Team North/South
Team Number: 25
Country: Ireland
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Noel Hanna, CAPTAIN	32	Ballynahinch, Ireland	Police Dog Handler/Fitness Instructor
Athletic Resume: Noel is an ultrarunner who finished the 1999 Badwater race and the 1999 Marathon des Sables. He came in 19th place in the Los Angeles Crest 100 miles race in 1998. He also won the Himalayan 100 miles stage race in 1997 in 15 hours 54 minutes. He has taken part in numerous mountaineering events in Ireland and Scotland. He also enjoys lake canoeing, horseback riding and is a member of a mountaineering club.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Ursula Macpherson	42	Letterkenny, Ireland	Director of Gartan Outdoor Education Centre
Athletic Resume: Ursula is an experienced rock climber and mountaineer having climbed the in the US, Scotland, Ireland and the Himalayas (Nepal, India, Pakistan) reaching peaks of over 20,000ft. She also is an experienced sea kayaker (she is the first woman to cross the Irish Sea Dublin to Holyhead) and has made numerous circumnavigation trips in Scotland, Ireland and Britain. She has competed in multisport competitions, marathons and is a member of the Irish Orienteering Team. Ursula is a member of the Irish Surf Ski Team and has won the Irish Championships and placed 5th at the Hawaii World Championships. She has also made whitewater kayaking descents to Class V and was a member of the Irish Himalayan Kayak Expedition in 1986. Last but not least, Ursula holds a commercial pilot's license.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Fraser Crawford	40	Belfast, Ireland	Retail Store Manager
Athletic Resume: Western Isles Challenge. Fraser has completed numerous multisport endurance events including the Scottish Coast to Coast Triathlon, the Scottish Highland Cross and many others. In 1998, he finished in the top-10 of the Hill and Dale Series. Fraser is an accomplished rock climber and mountaineer having climbed extreme winter routes to Scottish Grade IV. He enjoys Scottish and Norwegian nordic ski touring and telemark skiing and participates in canoe races.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Timmy Flavin	42	Killarney, Ireland	Engineer Officer
Athletic Resume: Timmy has extensive experience in canoeing, having paddled to most of the islands of Ireland, the Western islands of Scotland and the Shetland islands. He is a regular snow and ice climber with numerous trips throughout the Alps and Scotland and has taken many mountaineering courses. He enjoys rock climbing, running, squash and cycling and has taken part in Challenger events (team multisport races). Timmy is a canoe instructor and competes in orienteering.