Team Bios

Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters are:

Shane Ross

Shane is a IT Sales Manager for Equinox who in his spare time organises multisport events through Better Than TV, runs a regular email group for the local multisport community and complains a lot about being fat and overweight while supporting a regular diet of beer, chips and soft cheese. Husband to Jill and father to Sam, Ben, Angus and Lachie when work and training allow, Shane is looking to XPD 2010 as an active holiday.

Shane has competed in the 2007 edition of XPD as well as a number of the New Zealand based 24 Hour Race events including Rollos, Whakatane 24 Hour, ARC and the former Arrow 24 Hour Series.

Shane occupies an important role for Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters – testing out the depths of muddy tracks as well as ferrying race byproduct between XPD transitions. Race battlecry is ‘I’m a 44 year old father of four. What the hell am I doing here?’.

Jo Holden

Jo is a Search and Rescue Co-ordinator for the New Zealand Police – an occupation that can be useful when dealing with the rest of the team. Jo's outdoor experiences started in earnest while she was still at school and big enough to carry an expedition pack. She climbed many of the major peaks in the Mt Cook area with her father, who was a keen alpinist. After leaving school her interest in motorbikes and boys overshadowed her outdoors ventures for several years until the late 80s when she stumbled into Triathlon while teaching Aerobics in Kilbirnie. She went on to represent NZ in 3 World Triathlon Championships, placing 3rd in her Age Group in 1993. Since then her interests have diversified into mountain biking, road cycling, multisport, and adventure racing.

Jo has completed two Southern Traverse events, several 24 hr events, Crazyman, Goldrush and numerous local outdoor events. Her team role is the handing out of ‘Harden TF Up’ pills to the boys as well as backing Glen up for navigation.

Glen “Nippleman” Warner

By day an IT consultant for Planwell, Glen is a prolific tramper and adventurer, having tagged many a hut in New Zealand’s national parks. Father to two teenage girls and a son, Glen juggles work, training and social commitments around his children’s impressive sporting and social achievements which are soon to overshadow their fathers. An accomplished navigator and off road runner Glen has competed in many national rogaining events as well as having run a number of the major tramping trails throughout New Zealand.

A remarkably unfazable guy, the team knows that should it encounter any Em’s Power Cookie Rangers wearing Power Cookies taped to their chest that Glen and his teeth will be there to rescue them.

Mark “The Kid” Rickard

Father of two young children, Mark is the CFO for ECN Group a Wellington based software development firm and eCommerce hub. The financial skills are coming in handy as he amortises the cost of all the new gear to his wife over the length of their time together (“see – if you look at it like this it really doesn’t cost that much”). A strong runner and a more than competent multisporter Mark has had good results in local races including the Mukamuka Munter and the Speight’s Coast to Coast.

New to the longer term races, Mark has competed in a couple of 24 hour events the most recent being the 2009 Rollos event. Mark’s main role in the team is to prove that youth does in fact have it over age and for that reason will be the person that ends up carrying the team packs around the course.


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Team Bios Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters are: Shane Ross Shane is a IT Sales Manager for Equinox who in his spare time organises multisport events through Better Than TV, runs a regular email group for the local multisport community and complains a lot about being fat and overweight while supporting a regular diet of beer, chips and soft cheese. Husband to Jill and father to Sam, Ben, Angus and Lachie when work and training allow, Shane is looking to XPD 2010 as an active holiday. Shane has competed in the 2007 edition of XPD as well as a number of the New Zealand based 24 Hour Race events including Rollos, Whakatane 24 Hour, ARC and the former Arrow 24 Hour Series. Shane occupies an important role for Aotearoa Crocodile Hunters – testing out the depths of muddy tracks as well as ferrying race byproduct between XPD transitions. Race battlecry is ‘I’m a 44 year old father of four. What the hell am I doing here?’. Jo Holden Jo is a Search and Rescue Co-ordinator for the New Zealand Police – an occupation that can be useful when dealing with the rest of the team. Jo's outdoor experiences started in earnest while she was still at school and big enough to carry an expedition pack. She climbed many of the major peaks in the Mt Cook area with her father, who was a keen alpinist. After leaving school her interest in motorbikes and boys overshadowed her outdoors ventures for several years until the late 80s when she stumbled into Triathlon while teaching Aerobics in Kilbirnie. She went on to represent NZ in 3 World Triathlon Championships, placing 3rd in her Age Group in 1993. Since then her interests have diversified into mountain biking, road cycling, multisport, and adventure racing. Jo has completed two Southern Traverse events, several 24 hr events, Crazyman, Goldrush and numerous local outdoor events. Her team role is the handing out of ‘Harden TF Up’ pills to the boys as well as backing Glen up for navigation. Glen “Nippleman” Warner By day an IT consultant for Planwell, Glen is a prolific tramper and adventurer, having tagged many a hut in New Zealand’s national parks. Father to two teenage girls and a son, Glen juggles work, training and social commitments around his children’s impressive sporting and social achievements which are soon to overshadow their fathers. An accomplished navigator and off road runner Glen has competed in many national rogaining events as well as having run a number of the major tramping trails throughout New Zealand. A remarkably unfazable guy, the team knows that should it encounter any Em’s Power Cookie Rangers wearing Power Cookies taped to their chest that Glen and his teeth will be there to rescue them. Mark “The Kid” Rickard Father of two young children, Mark is the CFO for ECN Group a Wellington based software development firm and eCommerce hub. The financial skills are coming in handy as he amortises the cost of all the new gear to his wife over the length of their time together (“see – if you look at it like this it really doesn’t cost that much”). A strong runner and a more than competent multisporter Mark has had good results in local races including the Mukamuka Munter and the Speight’s Coast to Coast. New to the longer term races, Mark has competed in a couple of 24 hour events the most recent being the 2009 Rollos event. Mark’s main role in the team is to prove that youth does in fact have it over age and for that reason will be the person that ends up carrying the team packs around the course.
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