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52 teams competed in the 2008 Thunder Rolls Adventure Race on September 6, 2008 in Illinois City, Illinois.  The winners were:

• 24 Hour 3 person Coed -                      Wedali 2 (Scott Lund, Jason Nielsen, Andrea Nielsen)
• 24 Hour 3 person Same Gender -          Thunder Wards (Scott Ward, Jason Ward, Chad Ward)
• 24 Hour 2 person Coed Masters -          Chupacabra (April Hernann, Ellison Hernann)
• 24 Hour 2 person Coed -                       Iowa Wolfpack 1 (Paul Wolf, Vanessa Beyer)
• 24 Hour 2 person Same Gender -          Midwest Mountaineering Too (David Gandrud, Clark Flowers)
• 12 Hour 3 person Coed -                       Marshall County Brush Hogs (Paul Podhajsky, Todd Eipperle, Kim Hurley)
• 12 Hour 3 person Coed Masters -          Three Blind Mice (Desiree Reid, Jimmy Aidala, Lynn Hawbaker)
• 12 Hour 3 person Same Gender -          Diseased Mining Caterpillars (Mike Paustian, Rich McInnis, Mike Ernster)
• 12 Hour 2 person Coed -                      The A Team (David Olson, Kim Owens)
• 12 Hour 2 person Same Gender -          Civilian Seals (Tyler Abens, Jeremy Huisman)

Congratulations to all of the winners and all of the finishers of a very long and grueling race.  The valuable prizes awarded to the winners were graciously provided by Salomon USA, Active Endeavors of the Quad Cities, Healthy Habits, and High Profile Adventure Racing.

                                                  Photo by Greg Boll

For detailed results go to www.checkpointtracker.com.

The 2008 High Profile Adventure Camp was a huge success!  88 campers and 23 volunteers enjoyed a beautiful sunny, warm, spring weekend of ropes, navigation, camaraderie and fun.  The camp concluded with a 3 hour adventure race.  The 2009 camp is scheduled for April 4 - 5, 2009.  A special thank you goes out to all of the dedicated volunteers who make this camp possible.  Your friendship is highly valued and appreciated.  Gerry

  Go to www.thethunderrolls.org/index0.htm  for more information. 

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Spend 4 days in Colorado using the skills learned at the High Profile Adventure Camp.  Join 18 others climbing, rappelling, ascending, trail running, and trekking with the final goal of summiting two 14,000' peaks in one day.  Registration will be open soon on a first come basis.                                    

Congratulations to Team Enviromark-Orthopaedic Specialists for finishing the 2006 Primal Quest - Utah in 32nd Place!  The Team raced for 10 days and over 450 miles through the Utah desert and mountains.  

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    Meet the team: Gerry Voelliger, Sue Stonitsch, Jamey Sanders, Ron Stonitsch

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