Alexandra spent five years in the Army, most recently as an Army Officer (Captain in the Royal Engineers) serving in the Falkland Islands, Germany, Kuwait, Northern Ireland and Oman.  She is currently a Territorial Army Officer organizing training for 140 potential cadets within the University of London Officer Training Corps while completing a physiotherapy degree at Kings College London. (She previously completed a degree at Edinburgh University).  Alex was a volunteer at the Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2006 and returns to the Sahara Race 2006 to lead the volunteer team and manage day-to-day operations.

Cathy works full-time as a Senior Vice President for RacingThePlanet in Hong Kong. During the Sahara Race (Egypt) 2006 she will lead the Multimedia Team, responsible for all media and communications during the event, in particular the website coverage. She completed the Gobi March (China) 2005 and volunteered in the Sahara Race (Egypt) 2005 and has led the Multimedia Team for every event since.