Indy Rootstock :: James Nichols

James Nichols

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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Saturday, January 31, 2009

January Paddle

For the 29th consecutive month Doug and I paddled together... except this month we couldn't find any water.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Indianapolis Bop to the Top

I got talked into this by Cristal this year, my first stair step event.

I survived, and posted some decent times for the "Triple Step", especially considering I haven't done any training for this type of event.

3 Climbs, 37 Floors each, 805 steps Each
1) 06:39.5
2) 06:47.2
3) 06:50.0
Total) 20:16.7

Saturday, January 10, 2009

3-State 3-Mountain Challenge

One of the first to register for this... quite excited my number will be lower than Liller's (as will my time this year). Bring it buddy!!! No sprinting past my wheel this year at the finish ;)

This will be my 3rd time heading to Chattanooga for the 3-State 3-Mountain Challenge.

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.