March 16, 2005
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world." Albert Einstein

Sunday is Rusty Bex's Sunrise Duathlon in Opelousas. Get the details
at lafayettefitness.org.

The first race in the 2005 LaMBRA Track Series will take place at 6
p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2005, at the Baton Rouge Velodrome. The
complete race flyer can be found at:
http://www.herring-cycling.com/TrackFlyer3_26_2005.pdf

Fitness Apparrel Sale
From Lisa Evans, Baton Rouge
This Saturday, March 19 from 7 .m. to noon, 4244 Woodside Drive,
Baton Rouge, LA 70808. I've got some apparel samples for sale,
including items from Timex, Brooks, Tyr, Bite Running Sandals, Wolky
Sandals, Spenco and Soft Sole shoe products. All proceeds will be
donated to the American Cancer Society. I recently had the
opportunity to spend some time with the great running legend, Bill
Rodgers, he has a heart for cancer research. Bill Rodger's has
donated an autographed race singlet and book in Linda Richard
Abadie's memory, who lost her battle with leukemia in January. I am
taking bids for these two items. The final bid will be announced at
the Relay for Life in Baton Rouge, May 13th. So if you have an
interest in owning either of these items, please email me with your
bid runhappy522@....

Volunteers Needed for Crescent City Classic 10km in New Orleans
From Chuck George, ChuckNOTC@...
We need some help (volunteers) for the upcoming CCC10K are needed.
Chip distribution at the CCC expo
Thursday, March 24th and Friday, March 25th
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Finish line setup:
Friday, March 25th, 8 a.m.
Finish line chip retrieveal and finishers assistance.
Saturday, March 26th, arrival at 7 a.m.

Please e-mail if you are available.. ChuckNOTC@...
P.S. This just in... 10km and marathon world record holder Paula
Ratcliffe of Great Britain will be participating in the CCC 10km!
Ken Vicknair will also be there.

13th Annual Randonée Écrevisse Set April 24
From Scott Schilling, 337.233.2337
The Cajun Cyclists Bicycle Club invites you to join for a weekend of
bicycling
and a celebration of life in Acadiana at the 13th annual Randonnée
Écrevisse on
April 24, 2005.

Starting in Lafayette, there will be a choice of long (40 mile) and
short (20 mile) options with a rest stop strategically placed along
the route. Upon returning to the Hub City, a Crawfish feast and live
Zydeco music awaits you. This year's Randonnée will again coincide
with the popular Festival International de Louisiane, a multi-day
event that highlights music, crafts, cuisine, and cultural exchanges
from all over the world. For more information on this festival,
please go to www.festivalinternational.com. Look for additional
information regarding registration on our website at
www.cajuncyclists.org.
schilling@....

Space is limited to first 50 folks. For more information, contact
Tavis Piattoly at 504.842.6152.

Beginners Only 2nd Annual Governor's Triathlon 3 Weeks Off
From Sam Houston Jones IV
What: 200 meter pool swim / 10km bike / 2km run
When: Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 @ 8:30 a.m.
Where: McNeese Rec Complex, Lake Charles, LA
Who: Beginners Only! [Eligibility: (1)Never done a triathlon-period;
(2)Never competed in an open water triathlon; or (3)Have not competed
in an open water triathlon in more than 3 years.]
How much: Pre-registration is $25. Same-day registration, if
available, will be $30. Online registration preferred at
active.com/triathlon.

Downloadable entry forms available at www.lakecharlestriathletes.com.

The 2nd annual Governor's Triathlon is co-sponsored by the Louisiana
Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and the Lake Charles
American Press. The event is hosted by Lake Charles Triathletes and
is sanctioned by USA Triathlon, the sport's governing body. (Entry
fee includes a one-day membership to USAT which is necessary for
insurance purposes.)

Need to know how to train for your first triathlon? Go to tri-
newbies.com or active.com/give_tri for helpful tips.

DuDonnie Du Called Success
From Sue Boudreaux
results = http://www.donzaroo.com/du/du_res_05.htm
What a great two days we have had getting ready and finally presenting
another edition of the DuDonnieDu multisport event in Mandeville! I
can't thank the volunteers and participants enough for coming out to
help or race.

We had volunteers all Saturday and Sunday helping us out. What a
tribute to our benefactor, Donnie Jarrell. There were many of you,
and to single you out would put me in a bind to remember you all .
But special kudos to Jason Miller, who was a big help both days and
also Jacqui Baron and Dave, from Cross Gates in Slidell. What would
we have done without the muscle boys, who stayed late today and
helped load up the truck. No doubt, the biggest volunteer of all was
Captain Ben, who has been working on this event for months! Any
volunteers who did not get a t-shirt, please let me know, and we
will order one for you.

Finally, a great thanks to Shannon Allison. Our group prayer with
Donnie was a very special moment, and reminds us why we are out
there working and having fun. I'll never forget it. We love you
Donzaroo!

Once again the Donnie Jarrell Foundation, Team Earthquake and Bill
Burke's Premier Event Management have put on a top-notch race. What
a great (painful) kick off to the 2005 season. Congratulations to all!

Schlitterbahn Kids' Triathlon 2005 Set in Texas
From Angela R. Lackey & Ben Hewett, <tricapt@...>
On Sunday, April 24, 2005 Schlitterbahn will be hosting our second
Kids' Triathlon presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors. Once again,
Olympic gold medal winner Josh Davis will kick off the triathlon.

We would like to invite children ages 7 to 16 to test their skills,
improve their fitness and raise money for Habitat for Hamuanity by
participating again this year.

An exciting addition to the Schliterbahn Kids' Triathlon experience
is the training camps held at the McKenna Club in New Braunfels, TX.
Camps will be held on March 20. The McKenna Club Triathlon Camps are
free for kids age 7 to 16 who are already registered for the
Schlitterbahn Kids' Triathlon, or who are thinking about
registering. However, camp space is limited, so pre-registration is
required. See website for more information.

Register now for the Kids' Triathlon and the McKenna Club Training
camps at www.schlitterbahn.com/triathlon. Encourage your triathletes
to round up their friends and join us for fun at the 2005
Schlitterbhan Kds' Triathlon.

Marketing Assistant, 381 East Austin St., New Braunfels, TX 78130
Call 830.608.8548 or fax 830.625.3049.
www.schlitterbahn.com

March 21 Nutrition Seminar Set
From Katherine Voss
Elmwood is hosting a personal training and nutrition seminar on
Monday, March 21 at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This seminar will include an
overview of personal training and how it can facilitate your specific
performance goals. The program will discuss basic training techniques
and review the recommended frequency, duration and intensity for
training. Other topics will include: effects of resistance training
vs. cardiovascular training on body composition. Significance of
proper technique for injury prevention. Health benefits of training
your core. Optimal nutrition strategies to improve body composition,
enhance lean muscle mass, and improve performance..

LaMBRA Competitive Cyclists Gather for Time Trial in Shreveport
From Alan Moore
First off, our Shreveport time trial for the Louisiana Mississippi
Alabama Bicycle Racing Association (LaMBRA) had to be one of the
smoother time trials Team LaS'port ever put on up here in Shreveport.
Enough volunteers, a lot of riders, and good weather except for that
darn wind! But despite the wind, the racers who showed up today put
in some excellent times, some even faster than what they did last
year.

First thanks for the volunteers. My course marshals: Jon Whitten,
Darlene Walker at the first turn; Jeff Wellborn, Brenda Antee at the
crossroads turn, along with Caddo Parish Deputy David Bartlett (a
bike racer himself); Scott Langford, Tim Dollar at the third, off-
camber turn. At registration: Susie Brown (who also worked as a
spotter) and Jamie Johnson. At the start line: Kevin Rivet as holder,
and Paul Ziesel, who called riders to the line. Beverly Nezat and
Russ Walker, who showed up to volunteer but I didn't have
anything for them to do! Bob Crosby, who ferried racers to the start
line and swept the course in a brand new Toyota Tundra from the Yokem
dealership.

Unusual thing: we actually had people there to WATCH the time trial!
Wow, a crowd (of sorts) at a LaMBRA time trial!

The Officials: Micaela Crooks and Matthew Miller, cutting their teeth
on their first USCF event as brand new officials. We finally moved
into the 21st century using a computer with an Excel spreadsheet to
figure out the placings!

Unfortunate thing: Only three riders in the Category 1-2-3's. No
LaMBRA points but they made a butt-load of money for a TT.

It figures: Tim Perry (TCC) would have won the Cat. 1-2-3's but he
was in the Masters 45+ and won it with the best overall time. Scott
Gurganus (LaS'port) would have won the Masters 35+ but he was in the
Category 4's instead and got 5th.

Thanks to Yokem Toyota-Scion, River Cities Bike and Fitness,
Sportspectrum, and the LSU Pecan Station for their support. I did
forget one person. It figures. Terry Miliam! He put up the tents and
the start and finish lines. Brought the water coolers, signs, and the
radios. And then did the time trial himself! He cranked out a 28:05,
good enough for 10th place in the Cat. 5s and got his first LCCS
points!

Thanks for everything, Terry. A lot of what you see out there is due
to him. In all, we had 53 entrants. Would have liked to have had more
but we had some good racers here.

Cat. 1-2-3
1. Mike Corcoran, NBO, 22:49
2. Ryan Boudreaux, NBO, 23:35
3. Ben Schuler, NBO, 26:01
Cat. 4
1. Jay Bookman, Tiger Cycling, 24:26
2. Jeff Foote, Twin Cities, 24:34
3. Will Cheramie, Tiger Cycling, 24:35
Cat. 5
1. Sebastian Alvarez, Tiger Cycling, 25:17
2. Darren Leach, Tiger Cycling, 25:24
3. Billy Hudson, Team LaS'port, 26:26
Masters 35+
1. Mark Newman, Delta Racing, 25:26
2. Jay Coon, Twin Cities, 26:01
3. Prather Warren, Tiger Cycling, 27:25
Masters 45+
1. Tim Perry, Twin Cities, 22:20
2. Terry Kincaid, Twin Cities, 24:57
3. Tim Fitzgerald, Team LaS'port, 26:16
Women
1. Josephine Babin, Pro Bike, 28:34
2. Gina Goudy, Pro Bike, 31:56
Junior
1. Carter Lusk, Unattached, 28:37
2. Jordan Brown, Team LaS'port, 39:51
3. Jason Larrimer, Unattached, 45:43

Louisiana Adventure Racing Underway for the Season
From Laurence Cohen
The adventure race (AR) season opened last weekend at the Bonnet Carré
Spillway outside of Norco. It was a sprint race with distances of
about five miles running, ten miles off road cycling , four miles
canoeing and fifty yards of swimming in chilly lake water as a short
cut. The weather was perfect as were the course conditions --
virtually no mud. Massey's Professional Outfitters picked up where
they left off -- winning the overall title. This year, Massey's has
to compete in the all-male category since the team's star woman --
Julie Standing -- is expecting her first child later this year. So we
have added Doug Cousineau to the team. He has done adventure races
all over the world and is without equal in this area. Our team
suffered keeping up with him the whole race.

The overall result was unusual because only once in any race had an
all male team won. If Saturday's standings are any indicator, the
men's team will be a regular breaker of the finish line tape. The
coed division, without Massey's , should be more competitive. Looks
like a great start to the season. Hope to see some new faces out at
the new venues -- Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. I hear Dunaway is
thinking about doing the Lake Charles AR with Houston Jones and Rusty
Bex. Now, we're talking!

For Sale
From Amy
I have a set of Shimano
Dura-Ace pedals I bought last August I'd like to sell. I
would like about $120 for the pedals and hardware. I also
have a 44cm Javelin frame with a Reynolds Ouzo Comp fork for
sale for $330. For anyone in need of spare wheels, I have a
Bontrager Select wheelset that I am selling for $85.

Email me at alberger@... if you would like to make an
offer or buy anything.

LaMBRA Posts Rankings to Date for Competitive Cyclists
From Randall Legeai, http://www.gnofn.org/~nobc/rjlhome.htm
New Orleans
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This is preliminary information and should not be considered final
for any of the non-categorized classes.

NOTE: Standings for Cat. 5, Masters, Juniors and Women have not yet
been adjusted to remove points awarded to riders who do not hold
annual USCF licenses. As soon as I receive the necessary information
to allow me to confirm USCF membership status, those rankings will be
revised. (I cannot know which riders may have purchased annual
licenses at the events unitl I receive that information from the
promoters.) Team totals will be updated and the new rankings will be
uploaded to the LAMBRA website as soon as the license information is
received later this week.

Please remember that filling out your entry and release forms legibly
makes it much faster and easier for the promoters to put together the
results listings that are used to compile the LCCS rankings.

I plan to make sure that all LCCS race results this year are also
uploaded to the USCF Results and Rankings database.
CAT. 1,2,3
Porter Troy, Natchez Bicycle Club-Herring Gas: 39
Snow Jason, Cycle Snow: 30
Knoop Peter, Amateur Cycling Club of Memphis-Memphis Motor
Werks: 27
Alexander, Chris, Natchez Bicycle Club-Herring Gas: 26
Dunton, Troy, FCS Cycling Club-Cougar Cycling Club: 25
Hallock, Thomas, FCS Cycling Club-Cougar Cycling Club: 23
Moak Frank, Natchez Bicycle Club-Herring Gas: 20
Seagrave, Matt, FCS Cycling Club-Cougar Cycling Club: 19
Foote Bain, Natchez Bicycle Club-Herring Gas: 17
Breure Frank, Amateur Cycling Club of Memphis-Memphis Motor Werks: 17
Simon Jerald, Delta Racing: 15
Rogut Nathan, Comp Depot: 15
Jennings Frank, Gearworks: 13
McCreless Greg, Unattached: 12
Novak Miroslav, Alabama Masters Cycling-Bob's Bikes/Chain Reaction:
11
CAT. 4
Foote, Jeff, Twin City Cyclists: 53
Gurganus, Scott, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 50
Frye, Charles, Twin City Cyclists: 39
Keyes, Stuart, Twin City Cyclists: 39
Bookman, Jay, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 37
Cheramie, William, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 35
Davic, Donald, WFW: 30
Emory, Chris, Gulf Coast Bicycle Club: 27
Caps, Jeff, Southern Elite: 25
Drummond, Britt, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 23
Fulkenberry, Nathan, UA: 23
Bell, Bob, Adam's Bicycle World, Adam's Bicycle World: 21
Fontana, Heath, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 20
Austin, Clint, New Orleans Bicycle Club Inc, NOBC: 17
Murray, Patrick, Plano Athletic: 16
Ready, Chris, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 14
Brooks, Tracy, Twin City Cyclists: 12
Watkins, Gary, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 12
Boles, David, Twin City Cyclists: 11
Coon, Jay, Twin City Cyclists: 11
CAT. 5
Alvarez, Sebastian, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing:
55
Leach, Darron, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 45
Montanaro, Pasquale, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 39
Wilson, Doug , Pro Bike Cycling: 35
Miller, Jason, New Orleans Bicycle Club Inc, NOBC: 30
Fontenot, Gus, UA: 27
Hendrickson, Jon, University of New Orleans Cycling Club: 25
Magill, Corey, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 24.5
Miller, James, New Orleans Bicycle Club Inc, NOBC: 23
Hudson, Billy, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 17
Smart, Brian, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 17
Conner, John, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 16
Smith, Bradley, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 16
Balfe, Jim, Unattached: 15
Homes, Justin, Adam's Bicycle World, Adam's Bicycle World: 15
Wilson, Doug, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 15
Scott, David, Team LaS'port: 13
Evans, Mitch, UA: 12
Larrimer, Zach, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 11.5
Rozyciti, Jim, UA: 11
Warren, Prather, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 11
Branham, Brooks, University of New Orleans Cycling Club: 10
Brown, Alan, Unattached: 9.5
Milam, Terry, Team LaS'port, Team LaS'port: 9.5
MASTER 35+
Legeai, Randy, New Orleans Bicycle Club Inc, NOBC: 30
Ferrer, Gus, Unattached: 27
Bratton, John, Tri Cities Road Club: 25
Carbonneau, Lawrence, Mobile Velo: 23
Duet, Keith, New Orleans Bicycle Club Inc, NOBC: 21
Newman, Mark, Delta Racing: 20
Perry, Tim, Twin City Cyclists: 19
Coon, Jay, Twin City Cyclists: 18
McCarroll, Keith, Delta Racing: 17
Warren, Prather, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 17
Wolshon, Brian, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 16
Harbourt, Tom, Delta Racing: 15
Sloan, Ron, Team LaS'port: 15
Lehtola, Darryl, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 14
Anderson, Jon, MFS: 13
Sullivan, Terry, RacerHead: 12
Zoeller, Mike, RacerHead: 11
Wilson, Frank, Unattached: 10
MASTER 45+
Perry, Tim, Twin City Cyclists: 40
Kincaid, Terry, Twin City Cyclists: 36
Marshall, George, Natchez Bicycle Club, Herring Gas: 25
Glen, David, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 20
Durrett, Bert, Team LaS'port: 17
Fitzgerald, Tim, Team LaS'port: 17
Church, David, Jackson Metro Cyclists: 16
Cannon, Arnold, unattached: 16
Newman, Mark, Delta Racing: 15
Harris, Dennis, Witcita Falls: 15
Merryman, Pitt, Twin City Cyclists: 14
Evans, Mack, Team LaS'port: 14
Alvarez, Jairo, Tiger Cycling Foundation, Royal Purple Racing: 13
Stroc, Bob, unattached: 12
Hammond, Lee, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 11
Clark, Doug, Compliance Depot: 11
WOMEN
Ahrens, Taylor, Tiger Cycling Fdn., Royal Purple Racing: 45
Gowdy, Gina, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 35
Caroline, Soong, Kenda Tire, Purdue Cycling: 30
Alaine, Balburg, Unattached: 25
Meg, Martens, Unattached: 23
McNeely, Sheri, Twin City Cyclists: 20
Babin, Josephine, Pro Bike Cycling Team: 20
JUNIOR
Lusk, Carter, Unattached: 20
Brown, Jordan, Team LaS'port: 18
Larrimer, Jason, Unattached: 17


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That's it from here. Bless God America.

Kenny Dunaway
2325 Weymouth Drive #D
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-1481
USA
225/296-7490
Isaiah 40:31; John 3:16