Jackie Lyons is a nurse and practice education practitioner, supporting and educating student nurses, midwife’s and allied health care professional in the United Kingdom. The 20-Year Race (Jordan) 2023 is Jackie’s fourth time on a RacingThePlanet volunteer team after supporting competitors and the team at the Atacama Crossing 2015, Namibia Race 2017 and Gobi March (Mongolia) 2018. Jackie has completed several triathlons and races in the past and more importantly supported her husband and friends on Ironman races. She is excited to be returning to a RacingThePlanet Ultramarathon.
Joanne SKIDMORE
Program Manager
United States
Jaime BUE
Product Manager
United States
Christopher BALSIROW
Caregiver
United States
Raymond ALDERDICE
Retired
United Kingdom
Ben GADAMS
Media Analyst
United States
Ben Gadams is a film and television freelancer based in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Most recently he was Stage Manager for AMC Network’s The Walking Dead: World Beyond. When not working, Ben loves writing, drawing, and photography. Ben will be overseeing website coverage in Jordan along with Simon Damodaran in Hong Kong.
Bev BRAMMER
Volunteer Manager & CP Captain
United Kingdom
Bev Brammer is a retired nutritionist from Manchester, UK who got bored being retired so now works part time in Customer Services for a large retail company. She followed the exploits of her husband Tony through his 4 Deserts Ultras as a competitor and then experienced life in the desert for herself as a volunteer in the Atacama Crossing (Chile) back in 2010. That was the start of a love for early morning starts & roughing it! Since then she has volunteered in 17 Racing the Planet or 4 Deserts events. Bev is not a novice to sporting achievements herself having climbed Ben Nevis, trekked 60 miles along the Great Wall of China and completed half and full marathons. She enjoys the gym, spin classes & hiking in the great outdoors. We welcome Bev back to her 18th RacingThePlanet Event at The 20-Year Race (Jordan) 2024.
Sandy KONDO
Japan
Sandy Kondo from Japan has volunteered sixteen RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts Races - she also raced in RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2012and Madagascar 2014. Sandy worked for the South African Embassy in Tokyo before retiring in 2023 and has managed the RacingThePlanet office in Japan for more than ten years. Sheis a natural organizer with a flair for multi-tasking.
Kind and generous, Sandy is one of our best known cheer-leaders and has assisted dozens of 4 Deserts and RacingThePlanet competitors in preparing for the races. She also works and volunteers at the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, Tokyo Marathon in Japan and, most importantly, multiple 4 Deserts / RacingThePlanet events.
Colin SUCKLING
Business MAnager
Australia
A member of the 4 Deserts Club Colin Suckling from Melbourne, Australia works as a Business Manager with the Education Department, “but I am secretly just an adventure seeker”.
Colin and his wife raced and completed the Sahara Race (Egypt) in 2010. He says "it was so tough, but it set us up for many more adventures and helped define a part of me". He went on to complete the Gobi March (China) 2011, Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2012 and The Last Desert (Antarctica) 2012 to join the 4 Deserts Club. It has also widened his eyes to tavel and the big world out there and he has taken on his fair share of indpendent multi-day hikes.
As well as completing four RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts ultramarathons Coin has also volunteered twice at the Namib Race 2018 and 2019 - and also turned up at the finishline of RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2014 as a surprise to his wife who was racing and won the race. He loves working like minded people and giving back to RacingThePlanet. We look forward to welcoming Colin back to the RacingThePlanet family for the seventh time at The 20-Year Race (Jordan) 2023.
Donald SANDEMAN
Retired/ Voluntary worker
United Kingdom
Donald Sandeman from Edinburgh, Scotland loves travel, adventure and ultrarunning which consequently makes RacingThePlanet events the perfect match! He completed the Atacama Crossing 2017, the Gobi March 2018 and the Namib Race 2019 as a competitor - as well as Marathon des Sables and over 100 other ultramarathons - where he can easily spotted in his tartan shorts. He also organises races in Scotland.
In 2022 Donald decided to take "the more challenging side of the race" by volunteering at the Special Edition of RacingThePlanet: Georgia and swept about 90% of the course!
The 20-Year Race (Jordan) 2023 is Donalds fifth time at a RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts ultramarathon having raced three times and volunteered once before.
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