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 Team Evolving Systems (USA) // Number 57
Ray raced in the first ever ultra-running event in Antarctica, a 50-kilometer earth and snow run on King George Island in 1999. Cathy is a 3-time top-ten Marathon Des Sables finisher. Jack likes to think of himself as a nomadic adventure racer. He sometimes builds websites on the side. Last Easter Sunday, just for fun, Todd ran from the south rim of the Grand Canyon to the north rim and back (that's 47 miles and 10,500 ft elevation gain) in under 12 hours.

 Raymond Nyce (Captain)
Age
Residence
Profession
Athletic Accomplishments
49
Parker, CO,
USA

Computer Systems Analyst
EXPEDITION RACES:N/A
OTHER:
2000 Four Winds Roosevelt Lake 5th place
1999 Marathon des Sables
1999 Inca Trail Run 3rd place
1999 Dartmoor Discover Marathons
1998 Cal Eco 5th place
1998 Marathon des Sables
Alaska Iditasport 9th place
Ray has completed over 50 marathons and 20 ultra marathons, including the Pikes Peak Marathon, Leadville's Mosquito Marathon, the Desert News Marathon, and the Mt. Evans 29-miler. He raced in a circumnavigation around the base of Mt. Ausangate' in Peru, finishing in first place. Ray also has extensive climbing experience, summiting 20 of Colorado's 14,000 ft. peaks, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Whitney, Granite Peak, Kings Peak, and Mt. Egmont.

 Cathy Tibbetts
Age
Residence
Profession
Athletic Accomplishments
45
Farmington, NM,
USA

Optometrist and Writer
EXPEDITION RACES:N/A
OTHER:
1999 Beast of the East Adventure Race
1999 Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Championships 1st place Corporate Division
1999 Badwater 135
1998 Desert Quest Adventure Race 5th place
1998 Four Winds Adventure Race
1998 Rocky Mountain Adventure Race
1999 Fairfield 50 Mile Trail Run 1st place
1999 Mt. Everest Marathon 5th place
1998 Mountain Mist 50 Miler Course Record for Master's Women
1997 Atlantic City Marathon 1st place Master's
1997 USAT&F National Masters Championships/50k Trail Run 3rd place
Western States 100 mile Endurance Run.

 Jack Crawford
Age
Residence
Profession
Athletic Accomplishments
34
Delaware, OH,
USA

Self-Employed
EXPEDITION RACES:
1996 Eco-Challenge British Columbia
1999 Southern Traverse, 1st place international team
1999 Raid the North Extreme, 4th place
1998 Four Winds Supreme Adventure Race, 1st place three person team
1997 Southern Traverse, 5th place
1997 Four Winds Supreme Adventure Race, 2nd place five person team
OTHER:
1998 Cal Eco Adventure Race, 3rd place
1998 Raid the North, 2nd place
1998 Four Winds Mountain Rage.

 Todd Holmes
Age
Residence
Profession
Athletic Accomplishments
44
Golden, CO,
USA

Flight Simulation Engineer
EXPEDITION RACES:N/A
OTHER:
2000 Adventurous Concepts Coast to Coast
2000 Mountain Quest Winter Adventure Race
Mountain Quest Rocky Mountain Adventure Race, 1st place
1999 Mountain Quest Race with an Altitude
1999 Mountain Quest Race-a-on-the-Mesa
1999 Steamboat Springs Marathon, 2:57, 3rd place overall, 1st place masters
1999 Leadville 100, 18th place
1998 Four Winds Mountain Rage
1998 Rocky Mountain Adventure Race, 1st place
1998 Iditasport 100 Miler, 9th place
1998 Western States 100
1998 Steamboat Springs Marathon, 1st place masters
1998 Leadville 100, 7th place
1997 Iditasport 100 Miler, 3rd place
1996 Hard Rock 100, 11th place.