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No triathlete has gained the recognition or success that Mark Allen has. After competing in several Ironman Triathlon Championships he emerged victorious in 1989. It would be the first of six Ironman victories for Allen, the last coming in 1995 at age 37, making him the oldest champion ever. Over the course of his racing career, which ended in 1996, he maintained a 90% average in top-three finishes. He was named Triathlete of the Year six times by Triathlete magazine, and in 1997 Outside magazine tabbed him The World's Fittest Man. Visit his online training website at http://www.markallenonline.com.
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Deacon Klemme, 31, West St. Paul, Minnesota. 5th grade math and science teacher and high school football coach. Deacon got his first pair of Wigwams when he was in high school. Ever since then, a pair has been in his drawer. The socks have always been comfortable and have held up no matter what he's done--from training and competing to everyday walking. Now, as a coach, he wears Wigwam socks not only for the comfort, but also because they look good and keep his feet warm on those cold nights on the sidelines.
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Allison is a self-proclaimed running addict. She started running when some friends invited her to run the Boulder Boulder in 2006...and she hasn't stopped. She has finished a handful of races, from the 5k to the marathon. Allison likes to get her money’s worth when shelling out cash for race fees, so she spends as much time as possible on the race course. She thinnks this is just a nice way of saying she’s a slow runner. :) She says her passion for writing goes back to a time when she could barely prop a pencil in between her chubby fingers…which was around one year ago. Allison is also the author of a blog where she rambles about running, triathlons, and life in general.
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A passion for activity: In 1980 Roy Pirrung changes his mind about his life style and begins running. Barley able to run two blocks, this marks the start of a journey to becoming an Ultra-marathon runner and a USATF Masters Hall of Fame inductee. An inspiration to all seeking fitness.
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While attempting to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992, Tim ran a personal best marathon of 2:20:39. Three months later he was diagnosed with cancer. The next six years included aggressive treatments, but the disease continued to spread through his chest, abdomen, pelvis and bone marrow. On September 25, 1998, Tim underwent an allogeneic bone marrow transplant. With his brother Terry (also a marathoner) as his marrow donor, the two dubbed the event as "The Tim & Terry MARROW-thon." Tim once thought he was training to participate in the Olympic Trials. He now realizes he was training to participate in his life after the cancer experience.
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Ruth is known by just about everyone in her community because she is constantly on the go and walks everywhere. Her mornings are spent at her favorite coffee shop visiting with friends and the remainder of her days are always a new adventure.
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Mechanic by trade and table shuffleboard enthusiast. Married and father of two daughters.
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Bill is a resident in the Chicago area. He has been a carpenter for over 30 years and specializes in renovation and restoration of old homes.
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Don resides in Washington as a respiratory therapist. His first major climb was Mount McKinley in 1986. He's summited eight major peaks in Asia, 14 in South America and been on numerous other excursions in North America and overseas. He's been up Mount Rainier 17 times and stood atop Mount Everest.
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Robyn Benincasa discovered adventure racing in 1994 when she entered the Raid Gauloises and was hopelessly hooked. Today she’s competed in more than 35 expedition-length adventure races, with top-five finishes in several of them, including winning EcoChallenge Borneo in 2000. Recently diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in both hips, Benincasa underwent hip resurfacing surgery in August 2007. Benincasa captains co-ed adventure racing team Merrell/Zanfel Adventure, and works full time as a firefighter for the City of San Diego. She also runs a corporate teambuilding company called World Class Teams. In addition, Robyn recently founded Project Athena which is a cause that helps women who have overcome traumatic setbacks (like cancer) live their athletic and adventurous dreams through Project Athena Foundation, which Wigwam is proud to be a sponsor of.
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Mike resides in Utah. He is an ace rock climber and adventurer who travels to the most remote locations and navigates dangerous terrain seeking first ascents and ultimate adventure. He has first ascents in Antarctica, Baffin Island, China, Greenland, Madagascar, Russia and Venezuela, many of them solos.
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Ross is a professional snowboarder who has been riding since he was six years old. Over the last eleven years he has won nearly every junior title in the sport across the country and has earned podiums internationally as a youngster as well. In addition to making finals at two Grand Prixs, his most recent accomplishment at age 17 was a sixth place finish at the US Open at Stratton, Vermont. He is also an avid rock climber, hunter, and fisherman.
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Ken came out of the woods on his telemark skis and competed on the Telemark World Cup with the US Ski Team. From there he moved into the big mountain free-ski competitions where he made it to the podium in a few events while riding his telemark skis against the alpine skiers. Never one to stand still, he started www.snowaffair.com , where he tours around the country putting on telemark ski clinics, snowkiting rallies, and backcountry adventures. His snowkiting adventures have brought him to Pakistan, Iceland, and Alaska. Ken holds the current world speed record for telemark skiing - 105 mph. He has been in top 3 in over 100 competitions and has numerous first descents on 3 continents. Major media cover his exploits. When he is not in the mountains he enjoys kitesurfing in The Columbia River Gorge near his home and working as an Environmental Engineer.
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Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn was born in Simbury CT. She grew up ski racing and continued in college where she raced NCAA DI. After college, she drove out West seeking bigger mountains. She found her home at Squaw Valley USA in Lake Tahoe, CA.
After doing well in numerous skier crosses and winning the Red Bull Utlra Cross, she obtained her "A" list of sponsors. 8 years later, she is known as one of the "top 5 women skiers in the world" by Freeskier Magazine. She has been in over a dozen ski films, ranging from 5 Warren Miller movies to the Weather Channel Epic Conditions. Jessica has also been published in every ski magazine to date with numerous ads and editorials.
She and her husband, Kevin Quinn also run and own Points North Heli-Adventures, www.alaskaheliski.com, which is a heli ski operation out of Cordova, Alaska. She spends her time in Alaska being a heli ski guide, running women’s camps "Alaskan Ladies", helping run the operation and filming for Warren Miller and Rage Films.
When Jessica is not on the hill, she love spending time with friends either mountain biking, trail running, etc and hanging out with Kevin and their 2 Akitas. She feels very fortunate to have so many amazing companies support her and is living the life she has dreamed of!
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