Personal Summary

Challenge Equals Growth – Always strive to do more today than you did yesterday.

• Professional Experience
• Owner of Tailwynd and Tailwynd Events
• Full Service Promotional Companies
• Athletic & Fitness Events
• Marketing Strategy
• Web Design
• Full Service Athletic Event Management Company
• 15+ years in the construction products industry
• Currently President of Rogers Block, Indianapolis, IN
• BA Business – Washington State University
• MBA – Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
• Athletic Summary
• Adventure Racing/Orienteering
• 2009 LBL Challenge (Bonk Hard Racing)
• 2008 Planet Adventure Urban Sprint (2nd Coed, 2nd Overall)
• 2008 Planet Adventure Sprint Redux
• 2007 – … year off for knee surgery
• 2006 – Warner Adventure Race, Nashville, TN (2nd place in co-ed)
• 2006 – Wild Scallion, Chicago IL (15th place overall out of 99 teams, 12th in division)
• 2006 – Indianapolis Adventure Race, Indianapolis, IN (6th place overall)
• 2006 – Planet Adventure Urban Sprint, Indianapolis, IN (2nd place co-ed, 6th overall)
• 2006 – Planet Adventure Sprint, Indianapolis, IN (3rd place all male, 7th overall)
• 2005 – Wild Scallion, Chicago IL (25th place overall)
• 2005 – DINO 18 Hour Mission Adventure Race, North Vernon, IN (10th place overall)
• Running & Other Athletic Interests
• 2008 - Hilly Hundred
• 2008 - Missouri River 340 (340 mile paddle race across Missouri)
• 2006-2009 - 3-State 3-Mountain Challenge Century, Chattanooga, TN
• 2007 – The “Wild Ride”, Road Bike Century
• 2005 – 2007 – Multiple Orienteering Events
• 2006 – DINO/XTerra Triathlon, New Castle, IN
• 2006 – DINO/XTerra Triathlon, Logansport, IN
• 2005 – Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon, Indianapolis, IN (2nd place in division)
• 2004 – Indianapolis Sprint Triathlon, Indianapolis, IN
• 2004 – Indianapolis Marathon, Indianapolis, IN
• 2004 – DINO/XTerra Triathlon, Logansport, IN
• 2004 – Indianapolis Mini Marathon, Indianapolis, IN
• 2003-2005 Multiple 5k’s and 10k’s
• Plans for 2009
• To compete in several 24 hour races
• To race the MR340 again, this time tandem
• To continue volunteering my time to direct and coorindate adventure races and orienteering meets
• Memberships
• United States Canoe Association
• Central Indiana Bike Association
• Indiana Crossroads Orienteering, Membership Director

James Nichols   @tailwyndevents

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Missouri River 340

Just registered for the Missouri River 340, my second run at it. This year I'm planning to paddle tandem with Doug, we've paddled together now at least once a month for 28 consecutive months now.

Last year I paddled solo in my Necky Looksha IV kayak, I recorded my journey on another blog of mine.

posted by Tailwynd at 4:31 PM