Eco-Challenge 1997
Team Eco-Internet member profiles
Robert J. Nagle, team captain
Irish citizen and U.S. resident Robert Nagle pushes boundaries. In every sphere of his life, his nature is to explore and to excel. He has traveled on every continent except Antarctica. As an athlete, he leads the greatest adventure racing team in the world in their extraordinary multi-day, multi-sport events. His teams have won the Eco-Challenge and the Southern Traverse
races, and his best marathon time is 2:37. He was the fastest U.S. competitor in the 1996 Marathon des Sables, and has a lifetime of experience adventure racing, horseback riding, trekking, skiing, fencing, climbing, and kayaking throughout the world.
1st place, Eco-Challenge '96 British Columbia
3rd place, Eco-Challenge '95 New England
Finisher, Eco-Challenge '95 Utah
Overall, champion: '94 New England Biathlon Ser
Winner, '95 Atlantic City 24 hour race
Winner, '94 Inaugural Sea to Summit Triathlon
Represented Ireland at '94 ITU Duathlon Champs
Has completed numerous marathons under 2:45, including a 2:40 finish in the '94 Boston Marathon
John Howard
1st place, Eco Challenge '96 British Columbia
3rd place, Eco Challenge '95 New England
seven-time winner of Alpine Ironman
two-time winner, Coast to Coast Adventure Race
Champion mountain biker
1st team, '89 Raid Gauloises, New Zealand
1st team, '94 Raid Gauloises, Borneo
2nd team, '91 Raid Gauloises, New Caledonia
Accomplished kayaker, skier, horseman
Over 20 years mountaineering experience
Keith Murray
1st place, Eco Challenge '96 British Columbia
3rd place, Eco Challenge '95 New England
three-time winner and course record-holder Speights Coast to Coast
Southern Traverse racer, '92, '93, '94, '95, '96 (1st place team '96; 2nd place team '93)
1st place, '96 Kepler Challenge
1st place (new record time), '96 Avalanche Peak Challenge
Expert mountain runner, kayaker, skier
Andrea Murray
1st place woman, '97 Coast to Coast Longest Day
1st place woman, '97 Tutapere Wild Challenge
3rd place, '96 Southern Traverse
1st place woman, '96 Mt. Isobel Challenge run/mountain bike
1st place, '94 Southern Traverse
4th place woman, '94 New Zealand Mountain Running Champs
3rd place woman, '94 Lake Kanerie Scenic Triathlon
3rd place, '94 Avalanche Peak Challenge mountain run
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