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elete Athlete Profile: Zack Fleishman, Professional Tennis Player

Zack Fleishman’s tennis career was set in motion at the young age of eight. As young as 13, he was competing and winning numerous top-ranked Junior tennis events. He was ranked No. 2 in Boys 18 and Under in addition to being a top-ranked player in Southern California in Boys 14 and Under. At age 18, Zack began playing tennis at UCLA and finished the 1998-99 season at the No. 2 position. Following that first year, Zack turned professional. Since that time, he’s qualified for the Australian Open in 2006, 2007, and, again, in 2008. In his 2006 match against Dick Norman of Belgium, Zack was able to force a fifth set, but lost. In 2007, he defeated then 26th-ranked Agustin Calleri of Argentina in the first round before he lost to Wayne Arthurs.
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elete Athlete Profile: Giant Mid Atlantic, Pro Cycling Team

Giant Mid-Atlantic is a new rider-managed professional team based in Pennsylvania competing in mountain bike and cyclocross in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The team, formed in 2009, consists of riders Jordan Kahlenberg, Martin Kell, and Matt Miller. All three are Pennsylvania natives.
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elete Athlete Profile: Lora Erickson, Competitive Triathlete, and Professional Athletic Trainer

Lora Erickson aka Blonde Runner is a competitive runner and triathlete with over 25 years of experience. As one of Colorado's top distance runners, various colleges throughout the United States heavily recruited her. Lora accepted an athletic scholarship running for Utah State University where she was honored as an All-Conference runner and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Health Education with dual minors in Nutrition and Chemistry. She is the owner of Blonde Runner Health LLC in Bountiful, Utah where she currently resides with her husband and four children.
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elete Athlete Profile: Kelsey Stratton, Bikram Yoga

Did Bikram Yoga find Kelsey Stratton or did Kelsey find Bikram Yoga? In this case, it was a fortuitous and serendipitous meeting. In 2003, Kelsey, who lives in Cambridge, MA, was training for the 2004 Boston Marathon when she was diagnosed with sciatica. This debilitating condition occurs when the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back through the buttocks and legs, is irritated and inflamed. Kelsey ran the Boston Marathon, retired from running, quit her job, and started her business that sells canned oxygen: www.oxygenpod.com. It was quite a week!
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elete Athlete Profile: Micah Huss, Cross-Country Snowmobile Racer

Micah Huss, age 34, was raised in Kotzebue, Alaska, a small Eskimo community 33 miles above the Arctic Circle with a population of 3,000 people—very remote and accessible only by airplane. He is currently a heavy equipment operator for Northland Services in Anchorage, Alaska. He operates a 80-ton forklift off loading and loading freight barges. Micah’s interests include hunting, camping, flying, being with family and friends, and, of course, racing of all kinds.
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elete Athlete Profile: Devin Wayman, Competitive Rock Climber

My name is Devin Wayman. I am 18 years old. I love to travel and experience new things in life. I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Since the age of 8, I’ve been lucky enough to travel about every other year to somewhere in the world. I also really enjoy the water, scuba diving, and seeing some amazing islands and new places. I came across rock climbing about a year ago. I gave it a try and I was hooked from day one.
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elete Athlete Profile: Alex Miller, U.S. Ski Team Member and Nordic Combined Skier

Alex Miller, age 24, grew up in Steamboat Springs, CO and began training with the Nordic Combined team based in Steamboat. Alex and his twin brother, Davis, are among twelve prestigious and talented athletes who were recently named to the U.S. Nordic Combined Team.
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elete Athlete Profile: Max Ando Hirsh, Junior Tennis Player

After residing in New York City for two years, Max recently relocated to Austin, Texas in order to devote himself full time to tennis. In between his rigorous training schedule, school studies, and cross-country relocation, elete caught up with Max.
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elete Athlete Profile: Louie Amelburu, Pro Racing Cyclist

When he entered his first charity bicycle ride at the age of 28, Louie Amelburu, 44, a resident of Las Vegas Nevada, had no idea that his first race would ignite a lifelong passion for cycling.
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elete Athlete Profile: Astrid Varga,Marathon Runner

Astrid Varga is living proof that some of the best things in life happen when we’re older. Seventeen years ago, Astrid, then 40, ran her first 10k taking first place in the Master’s category. That day, Astrid was transformed into a long-distance marathon runner.
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elete Athlete Profile: Gavin and Shelley Phillips - Ultra-Distance Desert Runners and International Adventurers

There is hardly a dull moment for husband- and wife- athletes and global adventurers, Gavin and Shelley (nee Michelle Burke) Phillips. Gavin and Shelley, native Australians, have lived on three continents and have traveled to more than 50 countries.
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elete Athlete Profile: Ashley Battersby, Freeskier

In the formidable and male-dominated sport of freeskiing or freeriding, Ashley Battersby, 19, of Park City, UT clearly stands out from the rest—and not just because she’s a female. Her gravity and death-defying leaps and 360s in addition to her rail jam moves are award winning and awe-inspiring.
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elete Athlete Profile: Don Harper, Professional Bass Fisherman

Unlike other professional sports—cycling, running, triathlons—in which, literally, time is money, in the world of professional bass fishing, it’s weight that reigns. And like other professional sports, professional bass fishing tournaments offer some pretty serious (six- and seven- figure) cash purses to the lucky fisherman (or woman) who can weigh in with the days’ heaviest catch.
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elete Athlete Profile: Jeff Kerkove, Endurance Mountain Bike Racer

Jeff Kerkove, Endurance Mountain Bike Racer While Iowa may not be well known for its mountainous geography, the Hawkeye State has produced an awesome mountain bike cycling sensation—Jeff Kerkove, a.k.a. “Mr. 24.”
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elete Athlete Profile: Ryan Draper, Ultra-Endurance Mountain Biker

Ryan Draper, age 29, is a human dynamo. He is an ultra-endurance mountain bike racer who—in between training and racing as a professional cyclist in Canmore, Alberta, Canada—is also a performance consultant, coach and spin instructor, and general manager of Rebound Cycle, a bike shop located in Canmore.
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elete Athlete Profile: Sandra Tomlinson, Endurance Mountain Biker

Sandra Tomlinson is one of the most inspiring, driven athletes (as well as one of the fastest endurance mountain bikers) you will ever meet. Sandra, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida, is also a mother to three children.
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elete Athlete Testimonial: Eric Hanson, Natural Gym Assoc. (NGA)

All-Natural Bodybuilder Eric Hanson is a professional bodybuilder with the Natural Gym Association's All-Natural Bodybuilder organization. Eric, who lives in Utah, has been competing in bodybuilding events for nearly 20 years.
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elete Team Profile: Bicycle John’s, No. 1 Ranked Elite Road Racing Team in Southern California 2006

Formed in 2004, Bicycle John’s is a women’s elite road team from Burbank, California that in 2006, was the number one ranked road racing team in all of Southern California. Elete Electrolyte Add-In™ has sponsored bicycle John ’s for two years.
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elete Team Profile: The Power of Team--Team Illinois

Team Illinois--a.k.a. Joel Burrows, Nancy Fudacz-Burrows, and Dave Kuhnau--is the first team to complete and take first place in three out of four Racing the Planet desert races (Gobi, Chile, Sahara, and Antarctica).
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elete Athlete Team Profile: Team Revolution

If you are a woman currently living outside of St. Louis, Missouri, by the time you finish reading this article you will probably want to move there for two reasons: 1. St. Louis Revolution and 2. Team Revolution.
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elete Athlete Profile: Lanny and Tracy Barnes

For those who are new to the sport of biathlon—the Olympic winter sport combining cross-country ski racing with rifle marksmanship—it is a physically demanding, riveting sport to watch, and it's easy to see why.
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elete Athlete Profile: Sarah Kaufmann

Sarah Kaufmann, 25, is a dedicated, driven endurance mountain bike racer.
She has been an enduro mountain bike racer going on two years now and participates in 24-hour endurance mountain bike events all over the country.
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elete Athlete Profile: Justin Robbins

ELETE Athlete Profile: Justin Robbins, Ultimate Fighter A rising star in Ultimate Fighting or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Justin Robbins, 26, has participated in 13 professional fights with 10 wins, two losses, and one draw.
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elete Athlete Profile: Sprinter Steve Benedict

Steve Benedict is a sprinter who has the strength, speed, stamina to dust the competition. He boasts a time of 10.45 for the 100-meter dash and 21.24 for the 200-meter dash.
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