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April 13, 2005
"Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This
is the secret of success."
It's Boston Marathon time. Good luck to all from Louisiana going up to Bean
Town for 26.2 miles of fun. Congratulations to all those who did the Arizona
Ironman Triathlon and the Alabama Powerman Duathlon last weekend. Way to go.
Laura Williams, laurawms@..., has a swim workout web site reference:
www.u.arizona.edu/~cpansing/Multimedia/Cliff%20Bar%20Swim%20Training.mpg
The LSU Sport Recreation Department's laid-back indoor-swim triathlon is
this Sunday in Baton Rouge at 8 a.m. Don't forget the Holy Toledo Triathlon is set
"Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This
is the secret of success."
It's Boston Marathon time. Good luck to all from Louisiana going up to Bean
Town for 26.2 miles of fun. Congratulations to all those who did the Arizona
Ironman Triathlon and the Alabama Powerman Duathlon last weekend. Way to go.
Laura Williams, laurawms@..., has a swim workout web site reference:
www.u.arizona.edu/~cpansing/Multimedia/Cliff%20Bar%20Swim%20Training.mpg
The LSU Sport Recreation Department's laid-back indoor-swim triathlon is
this Sunday in Baton Rouge at 8 a.m. Don't forget the Holy Toledo Triathlon is set
this weekend, too, in Sabine Parish, just south of Shreveport.
The April 23 Louisiana Triathlon in Pointe Coupée Parish is coming together
nicely. We've got folks again from six states at this point. I'm always
amazed at the California delegration and of course there's always large
group from the Republic of Texas. Mississippi brings out lots of folks, too,
along with Arkansas. I saw our first entry from Iowa this year.
Many are signing up without USA Triathlon numbers. Many don't even have an indication
The April 23 Louisiana Triathlon in Pointe Coupée Parish is coming together
nicely. We've got folks again from six states at this point. I'm always
amazed at the California delegration and of course there's always large
group from the Republic of Texas. Mississippi brings out lots of folks, too,
along with Arkansas. I saw our first entry from Iowa this year.
Many are signing up without USA Triathlon numbers. Many don't even have an indication
that they have membership pending or notes that a one-day license was purchased.
For New Roads and USA Triathlon-sanctioned events,
participatns must have a USA Triathlon license or a one-day license. Contact
USA Triathlon for details. By the way, Morel's Motel is full, but the
tourist commission is doing a great job of helping folks find lodging. Call
the commission at 800.259.2468 for information.
June 5 has been set for the Shreveport Tinman Triathlon. It's a 1.5km swim,
40km bike, and a 10km run. Check sportspectrumusa.com for details. May 14 is
the weekend for two great events the Paragon Casino Duathlon in Marksville
and the Gator Terra Off-Road Triathlon in Ruston (DLTmultisport.com).
Rick Elmore's DuLaPlace event in St. John the Baptist Parish was great. The
site was one of my first duathlons and it was nice to get back to familiar
territory. There was a good turnout, considering there didn't seem to be
much publicity on the event. The results are supposed to be posted via the
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's office web site, though I've not yet
seen them. I hear the PelicanMan Duathlon went well, too. Both are not USA
Triathlon sanctioned events and seem to go on very well without USA Tri
invovlement. The only thing about non-sanctioned races: folks are not
participatns must have a USA Triathlon license or a one-day license. Contact
USA Triathlon for details. By the way, Morel's Motel is full, but the
tourist commission is doing a great job of helping folks find lodging. Call
the commission at 800.259.2468 for information.
June 5 has been set for the Shreveport Tinman Triathlon. It's a 1.5km swim,
40km bike, and a 10km run. Check sportspectrumusa.com for details. May 14 is
the weekend for two great events the Paragon Casino Duathlon in Marksville
and the Gator Terra Off-Road Triathlon in Ruston (DLTmultisport.com).
Rick Elmore's DuLaPlace event in St. John the Baptist Parish was great. The
site was one of my first duathlons and it was nice to get back to familiar
territory. There was a good turnout, considering there didn't seem to be
much publicity on the event. The results are supposed to be posted via the
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's office web site, though I've not yet
seen them. I hear the PelicanMan Duathlon went well, too. Both are not USA
Triathlon sanctioned events and seem to go on very well without USA Tri
invovlement. The only thing about non-sanctioned races: folks are not
factored into national and regional rankings. But alas, participants are
ranked in the annual Louisiana Multisport Report.
On Updating Fitness Web Sites
There is nothing more frustrating than outdated (and most times as a
result -- inaccurate) web sites. Such is the case with dates from 2004
posted on what is apparently a frequented site for Louisiana cyclists. Hey
folks, either update sites or at least inform folks the last time the site
was updated.
Miles for Smiles organizers are having problems with a 2004 date for the
event that is being mistaken for the 2005 event, which is in fact Saturday,
May 7, 2005 in St. Francisville. There was similar confusion as folks
prepared to ride the 100-mile Rouge Roubaix event in the Felicianas. Once
again folks, check and double check dates since lots of volunteer-manned web
sites are not always updated or in fact accurate.
Okay, I'm off my soap box and I feel better.
If you're not doing the Louisiana Triathlon in New Roads, there are other
events going on. I know that's hard to believe, but wow, what a state we
have here in Louisiana! The LaMBRA Mississippi Grand Prix bike races are on
the weekend of April 22-24 as is the inaugural Tiger Gold 10km at the LSU
Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge at 8 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m.
there's a 5km race at the LSU Parade Grounds in the capital city. So if
you're into multiple event run races, here's your chance.
200km Brevet Ride Set for April 16th
From Bob Hodges
For those of you not racing on April 16th, you might want to consider a
different type of event.
Crescent City Cycling member Pat Horchoff is actively promoting
randonneuring in Louisiana and will be hosting (along with CCC) a 200km
brevet on April 16th. Randonneuring is self-supported long distance cycling.
The challenge is to ride a measured distance within a time limit. Each event
is called a brevet. Brevets can be 200km (132 miles), 300km (192 miles),
400km (264 miles), and 600km (396 miles). There are also the "ultra" brevets
held in this country and France. They are 1,200 km long and you have 90
hours to complete the course.
On Updating Fitness Web Sites
There is nothing more frustrating than outdated (and most times as a
result -- inaccurate) web sites. Such is the case with dates from 2004
posted on what is apparently a frequented site for Louisiana cyclists. Hey
folks, either update sites or at least inform folks the last time the site
was updated.
Miles for Smiles organizers are having problems with a 2004 date for the
event that is being mistaken for the 2005 event, which is in fact Saturday,
May 7, 2005 in St. Francisville. There was similar confusion as folks
prepared to ride the 100-mile Rouge Roubaix event in the Felicianas. Once
again folks, check and double check dates since lots of volunteer-manned web
sites are not always updated or in fact accurate.
Okay, I'm off my soap box and I feel better.
If you're not doing the Louisiana Triathlon in New Roads, there are other
events going on. I know that's hard to believe, but wow, what a state we
have here in Louisiana! The LaMBRA Mississippi Grand Prix bike races are on
the weekend of April 22-24 as is the inaugural Tiger Gold 10km at the LSU
Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge at 8 a.m. Then at 10:30 a.m.
there's a 5km race at the LSU Parade Grounds in the capital city. So if
you're into multiple event run races, here's your chance.
200km Brevet Ride Set for April 16th
From Bob Hodges
For those of you not racing on April 16th, you might want to consider a
different type of event.
Crescent City Cycling member Pat Horchoff is actively promoting
randonneuring in Louisiana and will be hosting (along with CCC) a 200km
brevet on April 16th. Randonneuring is self-supported long distance cycling.
The challenge is to ride a measured distance within a time limit. Each event
is called a brevet. Brevets can be 200km (132 miles), 300km (192 miles),
400km (264 miles), and 600km (396 miles). There are also the "ultra" brevets
held in this country and France. They are 1,200 km long and you have 90
hours to complete the course.
The most famous "ultra" brevet is Paris-Brest-Paris along with Boston-Montreal-Boston.
The easiest brevet to complete is of course the 200km distance as it is only 32 miles longer than
a century and can typically be completed in daylight hours. The time limit
for the 200km brevet is 13 hours. For the longer brevets, you are required
to have working lights on your bike as you may be riding in the dark for the
300 km brevet and most certainly for the 400 km and 600 km brevets (which is
a whole new experience).
In a brevet, you are issued a control card. During the brevet, there are
checkpoints where you must get the card signed. This keeps everyone honest
and in some brevets, there will be secret checkpoints to discourage anyone
from thinking about cutting the distance short. No one wins an award or gets
special recognition for finishing "first" in a brevet. The awards and
recognition go to everyone who finishes. The national randonneuring
organization, Randonneurs USA, provides medals for all finishers of a
brevet. RUSA awards a "Super Randonneur" medal for anyone who completes a
series of 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, and 600 km brevets in a 12 month time
span. Completion of this series of brevets also qualifies you for events
like Paris-Brest-Paris.
The challenges to completing a brevet include:
--Setting up a bike that you will be comfortable riding for 10-90 hours
(dependent upon the length of the brevet),
--Feeding and hydrating yourself for the distance (while some checkpoints in
a brevet are at stores or have food available, many randonneurs will equip
their bikes with handlebar bags or rear racks to carry food, jackets, dry
clothes, or whatever they feel they need to complete the course)
--Navigating the course using the course map and cuesheet (it's risky to
fall into the "herd" mentality in a brevet and just follow the rider(s) in
front of you who could lead you off the course, you need to read the map and
know where turns and checkpoints are).
Here are the details of the April 16th event:
Start Point - Franklinton in Washington Parish, Winn Dixie parking lot at
the intersection of Louisiana Highway 25 and Louisiana Highway 16.
Start Time -- 6:30 a.m., try to be there by 6 a.m. for a bike inspection
(pick up your brevet card and I believe you need to have a battery operated
taillight (available for less than $20 from your LBS)
Course -- A 200km loop that goes roughly from Franklinton to Amite almost to
Osyka, MS, and thru Mount Herman before returning to Franklinton. The brevet
will be run by RUSA rules (http://www.rusa.org/) The course has a
significant number of turns and uses many of the roads that make up the very
nice routes CCC and NOBC have been riding in Washington and Tangipahoa
parishes recently.
Checkpoints - There are four convenience stores along the route that can be
used to buy food and liquid and these stores will also be used as the
checkpoints for the route.
Note: you must be a member of Randonneurs USA to be eligible for the brevet
medal. I hope some of you will consider participating in this event.
Lake Charles T-Gator Report
From Mark Salvetti, Crawfishman Tri Race Director
Uncle Bob Sigerson escorted us to Lake Charles to participate in the T-Gator
Series #1 race for 2005 in the Sam Houston State Park north of Lake
Charles. The race is produced by the local triathlon club - Lake Charles
Triathletes ( http://www.lakecharlestriathletes.com ), who are similar to
other Louisiana clubs in that they are a tight group of friends that enjoy training and racing
together ... and of course they enjoy a little liquid bread after a race.
They had just fewer than 100 people in the race, well organized and great
setting in the park. It had a real "old school, early years" feel to the race, but
that ended once you entered the 68 degree water with your wetsuit (right
Chris). The swim was "downstream" and fast. The Bike was a nice rolly-poly
out-and-back with a unique twist....it was smooth...oh yea...smooth...no bumps
a century and can typically be completed in daylight hours. The time limit
for the 200km brevet is 13 hours. For the longer brevets, you are required
to have working lights on your bike as you may be riding in the dark for the
300 km brevet and most certainly for the 400 km and 600 km brevets (which is
a whole new experience).
In a brevet, you are issued a control card. During the brevet, there are
checkpoints where you must get the card signed. This keeps everyone honest
and in some brevets, there will be secret checkpoints to discourage anyone
from thinking about cutting the distance short. No one wins an award or gets
special recognition for finishing "first" in a brevet. The awards and
recognition go to everyone who finishes. The national randonneuring
organization, Randonneurs USA, provides medals for all finishers of a
brevet. RUSA awards a "Super Randonneur" medal for anyone who completes a
series of 200 km, 300 km, 400 km, and 600 km brevets in a 12 month time
span. Completion of this series of brevets also qualifies you for events
like Paris-Brest-Paris.
The challenges to completing a brevet include:
--Setting up a bike that you will be comfortable riding for 10-90 hours
(dependent upon the length of the brevet),
--Feeding and hydrating yourself for the distance (while some checkpoints in
a brevet are at stores or have food available, many randonneurs will equip
their bikes with handlebar bags or rear racks to carry food, jackets, dry
clothes, or whatever they feel they need to complete the course)
--Navigating the course using the course map and cuesheet (it's risky to
fall into the "herd" mentality in a brevet and just follow the rider(s) in
front of you who could lead you off the course, you need to read the map and
know where turns and checkpoints are).
Here are the details of the April 16th event:
Start Point - Franklinton in Washington Parish, Winn Dixie parking lot at
the intersection of Louisiana Highway 25 and Louisiana Highway 16.
Start Time -- 6:30 a.m., try to be there by 6 a.m. for a bike inspection
(pick up your brevet card and I believe you need to have a battery operated
taillight (available for less than $20 from your LBS)
Course -- A 200km loop that goes roughly from Franklinton to Amite almost to
Osyka, MS, and thru Mount Herman before returning to Franklinton. The brevet
will be run by RUSA rules (http://www.rusa.org/) The course has a
significant number of turns and uses many of the roads that make up the very
nice routes CCC and NOBC have been riding in Washington and Tangipahoa
parishes recently.
Checkpoints - There are four convenience stores along the route that can be
used to buy food and liquid and these stores will also be used as the
checkpoints for the route.
Note: you must be a member of Randonneurs USA to be eligible for the brevet
medal. I hope some of you will consider participating in this event.
Lake Charles T-Gator Report
From Mark Salvetti, Crawfishman Tri Race Director
Uncle Bob Sigerson escorted us to Lake Charles to participate in the T-Gator
Series #1 race for 2005 in the Sam Houston State Park north of Lake
Charles. The race is produced by the local triathlon club - Lake Charles
Triathletes ( http://www.lakecharlestriathletes.com ), who are similar to
other Louisiana clubs in that they are a tight group of friends that enjoy training and racing
together ... and of course they enjoy a little liquid bread after a race.
They had just fewer than 100 people in the race, well organized and great
setting in the park. It had a real "old school, early years" feel to the race, but
that ended once you entered the 68 degree water with your wetsuit (right
Chris). The swim was "downstream" and fast. The Bike was a nice rolly-poly
out-and-back with a unique twist....it was smooth...oh yea...smooth...no bumps
...ahhh. Run inside the park, finishing under the Lake Chuck T-Gator sign. It's a no-frills
race, but remember it's only $20...well organized safe race, great
setting, water, Gatorade, fruit and cookies. You gotta love a race that
asks the athletes to save their race number and swim caps if they want to do
the other races in the series...reuse/recycle/race.......great stuff.
I highly recommend the race, they say the June and July event fills up fast
(park limit is 150). msalvetti@...
P.S. Reminder for Crawfishman Regional Club Championships ...you must be on
your team's official roster and AND a USA Triathlon member. One-day's will not count towards the
points.
race, but remember it's only $20...well organized safe race, great
setting, water, Gatorade, fruit and cookies. You gotta love a race that
asks the athletes to save their race number and swim caps if they want to do
the other races in the series...reuse/recycle/race.......great stuff.
I highly recommend the race, they say the June and July event fills up fast
(park limit is 150). msalvetti@...
P.S. Reminder for Crawfishman Regional Club Championships ...you must be on
your team's official roster and AND a USA Triathlon member. One-day's will not count towards the
points.
Six Flags 5km to Help Donnie Jarrell Foundation
From Salty Galvis
Please remember that this Saturday is the Six Flags 5K Fun Run / Walk at Six
Flags New Orleans, benefiting the Donnie Jarrell Foundation, which assists
ALS victims and families with children with autism and other sensory deficit
disorders. As the memo below states, the weather promises to be great for
the event, and it'll be tons of fun and a worthy fundraiser as well.
Remember also that the entry fee gets you a finishers' medallion, a shirt,
admission to Six Flags on any date, including Saturday, and a party after
the event, with food and music. So come on out and join the party!
Also, don't forget that Saturday evening is the ALSA Louisiana Friends Group
/ New Orleans Zephyrs fundraiser for ALS at Zephyr Stadium in Metairie.
Proceeds from ticket sales for the Zephyrs-Nashville Sounds game will
support local patient services provided by the ALS Association. There will
also be a raffle for an autographed Curt Schilling baseball, with tickets
priced at $1.
From Salty Galvis
Please remember that this Saturday is the Six Flags 5K Fun Run / Walk at Six
Flags New Orleans, benefiting the Donnie Jarrell Foundation, which assists
ALS victims and families with children with autism and other sensory deficit
disorders. As the memo below states, the weather promises to be great for
the event, and it'll be tons of fun and a worthy fundraiser as well.
Remember also that the entry fee gets you a finishers' medallion, a shirt,
admission to Six Flags on any date, including Saturday, and a party after
the event, with food and music. So come on out and join the party!
Also, don't forget that Saturday evening is the ALSA Louisiana Friends Group
/ New Orleans Zephyrs fundraiser for ALS at Zephyr Stadium in Metairie.
Proceeds from ticket sales for the Zephyrs-Nashville Sounds game will
support local patient services provided by the ALS Association. There will
also be a raffle for an autographed Curt Schilling baseball, with tickets
priced at $1.
Contact me at 121 Madewood Drive, Mandeville, LA 70471, 985.727.2345 or
504.576.2050.
E-mail: lgalvis@...
For Sale
From Jay Bookman
504.576.2050.
E-mail: lgalvis@...
For Sale
From Jay Bookman
NOEBASFNO5K@... [mailto:NOEBASFNO5K@...]
If anyone is interested, I'm selling a brand new, never-ridden Selle Italia
SLR saddle $50. I also have a new FSA Carbon Pro Team cranks with 172.5 (which retails for
$369) for $200.
++++++++++
That's it from here. Bless God, America.
Kenny Dunaway
225.296.7490
2325 Weymouth Drive Suite D
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Isaiah 40:31, John 3:16
If anyone is interested, I'm selling a brand new, never-ridden Selle Italia
SLR saddle $50. I also have a new FSA Carbon Pro Team cranks with 172.5 (which retails for
$369) for $200.
++++++++++
That's it from here. Bless God, America.
Kenny Dunaway
225.296.7490
2325 Weymouth Drive Suite D
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Isaiah 40:31, John 3:16
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