Team Adventure One
Team Number: 44
Country: USA
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Adrian Crane, CAPTAIN	44	Modesto, California, USA	Computer Systems Developer
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1995-98: 7th place in '95(Utah), 2nd place in '95(New England), 2nd place in '96, 4th place in '98. 1997 Raid Gauloises 10th place, 1995 Raid Gauloises 13th place, 1997 US National Long Distance Orienteering Championships 1st place, 1996 Western Isles Challenge 3rd place, 1995 team leader of Mt. McKinley ascent.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Valerie Molina	32	Santa Monica, California, USA	Athletic Coach
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1995(Utah and New England) and 1998: 4th place in '98. 1997 Extreme Games 4th place, competitor in triathlons of Spring and half-Ironman distances.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Tony Molina	31	Santa Monica, California, USA	Athletic Coach
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1995(Utah and New England), 1997, and 1998: 5th in '95(New England), 4th in '98. 1997 Extreme Games 4th place, 1997 Raid Gauloises 10th place. Tony has competed in Olympic to Ironman distance triathlons since 1987.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Tom Possert	37	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Bed and Breakfast Owner
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1995(New England): 2nd place. Alaska Wilderness Classic 1989, 1st Place. In addition to these wins, Possert won the North American 24hr Rogaine Championship in 1997, the Moravian Ultra Marathon in 1994 and 1998, the Laurel Mountain 70 Mile Race 1993, 1994, and 1996, the Grand Tour of Brittany in 1992, the Sri Chinmoy 1000-mile race in 1991 and the Badwater 146 in 1990, among others.
ABOUT TEAM ADVENTURE ONE: The team finished fourth in the most recent Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge in Morocco and was the second-highest US finisher behind winners, Team Vail. Team Captain Adrian Crane, a veteran adventure racer, has competed in all five Eco-Challenges, placing in the top-7 four times. Husband and wife triathletes, Tony and Valerie Molina own and operate an Adventure Fitness Training School and are joined by team newcomer Tom Possert, an experienced cyclist, mountaineer, and ultrarunner with a multitude of first-place wins including First Runner in the Iditasport EXTREME 350-mile solo run and completion of the Sri Chimnoy 1000 mile race.