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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Upcoming Paddle

The 4th of July, a day for remembering... and a weekend for a nice paddle trip!

I'm heading out Sunday for a short 100 mile training paddle on the Wabash. It's part training and part scouting for next spring's paddle race, the "Wabash100~Paddle til you Puke!"

After this weekend we should have some details to begin publishing race details online. Stay tuned to Tailwynd Events for updates.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

More DNR Trails Committee

Yep, long boring meeting. Oh well, you do what you have to do for the sake of trail access for all!

DNR Trails Advisory Committee

So here's my first trip to the DNR trails committee. As you can see we work pretty hard!

Friday, June 19, 2009

River School 2009

United Water Interns

Friends of White River, River School

Today I'll be helping with a great paddle trip that I also worked last year as well. We'll be taking summer interns from United Water on a trip down the White River. Along the way we'll be talking about some life lessons as they relate to their working careers.

A great trip for some kids who rarely get a chance to do these sorts of things.