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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Tuesday, May 5, 2009