From past experience ( this being our fourth XPD) our team recognises the importance of nutrition and maintaining our bodies in their peak physical states.

One of the keys to this is to make sure that we continue on with our excellent pre-race nutritional diets which were carefully planned on the back of a beer coaster down the local pub. Our most challenging issue we feel in this XPD is dealing with the withdrawal symptoms which come about from the lack of beer consumption.

The stragety is to substitute beer with coffee beans. I know this may not seem sensible however for emergencies we shall have a stash of coffee beans soaked in brandy. Which we figure will be most appropriate for any snow covered emergencies.

This year the core of our team returns:

Mike Hibbard

Mechanical Engineer and deep sea construction expert. Not sure how this will help but if we sink our gear to the bottom of a very deep river Mike should be able to recover it for us.

Murray Bryant

Unemployed IT Manager and part time adventure race director, expert at drinking coffee and generally making useless suggestions. Quite aware that the gods of karma are about to get revenge for this years Espresso 24 hr course.

And the new recruit

Clayton Bennet

Electrical Engineer, Clayton the new comer to the team is currently working on an electric shock system to combat the sleepmonsters that we are likely to encounter on the course. 

Karen Staudte

Karen after receiving  an emergency call 1 week before the race did one 45 minute paddle, one 3 hour bike ride decided she was ready and got on the plane.

As a vet Karen is experienced in dealing with sick and unruly animals and is carrying appropriate drugs to deal with any team issues on the course.