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Name: Jody Baumgarten

Email: jodyincapetown@gmail.com

Phone: +27 823 723 311

Age?: 50

What races are you interested in?:Medium (60-120km / 9-24hr), Shorter (30-60km / 3-8hr)

AR experience: 5+ races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: April 2024 - Ironman 70.3
2023 - Swam Alcatraz to San Francisco and Robben Island to Cape Town
Haven't done an AR for many years but I am keen to do a 4-12 hour race just to get back into the swing of things. Non-competitive - just for fun.

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Name: Xuan Yssel

Email: xuan@yssel.co.za

Phone: +27 064 818 0451

Age?: 22

What races are you interested in?:Medium (60-120km / 9-24hr)

AR experience: 1-2 races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: The last AR I completed was the 120km Full-Moon Drakensberg race in 2018. I have been looking to get back into it. I haven't been racing a lot since I started varsity, but I have been training regularly.
Running: I completed 14 half-marathons in the year of 2023 with a PB of 1:29:49 on road and 1:46:17 on trail.
Cycling: Finished my first Ride Joburg (94.7) in 2023, on my MTB in 4:38:06.

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Name: Brigitte Melly

Email: brigittemelly@gmail.com

Phone: +27 083 796 3717

Age?: 36

What races are you interested in?:Medium (60-120km / 9-24hr), Shorter (30-60km / 3-8hr), Longer (150+km / 25+hrs)

AR experience: 1-2 races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: I just completed the Calling Cape Town challenge on 10 March: 8.5km ocean swim, 109 km CTCT followed by the 3 peaks trail run challenge (45 km, 2.5km vert). I have done several extreme endurance events in swimming (16 milers) and running (ultra marathons) in particular, as well as several long distance triathlons. I have done a fair bit of orienteering too.

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Name: Jo-Mari Le Grange

Email: jomarilegrange@gmail.com

Phone: +27 082 371 8408

Age?: 34

What races are you interested in?:Expedition (200+ km / multi-day)

AR experience: 5+ races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: Vasbyt, TT, Mweni, Mammoth and, lots of trail runs

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Name: Gert Steyn

Email: gert@senseware.com

Phone: +27 (079) 886-2425

Age?: 46

What races are you interested in?:Longer (150+km / 25+hrs), Expedition (200+ km / multi-day)

AR experience: 3-4 races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: - Expedition Africa Swellendam - 24 hour
- Riversdal WCAD Race - 24/36 hour
- Expedition Africa Garden Route - 24 hour
- Attakwas Extreme MTB - 130km
- Around the Pot MTB - 160km (lots of rain/mud)
- 15+ Orienteering events

I'm very competitive, but I do tone it down for AR where my focus is on having amazing experiences. Saying that completion is non-negotiable, I'll rather finish last on the full course than first on the short course.

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Name: Magan Hanekom

Email: magan@whanekom.com

Phone: +27 (082) 781-5558

Age?: 26

What races are you interested in?:Medium (60-120km / 9-24hr), Longer (150+km / 25+hrs), Expedition (200+ km / multi-day)

AR experience: Newbie

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: The Ceder 2022
Transbaviaans 2021
Eroica 2022
DC 2021 (did the route even though it was canceled)
Many running micro adventures but no real recent races
Trekking style adventure: Die Ander Tafelberg(e) summitting 15 of the named peaks in the western cape called Tafelberg, about 160km 10000m elevation gain in 5 days (2000k driving and about 15 hours sleep)

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The Name: Monica Taylor

Email: monicat@hotmail.co.za

Phone: 27 (076) 637-1115

Age?: 36

What races are you interested in?: Medium (60-120km / 9-24hr), Longer (150+km / 25+hrs)

AR experience: 1-2 races

What has been your greatest sporting adventure in the past 3 years?: Around the pot 100miler, MUT 25km, JMC 23km, Origin of trails, Tsitsikamma light,