Meet Team MAAR
 Melaine Mohar-Whitchelo: Melaine is a 49 yo firefighter from Davenport Iowa. She has raced several expedition length races including PQ 2006 and the 2007 MIX where she raced with Chris and Dan.
 Mickey McNeil: Mickey is a 44 yo licensed massage therapist from Springfield Ohio. She also has raced several expedition length races including PQ 2006 where she met Melaine.
 Dan DeBehnke: Dan is a 47 yo Emergency Physician from Hartland Wisconsin. Dan teamed up with Melaine and Chris for the 2007 MIX and had a blast. PQ here we come!
Chris Decker: Chris is a 44 yo Emergency Physician from Brookfield Wisconsin. Chris raced the 2007 MIX with Dan and Melaine and is excited to “get busy” at PQ 2008.
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:44 am
Hi Melaine-just want you to know I’m thinking of and praying for you and your team! Take care out there and kick a little a$$!! You are my girl hero!!
Best of luck - I know you’ll do great!! John is so lucky to have such great friends out there with him! Can’t wait to get together when you guys get back to hear all the stories! Enjoy and be safe!
Love,
Rebecca
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Chris and all MAAR teammates-
Good Luck and keep safe from the Indiana contingent.
Aunt Margaret
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Great first day Melaine! Keep it up girlfriend! You can do it!!!
You’re strong and tough and you’re A ROCKSTAR! yea!
June 24th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
DAY 2 and you survived the bear sighting… keep on trucking Melaine!!
Love, Rebecca
June 25th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
DAY 3 - Ok, seriously TEAM 60 stop hogging all the camera action… Melaine, really!!! Did you pay the photographers off?! Can’t find a single picture of JP but you guys are everywhere and looking awesome!! Great job Melaine and Team Marr! One foot in front of the other - you are already winners!
Rebecca
June 26th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Great Job Melaine! Keep going girl! YOU CAN DO IT!
You have MANY friends from the QC following and cheering you on! We’re all rooting for you!!
Thanks for giving up the camera crew for a little while, we finally found a good pic of team 65… we were starting to wonder if they were really out there
Take care of yourself!!! Thinking of and praying for you Team Marr.
June 27th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Don’t give up team Maar!
Melaine- you are such an extraordinary woman-you should be SO proud of yourself. I AM PROUD OF YOU!! Hope you get to rejoin team 60 and cross that finish and if you can’t… just know that you gave it everything you had and you’re a winner no matter what. You are an inspiration and a strong and amazing person!
Keep tabs on my Johnny - he’ll need ya out there!
Todd- thank you for looking out for John and giving me updates on what’s happening … wish I was there!