REBECCA DUSSAULTGunnison, Colorado2009 USAT <strong>Winter</strong> Tri National ChampPERSONAL: Born November 14, 1980.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: An 8-time U.S. Nationalcross country ski champion that raced in the 2006 <strong>Winter</strong>Olympics in Italy as part of the U.S. Cross Country SkiTeam.LAST YEAR: Placed second at the inaugural <strong>XTERRA</strong><strong>Winter</strong> World Championship.THIS YEAR: Won the USAT <strong>Winter</strong> Triathlon NationalChampionship in Bend, OR, won the Boulder Mountain Tourcross country ski race, and became the first American toever medal at the ITU <strong>Winter</strong> Triathlon WorldChampionships in Austria where she finished 3rd.ATHLETE BIOSREBECCALISA ISOMTennessee Pass, Colorado2008 FIRE AND ICE AWARD WINNERLISA18PERSONAL: Born February 28, 1972.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the <strong>XTERRA</strong> USAAmateur title in the 30-34 division in 1993...a consistent top10 finisher in <strong>XTERRA</strong> Championship racesLAST YEAR: Won the first-ever <strong>XTERRA</strong> Fire & Ice Awardfor having the fastest combined times in the <strong>XTERRA</strong> WorldChampionship and <strong>XTERRA</strong> <strong>Winter</strong> World Championshipwhere she finished third. Finished 12th at <strong>XTERRA</strong> WestChamps, and 15th at <strong>XTERRA</strong> USA Championship.THIS YEAR: Finished three minutes ahead of reigning<strong>XTERRA</strong> <strong>Winter</strong> Champ Sari Anderson to win the PedalPower <strong>Winter</strong> Triathlon (5K Showshoe-10K Bike-8K SkateSki) at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center in Colorado. Alsowon the grueling Mt. Taylor <strong>Winter</strong> Quadrathlon in NewMexico in February.
ATHLETE BIOSJENNY TOBINBoise, IdahoPERSONAL: Born October 31, 1968married to formerXterra World Champion and adventure racing star MichaelTobin.<strong>XTERRA</strong> EXPERIENCE: 10th year.RACING HIGHLIGHTS: Regularly had the fastest trailrunning splits at <strong>XTERRA</strong> Off-Road TriathlonChampionship races. Numerous adventure racing,duathlon and triathlon victories. Placed 2nd at <strong>XTERRA</strong>Keystone in 2003, 5th at <strong>XTERRA</strong> World Championships in2000, 3rd at <strong>XTERRA</strong> Nationals in 2001. Is an OlympicMarathon Trials Finisher, 4x Ironman Hawaii Competitor(top age group finishes), 4x Triathlon All-American Teamsmember, and 3x Long Distance Pro Duathlon US TeamCompetitor.LAST YEAR: Finished 4th overall at the <strong>XTERRA</strong> <strong>Winter</strong>World Championship just seven months after giving birth toher second child. Placed 6th in the U.S. Pro Series of offroadtriathlon by placing 3rd at the <strong>XTERRA</strong> West Champs,9th at the Southeast Champs, 10th at the East Champs, 5that Mountain Champs, and 8th at the <strong>XTERRA</strong> USAChamps.JENNYMYRIAM GUILLOTAvignon, France2008 <strong>XTERRA</strong> WINTER EUROPEAN CHAMPPERSONAL: Born April 7, 1979...a member of theSport2000-Lafuma-Vibram elite adventure racing team.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the inaugural<strong>XTERRA</strong> European <strong>Winter</strong> Championship in Chabanon,France this January.ERIN KUMMERBoulder, ColoradoPERSONAL: Born August 22, 1984 in Rochester Hills,Michigan...earned accounting degree from the University ofColorado in Boulder.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Following numerous agegroup victories in 70.3 races in <strong>2007</strong> she turned her focusto <strong>XTERRA</strong> in 2008 and dominated the amateur ranks byplacing first in her age group in all 10 <strong>XTERRA</strong> races shedid, including an overall win at <strong>XTERRA</strong> Ft. Yargo. Shecaptured the 2008 <strong>XTERRA</strong> USA Amateur National Titleand placed third among amateurs at the <strong>XTERRA</strong> WorldChampionship.THIS YEAR: This will be her first race as an <strong>XTERRA</strong> Pro.19JARI KIRKLANDCrested Butte, ColoradoPERSONAL: Born April 7, 1976...was an all-Americanswimmer at Ouachita Baptist University.RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Holds records at two ofthe world's most demanding bike races: 24 Hours of Moaband Montezuma's Revenge. Member of the superstar TeamCrested Butte adventure racing crew and U.S. SkiMountaineering Team. Posted the fastest time ever for awoman in the 2006 Elk Mountain Traverse. Won the overallwomen’s title for the Crested Butte Nordic series, and thePro Women Summit Mountain Challenge series.Participating with Team CB she finished first at theHuairasinchi International Adventure race in Ecuador, 5th atPrimal Quest Challenge in Moab and 8th in the Raid WorldChampionships in Australia.