XTERRA World Championship

2003-04 & 2009 XTERRA World Champ

2004-05 XTERRA USA Champion

PERSONAL: Born November 30, 1976.

XTERRA EXPERIENCE: Ninth year.

RACING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2003 ITU Long Distance World Champ, two-time Olympian - placed 23rd at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a time of 1:50:48 and was 20th at the 2004 Olympics in 1:54:52. Was second at Ironman Hawaii in 2008, and this year won at Abu Dhabi and Ironman Lanzarote. 2003: His winning time in Maui of 2:32:56 was more than three-and-a-half minutes better than Nicolas LeBrun. Had the second best swim & bike splits and the 7th fastest run. 2004: Won the XTERRA USA Championship in Nevada, was 2nd to Marceau at XTERRA Germany, and won his second straight World title in Maui by finishing a minute faster than Marceau. 2005: 2nd at XTERRA Spain & XTERRA Germany before winning the XTERRA USA Championship. Was second in Maui. 2006: Placed 2nd at XTERRA Spain and XTERRA UK and finished 8th in XTERRA European Tour standings. Placed 5th at XTERRA World Championship a week after finishing 5th at the Ironman World Championship to win the Hawaiian Airlines Double award with a combined time of 11:09:17. 2007: Won the Hawaiian Airlines Double men’s title for the second straight year. Was seventh at the Ironman with a time of 8:26:00 and placed 13th in Maui (2:51:17) for a combined 11:17:17. 2008: Finished 2nd at the Ironman World Championship in 8:20:50, a little more than three minutes behind Craig Alexander (8:17:45) and placed 6th at XTERRA Worlds in 2:42:49 to win his third straight Hawaiian Airlines Double for having the fastest combined time in the two races. LAST YEAR: Finished 14th at the Ironman World Championship in 8:37:55, then two weeks later won the XTERRA World Championship for the third time, finishing 55 seconds ahead of Nico Lebrun. Also won the Hawaiian Airlines Double for the fourth straight year. THIS YEAR: Finished 7th at Ironman Hawaii in 8:22:02, (Chris McCormack won it in 8:10:37).