Team Energizer Aconcagua
Team Number: 04
Country: Argentina
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Virginia Elizalde, CAPTAIN	44	San Fernando, Argentina	Model
Athletic Resume: 1998 La Puna Mountain Expedition, 1998 Triathlon Tandil 2nd place, 1998 Buenos Aires-Carmelo 60km Kayak crossing 1st place, 1997 San Rafael Rappel Championship 5th place, 1996 Triathlon "Fin del Mundo" 2nd place, 1995 Tetrathlon de Chapelco 2nd place. Virginia is the founder of the New Balance running team. She also competes in trekking, horseback riding, rock and ice climbing, white water rafting and mountain biking expeditions. Virginia is currently training on the Argentine Olympic Windsurfing Team for the 2000 Olympics.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Marcelo Fenoglio	47	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Certified Public Accountant
Athletic Resume: 1999 Triathlon Punta del Este Uruguay 3rd place, 1998 Buenos Aires-Carmelo 60km Kayak 5th place, Triathlon Cordoba 2nd place, 1997 San Rafael Rappel Championship 3rd place, Triathlon Club Nautico San Isidro 4th place, 1996 New Balance Mountain Race Refugio Frey Bariloche 3rd place, Triathlon Tandil 6th place, member of the New Balance running team for 9 years. He is also an experienced rock climber and horseback rider. He has played rugby for 12 years and participated in non-competitive rafting. He has made ascents of Villaricia in Chile and Aconcagua and Lanin in Argentina.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Richard Lowe	43	San Fernando, Argentina	Manager
Athletic Resume: 1999 Triathlon Punta del Este Uruguay 7th place, 1998 Triathlon Tandil 4th place, 1998 Buenos Aires-Carmelo 60km Kayak crossing 6th place, 1997 Triathlon Club Nautico San Isidro 6th place, 1997 Buenos Aires-Colonia 80km Kayak crossing 3rd place, 1996 Triathlon de Cordoba 1st place. Richard has been the captain of the New Balance Running Team for the last seven years. He is an experienced rock climber and horseback rider. He has made ascents of Villaricia in Chile and Aconcagua and Lanin in Argentina.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Osvaldo Falavigna	31	Bariloche, Argentina	Military Officer
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1998. Since 1989 Osvaldo has participated in military and civil biathlons, triathlons, tetrathlons, and pentathlons. He is a military instructor in rock and ice climbing, Nordic skiing, mountain survival and navigation and has completed a 20 day survival course. Since 1993, Osvaldo has made ascents of various peaks in the Patagonian Andes on expeditions from five to 50 days each. He also enjoys horseback riding, mountain biking, swimming, kayaking and rafting.
ABOUT TEAM ENERGIZER ACONCAGUA: Team Energizer Aconcagua is sponsored by Eveready.