Jay Merritt Age: 43 Occupation:Waste Water Technician Contact #: 208-375-1867 Race Background/History: Jay was born and raised in Idaho. At an early age spent many days in the outdoors exploring the Snake River bottoms or hiking the lava flows in eastern Idaho. After a 5 year stint as a Navy Seabee Jay returned to Boise to start a family. Jay has 2 children and has been married for 20 years. Jay started running and racing at 35 years old. He has accomplished many goals that he never dreamed he could do, like qualifying for the Boston Marathon in his first marathon attempt. Triathlon: 4 - Ironman distance triathlons 8 - half ironman distance triathlons Dozens of Olympic distance triathlons Running: 10 - marathons (Boston Qualifier and finisher) 1 - 50 mile ultra marathon 3 - 50k ultra marathons Over 20 half marathons Adventure Races: 3 - 24 hour length races Moab expedition race Primal Quest Lake Tahoe expedition race Cross-training: Soccer, family