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The 3rd Annual UMUC Nation’s TriathlonTM Military Challenge Results Are
In!
Erika Foster with the U.S. Air Force and Dan Frost with the U.S. Navy
Cross Finish Line First in Competition Among Active Duty and Veteran
Military Personnel.

WASHINGTON, DC -- The 3rd Annual UMUC Nation’s TriathlonTM Military

Challenge took place today at the Nation’s Triathlon™ To Benefit the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society. The Challenge featured more than 600 active duty and veteran
military service competitors from across the nation participating in teams of one,
two or three.

Dan Frost, age 42, with the U.S. Navy was the first male military competitor
to cross the finish line, posting a time of 2:06:40. Erika Foster, age 39 with the U.S.
Air Force was the first female military competitor, posting a time of 2:24:53. The
winner of the UMUC Military Challenge Team Challenge was Wine Snobs featuring
David Merlino, Ange Merlino and Alex Concannon with a team time of 2:49:53.

The Challenge took place as part of the largest Olympic distance triathlon
event ever held in the U.S., featuring a record field of nearly 4600 competitors,
including Mayor Adrian Fenty, competing in the shadow of our national monuments
and memorials. With athletes represented from 976 cities, 46 states and 14
different countries, the Nation’s Triathlon set a Guinness World Record for largest
field for a US triathlon event. This USAT-sanctioned Olympic distance triathlon
included a 1.5k swim in the Potomac River, 40k bike course through downtown D.C.,
and a 10k run along Washington, DC’s monumental corridor finishing on the scenic
banks of the Potomac River.

With a start time of 7:30am, the first competitors crossed the finish line in
just under 2 hours, joining their family and friends at the JetBlue Airways Finish
Festival. Washington, DC’s own Mayor Adrian Fenty finished 67th in the elite
division, with a time of 2:45:57.

In addition to the UMUC Military Challenge, the race also included the 2nd
Annual Commander-in-Chief Triathlon Championship featuring individuals and
teams from four military academies. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point took
the top spot among the academy teams and the top male and female competitors
were Romedy Murr, age 20, with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, who
posted a time of 2:02:08 and Jessica Clay, age 19, also with the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point with a time of 2:14:48.

The 3rd Annual CQ-Roll Call Group Congressional Challenge also took place,
featuring more than 400 competitors from Capitol Hill and the federal government.
Top male and female winners were Juan Valdivieso, age 29, with the office of
Senator Patrick Leahy with a time of 2:07:04 and Amy Adcock, age 41, with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a time of 2:27:36. The CQ-Roll Call Group
Congressional Challenge Team competition was won by Tri to Touch Us featuring
Catherine Brandt, Dan Christiansen and Patrick Hughes with a time of 2:19:47.

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The 1st Annual Tri Club Challenge was also held this year. Team America
featuring Patrick Sanford, Andrew Cronholm and Matt Goldshore took the top spot
among the Tri Clubs with a team time of 2:27:09 and the top male and female
competitors were Thomas McWalters of Hartford Extended Area Tri Club in
Thorndike, ME with a time of 2:05:31 and Sarah Budgen with the San Francisco
Triathlon Club with a time of 2:20:28.

The Nation’s Triathlon, which is the only triathlon in the country dedicated to
building awareness and raising money for the treatment of leukemia and blood-
related cancers, raised $3 million for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this year
with nearly 800 athletes competing and raising funds through the Society’s (LLS)
world-famous Team In Training (TNT) endurance sport training program. To date,
the partnership has garnered an estimated $8.4 million for research, patient
education and support initiatives that will help the LLS bring us closer to a cure.

“We’d like to thank all of our competitors and sponsors this year,” noted race
owners Charles Brodsky and Molly Quinn. “Their participation has helped us reach
this tremendous milestone of largest International distance triathlon event in the
nation. We invite all our competitors to join us again next year as well as new
triathletes from across the nation and worldwide to experience a world class
triathlon in a world class destination city.”

About The Nation’s TriathlonTM (www.nationstri.com)

The Nation’s Triathlon™ To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, founded by
Charles L. Brodsky, is one of the premiere Olympic distance triathlons in the United
States and the only race dedicated to benefitting research toward a cure for blood
cancers. Set against the magnificent and patriotic setting of the nation’s capital and
its monuments, participants in the Nation’s Triathlon™ will swim 1.5k in the
Potomac River, bike 40k through scenic vistas, and run 10k through downtown D.C.

Media Notes: To request an interview or b-roll of the winners/competitors, please

contact Jennifer Devlin at 703-876-1714 or Jennifer.devlin@cox.net.