Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications provider and prides itself on sponsoring a wide and varied portfolio of organisations, being one of the largest corporate sponsors in the Australian community.
Telstra has entered two teams in this year's event. Team one is an all female team comprising of Holly Kramer, Victoria Chesser, Kylie Hutchison and Kerri Lee Sinclair. Team two at the other end of the scale comprises only men. They are Phil Barrett, Mark Comer, Richard Palmer, with the fourth member yet to be announced.
TELSTRA TEAM ONE
Holly Kramer
Holly Kramer is an avid skier and experienced runner, competing in marathons in Pittsburgh and LA. After being out of the game for three years, enjoying the perils of parenthood, Kramer is looking forward to getting back into it and seeing if she still has what it takes.
Victoria Chesser
Victoria Chesser is a self-confessed exercise junkie with four triathlons under her belt. Despite claiming she is a 'jack of all trades and a master of none,' Chesser currently competes in mountain bike endurance team based events all around Victoria, including pursuits of up to 24 hours.
Kylie Hutchison
Kylie Hutchison has a competitive background in swimming, competing at state level as a teenager. More recently, Hutchison has competed in the Pier to Pub and Danger 1000 open water swim events and has moved into triathlon training to focus on her cycling and running skills. Recently making her adventure-racing debut, Hutchison competed in the 2005 Werribee 12 MTB race and the 2005 Anaconda adventure race.
Kerri Lee Sinclair
Kerri Lee Sinclair grew up in the outdoors, hiking, skiing, sailing, windsurfing and mountain biking in her home country of Canada. Her first foray into competitive sport was last year, entering the BRW Triathlon. After deciding that water sports were not her finest skill, Sinclair is now pursuing mountain bike racing and snowboard teaching at Mt Buller.
TELSTRA TEAM TWO
Phil Barrett
Phil Barrett has achieved state and national level hockey leagues and has more recently moved into marathons and adventure racing. His impressive list of achievements include competing as a member of the Australian Olympic Distance Triathlon team, taking on ironman in New Zealand, Forster and Australia and placing second in the Oxfam Trailwalker.
Mark Comer
Mark Comer joins teammate Phil Barrett in the world of ironman, competing in both Forster and Florida. He has also competed in a number of half marathons in Australia and overseas and is an old hand at karate, practicing for a dedicated 14 years.
Richard Palmer
Richard Palmer has an impressive portfolio of athletic pursuits including rowing, rugby union, athletics, triathlons, road cycling and mountain biking. With his wealth of experience, Palmer is sure to leave an impression and provide guidance and support to his fellow teammates.
To follow the Telstra teams challenge visit Mark Comer's 'Now we are racing' blog on Telstra's corporate blog website.
