About Ronny Angell :

Ronny's career with Odyssey began in 1999 with the "Race for Free" program where he volunteered at the BEAST of the East. His goal at the time was simply to earn a free race not to own the company! Throughout the next several years Ronny became one of Odyssey's most dedicated volunteers, an instructor at the prestigious Adventure Racing Academy, an instructor for Odyssey's Leadership Training Program, course designer, and race director. Ronny also became a respected and successful adventure racer building an impressive race bio over the last 7 years.

As President of Odyssey, Ronny's responsibilites will include course design, race logistics, sponsorship relations, and competitor relations. One of the most fulfilling aspects of Ronny's duties will be instructing at the Academy and at Leadership Training events where he can share his passion of Adventure Racing by helping others get started in the sport he accredits to having changed his life.

Race Resume:

Adventure Racing 2007 Results:
Untamed VA 3rd 2P Co;7th overall

Adventure Racing 2006 Results:
Goldrush 24 hr; Georgia;6th overall, Captain
Planet Adventure 24hr;Indiana;1st overall, Captain
Primal Quest Utah

Adventure Racing 2004 Results:
· Odyssey 24hr; Virginia;1st overall, Captain

Adventure Racing 2003 Results:
· Primal Quest, 18th overall
· Beast of the East, 1st Pro 2, 4-person co-ed, 6th overall, Captain
· Mega Dose, 1st overall, 2-person male
· Endorphin Fix, West Virginia, 1st 4 person co-ed, 2nd overall, Captain

Adventure Racing 2002 Results:
· USARA 24 Hour National Championship, 8th overall, Captain
· Jeep Kentucky Adventure Race, 1st overall, Captain
· Endorphin Fix, West Virginia, 1st overall, Captain
· Beast of the East, Virginia, 1st solo, 2nd overall
· Endorphin Fix, West Virginia, 2nd overall
· Odyssey 24hr, Virginia, 1st overall, Captain
· Planet Adventure Race, Indiana, 2nd overall, 4-person

Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy Instructor, 2001- Present
Emergency Medical Technician-2001-Present
Spin Instructor 2001-Present
Personal Trainer- NFPT certified 2002-Present
Group Fitness Instructor-NEDEIT certified 2002-Present

Ronny Angell "Takes the Odyssey Adventure Racing reins"
from Don Mann.

About Hollie Flynn :

In addition to Hollie’s work with Odyssey, she owns 3 successful fitness centers. She brings with her strong management and financial knowledge as well as experience in advertising, marketing, and public relations. Hollie’s athletic background includes marathons, triathlons, mt. biking, and trail running.

As VP of Odyssey, Hollie will serve as business consultant.

About Joy Marr :

Joy's outdoor experiences started with the family summer camping trips and cooking pancakes on the Hibatchi for her brothers and sisters. From early on she wanted to be a "Park Ranger" and eventually did become one.

Later while working on the New River in WV she brushed up against the sport of Adventure Racing, at a chance meeting with Don Mann, Mike Phyllips, Jon Kainer and Mike Nolan- all in WV to train for the RAID in So. Africa. Long story short, talked into (it wasn't hard) going along as support, her venture down the AR road was started. She eventually took a stab at Adventure Racing herserlf, by training for the RAID in Eucador with Team Odyssey. The team was the only US team to finish and came in 13th overall. Not bad for a girl from the river and backpacking genre.

Joy has been the logistical wizard behind many of Odyssey's events, making good use of her love of maps first honed on those family trips. She sticks mostly to designing race courses, pre running and directing these days. Though her friends still hound her to race. When not doing Odyssey business she maintains a successful catering business and ski patrols in the winter.

General Outdoor experience:
Professional Whitewater River Guide (class V+) 1976-2004
Degree in Parks and Recreation Management Va. State Park Ranger 1975
First Female ever hired for Ranger position National Park Ranger 1980-81
National Park River Ranger 1985-87,first time position for the Park

Professional Ski Patroller Basic 1984-1988
Professional Ski Patroller Senior (Mountaineering/Avalanche Certified) 1988-2006
Colorado River private rafting trip 21 days November 1985
Colorado River private rafting trip 21 days November 1989
Colorado River commercial guide-motorized 10 days August 1993
Rio Grande River, TX/Mexico, commercial river guide 26 days 1987
Rio Grande River, TX/Mexico, commercial river guide 21 days 1989
Rio Grande River, TX/Mexico, commercial river guide 18 days 1992
Costa Rica, C.A. Exploratory River trips (Reventazon/Paccuare/Corabisi) 1980, 1982, 1983
Yukon Territory/Tashasheni River commercial guide 21 days 1990
Everglades/10,000 Islands Fl. Self contained canoe trips 14 days 1995, 10 days 1996, 20 days 1997
Many more self-contained river trips via canoes, rafts and kayaks from 2-8 days duration done working commercially as a guide


Competency:
Horseback riding 20 years +
Climbing 5-10, 5-10 a, b; Mt. Rainer in 1989, Mt Whitney in 1998, Walker Glacier AK
Captain Thurmond Challenge (bike/kayak/run) June 1996 1st Place Women’s Expert team (11th overall)
Shamrock 30K May 1997 1st Place female
Fat Tire Duathlon Nov 1997 2nd Place female
24 Hours of Canaan June 1998 Duo-Pro class 3rd Place (4 laps)
Great Nor’ Easter August 1998 3rd place Team
RAID Gauloises Ecuador 1998 13th Place 1st all American Team
Support Team Odyssey RAID Gauloises- So. Africa 1997
Volunteer ECO-Challenge-Australia 1997
Support Team Odyssey 24 hours Canann 1997
Support Team Odyssey 12 Hours of Ivor 1997

OAR Business Experience
1997 Co-Founder OAR
1998 Business Operations OAR/Course Designer/COO BEAST
1998 Developed and produced OARA
1999 BEAST operations/director/course designer OARA/ developed and opened to public Endorphin FIX race.
2000- 2006 BEAST/EFIX operations/director/course designer – OARA Program Director/Instructor.

About Matt, Kristy, Kathryn & Rebecca Clark :

Kristy Clark is a very detail oriented mother of two. She brings with her strong organizational skills acquired from years as a librarian, inventory manager, and “domestic engineer”. She currently teaches her two daughters at home, and is heavily involved in the management of the family's contracting business. Kristy enjoys helping others, camping, reading, and supporting athletes in their pursuit of a great race experience!

Kathryn Clark is a talkative young lady who enjoys hiking, camping, playing in the woods, and anything else that involves being outside. She is an accomplished equestrian who loves to ride! Already strong at 10yrs old, Kathryn plans to race in just a couple of years.

Rebecca Clark is a natural born athlete who enjoys running, biking, camping, and playing in the great outdoors. She enjoys the company of racers, friends, and family. Rebecca is a great friend to all felines, real or imagined. She also plans to compete in adventure races as she gets older (currently 9yrs old).

Matt Clark began working with Odyssey as a volunteer in 2004. He became hooked by the sport almost instantly, never imagining he would someday race. It didn’t take long for him to realize the attraction of the great sport of adventure racing! Matt is a graduate of the Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy. He has competed in:

-numerous 5 and 10k’s and half marathons
-New River Trail Challenge Triathalon
-2006 Odyssey Wild Wonderful AR
-2006 Odyssey One Day AR
-2006 Krista Griesacker Memorial AR
-2007 Goldrush AR
-2007 Save The World AR
-2007 Untamed Va AR
-2007 Cradle of Liberty AR

Matt is a veteran of the fire service, starting as a volunteer firefighter at the age of 16. He recently left the paid fire service after a ten year career. He has extensive experience in firefighting, hazardous materials, and is a Heavy and Tactical Rescue Technician. He also has extensive experience in swiftwater rescue, and is still actively involved in wildland firefighting. Matt currently owns and operates a residential building business in Roanoke, VA. He enjoys all outdoor activities, and is looking forward to the day when he will race with his two daughters.

About Susanna Greever :

Susanna first heard of Odyssey while working with Travis Overstreet in an outdoor retail shop. “Travis’s enthusiasm for the climb sites and admiration of the athletes was contagious. I couldn’t not go to a race to see what this sport was all about.” An experienced rock climber, she first joined the Dirty Dozen climbing crew at the 2000 Mega Dose and was fascinated by the incredibly strong athletes. The vibe of the event and super enjoyable folks-–from staff to competitors to volunteers-–kept her coming back for more.

Many moons and knots later she had the opportunity to run support for Al Becker, a retired SEAL who had just had hip surgery a few weeks prior. He managed to finish the One Day course smiling in spite of his hip (and perhaps because he consumed a beer at each ACP :^) ). With Al and many others as her inspiration, his son Travis managed to talk Susanna into training for the 2004 season. “I never had any intention of racing when I first started volunteering for Odyssey,” said Susanna. “I didn’t consider myself to be enough of an accomplished athlete to even show my face at the starting line. However, if you hang out with this community long enough, you will witness competitors of every size, shape, age, fitness level and background complete these brutal courses….and eventually someone’s enthusiasm and sly nature will get you suckered into trying one on for yourself!” The following season she attended the Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy, competed in the Endorphin Fix, and she's been hooked ever since, racing as her schedule allows.

Susanna joins the Odyssey staff with 18 years in the service industry and 7 years in restaurant and office management under her belt. She is also a state and nationally certified massage therapist. She recently joined the Odyssey staff as the Director of Competitor Relations where she’ll act as the woman behind the curtain corresponding with athletes, updating the website, posting race reports, and distributing dark chocolate to all who come into her path. Susanna can also be identified as the racer singing in the middle of the woods with a compass to her nose and espresso Hammer gel on her breath.

About Dr. George Wortley :

George Wortley M.D. is Odyssey’s Medical Director and Course Designer for the Odyssey One Day and Mega Dose Races. A graduate of State University of New York – Upstate Medical College, George is board certified in Family Practice and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the Wilderness Medical Society and National Speleological Society.

For ten seasons he was the Team Physician for Roanoke Virginia’s professional Ice Hockey Team and is currently the Team Physician for the Lynchburg Hillcats, a Class A farm team for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has served as the in-house physician at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. In his role as Medical Director for the Big Island and Boonsboro Rescue Squads he participates in many “trail rescues” on the Appalachian Trail and covers the weekly professional rodeo events in Boonsboro. George’s day job is as a full time faculty member for the Lynchburg Family Practice Residency where he teaches medical students and residents from the University of Virginia to be rural Family Physicians. In his spare time

George runs Ultra-distance trail races, such as the JFK 50-miler. He has completed events at the marathon, 50K and 50-mile distances. He counts ultra-running legend David Horton as a close friend and has provided medical coverage and course design for many of Horton’s ultra events. In real life George has been married to Susan for 27 years. They have three children and live in the mountains near Big Island, Virginia.

About Travis Overstreet :

Travis Overstreet and The Dirty Dozen are held respsonisble for setting up rope sites at specified races. OAR defines the skill for the climb site, but we have alot of leeway in the difficulty of the site. As a result of doing this since October '98, we have become very aware of what competitors go thru in the course of a race. Two members of our crew have competed in the E-Fix, and as a result of this we have even more insight into the rigors of racing. To most of us the skill levels needed (but not required) are astonishing, to say the least! Within our team, the 'DD', we have mountain bikers, cross-country runners, backpackers, mountaineers, white water canoeists and kayakers, climbers, and some of the best outdoor gourmet cooks and campsites you'll ever see! We're all sherpas (100+ lb. loads are not uncommon for some us) and several members of our team are employed by outdoor retailers, including two former Marines, and a father/son combination.

Our personal and everyday lives are just as diversified! As a result of all of these combined skills and knowledge, we possess an amassed amount of knowledge that can be useful to competitors and support crews (often overlooked). For the most part we're not competitors-- we do these things for the enjoyment of it! In addition to rigging the climb sites at adventure races, we offer certifications in whitewater paddling and climbing skills. We also have worked in the arena of Teambuilding and the Weakest Link within a team. When we do a certification, we go past the mininum requirements for certs, because we can! If myself or any member of the 'DD' can be of any assistance to you or any member of your team, please let me know. Take care and be safe!!

Need A Certification? CLICK HERE !

About Tim Soyars :

About Tim Soyars :

Tim has been with Odyssey since the first race in 1997. Tim is a Registered Nurse and National Registered EMT-Paramedic with over twenty seven year’s experience as a career provider in military, law enforcement and civilian emergency medicine. He has worked in pre-hospital, emergency department, inter-facility transport, air medevac, specialized rescue, industrial, dive medicine, and advanced practice EMS. In addition to his duties for Odyssey, Tim is a Registered nurse for the Department of Emergency Services at Lynchburg General Hospital – Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA. He is an instructor in several subjects, including Medical Continuing Education, Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Tim is a native Virginian and lives in Lynchburg with his wife Dee and daughter, Hannah.

About Molly Bullington :

Molly Bullington started with Odyssey as support crew for her then boyfriend and now husband, Matt Bullington in the 2003 Mega Dose. That race was the first time she met Hollie Flynn and Ronny Angell and was immediately drawn to helping at Odyssey events. Matt continues to race and Molly has now moved into the position of Race Administrator at Odyssey.

Molly’s race experience includes several races in the Virginia Championship Mountain Biking Series in 1999 and 2000, co-race director of the Dragon’s Back mountain bike race in 2001, participation in the Smith Mountain Lake Sprint Triathlon in 2003 and participation in the Explore Park Duathlon in 2004. Molly has completed one adventure race and plans on racing in more adventure races in the future.

Molly’s responsibilities with Odyssey include running Headquarters at the races, assisting with publicity, volunteer coordination, recruitment, and administration.

About Luther Papenfus :

Lead Instructor for Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy 2000-2002 & 2006. Former Executive Officer of the USA Parachute Team (Current World Champions). Active Duty Special Forces Officer. Course Designer & Co-Race Director Fall Endorphin Fix 2001. Race Management along with Don Mann and Ian Adamson during the Expedition British Virgin Islands, sponsored by HUMMER. Course Designer and Director for the Belvoir Southern Perimeter Challenge. Guest Instructor for Evolution / Presidio Adventure Training. Selected as the next Commander of the World Class Athletes Program, US Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Unerring sense of direction. Extremely competent in Land Navigation and Orienteering. Designed numerous Land Navigation and Orienteering courses in various terrains from High Plains Desert to Triple Canopy Jungle.

Technically proficient in a variety of racing skills including Orienteering, Mountain Biking, Open Water Kayaking, White Water Rafting, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Mountain Trail Running, others. Active in ultra distance events for the last decade. Accomplishments include:

Expedition Adventure Races:
· 1st Place (2 Person Male / 5th Overall) Beast of the East Expedition Adventure Race, Apr ‘01
· 2nd Place (4 Person Coed) Costa Rica Coast to Coast (CtoC) Expedition Adventure Race, Mar ’05 (CtoC’s Highest International Place Ever)
· 5th Place (4 Person Coed / 6th Overall) Appalachian Extreme Expedition Adventure Race, May ‘05
· 5th Place (4 Person Coed) Costa Rica Coast to Coast (CtoC) Expedition Adventure Race, Mar ’06
· 34th Place (4 Person Coed) Subaru Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race,Sep ‘04
Adventure Races:
· 2nd Place (2 Person Male / 4th Overall) Endorphin Fix Adventure Race, May ‘01
· 2nd Place (2 Person Male / 7th Overall) Endorphin Fix Adventure Race, Sep ‘00
· 3rd Place (4 Person Coed / 5th Overall) Endorphin Fix Adventure Race, Jun ‘05
· 3rd Place (2 Person Male / 4th Overall) Odyssey Adventure Race, Aug ‘99
· 5th Place (3 Person Coed / 6th Overall) North Georgia Adventure Race, Jan ‘05
· Ranked 12th in the USARA National Ranking for 2005
· Qualified for the 2005 USARA National Championships
Mountain Biking:
· Ranked 4th Expert Men’s in Mountain Biking at the 2001 North Carolina State Games
· 5th Place (2 Person Male) Wild 100 MTB Race, Aug ’03
· 6th Place (Solo Men’s) Burn 24 Hour MTB Race, May ’04
· 9th Place (Solo Pro) 24 Hours of Snowshoe MTB Race, Jun ’04
· 15th Place (Age Gp / 113th World Ranked) Solo 24 Hour MTB World Championship Sep ‘04
· 15th Place Overall Pisgah MTB Adventure Race, May ‘04
· Qualified for the 2004 US MTB National Championships
· Qualified for the 2004 and 2005 Solo 24 Hour MTB World Championships
Ultra & Endurance Events:
· 12th Place Overall Virginia Beach 50 Ultra Marathon Trail Race, Nov ‘00
· 16th Place (Duo Open) 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo MTB Race, Feb ‘04
· 21st Place (Solo Pro) 24 Hours of Moab MTB Race, Oct ‘01
· 32nd Place NATO Military Biathlon (Ski - Shoot) during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway

Experience in various Extreme Terrain and Weather conditions:
· Panama - Single through Triple Canopy Jungle, Fresh and Salt Water Swamps and Rivers
· Norway above the Arctic Circle, Northern Canada, Alaska - Skiing, Snow-Shoeing, Polking
· Nevada, Utah, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait - Long Distance Dessert Movement
· Costa Rica, San Wan Islands, Florida Keys - Long Distance Open Sea Kayaking
· Italy, Norway, Kyrgyzstan (Hindo Kush), Colorado - Mountaineering, High Altitude Trail Running

Relevant Education and Experience:
· Senior Instructor in the Jungle Survival School, Panama Canal Zone 1996-1997
· Graduate of the Medical Trauma 1 Course 1997
· Climbed Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 1999
· Climbed Mount La Defensa, Italy 1994
· Trekked the Hindu Kush, Kyrgyzstan 2003
· Graduate of the Norwegian Winter Environment School 1994
· US Parachute Association Level D and Pro License Holder, USPA Member for 12 Years
· Parachuted into the Olympic Torch Run Ceremony during the 2002 Winter Olympics (USA)
· Orchestrated the Presidential Inauguration opening Ceremony Parachute Jump 2001

About Shawn Grenier :

Occupation : Navy Pilot
Athletic Background: Numerous Triathlons & Running races plus:

ADVENTURE RACING:

Expedition level races:
1999 Raid the North Extreme, 7th place
2001 EcoChallenge - New Zealand
2001 Armed Forces EcoChallenge - Alaska, 3rd Place

Other Races:
1999 Endorphin Fix, 2nd place
1999 HiTec Adventure Race-Atlanta
2000 Mega Dose Adventure Race
2000 Endorphin Fix
2001 Endorphin Fix
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OTHER EXPERIENCE(including education):

SKILLED Sea Kayaker and Navigator
Canoeing
16 Years of military training including: First Aid, Physiology, and Leadership. Current Pilot with over 3000 jet hours. B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. in National Security.

About Cammie Ronchetto :

Students will find Cammie's passion for adventure racing and smiling countenance absolutely contagious. A 10 yr veteran of AR, she enjoys all sports, especially those that get her into the outdoors: running, mtn biking, rollerblading, swimming, and climbing.

Partial Race History:
2002 Eco-Challenge Fiji
2002 Primal Quest, 15th place
2002 Wild Onion, Indy, 3rd place
2001 Southern Traverse, New Zealand, 19th place
2001 Wild Onion, Chicago, 4th place
2001 Discovery Channel World Championships, Switzerland
2001 Pathfinder Challenge, Kentucky, 2nd place
2001 Raid the North Extreme, New Foundland, 18th place
2001 Beast of the East, Virginia, 2nd place
2001 NOC/Subaru Adventure Race, N. Carolina, 6th place
2000 Ford Escape Wild Onion, Chicago, 3rd place
2000 Eco-Challenge, Borneo
2000 Elf Authentic Adventure, Brazil, 4th place
1999 Raid the North Extreme, British Columbia, 3rd place
1999 Odyssey Endorphin Fix, West Virginia
1999 Pathfinder Challenge, Michigan, 2nd place
1999 NOC Adventure Race, N. Carolina
1998 Extreme Team Adventure Challenge
1998 12 Hour Chadwick Challenge, 1st place
1998 Beast of the East, Virginia, 10th place
1997 Eco-Challenge Malibu, 12th place

Other:

2002, 2004 Instructor, Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy, Clifftop, WV
2001 Women Intersport Network;Sportswomen of the Year
1998 Missouri Show-Me State Games Mountain Bike, 1st
1998 Missouri Fat Tire State Championships, 2nd place expert
1998 Tour de Wolfe, 2nd place expert masters female
1998 Tour de Blues, 2nd place expert
1997 Quivering Quads Ultra Marathon

About Chris Caul :

Chris’s involvement with Odyssey began in 1999 when he raced the Odyssey Off -Road Triathlon, one of the country’s first off-road tri events. After being bitten by the Odyssey Racing bug he tried his first Adventure Race and has gone on to achieve an extensive and impressive racing career. During the past 7 years his roles at Odyssey have included Course Designer, Race Director, Instructor and Program Developer of Odyssey Leadership Training, and Instructor for prestigious Odyssey Adventure Racing Academy.

Chris’s work career, outside of Odyssey, for the previous 18 years was with a Fortune 300 Company. He’s normal work week included frequent travel and 60+ hours. Responsibilities included: Domestic and International Technical Service, Maintenance Supervision, Production Supervision, Research and Development. In February 2004, Chris’s life started taking a new direction with the birth of his son. In March 2005, Chris left the large corporate world to be Mr. Mom and become more involved with Odyssey.

Chris credits his exposure to OAR as one of the biggest events in his life. Since that first Odyssey Off-Road Tri his life has never been the same. “Through the life experiences I’ve gained with Odyssey both racing and in race management I’ve achieved a focus and drive that had gone unharnessed for the first 31 years of my life.”

Chris is now in charge of both the Triathlon/Duathlon and Leadership Training Divisions of Odyssey. “I really look forward to my new role with Odyssey and the opportunity to give back to the sports that I love and to help expose new people to this very healthy and positive life style.”

About Greg Turner (and Drew) :

Greg is a nationally registered Paramedic (NREMT-P) with sub-specialties in Critical Care (CC-EMTP) and Wilderness Medicine (WEMT-P). Having worked in the EMS field since 1979, he has experience in both paid (public safety integrated services) and volunteer EMS. Greg has also worked in the emergency department as well as field and wilderness settings. As a Wilderness Paramedic, he is active with Odyssey Adventure Racing, and a member of the Wilderness Medical Society. As a caver, Greg holds memberships in the National Speleological Society, the James River Grotto and the Blue Ridge Grotto. Employed by the Amherst County Sheriff's Office, Greg is a Sergeant/Paramedic. He supervises the Crime Prevention Unit and EMS programs. As a member of the Tactical Team, he serves as a Tactical Officer/Paramedic. Greg teaches a variety of law enforcement and emergency services subjects. Being an active mountain biker, he manages to work with the department bike team as well. In his spare time, Greg enjoys boating, and spends most weekends living aboard his sailboat Shenanigans.