Name:  Adam Hohbein

Age:  35

Hometown:  Beatrice, NE

Years Running/Biking:  8

Strongest Event(s):  Biking and swimming

Bike: GT -  Zaskar Expert

Most Memorable Event/Race:  Cozad 100th Meridian Challenge Adventure Race 2008... It was the most exciting and challenging race I have competed in so far.

Favorite Food:  Chicken Wings

Favorite Quote:  "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did do.  So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover."  - Mark Twain
 
How I got started:  Why did I get into Adventure Racing and the such?  Well, it all started back a few years ago when I was going to work...and got out of breath just walking up to my second floor office.
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Contact:  adam@bentventure.com

Name:  Tammy Walter

Age:  40

Hometown:  Lincoln, NE

Years Running/Biking:  2 running/3 biking

Strongest Event(s):  Biking and swimming

Bike: GT xcr 1000

Most Memorable Event/Race:  For me it has to be Ord (2008).  Tough ride on the wet gravel roads, killer hills, covered wagons, tubing in some very cold water, buying candy at the local shops, great local people, Jim riding around on his bike cheering everyone on and of course, my grand finale' Crash!  Need I say more?

Favorite Food:  Homemade banana bread

Favorite Quote:  "Integrity is shown when no one is looking" - Anonymous

Name:  Matt Mittan

Age:  34

Hometown:  Beatrice, NE

Years Running/Biking:  6

Strongest Event(s):  Biking and Kayaking

Bike: Specialized - Stumpjumper Comp

Most Memorable Event/Race:  Cornhusker State Games Adventure Race...it was memorable for a lot of the same reasons as Adam has.  It was a great sense of accomplishment and it got us really hooked on running and biking and the adventure races. 

Favorite Food:  Pizza-especially Old Chicago!

Favorite Quote:  "Pain heals.  Chics dig scars.  Glory lasts forever."  - The Replacements

How I got started:  Several years ago I never would have imagined myself where I'm at now physically.  I wasn't totally out of shape, but I was a long ways from being fit!
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Contact:  matt@bentventure.com

Name: Alicia Stansbury

Age: 30

Hometown: Minersville, Pennsylvania

Years Running/Biking: 4

Strongest Event(s): Biking and Swimming

Bike: Specialized - Rock Hopper other wise known as "White Lightening"

Most Memorable Event/Race: My most memorable race has to be the be my first Adventure Race in Fairbury with Team BentVenture. When Adam asked me to help out and fill in for Tammy I of course jumped on the opportunity. When the horse trailer doors opened and I was running with a full camelbak strapped to my back I was thinking, "Oh no, what have I have gotten myself into." But once the 5k passed and we began building our raft, I was in race mode and loved every minute. I never imagined I could do a 9 hour race right out of the gate having no experience in Adventure Racing but I proved myself wrong. When my legs began to give out my adrenaline just kept kicking in and when I crossed the finish line I felt awesome but in a weird way, I wanted to keep going. Tammy, Adam and Matt were so supportive from day one. I could not have done it without them. I am now officially an Adventure Racing junkie.

Favorite Food: Wings, Homemade Raisin Cookies

Favorite Quote: "I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau