United Kingdom |
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Nigel is a researcher at the University of Salford. This will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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77. |
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Metson |
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Nicholas R. |
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31, United Kingdom |
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Nicholas is a lawyer with Morgan Stanley in London. He is a runner and rugby player. He completed the UK Trailwalker in 2000; Caledonian Challenge (90 km race through Scottish highlands) in 2002 and Hong Kong Trailwalker in 2003. This will be his first 4 Deserts event. |
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78. |
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Minezawa |
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Mie |
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31, Japan |
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Mie is a writer based in Japan. She completed the New York City Marathon in 2004. This will be her first 4 Deserts race. |
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23. |
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Morrison |
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Alasdair G. |
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56, United Kingdom |
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Alasdair is the Chairman & C.E.O. of Morgan Stanley Asia based in Hong Kong. He has competed in the Desert Cup 2002, Gobi March 2003, Atacama Crossing 2004, Hong Kong Trailwalker (2 times), Beijing Marathon, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kinabalu, Mt. Fuji, Mt. Toubkal and Sgurr Alasdair (Cuillins, Scotland). He also rowed around Hong Kong Island. This will be his third 4 Deserts event. |
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80. |
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Morrison |
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Hamish L. |
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25, Australia |
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Hamish is the Operations Manager for RacingThePlanet in Hong Kong. He has competed in the Atacama Crossing 2004 and was a volunteer at the Gobi March 2005. Other interests include surfing, traveling and rugby. This will be his second 4 Deserts event. |
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24. |
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Mosimann |
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Philipp A. |
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30, Switzerland |
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Team Last Minute |
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Philipp is the Deputy C.E.O. of Movenpick Restaurants Ltd. based in Switzerland. He has completed the Gobi March 2003, Atacama Crossing 2004, Singapore Marathon, December 2003 and the Kuala Lumpur Marathon, February 2003. This will be his third 4 Deserts race. |
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79. |
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Nielsen |
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Jacob C. |
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35, Denmark |
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Jacob is self employed and based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has completed 4 mountain marathons Sweden (BAMM) 80 Km, 1 ATC adventure race Greenland 250 Km (3rd), 1 City challenge 100 Km ( 4th), six adventure races 100-120 K, one adventure race 500 Km le grand tour Sweden, 1 ACT 250 Km Sweden adventure race, 1 Jungle Marathon Brazil 29th, 200 Km and the Gobi March 2005. This will be his second 4 Deserts race. |
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25. |
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Nilsson |
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Gunnar |
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49, Sweden |
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New Balance |
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Gunnar is an after sales engineer for Aerzen Svenska AB in Sweden, with the motto: "An after sales engineer should be ready to go anywhere in the world." Gunnar has completed 47 marathons since 1992 with a best time of 4:18. Many of these have been around the world - Copenhagen, Bangkok, Berlin, Boston, Kathmandu and Tallinn. He has completed the Marathon Des Sables, the Gobi March 2003 and the Atacama Crossing 2004. He has also made it to the summit of Adams Peak in Sri Lanka and Mt. Kinabalu in Borneo. His hobby besides jogging is cooking. The Sahara Race is Gunnar's fourth 4 Deserts event. |
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81. |
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Obando |
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Marta J. |
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34, United States |
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Team Hong Kong Deserters |
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Marta works for BNP Paribas in Hong Kong. She was a heptathlete for the San Francisco State Track Team in 1990. Other sports now include: hiking, sailing, running, skiing, kick-boxing. This will be her first 4 Deserts event. |
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82. |
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Osborne |
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Christopher |
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35, United Kingdom |
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Christopher has been working as an equine racetrack veterinary surgeon at the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the past 7 years, prior to which he worked at an equine hospital on the south coast of England. He has been a keen amateur sportsman from a very early age. Currently he is competing in the Action Asia Sprint series in Hong Kong. Other interests include; windsurfing, skiing, hiking, squash and generally keeping fit. He loves the outdoors and relishes new challenges. This will be Christopher's first 4 Deserts event and he will be competing with plenty of enthusiasm! |
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27. |
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Otsuka |
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Satoru |
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65, Japan |
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Satoru is enjoying his retirement in Japan. He has completed the Shimanto River 100 Kilometer Marathon (1998) in 14:45, the Marathon des Sables 2003 in 55:42, the Gobi March 2003 in 57:01:55, Atacama Crossing 2004 and the Gobi March 2005. This is Satoru's fourth 4 Deserts event. |
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