Lee Simril
Multi-Sport Endurance Athlete

Born: 2/24/65
Ooltewah, TN
Race Experience: 16 yrs
lees@litespeed.com
Occupation: Sales, Litespeed Titanium Bicycles

Athletic Achievements


NOC/Subaru Endurance Run 2002 - Wesser, NC
5th Place Male Overall (22 mile trail run up the Bartram Trail in Western NC)

USARA 24 Hour Adventure Racing National Championships 2001 - Leesville, LA
2nd place - Team North Face: Jay Curwen, Dan Miller, Lee Simril, Brenda Simril. Race events included canoeing, mountain biking, trail running, and orienteering.

12 Hours of the Hill of Truth Mountain Bike Race 2001 - Oak Ridge, TN
1st Place Overall Solo Division; (12 laps of an 8-mile circuit)

Appalachian Extreme 12 Hour Adventure Race 2001 - Fontana Village, NC
2nd Place - Team Watooltewah: Lecky Haller, Lee Simril, Brenda Simril. A !2 hour race consisting of paddling, swimming, mountain biking, orienteering, trail running.

New River Challenge Triathlon- Wytheville, VA
4th Place male; . Off-road triathlon consisting of a 40 mile mountain bike, 12 mile canoe, 13.2 mile trail run.

NOC 30 Hour Adventure Race 2001 - Wesser, NC
1st Place - Team North Face: Jay Curwen, Lee Simril, Brenda Simril. A non-stop 30 hour team adventure race in the Appalachian Mountains consisting of whitewater rafting, mountain biking, running, and orienteering.

NOC/Subaru Endurance Series 2001 - Wesser, NC
2nd Place Male Overall – 3rd Place Run, 4th Place Bike, 5th Place Kayak. A three part race series consisting of a 22 mile endurance run, a 60 mile mountain bike, and a 30 mile flatwater paddle

NOC 8 Hour Spring Adventure Race 2001 - Wesser, NC
3rd Place - Team Ooltewah: Steve Underwood, Lee Simril, Brenda Simril. A self supported mountain biking, trail running, whitewater rafting, swimming and orienteering adventure race.

NOC 8 Hour Winter Adventure Race 2001 - Wesser, NC
3rd Place - Team Ooltewah: Steve Underwood, Lee Simril, Brenda Simril. Adventure race consisting of mountain biking, trail running, whitewater rafting, and orienteering.


Captain Thurmond’s Challenge 2000 - Fayetteville, WV
4th Place Male Solo Division; Triathlon consisting of mountain biking, whitewater kayaking down the New River, trail running

12 Hours of the Hill of Truth Mountain Bike Race 2000 - Oak Ridge, TN
5th Male Solo (10 laps of an 8-mile circuit)

Mountain Mist 50k Trail Run
1999 – 10th Place Male; 1998 – 9th Place Male ; 1997 – 10th Place Male

Mt. Mitchell/Black Mountain Marathon 1998 - Black Mountain, NC
12th Place Male (4 hours, 18 minutes) - Marathon distance trail run over Mt. Mitchell, NC

Shelby Farms 50-Mile Trail Run 1998 - Memphis, TN
5st Place Male (8 ˝ hours)


Other Accomplishments / Skills:

Running -
15:28 5-k, 32:35 10k

Cycling -
Expert Class Mountain Bike Racer: 1990-2000
Class III Road Cyclist: 1994-1998

Triathlon -
1st overall Triple Fall Tri
1st Goldsboro Tri
1st Newbern Tri
1st Spartanburg Tri
4th Clermont Half-Ironman 4:35

Whitewater Kayaking -
Class IV/V Paddler: 1997 - Present


Factory Sponsorship/Representation

Litespeed Titanium Bicycles