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Team Members
FIVE Physicists, Personal trainer, Architect, Journalists, Chemists, Geobiologist
Jenn Burke (St. Louis, MO) Runner, Cyclist, Personal Trainer
Katherine Breeden (Pasadena, CA) Ran on the cross country and track teams in undergrad at Caltech. Runner, Cyclist, Personal Trainer
Anna Christian (Chicago, IL) Architecture Graduate Student. Originally from Milwaukee, WI. Runner, Swimmer, Hiker
Nicole Drummer (Colorado Springs, CO) Chemist. Originally from Florida. Triathlete, Half-ironathlete, Taekwondo, 5K runner
Serena Eley (Urbana, IL) Physics Graduate Student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Originally from Springfield, VA. Majored in physics in undergrad at Caltech, where she ran on the cross country and track teams. Marathoner, Hiker, Cyclist, Backpacker
Carie Frantz (Los Angeles, CA) Geobiology Graduate Student at the University of Southern California. Originally from Seattle, WA. Climber, Skier, Cyclist, Runner, Hiker
Kelley Hess (Madison, WI) Astrophysics Graduate Student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Originally from Thousand Oaks, CA. Marathoner, Hiker, Triathlete
Kate Kostal (Las Vegas, NV) Producer. Marathoner, Half-ironman athlete
Marla Luckey (Champaign, IL) Assistant Publisher/Sales and Marketing Associate at Marathon and Beyond. Ultrarunner, Hiker
Niki Mansukhani (Urbana, IL) Physics Undergraduate Student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Originally from Libertyville, IL. 5K runner
Rebecca Metzler (Madison, WI) Physics Graduate Student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Originally from Chelsea, MI. Marathoner
Fran Weld (Baltimore, MD) Director of Sustainability & Preservation for Struever Bros, Eccles & Rouse, an urban development company that specializes in mixed-use, historic preservation projects. She's worked on Fenway Park, the Durham Athletic Park, the Portland Pirates hockey rink in Maine, and the Rose Bowl. Majored in Physics and Materials Science at MIT, where she ran on the cross country and track teams. Marathoner
Jordan Wirfs-Brock(Boulder, CO; Boston, MA) An aeronautics major, currently working on a graduate degree in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Originally from Sherwood, OR. Ran on the cross country and track teams in undergrad at MIT. Marathoner
Important Information for Team Members
Training Tips: How to prepare for a multi-leg race
