Photo above: Carri Bennet at the 2004 Ironman Lake Placid, where she qualified for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, on October 16th; photo courtesy of Townsend Inc

17 Hour Deadline Met by Carri Bennet, CEO
Bennet & Bennet PLLC, the leading legal advocate for rural telecommunications carriers in America, today announced that Carri Bennet, CEO of Bennet & Bennet, received a qualifying bid to compete in the esteemed 2004 Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. This prestigious invitation followed her successful finish at the Ironman CEO Challenge in Lake Placid, NY.

The CEO Challenge is held in conjunction with Ironman Lake Placid, which is one of the qualifying events for Ironman Hawaii. The event was exclusively open to CEOs who generate $5 million or more in annual revenue. Bennet was among 20 corporate leaders to compete for the title of "Fittest CEO in America," within the respective age and gender categories. Ted Kennedy, President of Ironman Motivations said, "One of the highlights for me from this year's CEO Ironman Challenge was seeing Carri in the last miles of the marathon, knowing she was going to win her division, finish well under the 17-hour time limit and earn a slot to Kona for the Ironman World Championship. Like most of the CEOs in the competition, she seems like the type of person that sets a goal for herself and does whatever it takes to achieve it. I knew that the Kona slot was a huge goal for her, and it was a great moment for me to be there and share in her joy as she achieved this goal. I look forward to bringing her across the finish line in Hawaii in October."

The Ironman Triathlon Championship will be October 16, 2004, in Kona, Hawaii. Upwards of 50,000 competitors attempt to succeed in becoming eligible for this event at Ironman qualifying races worldwide. Up to 2,000 competitors, ages 18 to 80, from over 50 countries, compete in the event. The triathlon is a full Ironman length, consisting of a 2.4- mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike race and a 26.2-mile run. Competitors have 17 hours to finish the event.

When she is not training, Carri and her husband lead a team of nine lawyers, ten engineers and two consultants who represent more than 200 clients at their Washington, D.C. communications law firm. Carri is a nationally recognized expert in rural wireless communications and works regularly with rural telephone companies and cooperatives. Carri's plan is to continue to train for 20 to 25 hours a week while leading Bennet & Bennet to new opportunities and challenges.

The chance to race in Hawaii's Ironman fulfills a long-time dream of Carri's. "When you work really hard for something, it's just natural to want to go all the way," she said about the opportunity. "I'm looking forward to continuing my training, improving my time and conquering this next challenge in Kona."

Ironman Lake Placid Finishers From DC, MD & VA

BIBNUMBER OVRPLACE TOTALTIME LASTNAME FIRSTNAME DIV DIVPLACE
1731 826 12:20:27 ADAMLE MIKE M50-54 25/84  
2154 748 12:09:22 ANDREWS EVA W40-44 18/79  
599 740 12:08:13 ARMIGER RICK M30-34 149/329  
2012 657 11:55:35 ASTOR KRISTEN W30-34 23/110  
1778 922 12:32:25 ATKINS LARRY M55-59 10/46  
584 1153 13:06:26 BATH DOUGLAS M30-34 225/329  
586 660 11:55:47 BENDA BRIAN M30-34 135/329  
78 1801 16:03:41 BENNET CARRI W40-44 70/79  
365 1834 16:22:16 BENNETT CHRISTOPHER M30-34 314/329  
1365 830 12:21:28 BICKLEY MATTHEW M40-44 136/310  
1486 1866 16:42:45 BIERY TOM M45-49 186/190  
198 455 11:27:34 BLOM JASON M25-29 54/151  
923 1460 13:58:08 BOCZAR DARREN M35-39 287/344  
259 575 11:43:34 BURTON TRISTAN M25-29 63/151  
1097 1790 15:58:20 CARNEY JOHN M40-44 289/310  
1234 57 10:07:51 CASCIO DAVID M40-44 6/310  
609 864 12:24:55 CHAMBERS ADAM M30-34 175/329  
135 461 11:28:07 CHAPMAN GREGORY M18-24 9/31  
379 820 12:19:56 CLARK CHRIS M30-34 168/329  
382 30 09:47:59 COOPER VAUGHN M30-34 3/329  
2171 1670 15:01:01 COWNE CINDY W40-44 61/79  
1746 1867 16:43:30 CRAMER LARRY M50-54 79/84  
772 1442 13:54:04 CROLLE III JAMES M35-39 285/344  
1075 540 11:39:32 DAVIS WILLIAM M35-39 127/344  
309 83 10:18:29 DEHOUST BRADY M25-29 12/151  
1030 1260 13:24:03 DELANEY JOSEPH M35-39 253/344  
1107 991 12:43:27 DETTMAR TED M40-44 166/310  
2224 816 12:19:37 DEUGO CARLYLE CINDY W45-49 7/36  
189 49 10:02:08 DIEPOLD BRIAN M25-29 8/151  
318 804 12:18:05 DONOVAN JIM M30-34 163/329  
201 595 11:46:01 DREVLOW COREY M25-29 66/151  
2113 1328 13:35:48 EMMERSON BRETT W35-39 47/86  
1620 944 12:34:51 ERICKSEN DANA M45-49 83/190  
2013 870 12:25:14 ESCOBAR KYMBERLY W30-34 36/110  
1031 1740 15:30:03 ESSER RICHARD M35-39 320/344  
1530 1540 14:19:08 EULISS GARY M45-49 157/190  
1250 558 11:41:28 EVANS RANDY M40-44 88/310  
1666 809 12:18:26 EVANS LAWRENCE M50-54 24/84  
867 217 10:49:29 FACCIANI MARK M35-39 48/344  
258 959 12:38:40 FEDOK JASON M25-29 97/151  
312 633 11:51:50 FREESE JESSE M25-29 69/151  
1318 1035 12:49:42 FRICK WARREN M40-44 171/310  
366 1830 16:20:26 FROEHLICH TIM M30-34 313/329  
2034 538 11:39:29 FROSTICK AMY W30-34 15/110  
1372 539 11:39:29 FROSTICK JERRY M40-44 83/310  
793 1234 13:20:14 GAFFORD FRANK M35-39 247/344  
527 1875 16:52:29 GARRITY BRIAN M30-34 318/329  
46 78 10:16:57 GAVAN DEAN MPRO 18/22  
298 1202 13:15:20 GEARY CHRIS M25-29 111/151  
548 502 11:33:14 GILLELAND VANN M30-34 109/329  
617 31 09:49:02 GLOVER DAVID M30-34 4/329  
1453 253 10:56:55 GRAHAM DOUGLAS M45-49 19/190  
1389 654 11:55:00 GRAY BRIAN M40-44 107/310  
1482 1700 15:14:07 GRIMES ROBERT M45-49 168/190  
1852 1486 14:05:55 GRISWOLD KRISTEN W25-29 44/62  
687 1168 13:09:50 GROHMAN JAMES M30-34 229/329  
2014 618 11:49:35 GULI MINA W30-34 22/110  
1481 1393 13:46:49 GURA JEFF M45-49 135/190  
260 438 11:25:10 GUZEK MICHAEL M25-29 53/151  
2164 704 12:01:40 HALL ARDYTH W40-44 14/79  
557 1566 14:28:01 HAMELIN SCOTT M30-34 283/329  
168 876 12:26:29 HANSEN BRIAN M25-29 89/151  
1153 1404 13:48:16 HASSE EDWARD M40-44 225/310  
2188 1712 15:19:42 HENRY MICHELLE W40-44 65/79  
2059 871 12:25:19 HERMAN LAURA LU W35-39 27/86  
806 316 11:08:43 HESTER BILL M35-39 80/344  
1720 482 11:30:00 HOYT ROBERT M50-54 6/84  
194 1592 14:33:53 HRONES WILLIAM M25-29 133/151  
1444 786 12:15:19 HURRELL JIM M45-49 70/190  
2015 888 12:27:47 HUXLEY OLWEN W30-34 38/110  
1476 1271 13:26:14 IVEY TOM M45-49 121/190  
1588 554 11:40:45 JAMPEL HENRY M45-49 53/190  
451 1248 13:22:18 JANTZ MICHAEL M30-34 237/329  
2035 1839 16:25:05 JENKINS AMELIA W30-34 104/110  
1046 499 11:32:29 JENKS CHARLES M35-39 116/344  
2018 879 12:26:50 JEREZA KATIE W30-34 37/110  
68 1665 14:58:20 JOUBRAN DAVID M30-34 294/329  
860 800 12:17:39 KARTVEDT SCOTT M35-39 173/344  
1023 1555 14:25:02 KAZEMI HAMID M35-39 299/344  
299 1308 13:32:34 KELLEY BRYAN M25-29 120/151  
2199 1267 13:25:15 KENNEDY LINDA W40-44 42/79  
1114 114 10:25:13 KERR EVAN M40-44 14/310  
1042 1289 13:28:57 KIRBY RICHARD M35-39 259/344  
137 1278 13:27:38 KIRKWOOD JOHN M18-24 20/31  
138 1279 13:27:38 KIRKWOOD KEITH M18-24 21/31  
712 413 11:22:15 KLEBE CHRIS M35-39 100/344  
1397 1184 13:12:45 LASETER TIMOTHY M40-44 194/310  
1356 1050 12:51:09 LEE VAYZEL M40-44 174/310  
810 578 11:43:53 LEGGETT ADRIAN M35-39 134/344  
1241 208 10:48:00 LEROY DAVID M40-44 29/310  
1246 799 12:17:39 LEWIS ANDREW M40-44 131/310  
1823 1001 12:44:41 LITZEL RICHARD M60-64 6/18  
2170 1102 12:59:18 LUSSI JEANNETTE W40-44 35/79  
1280 1751 15:35:47 LUSSI CRAIG M40-44 284/310  
545 696 12:00:13 MANDY PETER M30-34 140/329  
1684 691 11:59:12 MCCONNELL MIKE M50-54 19/84  
824 255 10:57:11 MCDONNELL DAN M35-39 58/344  
530 1401 13:47:40 MCLALLEN SCOTT M30-34 262/329  
1033 725 12:04:54 MILLSTEIN KEVAN M35-39 160/344  
1087 832 12:21:38 MIYAMA TOMO M35-39 177/344  
425 964 12:39:04 MOLIS TED M30-34 191/329  
1917 452 11:27:09 MORRIS PAMELA W30-34 9/110  
2290 72 10:15:19 NOLVAK RAINER M35-39 12/344  
1776 1583 14:32:50 NOONAN PAUL M55-59 29/46  
1495 1508 14:11:11 O'BRIEN EDDIE M45-49 153/190  
1869 946 12:35:08 OPLINGER JULIE W25-29 28/62  
1845 1207 13:15:46 PARGANA MARIANA W25-29 32/62  
1881 1576 14:31:30 PARKER AMY W25-29 47/62  
12 187 10:43:24 PASTER-EVANS LIANNE WPRO 8/13  
254 476 11:29:24 PEARSON JOHNNIE M25-29 55/151  
2064 1180 13:11:06 PEEBLES MARY W35-39 39/86  
773 212 10:48:39 POFFENROTH MATTHEW M35-39 46/344  
657 1369 13:42:20 POPGRUEV IVAN M30-34 256/329  
1010 1877 16:56:22 PUGH CHRISTOPHER M35-39 334/344  
607 1231 13:19:46 PUNKE TIMOTHY M30-34 234/329  
1937 1749 15:35:41 PUNKE LORI W30-34 97/110  
786 89 10:20:01 PUSKORIUS SAULIUS M35-39 16/344  
1630 1562 14:27:05 REAGAN TERRY M45-49 161/190  
1738 880 12:26:53 RIDENOUR JOHN M50-54 27/84  
756 1772 15:48:17 RIGGS WILLIAM M35-39 324/344  
1802 1355 13:39:50 RILEY CHRIS M60-64 9/18  
686 1454 13:56:31 RIVARD FRANCOIS M30-34 267/329  
2211 1386 13:45:43 ROBINSON KAREN W40-44 47/79  
336 792 12:16:17 ROCHETTE ALEX M30-34 159/329  
873 758 12:10:27 ROGERS MATTHEW M35-39 165/344  
2294 753 12:10:03 RUPP JUDY W40-44 19/79  
1255 608 11:48:35 RYAN CHARLES M40-44 100/310  
111 1237 13:20:48 RYNNE MARCY W30-34 59/110  
1019 143 10:31:12 SABATHIER VINCENT M35-39 32/344  
1172 1185 13:12:54 SALTMARSH DAVID M40-44 195/310  
1645 1845 16:28:01 SANTORO FRANK M45-49 184/190  
911 580 11:43:59 SARGENT MARK M35-39 135/344  
2146 1553 14:23:59 SARGRAD VALERIE W40-44 55/79  
1527 1114 13:01:37 SAVARD YOLAND M45-49 99/190  
2114 668 11:57:19 SCHAFTEL ESTHER W35-39 15/86  
1535 341 11:11:48 SCHETTEWI PHILIP M45-49 29/190  
1119 1316 13:33:31 SCHUMACHER HERMAN M40-44 217/310  
211 248 10:55:24 SCHWARTZBARD AARON M25-29 35/151  
235 1341 13:38:04 SELLINGER JR JOHN M25-29 121/151  
1020 512 11:34:52 SELZER BLAKE M35-39 120/344  
1186 378 11:17:55 SHAFER JOHN M40-44 56/310  
1565 1291 13:29:12 SHAW BOB M45-49 123/190  
1643 869 12:25:09 SHEBEST PHILIP M45-49 74/190  
1697 206 10:47:42 SHINNERS THOMAS M50-54 2/84  
674 132 10:29:18 SMITH STEPHEN M30-34 33/329  
800 1347 13:39:09 SMITH TIM M35-39 268/344  
2273 1865 16:42:45 SMITH MARCEE W50-54 19/20  
931 821 12:19:58 SPEIRS STEVE M35-39 174/344  
2134 1724 15:23:37 SPEIRS ALLYSON W35-39 70/86  
1876 1495 14:08:07 STERNBERG JULIE W25-29 45/62  
689 1171 13:10:05 STOUCK ERIC M30-34 230/329  
1624 1423 13:50:11 STRUNTZ ANTON M45-49 140/190  
1092 138 10:30:24 SULLIVAN JIM M35-39 28/344  
523 296 11:03:43 SULLIVAN GREGORY M30-34 67/329  
224 891 12:28:00 SULLIVAN MICHAEL M25-29 90/151  
1618 1221 13:18:28 SULLIVAN WILLIAM M45-49 117/190  
1622 1437 13:52:57 SULLIVAN THOMAS M45-49 142/190  
1654 526 11:36:55 TESLIK STEVEN M50-54 9/84  
489 797 12:17:17 TINE MICHAEL M30-34 161/329  
521 224 10:50:36 TOVAR HECTOR M30-34 56/329  
933 1524 14:15:45 VALENTINE STEPHEN M35-39 293/344  
1257 1652 14:53:34 VALENTY ANTHONY M40-44 269/310  
551 477 11:29:27 VALERIO JOSEPH M30-34 105/329  
979 886 12:27:34 VALVERDE CESAR M35-39 188/344  
1598 1213 13:16:17 VAN METER JR GEORGE M45-49 116/190  
2210 1466 13:59:18 VAN NORMAN DEBBIE W40-44 51/79  
148 676 11:57:45 VAN PRAET RYAN T7 1/1  
1459 1753 15:35:55 VAN SLAMBROOK DALE M45-49 174/190  
1094 355 11:14:07 VANCE ROB M35-39 90/344  
780 1456 13:56:47 VANCE BOB M35-39 286/344  
417 289 11:02:34 VANDAELE CHRISTOPHE M30-34 66/329  
1183 846 12:22:53 VANDERPOOL WAYNE M40-44 139/310  
2143 436 11:24:41 VARGA SUSAN W40-44 3/79  
618 58 10:08:16 VARLEY WILL M30-34 12/329  
650 474 11:29:18 VASILAKOS STEVE M30-34 104/329  
2255 1767 15:44:51 VAUGHN ANN W45-49 29/36  
2197 1407 13:48:43 WALKER-CASEY AMY W40-44 48/79  
4 220 10:50:06 WARD KIRSTEN WPRO 9/13  
855 146 10:32:56 WAUGH TED M35-39 33/344  
2258 1117 13:02:00 WEAVER ELIZABETH W50-54 5/20  
970 1299 13:30:48 WEGLEIN JEFFREY M35-39 261/344  
146 493 11:31:51 WEISMILLER RICK M18-24 10/31  
212 1638 14:49:57 WELLS JOHN M25-29 136/151  
692 931 12:33:17 WHEELOCK MATTHEW M30-34 185/329  
1970 1577 14:31:37 WHELAN MICHELLE W30-34 79/110  
2276 557 11:41:18 WIEBE SANDI W50-54 1/20  
1041 1578 14:31:49 WILCZYNSKI JOSEPH M35-39 301/344  
1025 1781 15:53:44 WOODS RONALD M35-39 327/344  
1146 1002 12:44:46 WYATT MICHAEL M40-44 168/310  
1309 1762 15:42:00 WYLER MARCUS M40-44 286/310  
1132 803 12:18:00 YEAKEL JR DAVE M40-44 133/310  
608 360 11:14:46 YOST KYLE M30-34 80/329  
622 1747 15:34:49 ZADAREKY DAVID M30-34 306/329  
887 1146 13:05:08 ZEEPVAT ROBERT M35-39 240/344 

Photo above: CEO Carri Bennet at the 2004 Ironman Lake Placid, photo courtesy of Townsend Inc

Results courtesy of Ironman USA Lake Placid

A brief note about Bennet & Bennet

Bennet & Bennet, PLLC is a full service telecommunications law firm in Washington, D.C., specializing in the representation of rural telephone companies and telephone cooperatives.

The combined legal and technical capabilities of the firm allow it to assist its clients with all facets of its telecommunications clients' needs.

The firm negotiates and structures acquisitions, mergers and license transfers.

The firm represents its clients' interests before state regulatory bodies, federal courts and Congress.

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