The Crew
Chuck Dale – Crew Chief
Endurance athlete, adventure runner, and fitness trainer, Chuck Dale has been a competitive athlete for over 25 years. A veteran of the USAF and former deputy sheriff in California, Dale boasts perseverance as his best quality. Professionally trained as a mixed martial artist, Dale is also a nationally certified search and rescue volunteer and is a member of the Crawford County SAR team. Dale was certified as a fitness trainer through the Cooper Institute in Dallas and has been a licensed massage therapist & instructor of sports massage, anatomy & physiology for 8 plus years. His experience crewing comes from participating in 5 Badwater ultra-marathons, two extreme-adventure feature documentaries, (Running the Sahara, and Running America), which has gained Dale the respect of the industry as one of its elite. His passion for humanitarian causes has recently led him to his second crossing of the country of Nicaragua to raise awareness for safe drinking water (www.aguanicaragua.org). Dale is committed to not just achieving his own personal goals but helping others achieve theirs. When Dale isn’t pushing his body to the limits seeking global adventure, he resides in Arkansas, where he enjoys spending time with family and friends.
http://www.chuckdale.com chuck@runtellmanrun.com
Ben Clark – Crew
Ben Clark,32 has been a lifelong friend to Tellman for over 20 years. A career as a security officer included a 2-year tour in Hawaii aboard a luxury cruise line. His career has also included 7 years with Eastern Mountain Sports and 6 years with the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Ben enjoys long walks on the beach (oops) Rather… Ben enjoys all outdoor adventure, reading and more recently knitting. Clark’s MO is defined mostly as the mysterious guy handling Tellman’s electrolyte consumption and putting bandages on his feet. Born and raised in NH, Ben now resides in VT.
Dean Hart – Medic/Pacer
Dean is a US Marine who loves any outdoor challenge. He is an avid mountaineer, rock climber, ultra runner and adventure racer. Dean has crewed and paced in the Batwater Ultramarathon five times providing him experience with ultrarunning at its most extreme. Additionally, Dean is a Wilderness First Responder, PADI Rescue Diver and currently completing his ACE personal training certification. He resides in Kentucky.
dean@runtellmanrun.com
Luke Q. Stafford – On-the-Ground PR Super Ninja
Spawned from the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in New York, Luke cut his teeth as a writer for local newspapers, eventually earning his journalism degree from Saint Michael’s College. After a few years of living and traveling out West, he returned to Vermont, settling in the outskirts of Brattleboro. As a new media and public relations specialist, Luke keeps his finger on the pulse of communications in the digital age. He spends his free time playing guitar in a post-rock band, splitting wood, snowboarding, and working on his 1850s colonial house in Vermont with his beautiful partner, Suzanne.
luke@runtellmanrun.com lukeqstafford.com
Charlie Kimbell – PR team
PR Guy, Sales Guy, Problem Solver. Charlie is a member of the PR Team, bringing 23 years of sales and marketing experience to the team. He is also a Race Director, closely involved with the Covered Bridges Half Marathon (www.cbhm.com) for the past 13 years as well as other events (www.roadtothepogue.com, www.theproutyultimate.org) and many others. An active athlete, Charlie enjoys most sports but likes soccer, skiing, biking and running the most.
www.kimbellenterprises.com charlie@runtellmanrun.com
Melissa Burdick – PR team
Melissa has 19 years in marketing, strategic business development and public relations for markets including food & wine, alternative wellness & nutrition, and adventure sports. Additionally, her roles as corporate spokesperson has helped her develop a wide array of networks in which to mingle from film to politics. Melissa has always had a passion for cause related projects, especially anything to benefit youth. She enjoys healthy gourmet cooking, writing, gardening, fitness and does all of the above with her two young children in Cleveland, Ohio.
http://www.melissaburdick.com melissa@runtellmanrun.com
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