Sept. 1, 2005

"If your happiness depends on what somebody else says (or does), I
guess you do have a problem." Richard Bach

Sobering best describes what south Louisiana and especially the
greater New Orleans faces in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. The
fitness focus fades amid incredible personal tragedies heard in the
wake of the storm. My prayers are with all those who continue to
fight the hurricane. I have to say, though, it's times like these
when being fit makes folks much more capable to help folks.

For those of you who want to help folks recovering from the
hurricane, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and numerous other long-
established charities are geared up and ready to let you get
involved. I would urge you to be careful about to what and to whom
you give donations. I understand, too, there is a great need for
blood donations. If you live in areas where "refugees" are coming, I
urge you to go down to the shelters and volunteer to help and see in
the eyes of so many at these shelters the tragedy that took place in
Greater New Orleans area. Perspective is so much!

Amazingly, the north Florida Sandestin Triathlon was able to take
place apparently without a hitch because of the hurricane. Check out
the Sandestin Triathlon results:
http://www.altavistasports.com/results/2005results/sandestintriathlon0
82705.html

Unfortunately the storm did cause the cancellation of the Girl Power
Triathlon and Premier Event Management's youth triathlon.
Congratulations, though, to BRTri's youth triathlon that brought out
a full field of youngsters for the second annual event Roketkidz Tri
held in the capital city.

Randy Legeai of New Olreans reports that a revised event announcement
for the Meridian Omnium set Sept. 10-11 has been added to the NOBC
website at:
http://www.gnofn.org/~nobc//2005/meridian_om.pdf

There have been some minor changes to the start times and course for
the Saturday afternoon criteriums.

By the way, it's time to start getting in your fitness event dates
for 2006's Louisiana Multisport Report. Some dates have been set, but
lots more regular/annual event dates have not yet been confirmed.
I'll be posting what dates have been claimed as I get them. For
publication and web postings, I would appreciate hearing from you
with the specifics of events in your area.

Congratulations to Monroe resident Baine Foote and his teammates of
the Herring Gas bike racing team. He was able to be a top finish at
the international Tour de French Guyana. I was hoping to have more
details and specifics on the international event that featured lots
of our Louisiana/Mississippi-based bike racing team, but didn't get a
report. Many on the American team suffered intestinal aggravations
that forced them to withdraw from the event.

Atchafalaya Duathlon Set Sunday, Oct. 9
From Keith Hebert
The AtchafalayaMan Duathlon will take place on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005,
at the Atchafalaya Welcome Center in
Butte La Rose, situated between Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Plans are
well underway for a great race. Stay tuned for details.

Also, we will do our Evangeline Oak Duathlon again in February and
Yam City Triathlon in June.

Baton Rouge Goldenfliers Sets Road Race Dec. 17
From Dirk Harris
It's that time of year again!

Preparations are underway for the second Goldenfliers 5 & 10 Mile
Road Race presented by B&K Bank. We believe this year's race will
prove to be bigger and better than the last. This year's race will
feature more than $6,000 in cash and prizes, and we expect to host
premier runners from around the nation (including possible
appearances by members of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project). In
addition to great prizes, terrific race packets and incredible door
prizes are guaranteed.

This year's race will be held on Dec. 17, 2005, and will again loop
the scenic & flat Baton Rouge lakes. I have attached a race flier
with additional details of the race. Information is also available
on our website, www.goldenfliers.com.

Whether you're coming to take your shot at the cash & prizes up for
grabs, or just want a fun, family event, come out on December 17 for
a great time to be had by all!

Team La S'port Dominates 2005 Hotter n'n Hell Bike Race
Sent via Alan Moore
Here's a link to a PDF file of the sports page for the Wichita Falls
Times-Record News: http://web.timesrecordnews.com/pdf/sports.pdf
Russ Walker wins the category 1-2 road race
1. Russ Walker (La'Sport)
2. Stefan Rothe (Mercy)
3. Max Miley (RBM)
4. Les Akins (HHH)
5. Steven Cate (Mercy)
6. Brad Huff (Mercy)
Patrick Marr wins category 3
Jason Ham 7th category 3
Scott Gurganus 2nd category 4
Susie Brown 9th women's category 4

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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