The Epic Team

Hometown: Ann Arbor

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Working at Epic Races

What year did you start working at Epic? 2008

What is your superpower?

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Giant Hamster

What is your hidden talent?  I can pick the perfect sized Tupperware container for leftovers every time!

Do you have any pets? Gilli the Goldendoodle and Franny the Bernedoodle

Favorite line from a movie? “You is smart. You is kind. You is important.”

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Thou shalt read “Frequently Asked Questions” before sending an email to Epic Races.

Coffee or Tea? Coffee

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Mountains

Apple or Android? Apple

Cardio or Weights? Both

Big Party or Small Gathering? Big Party

Favorite Race and why (Limit to 2 sentences)? Tri Goddess Tri because it’s where it all began!

Hometown: Chelsea, MI

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Kayaking, Swimming, Painting someone’s house or Farming my chickens, pheasants, and peacocks

What year did you start working at Epic? 2012

What is your superpower? Making things work, correctly

What is on your bucket list? Mountain biking again

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Hamster

What is your hidden talent? I’m a sucker for cheesy arts and crafts

Do you have any pets? 75 chickens, 15 or so Peacocks, a handful of pheasants, a dog and house cat along with a few barn cats that come around my farm.

Favorite line from a movie? “Nobody puts Baby in a Corner!”

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be?  Encourage your parents to move in with you or very near you, well before the need exists.

Coffee or Tea? Coffee

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Beach

Apple or Android? Apple

Cardio or Weights? Cardio

Big Party or Small Gathering? Big Party

Favorite Race and why? Wolverine Tri (Ann Arbor Tri), high energy

Hometown: LaPorte, IN

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Training- working at my other job

What year did you start working at Epic? 2015- not sure ask Eva

What is your superpower? At epic it’s merchandising

What is on your bucket list? Go to Hawaii- do another 140.6

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Giant hamster

What is your hidden talent? I am an illustrator

Do you have any pets? Yes, a dog named Maya

Favorite line from a movie? -Mom! Meatloaf!, for two!!!!!(yelling)

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Doubt she’ll not act before
thinking

Coffee or Tea? Coffee, coffee, coffee all day long

Dogs or Cats? Duh, dog

Mountains or Beach? Depends on the time of year

Apple or Android?🍎

Cardio or Weights? Yes

Big Party or Small Gathering? Small gathering

Favorite Race and why? Non-Epic -would be Sell am Zee(Austria), Epic’s would be Swim to the
Moon

Hometown: Ann Arbor

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Teaching 3rd grade

What is your superpower? Multitasking

What is on your bucket list? Going to Australia

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Tiny elephant

Do you have any pets? Yes, two dogs

Favorite line from a movie? I’m a middle child,  I assume all the really good moments are for someone else

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Thou shalt not leave empty empty food boxes on the counter

Coffee or Tea? Iced tea

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Beach

Apple or Android? Android

Big Party or Small Gathering? Small

Favorite Race and why? Tri Goddess – where I perfected the Epic peanut butter roll up

Hometown: Beech Grove, Indiana

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Swim coaching, cuddling with my dogs, looking for the next VERY simple, low ingredient meal to cook, or trying to revive my cacti

What year did you start working at Epic? 2021

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? tiny elephant

Do you have any pets? yes- 2 dogs

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Thou shall not quit before they get to where they want to be

Mountains or Beach? Mountains, but make it warm

Cardio or Weights? They both have their place & need

Favorite Race and why? The next one- it’s a goal to work towards

Hometown: South Lyon

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: School Bus Driver

What year did you start working at Epic? 2022

What is your superpower? Multitasking at high-speed

What is on your bucket list? Triathlon

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Tiny Elephant

What is your hidden talent? Baking

Do you have any pets? 4 Leia, Vader, Obie and Ruger

Favorite line from a movie? “If you ever get lonely, you just go to the record store and visit your friends”

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Thou shall make sure no child goes hungry or homeless

Coffee or Tea? COFFEE

Dogs or Cats? Both I can’t choose

Mountains or Beach? Mountains

Apple or Android? Apple

Cardio or Weights? Cardio

Big Party or Small Gathering? Small gathering

Favorite Race and why? Tri-Goddess Because it has a women supporting women vibe and it’s very empowering.

Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Farming, staying active, road-tripping

What year did you start working at Epic? 2016

What is on your bucket list?  Hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Giant hamster

Do you have any pets? Not at the moment, don’t tempt me…

Favorite line from a movie? “What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?”

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be?  Thou shalt study the race-course before participating in the race 🙂

Coffee or Tea? Tea

Dogs or Cats? Both

Mountains or Beach? Mountains

Apple or Android? Android

Cardio or Weights? Both

Big Party or Small Gathering? Small gathering

Favorite Race and why? The Ann Arbor Marathon! The course is amazing and leads participants through some of my favorite parks and places in the city

Hometown: Gregory

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: Farming, cooking and engaged in my consulting biz

What year did you start working at Epic? Since the very beginning

What is your superpower? Advanced technology integration

What is on your bucket list? Train tour through the pacific northwest all the way to British Columbia

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Can I be an eagle?

What is your hidden talent? Gourmet chef

Do you have any pets? Tuck, German Shepherd (75%) Australian Shepherd (25%)

Favorite line from a movie? “There’s no crying in baseball”

If you could add a commandment to the existing 10 what would it be? Revere children, they are the future

Coffee or Tea? Both (I have had daily tea since the age of 5)

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Mountains

Apple or Android? Apple (since the beginning)

Cardio or Weights? Both

Big Party or Small Gathering? Either, as long as I cook

Favorite Race and why? Battle of Waterloo, it was one of the first races and it’s simply awesome

Hometown: La Jolla, CA

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: I am out surfing or walking down at the beach

What year did you start working at Epic? 2022

What is your superpower? My superpower might sound silly but it is the fact that I can talk super fast!! It allows me to say everything I want to in one breath

What is on your bucket list? Great white shark diving in South Africa

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Tiny elephant

What is your hidden talent? Not much of a hidden talent but I recently got my certification as a Yoga instructor.

Do you have any pets? One Old English Sheepdog named Murphy!

Favorite line from a movie? “I feel the need, the need for speed” – Tom Cruise in Top Gun

Coffee or Tea? Coffee

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Beach

Apple or Android? Apple

Cardio or Weights? Weights

Big Party or Small Gathering? Big party

Favorite Race and why? My favorite race is the Turkey Trot because that was my first race with Epic Races!! I got to meet so many great people and had family help with the setup, it was so much fun!

Hometown: Louisville, KY

When I am not working at Epic Races I am: doing something musical or learning something

What year did you start working at Epic? 2022

What is your superpower? Organization

What is on your bucket list? Swim the Great Barrier Reef

Would you rather be a tiny elephant or giant hamster? Tiny elephant

Do you have any pets? Yes – a dog

Favorite line from a movie? May the Force be with you.

Coffee or Tea? Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

Mountains or Beach? Either!

Apple or Android? Apple

Cardio or Weights? Weights

Big Party or Small Gathering? Small gathering

Favorite Race and why? Tri Goddess Triathlon – it is a fantastic and empowering event and was my first experience with Epic Races