Oct. 29, 2003 "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson
Congratulations to the many Louisiana runners who completed the Washington, D.C. Marine Corps Marathon. The next big "national" marathon I guess is in New York City? Any marathon reports out there? Check out the attachment which Joe Wills of Baton Rouge wrote. Congrats, too, to Louisiana triathletes who did the Great Floridian Ironman. Below is a race report from Ken St. Pé of Lafayette. http://www.lafayettefitness.org/Commentary/2003_GFT_Report_Ken.htm
If You Did Ironman Hawaii in 2003.... Speaking of Ironman, Joseph M. Lee of Baton Rouge is compiling a list of Louisiana residents who did Ironman-distance triathlons for the annual Louisiana Multisport Report. He needs for those who did the Hawaiian Ironman to let us know if they did the event since state designations of finishers is not clear. Email me or Lee at JLee@....
Some running event dates to remember: Nov. 1 - Homerun for ALS 5km in Baton Rouge Nov. 8 - Baton Rouge Beach Marathon Nov. 8 - Baton Rouge Corporate Cup 5km (staged in Port Allen) Nov. 15- Cajun Cup 10km in Lafayette Dec.6 - Cajun Country Half Marathon in Lafayette Dec. 14 - Swamp Stomp Half Marathon in Lake Charles
Have dates been set for the winter Snowflake Duathlons usually held in the Shreveport area? I'm still collecting dates for the annual printed edition of the Louisiana Multisport Report. Send them on to me ASAP.
The Baton Rouge Race for the Cure 5km is being organized for March 6th and volunteers are needed. Call 225/324-9559 or email eriekay@....
Don't forget the adventure race this weekend at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville.
Final Mudbug Mayhem Off-Road Bike Race Set From Darius Sampey Well it's time for our final race of the season. Off-road bike race # 4 will be held at Hooper Road Park in Baton Rouge. BRAMBA has done lots of great work to the trails repairing some very eroded sections. The course is very challenging with some tight technical sections and a couple of climbs that will really challenge you. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the riders meeting at 9:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., the experts go off first. Entry fee is $20; no license required. Forecast temperatures are cool and should make for some great racing conditions. So grab a friend and come out for some exciting MTB racing action. For more information see our website at www.bramba.org
Last Duathlon of 2003 Set for Belle Chasse From Michael Burgess The 2003 multisport season will be closing out soon with the staging of the Bikes for Tykes Duathlon. It's a two-mile run, followed by a ten-mile bike and ending with a two-mile run. It will be one of the last opportunities to race (and score state points for the printed edition of the Louisiana Multisport Report) this season. Post race activities include plenty of home cooked food, soft drinks, adult beverages and unique awards.
The Bikes for Tykes Duathlon will start at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 at Cypress Park in Belle Chasse. All proceeds from this event will go towards helping the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Department buy toys for needy local families for the Christmas season. In addition to this, if you or someone you know has a used bike in fairly good shape to donate let me know. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Department does minor repairs to bikes to give away during the holidays.
It has been a great year for multisport with even more events than last year. Congratulations to those athletes that have trained and raced through the year. For more information on the Bikes for Tykes Duathlon contact me at 504/361-1817, Michael.Burgess@... or mikeyrunz@... .
Homochitto Hammer Bike Race Set for Nov. 30 From Aaron Tiffee The 2003 Homochitto Hammer is Sunday Nov. 30 and online registration is open at www.active.com. Entry fee is $20, and includes food and t-shirts, and a $2,500 prize list. We will have a single speed class this year in addition to the Beginner, Sport and Expert classes. After much input from the past racers, the courses have been lengthened, with the addition of the new Richardson's creek trail the sport race will be around 15 miles and the expert will be closer to 26.
Adventure Race Set Saturday, Nov. 1st in Missouri Our last Adventure Race of the season is next weekend Saturday Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. in St. Louis, MO at Candlewood State Park. The weather man says 54 low and 72 high, which is about as good as it gets for an Adventure Race.
Teams of two will trail run two to three miles, mountain bike seven to ten miles, and kayak (boat, paddle, life jacket provided) one mile in this gorgeous state park overlooking the Merimac River. Expected finish times between two to three hours. This is a team event with both team members racing together start to finish.You'll need two off road capable bikes, two bike helmets, running shoes, and any food/water during the event.
Our web site is www.HavingFunInc.com for more information, and registration. Our phone is 405/822-2877
Louisiana Multisporter Running for USAT Post From Robert Sigerson sigerson@... One of the board members contacted me by e-mail to see if I would be interested in running for the board. After some thought, I threw my hat in the ring today. What a perverted thing to do. It is a 2 year commitment but I don't think anyone from south Louisiana has ever been on the board. I will let everyone know when the election starts as I will need your votes.
Recommendation for Lance Armstrong's New Book From Melissa Kujawa I read TDF winner Lance Armstrong's new book in a day. I couldn't put it down. I am always motivated by him and since I'm getting ready for my first Ironman, I needed the motivation. I think he is a class act and the greatest athlete on the planet.
Bike Route Discussion on Trail from Minnesota to La. Set Friday From Bruce Wickert There is lots of interest in bicycle and trail facilities in the state. There is currently a partly completed trail that runs along the Mississippi river from Minnesota to New Orleans. Bill Keller, is currently holding a meeting in New Orleans this Friday, Oct. 31 during the day. For more information contact William J. Keller <BillKellerNOLA@...> or me at <blwickert@...>.
2003 Team Up Against Alzheimer's A Walk/Run To Remember in Baton Rouge Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 OVERALL RESULTS Overall Male: Inder Sehgal,40 16:34 Masters Male: Brian Szafranski,40 18:05 Grandmasters Male: Tom Campbell,53 19:54 Overall Female: Barb Dutrow,47 21:13 Masters Female: Cheryl Jaekle,44 23:59 Grandmasters Female: Lynn Hebert,51 26:33 AGE GROUP AWARDS AGE 05 - 14 Male 1. Luke Lahaye,12 23:20 2. Austin Root,14 24: 3. Kyle Cassano,13 25:02 Female 1. Laura Lahaye,13 23:20 2. Heather DeVries,12 25:17 3. Sarah DeCoteau.11 25:19 AGE 15 - 19 Male 1. Drew Harmon,19 19:09 2. William Mannear,18 34:50 Female 1. Christine Shelton,15 26:47 AGE 20 - 24 Male 1. Ben Boudreaux,21 21:35 2. Charles Chatelain,20 27:19 3. Brandon O'Jeay,24 27:28 Female 1. Karole Roa,20 23:40 2. Courtney Terrell,23 24:32 3. Melani Ross,22 27:30 AGE 25 - 29 Male 1. Thomas Holden,28 19:25 2. Casey Russo,29 21:24 3. Devin Zito,28 22:31 Female 1. Ternisa Hutchinson,29 32:48 2. S. Heinzen,25 33:05 AGE 30 - 34 Male 1. Dave Besse,32 21:03 2. Michael Boudreaux,32 21:20 3. Scott Waguespack,32 21:55 Female 1. Taylor Ahrens,33 22:09 2. Salihe Staib,32 22: 3. Erin Babin,32 25:40 AGE 35 - 39 Male 1. Gary Snellgrove,38 19:27 2. Charles Jantzi,36 21:01 3. Danny Miller,39 27:25 Female 1. Robin Guirard,35 26:36 2. Tammy Callegan,38 30:45 3. Janna Oetting,39 31:02 AGE 40 - 44 Male 1. Steve Grenchek,41 19:23 2. Ed Stauss,42 19:54 3. Brent Bueche,42 19:59 Female 1. Donna Bourke,43 26:46 2. Liah Hughes,40 26:55 3. Natalie Miller,42 28:06 AGE 45 - 49 Male 1. Greg Griffin,49 24:15 2. Mitchell Wood,49 24:38 3. E. Eric Guirard,45 26:12 Female 1. Dee Kidder,49 30:51 AGE 50 - 54 Male 1. David Laxton,53 24: 2. Steve Smith,54 25:50 3. Bill Kipt,50 26:35 Female 1. Gigi Grimes,50 28:35 2. Dianne Mannear,50 34:55 AGE 55 - 59 Male 1. Ben Cherbonnier,58 21: 2. George Bourke,57 21: 3. Ken Yurik,59 23:29 Female 1. Kathryn Grigsby,56 29:57 2. Suzanne Besse,55 35: AGE 60 - 64 Male 1. Ben McCoy,62 22:54 2. Bill Screws,63 23:42 3. John Grach,60 27:00 Female 1. Claire Ford,64 AGE 65 - 69 No Entries AGE 70 and Over Male 1. Ken Blanchard,74 25:20 2. Mel Rabalais,76 30:47 3. George Daniels,70 31:30 COMPREHENSIVE RESULTS MALE 1. Inder Sehgal,40 16:34 2. Brian Szafranski,40 18:05 3. Drew Harmon,19 19:09 4. Steve Grenchek,41 19:23 5. Thomas Holden,28 19:25 6. Gary Snellgrove,38 19:27 7. Ed Stauss,42 19:54 8. Tom Campbell,53 19:54 9. Brent Bueche,42 19:59 10. Tim Daigle,41 20:14 11. Charles Jantzi,36 21:01 12. not available 13. Dave Besse,32 21:03 14. Mark Lahaye,43 21:11 15. Ben Cherbonnier,58 21: 16. George Bourke,57 21: 17. Michael Boudreaux,32 21:20 18. Ivan Duke,41 21:31 19. Tim Cormier,40 21:34 20. Ben Boudreaux,21 21:35 21. Scott Waguespack,32 21:55 22. Casey Russo,29 21:24 23. Richard Goldsmith,43 22:26 24. Devin Zito,28 22:31 25. Ben McCoy,62 22:54 26. Stephen Bennett,30 23:05 27. Jonathan Batarseh,28 23:10 28. Luke Lahaye,12 23:20 29. Keith Horcasitas,44 23:23 30. Ken Yurik,59 23:29 31. Craig Broome,27 23:29 32. Brad Menard,26 24:00 33. Linton Naquin,56 24:06 34. Greg Griffin,49 24:15 35. Austin Root,14 24: 36. David Laxton,53 24: 37. Stephen Levins,31 24: 38. Mitchell Wood,49 24:38 39. Bill Screws,63 23:42 40. Kyle Cassano,13 25:02 41. Ken Blanchard,74 25:20 42. Steve Smith,54 25:50 43. Scott Bardwell,30 44. David Batarseh,30 25:35 45. Rhett Causey,14 25:47 46. Paul W. Esch,34 25:50 47. Michael Beal,10 25:52 48. Mark Moreau,42 26:10 49. Greg Leblanc,28 26:02 50. Stagg, 55 25:35 51. E. Eric Guirard,45 26:12 52. Elliot Miller,11 26:13 53. David Williams,25 26:28 54. Mike Uffmann,55 26:32 55. Derek Hebert,12 26:30 56. not available 57. Tim Belle,42 26:36 58. Bill Kipt,50 26:35 59. Ben Bridgman,29 26:45 60. John Grach,60 27:00 61. W. Beyer,58 27:05 62. John Bivona,45 27:18 63. Greg Rowland,25 27:20 64. Charles Chatelain,20 27:19 65. Danny Miller,39 27:25 66. Matthew Moreau,7 27:27 67. David Ross,51 27:30 68. Todd Lambert,12 27:34 69. Steve Pecquet,48 27:56 70. Craft Dunaway,53 28:04 71. not available 72. Brandon O'Jeay,24 27:28 73. Nathan Davis,26 27:30 74. not available 75. Bill Brown,61 29:29 76. Cary Bani,45 29:35 77. not available 78. not available 79. Robert Montanaro,35 30:18 80. Mel Rabalais,76 30:47 81. Mike Rayburn,50 31:05 82. Kyle Viator,28 31:11 83. Lynn Dellenberger,50 31:20 84. not available 85. George Daniels,70 31:30 86. Matthew Comella,13 31:30 87. Paul Therrien,44 33:07 88. William S. Mannear,18 34:50 89. Jim Schneider,61 35:08
FEMALE 1. Barb Dutrow,47 21:13 2. Taylor Ahrens,33 22:09 3. Salihe Staib,32 22: 4. Laura Lahaye,13 23:20 5. Karole Roa,20 23:40 6. not available 7. not available 8. not available 9. Cheryl Jaekle,44 23:59 10. Courtney Terrell,23 24:32 11. Heather deVries,12 25:17 12. Sarah DeCoteau,11 25:19 13. Emmi Aguillard,12 25:37 14. Erin BAbin,32 25:40 15. Lynne Jenner,33 16. Lynn Hebert,51 26:33 17. Robin Guirard,35 26:36 18. Donna Bourke,43 26:46 19. Christine Shelton,15 26:47 20. Liah Hughes,40 26:55 21. Cindy Cherry,32 27:10 22. Melani Ross,22 27:30 23. Jacquelyn Pecquet,11 27:56 24. not available 25. Natalie Miller,42 28:06 26. Jennifer Pecquet,12 28:10 27. Gigi Grimes,50 28:35 28. Kirsten Abney,32 29:08 29. Melissa Snell,30 29:09 30. Patricia,34 29:35 31. Carolyn Dione,34 29:35 32. J. Shelty,43 29:32 33. Marci Esch,34 29:54 34. Kathryn Grigsby,56 29:57 35. Lezlie Haynes,44 30:17 36. Tracy Hopkins,33 30:24 37. Aimee Bonnette,20 30:31 38. Tammy Callegan,38 30:45 39. Susan Nelson,41 30:48 40. Dee Kidder,49 30:51 41. Janna Oetting,39 31:02 42. Midge Heck,44 31:04 43. Morgan Williams,10 31:32 44. Lindsey Latiolais,30 32:14 45. Renee Pecquet, 32:16 46. Julie Pecquet,13 32:30 47. Aimee Guillotte,31 32:47 48. Ternisa Hutchinson,29 32:48 49. S. Heinzen,25 33:05 50. Kelly Hutson,34 33:29 51. Paula Moreau,41 33:27 52. Dianne Mannear,50 34:55 53. Malena Moreau,10 35:45 54. not available 55. Stephanie Durand,22 35:05 56. Suzanne Besse,55 35: 57. Clara Connell,37 35: 58. not available 59. Claire Ford,64
For Sale From Mike Babin of Kenner $1,499-57cm Elite Magnus triathlon bike, Ultegra drivetrain, 700c Shimano WH-7700 wheels, Wellgo pedals, Profile Carbon stryke aerobars, Dura Ace bar end shifters, road handlebars and brake levers. Matching Limar F-107 helmet. Large(5) Ironman VO2 Stealth full wetsuit. Blackburn Trackstand magnetic trainer. Magnus retails for $2,399, wetsuit retails for $395, helmet $130, stand $100= $3,024. Equipment barely used, triathlete is gettin' out of the sport. Can be purchased separately: Bike- $1,299, wetsuit $175, helmet $50, trainer $25.
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That's it from here. Bless God America.
Kenny Dunaway 225/296-7490 Isaiah 40:31, John 3:16
25TH IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KAILUA KONA, HAWAII OCTOBER 18, 2003
4:00 a.m. Alarm. Regular breakfast. 4:45 a.m. into the car for the 2.8 mile drive to downtown. Then, body marking. There were 1758 athletes registered for the race and listed in the official race book, and thousands of volunteers. When we took our bikes and race and bike bags to the transition areas the day before, we each had a volunteer wearing a green volunteer t-shirt to escort us to each area; there was a sea of volunteers. We checked bikes, pumped tires, visited our bike bags, and filed out to the swim start with our pre-swim bags.
The water entry point at Kona is a tiny postage stamp size beach that disappears when waves roll in and when it’s high tide. It seemed like nobody wanted to get into the water. I got in at 6:45 a.m. for the 7:00 race start. The water was beautiful. At that time, there were still at least a thousand athletes still on land, and the race start was 500 yards out in the bay. We listened to the national anthem, and then a Hawaiian drum ceremony, and then the start cannon. I swam well, I thought. All of the swimmers around me seemed to have great technique, and I felt like we were making good time. I had swum in an endless pool at the expo the day before with video taping and a Total Immersion coach looking on (I’m a Total Immersion convert), who said that I had good technique but a lazy right arm and invited me email him with questions about how to swim faster. His evaluation raised my energy level, which was pretty low; I had gained no power from the island’s mountains, but our B&B host had given me a charm carved from whale bone to wear for receiving island power during the race Things were going so well on the swim that I thought my swim time (no wet suit except optional for 70 and older) would be about 1:10. Not so. I was out of the water in 1:28:46. Then, 900 feet to the transition tent. TR 1 time was 8:51. I decided that comfort during the race was more important than time, and changed into biking gear.
Onto the bike. I rode the first 50 miles in 2:34, and thought we had a tail wind, but there wasn’t. Then a 4 mile climb to the 60 mile mark turn around at Hawi. The return was fast, without the infamous Kona cross-wind, until the last 20 miles into a head wind into the finish. Bike time was 6:22:56. I change into running gear. TR 2 time was 5:23.
On the run, I had a bad attitude. I didn’t want to hurt. I had good form when I ran, but I walked most of the run. At 11 hours into the race, 12 miles into the marathon, the sun went down. It was bitch black. This race usually has a full moon, but there was no moon and it was cloudy. Ambulances were driving the run course in the dark and I wondered how they would ever find the injured before light next morning. Run time was 5:16:40.
Total time was 13:22:38. Received finisher’s t-shirt, lei, finisher’s medal, and replica of original Ironman trophy sculpture. Now the triathlon shuffle for 4 days, and some recovery time.
Oct. 22, 2003 "True richness is made day by day with great effort." Francesco Alberoni Marathon training is definitely harder after intense running and racing...
Oct. 29, 2003 "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson Congratulations to the many Louisiana runners who...
Nov. 5, 2003 "There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself." Johan Sebastian Bach Events this...
Nov. 12, 2003 "Everyone is an athlete. But some of us are training, and some of us are not." Dr. George Sheehan Wow, I haven't seen so many email reports on a...
Nov. 20, 2004 "There is nothing more certain than the defeat of a man who gives up -- and I might add, the victory of one who will not." George Sheehan ...
Nov. 26, 2003 "Experience is that thing that allows you to recognize a mistake when you make it again." It's turkey-eating time and there are lots of...
Dec. 3, 2003 "A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means." William Hazlitt I hope everyone is...
Dec. 12, 2003 "Work like it all depends on you, but pray like it all depends on God." Joe White's dad Races this coming weekend of which I know anyway: ...
Dec. 17, 2003 "Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets." Edna Ferber The 97th running of the Jackson Day Race in New Orleans...
Dec. 17, 2003 "Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets." Edna Ferber The 97th running of the Jackson Day Race in New Orleans...
Dec. 23, 2003 "The more I talk to athletes, the more convinced I become that the method of training is relatively unimportant. The training method you choose...
Dec. 31, 2004 "Training is principally an act of faith. There are no magic workouts -- it's about a willingness to cross boundaries." Kevin Castille of...
Jan. 7, 2004 "Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump. You may be freeing him from being a camel." G.K. Chesterton Weekend Races Jennings Saturday, Jan....
Jan. 13, 2004 "Oh how easy it must be to be good when one has the power of doing good!" Susan Edmonstone Ferrier Weekend Races Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004 Club...
Jan. 20, 2004 "Character is the architecture of the being." Louise Nevelson The web site for Baton Rouge's 2004 Nextel Mardi Gras Mambo10km is set. Note the...
Jan. 27, 2004 "Every man is bound to leave a story better than he found it." Mary Augusta Ward The annual printed version of the Louisiana Multisport Report...
Feb. 5, 2004 "If you're willing to examine failure and to look not just at your outward physical performance, but your internal workings, too, losing can be ...
Feb. 11, 2004 "Ride as much or as little-or as long or as short-as you feel. But ride." Eddy Merckx Don't forget this weekend's LaMBRA two-person, team time...
Feb. 19, 2004 "I'm proud of what I've done in the Tour, but you have to keep your perspective. It's just a bicycle race after all." Miguel Indurain, after his ...
Feb. 26, 2004 "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." Jonathan Swift ...
March 3, 2004 "It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you...
March 10, 2004 "I thought of that while riding my bike." Albert Einstein, on the theory of relativity What a great weekend of running and racing last weekend...
March 19, 2004 "They are able because they think they are able." Virgil Warm temperatures do funny things to fitness and racing folks. This weekend there's the...
March 24, 2004 "Love is letting-be." John Macquarrie I have a correction from last weeks enewsletter: John Deshotel won the Du Donnie Du multisport event in...
March 31, 2004 "The influence which is most truly valuable is that of mind over mind." Lydia Howard Sigourney Triathletes are coming out of the wood work as...
April 9, 2004 "The foolish and the dead alone never change thier opinion." James Russell Lowell Running is the word this weekend with lots going on at the...
April 18, 2004 "A loving heart is the truest wisdom." Charles Dickens Good luck to all those Louisiana guys and gals running the Boston Marathon next Monday. ...
April 21, 2004 "I don't have to be what you want me to be." Muhammad Ali The 11th Louisiana Triathlon is this Saturday, April 24, in New Roads. We've got a...
April 28, 2004 "There is truth in the high opinion that in so far as a man conforms, he ceases to exits." Max Eastman Miles for Smiles bike tour is set for...
May 5, 2004 "Let's feel the magic of those two little words, "thank you." Ardath Rodale Is this the week for the Sunrise Triathlon #2 in Shreveport? Call...
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