The 2004 Bell City Chase National Championship

TEAM VANCOUVER
Mike Hales Student Age: 25 Biggest Fear: 2nd place Favorite City Chase Moment: Running into the ocean about a dozen times to fetch a ball Becky couldn't get into the goal.	Becky Gibson Adventurer (code for unemployed) Age: 24 Biggest Fear: Loosing Favorite City Chase Moment: Sending Mike into the ocean about a dozen times to fetch a ball.
Team Nick Name: Mike & Becky Team Philosophy: Adventure, adventure, adventure (not necessarily in that order) Team Weaknesses: Chocolate Team Strengths: Chocolate Team Favorite Foods: Chocolate, prawns and double spiced rum and coke (not necessarily in that order) Race Finishing Time: 3:08:55
TEAM EDMONTON
Rob Campbell Associate Portfolio Manager Age: 33 Biggest Fear: My Mother learning about all the crazy things I've done. Favorite City Chase Moment: Making a call to my wife on Bell Canada cell phone to tell her we won the CityChase and getting in a tongue-lashing on the phone for being late – while the cameras are rolling!	Neil Bosch Portfolio Manager Age: 35 Biggest Fear: Rob kissing me. Favorite City Chase Moment: The belief system is quite simple really - never rest, never give up and never sleep, as stated by Rob “I'll sleep when I die”
Team Nick Name: Lolligaggers Team Philosophy: The belief system is quite simple really - never rest, never give up and never sleep, as stated by Rob “I'll sleep when I die” Team Weaknesses: Beer Team Strengths: Beer Team Favorite Foods: Alberta Beef Race Finishing Time: 3:46:20
TEAM CALGARY
William (Bill) Jarvis Teambuilding Consultant Age: 43 Biggest Fear: Doing my taxes Favorite City Chase Moment: After eating a meal worm in 1.5 seconds flat my "veg head" partner, who got pre-approval not to have to eat bugs, was gagging down the vegetarian alternative for well over a minute.	Tory Meyer Portfolio Manager Age: 34 Biggest Fear: Being dull. Not giving any fodder for the race Favorite City Chase Moment: Canadiana all the way - a toss up between getting my partner to shoot a hockey puck into a net while blindfolded, and lacing up a hockey skate in a bucket of ice water!
Team Nick Name: Big Map Attack Team Philosophy: Vegetarians don't eat no bugs Team Weaknesses: Sugar Team Strengths: Beer and Sugar Team Favorite Foods: Thai food – hold the bugs Race Finishing Time: 2:06:56
TEAM TORONTO
Minh Nguyen Physical Therapist Age: 28 Biggest Fear: Heights and women … what about tall women? Favorite City Chase Moment: Seeing scantily clad women at the naked golf check point (woohooo!!!).	Tim Finlay College Instructor Age: 28 Biggest Fear: Death, confusion and overall calamity Favorite City Chase Moment: Taking the stairs up to the top of city hall and using the gentle art of persuasion to encourage my teammate not to slow down. Technique: yelling as loud as possible!
Team Nick Name: The Sofas Team Philosophy: Confucius say: Ingesting a mixture of hot peppers, cat food, meal worm and sardines help you run fast Team Weaknesses: Pasta, rice and women Team Strengths: Women who can eat pasta and rice together Team Favorite Foods: Women Race Finishing Time: 4:44:36
TEAM OTTAWA
Anthony Woods Entrepreneur Age: 30 Biggest Fear: Heights Favorite City Chase Moment: The trivia station, it was our last station and we were not allowed to use our cell phone. We had no idea on a lot of the answers so we were starting to panic. We ended up working together with the other teams in the room to come up with 10 good answers across all of us! It was a lot of fun. Ironically – the team that placed second was in there with us!	Erik Woods Sales Consultant Age: 33 Biggest Fear: Not seeing everything I wanted in life Favorite City Chase Moment: Keeping my underwear on during the bowling event.
Team Nick Name: Codename Swordfish Team Philosophy: H20 = Hard 2 Overcome Team Weaknesses: Anything out of the water Team Strengths: Anything in the water Team Favorite Foods: Poutine… and water Race Finishing Time: 3:49:57
TEAM MONTREAL
Scott Chisholm Student Age: 23 Biggest Fear: My bellybutton Favorite City Chase Moment: The hot hostess at Reubens, I swear she was coming on to me.	Chris McQuinn Professional Student Age: 24 Biggest Fear: The real world Favorite City Chase Moment: Eating.
Team Nick Name: Lost Boyz Team Philosophy: There is only one way to look at the gastronomical challenges – it's free food Team Weaknesses: Disobedient fruit flies and starting the day Team Strengths: The ability to space out for long periods of time Team Favorite Foods: Free samples at the grocery store Race Finishing Time: 2:42:37
TEAM HALIFAX
John (Patrick) McGrath Aquatic Coordinator Age: 31 Biggest Fear: Heights Favorite City Chase Moment: Adventure racing.	Scott MacDougall Engineer Age: 24 Biggest Fear: Infirmity Favorite City Chase Moment: Racing against ourselves instead of worrying about how the other teams were doing.
Team Nick Name: Fitpro.ca Team Philosophy: Get off butt and go! Team Weaknesses: Getting off butt Team Strengths: Butt Team Favorite Foods: Rump roast Race Finishing Time: 2:53:45
EXTRA TEAM HALIFAX
An Extra team was chosen to compete in The 2004 Bell City Chase National Championship. All non-winning teams were entered into a draw and one team was randomly selected from each city. When the Series was complete a second random draw was held and the Extra team was chosen.
Jude Robertson Event Coordinator Age: 41 Biggest Fear: Not living up to my potential Favorite City Chase Moment: Being selected as Team Extra and canoeing across the Northwest arm	Kate Robertson Administrator Age: 37 Biggest Fear: Plane crashes and spiders Favorite City Chase Moment: People on the street cheering as we ran by and the scavenger hunt in the torrential down pour of rain.
Team Nick Name: Yes, we are sisters Team Philosophy: When you family is your rock, there is no stronger foundation to win Team Weaknesses: Chocolate – we can be bribed Team Strengths: The rewards of bribery Team Favorite Foods: P.E.I. potatoes Race Finishing Time: 3:52:39