Team Profile: Lefty and Skinny

• Your Name: Mark Benson
• DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF BRAINS OR BRAWN? Brawn
• The Best thing about your teammate: He’s skinny
• Person you’d most like to meet and why: William Zinsser - Non-fiction hero of mine
• Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Shoveling snow, biking
• Occupation:Wha?
• Favorite food/restaurant: Copelands (sadly, it moved away)
• Favorite TV show: Lost
• Favorite movie moment: “They’re all ball bearings these days.” - Irwin Fletcher (Chevy Chase) in Fletch, 1985
• Favorite music/band: Brian Mehldau
• Favorite store to shop at: REI
• What foreign countries have you visited? Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Germany, France, Switzerland
• What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? This one time, Jemiah and I hacked the registry for a customer, and we felt dirty about it.
• Why did you decide to participate in The MINNEATHLON? ‘Cause I’ve got a feva’!
• DID YOU APPLY FOR MINNEATHLON 1.0? yes (Lefty and Skinny)
• Do you regularly use public transportation? yes
• Do you have any food allergies or restrictions? no
• Do you have any fears or phobias we should know about? No
• Anything else you think we should know? My middle name is No

• Your Name: Jason Sheard
• DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF BRAINS OR BRAWN? What do you think?
• The Best thing about your teammate: He’s a Lefty
• Person you’d most like to meet and why: Meriwether Lewis - He was one of the great adventurers of his time (of Lewis and Clark)
• Hobbies: Pinball, Board Games
• Occupation: You don’t know?
• Favorite food/restaurant: Thai
• Favorite TV show: 24 (It’s been a tough year)
• Favorite movie moment: Darth Vader entering the Rebel blockade runner (Star Wars)
• Favorite music/band: Bill Withers
• Favorite store to shop at: Micro Center
• What foreign countries have you visited?  The Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Canada
• What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Rock Climbing
• Why did you decide to participate in The MINNEATHLON? Spend quality time with my brother in law
• DID YOU APPLY FOR MINNEATHLON 1.0? Yes - As Lefty and Skinny
• Do you regularly use public transportation?  No
• Do you have any food allergies or restrictions? No
• Do you have any fears or phobias we should know about? You may bring them out
• Anything else you think we should know?