I hope everyone is ready for Rusty Bex's Acadiana Half Marathon in Lafayette this weekend and the approaching Club South Runners Half Ass Half Marathon in Baton Rouge. Of course there are lots of holiday 5km events going on with Christmas themes of all sorts being staged here there and everywhere across the state. Check out your local running club web sites, which I hope all you out there are helping support and maintain. These fitness club functions are thankless jobs and we've got lots of dedicated volunteers working bike clubs, running clubs, swim clubs, etc.

Below is a very early and very rough drafts of the year-end Louisiana triathlon rankings. Did I mention that the list below is a rough draft? Anyway, my partner Chuck Owen of Bossier City and I sure would appreciate your review and feedback. We're working hard not to miss anyone or any variable in rankings folks.Soon, we'll have early drafts of Louisiana duathlon rankings. I encourage multisporters to take a look at these early drafts to help make sure folks are listed in the right age group and to make sure that folks listed are indeed Louisiana residents. We're getting our list ready for our annual printed publication of the Louisiana Multisport Report, which will be distributed in early 2004.

As I mentioned last week, I continue to look for nominations for the Louisiana multisporter of the year (not just triathletes or duathletes -- but those involved in the whole competitive fitness arena). I got some good nominations, but sure would like to hear from some more folks out there.

I need folks to send at least 35 words -- and I welcome more -- about why a person (who must be a Louisiana resident) should be named this year's multisporter of the year. I am hoping to publish this information in the annual printed edition of the Louisiana Multisport Report. I'm not looking for triathlete, duathlete, cyclist, runner, swimmer, roller blader, adventure racer, etc. of the year -- I am looking for the all-around best multisporter of the year! Let me hear from you.

Also, if you have photos you care to share for this year's printed edition, I need them ASAP. Please email them to T2DesignsLA@... and copy me pretty please. For you advertisers, the space reservation deadline is fast approaching, so I hope you folks are finishing up your ads for the upcoming printed publication.

By the way, on-line registration via active.com is set and ready for the April 24, 2004 Louisiana Triathlon at New Roads. Take advantage of low, early-season entry fees by registering now.

NBC will be airing the Ironman Triathlon's 25th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 6th, 4 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 13 Set for Bike Race/Event Meeting; Ride Planned Before Meeting
From Josie Babin
Before the annual promoter's meeting on Saturday Dec. 13, there will be an
informal ride from the Inn on the Lake in St. Francisville. We'll launch at
8 a.m., cruise around the Woodville Loop, and be back at the Inn around noon
to hash out the 2004 bike race calendar and any bylaw changes that need to be
addressed. While the ride will be unsupported along the way, we will have
snacks and drinks available before and after the ride. I'll print up some
maps for those unfamiliar with the route.

So if you're in town for the meeting or just want to have a casual ride with
friends you normally race with, come out and enjoy a sunny (I hope) ride in
the Felicianas!

Preliminary List of 2003 Louisiana Top Triathletes Listed, Being Prepared
From Charles A. Owen
Very Rough Draft Very Rough Draft Very Rough Draft Very Rough Draft Very
Here is the first and very rough draft of Louisiana triathlete 2003 rankings we are organizing for the printed edition of the Louisiana Multisport Report. We would appreciate your review of this very rough draft and help us make sure that all these folks are listed accurately. Check our spelling and age group information. We are focused on Louisiana, so we want to make sure that those listed below are indeed residents of the great state of Louisiana. If we don't have a hometown for any of those listed below, we can't include those folks in the rankings. Heck they might be from Texas or Mississippi for heaven's sake. Of course, if you have an issue with how we ranked folks, let us know. We could have missed something or some race result somewhere that would make the difference in how folks got ranked. We share this in hopes
that our printed list is as accurate as possible.

Female 19 & Under
1Claire Broussard, Lafayette
2Catherine Rowan, New Orleans
3Jen Perez, New Orleans
4Hallie Turkish, Metarie

Female 20 - 24
1Linzie Ledford
2Brenda Walter, New Orleans
3Christina Leal, New Orleans
4Angela Walters, Bossier City
5Anna Means

HONORABLE MENTION
Cristina Gomez, Harvey
Kendra Keiser

Female 25-29
1Ashley LaSalle, Lafayette
2Miah Broussard, Baton Rouge
3Heather Black, Leesville
4Patience Cogar, Metarie
6Amy Ayers, Metarie

HONORABLE MENTION
Brittany Baudoin
Brittney Bush, Metarie
Tory Champagne, Lafayette
Tonya Duhon, New Orleans
Kristen Horn, Baton Rouge
Tonya McCulloch, Shreveport
Erica Pollock
Shelley Schneider, Shreveport
Robyn Schwartz, Shreveport
Vamessa Simoneaux, Kenner
Tara West

Female 30-34
1Caroline Smith, Mandevile
2Stacey McMickens, Boyce
3Nicole Appleton, Vinton
4Taylor Ahrens, Vinton
5Tina Eakin, Gautier

HONORABLE MENTION
Amy Simonetta, Maurice
Dielle Barrentine, Vinton
Kristin Bernick, New Orleans
Martina Burkett, Ft Polk
Elizabeth Cassano, Alexandria
Robin Ferguson
Suzanne LeBlanc, New Orleans
Kristo Monnot, Youngsville
Aimée Shuey, Harahan
Erin Stokes
Diana Thibodeaux

Female 35-39
1Dawn Vick, Baton Rouge
2Mary Cordaro, Bossier City
3Lisa Green, Rayville
4Melissa Kujawa, Mandeville
5Jessica Hemb, Covington

HONORABLE MENTION
Suzanne Barnette, Bossier City
Darcee Bex, Lafayette
Natalie Bradberry, Baton Rouge
Tammy Deshotel, Maurice
Jill Fenn, Prairieville
Susan Hayden, Baton Rouge
Susan Hunter, Minden
Victoria Robichaux, Mandeville

Female 40-44
1Brenda Antee, Shreveport
2Lisa Wellborn, Shreveport
3Susan Millen, Mandeville
4Martha Klipping, Ruston
5Elizabeth Henderon, Alexandria

HONORABLE MENTION
Sherri Allen, Shreveport
Anne Bileadeaux
Cheryl Dugas, Lafayette
Ann McLindon, New Orleans
Ann Wills, Baton Rouge
Linda Wynn, Alexandria
Margaret, Zalenda, Mandeville

Female 45-49
1Susan Boudreaux, Mandeville
2Kerry Mullin, Destrehan
3Kim Hebert, Kaplan
4Lori Daniel, Covington
5Phyllis Bazer, New Iberia

HONORABLE MENTION
Kathi Bourgeois, Lafayette
Cecile Broussard, Lafayette
Cyndie Fox,
Jan Liggett, Covington
Kathleen Magee, Mandeville
Pam Neef, Lafayette
Lauri Pappas
Uno Reilly
Donna Rice
Sharon Stahl, Lake Charles
Kathy Terracina
Teresa White, Bossier City
Karen Williams, Pineville

Female 50-54
1Sany Triplett, Shreveport
2Dona LaRue, Shreveport
3Annie Veazey
4Suzanne Hervey, Slidell

Female 55-59
1Yvonne Lee Thomas, Zachary
2Carolyn Sutton, Ruston
3Sandy Giannobile, Robert
4Jenneth Merriman, Shreveport

Female 60 & Better
No athletes ranked

Male 19 & Under
1Loy Ayres, Alexandria
2James Vermaelen, Baton Rouge
3John O'Neil, New Orleans
4Jason Tarver, Sulphur
5Brian, Balfe, Shreveport

Honorable Mention
Francis Asprodites, New Orleans
Kalil Busada
Shaun Dodson
Jeremy Honea
Brian LeJeune
Matt Lemond, Gretna
Steven Vrbka, Bossier City

Male 20-24
1Benton Denver, Baton Rouge
2Joe O'Brien, Baton Rouge
3Benji Jones
4Jeremy Johnson, Lafayette
5John Fell

Honorable Mention
Jonathan Carlin, Lake Charles
John Davidson
Lawson Fall, Alexandria
Ti Garner
Brandon Guillory, Baton Rouge
Scott Langford, Shreveport
Zachary Larrimer, Bossier City
Roy Mackay, Folsom
David Reilland, Shreveport
Brent Smith, New Orleans
Logan Stephenson

Male 25-29
1Kevin Clément, Metarie
2John Thompson, Thibodeaux
3Brady Mills, Youngsville
4Eddie Hartwig, New Orleans
5Brad Ryder, Lafayette

Honorable Mention
Bain Botte
Don Cassano, Alexandria
Marc Cavallino, New Orleans
Jeremy Domingue, Prairieville
David Judice, Lafayette
James LaFleur, Opelousas
Dustin Lamartina, Scott
Geoff Mire, Lafayette
Norman Nolan, New Orleans
Seth Ozasa, Bossier City
Mark Roberts, Metarie
Dan Simpson, Arabi
Trey Stolz, New Orleans
David Vanderlick
David Wallace

Male 30-34
1Brett Reagan, New Orleans
2Neil Rowland, Lake Charles
33Kevin Cart, Lake Charles
4Dan Ahrens, Alexandria
5Ernie Bodie, Mandeville

Honorable Mention
Chris Armentor, Lake Charles
Paul Bodet, Covington
Alan Brown, Shreveport
Terri Butts
Mike Corcoran, Westwego
Brian Coyne, Ruston
Tony Dietz, Lake Charles
Patrick Fellows, Baton Rouge
Danny LeBlanc
Keith McDermott, New Orleans

Male 35-39
1Kenneth St Pé, Lafayette
2Warren McDonald, Baton Rouge
3Greg Kujawa, Mandeville
4Marcus Eichhorn, Monroe
5Joe Meyers, Ruston

HONORABLE MENTION
John Burkhand
Dwayne Cormier, Opelousas
Jason Gossen, Rayne
Bobby Guidry, Lake Charles
Andrew Kenworth, New Orleans
Joseph M. Lee, Baton Rouge
Morgan Nalty, Metarie
Michael Stratton, Shreveport
Rick Thibodeaux
Dan Whalen, Mandeville
Karl Williamson, Stonewall

Male 40-44
1John Deshotel, Lafayette
2Mike McHalffey, Bossier City
3Chris Prator, Mandeville
4Richard Cottrell, West Monroe
5Pen Clark, Madisonville

HONORABLE MENTION
Tim Daigle, Baton Rouge
Rick Fitts, Sulphur
Jim Gross, Lafayette
Michael Jones, Ruston
Kevin Kilpatrick, Baton Rouge
John Morvant, Mandeville
Chuck Owen, Bossier City
Kevin Pilet, Mereaux
Calvin Sears, Shreveport
Rick Taglang, Shreveport

Male 45-49
1Chuck Farrell, Lacombe
2Lawrence Cohen, New Orleans
3Dean Flanner, Baton Rouge
4John Brocks, Ruston
5Lawrence Uter, Lafayette

HONORABLE MENTION
Mark Adams
Jim Balfe, Shreveport
Patrick Gray, Lafayette
Scott Harville, Bossier City
Ben Hawn
Billy Hudson
Jorge Perera, Mandeville
John Pohorelsky
Glyn Rogers, Opelousas
Charles Rush
Phil Reilland, Bossier City
Brian Smith, Shreveport

Male 50-54
1Terry Kincaid, West Monroe
2Jerry Richard, Lafayette
3Dave Taggart Shreveport
4Tommy Harris, Mandeville
5Gregg Spyridon, Mandeville

HONORABLE MENTION
Timothy Adair
Jack Armstrong
Chummy Bourque, Lafayette
Scott Brillhart, Lafayette
Oscar Broussard, Lafayette
Don Carroum, Mandeville
Frank Gaensahals
Hank Miltenberg, Covington
David Park, Lake Charles
Steve Terese
Jim Wehr, Covington
Rich Yates, Bossier City

Male 55-59
1Mark Johnston, West Monroe
2JP Giles, Slidell
3Robert Fleming, Bossier City
4Robert Sharp, Ruston
5Ron Stalker, Lake Charles

HONORABLE MENTION
Vlad Colangelo, Metarie
Gary Dodson, Youngsville
Gary Maurin, Lafayette
Robert Nezat
Carl Perry
Cliff Raymond
Paul Turregano, Alexandria
Larry Yeagle, Ruston

Male 60 & Over
1Pete Miller, Shreveport
2Robert Sigerson, Covington
3Phil Baker, Baton Rouge
4Lovick Johnston, Natchitoches
5Les Dauterive, Covington

HONORABLE MENTION
Ed Bulliard, St. Martinville
Gerald George, Lafayette
Thomas Hammond
Don Johnson, Slidell
Rudy Smith, Gretna
Fletcher Sutton, Ruston

Baton Rouge Cyclists Christmas Party Set Saturday
Date:  Saturday, Dec. 6th
Time:  6 p.m.
Location:  Prather Warren's home in the River Bend subdivision
located on  Brightside between Highway 30 (Nicholson) and River Road just
south of LSU in Baton Rouge. For map
directions visit www.mapquest.com and enter 3732 Westervelt Avenue, Baton
Rouge.You can direct questions to Prather at 225/766-0885. There will be a
gift exchange event and if you would like to participate please limit your
gift to $15. This is a fun exchange game sure to make you laugh.

 This is also a great time to renew you BRBC membership for current members
and newcomers can join up. There will be membership forms available at the
party.

New Year's Eve Party in Plans for Multisporters
From Russell Bourgeois
 New Year's Eve at my house in the Central area of Baton Rouge will be one
big party. We will be having a party with lots of fireworks and food and
everyone is invited. If you would like to pitch in it is appreciated, but
not required.  The more people pitch in the brighter the night will be. Last
year we had a great time with enough fireworks to have three shows at 10
p.m., 11 p.m., and midnight. So, even if you have plans already you can
probably come earlier and still enjoy.  If you are going to pitch in please
respond by e-mail or call me at 225/241-2687 so I can add that amount to the
order. I get the fireworks at wholesale so a little goes a long way.

For Sale
I have a Trek 5200 54cm Carbon Fiber road bike for sale. I also have
a Johnny G. Pro Spinning bike.  email me for more info
doogie22@...

Homochitto Hammer Off-Road Cycling Race Results
From Aaron Tiffee
Thanks to everyone for racing with us and spending a beautiful day out at
Clear Springs, MS. Also thanks to all of the volunteers who gave up their
day off to make this event successful. Special thanks to Don Blankenstein
for spearheading the trail readiness crews, he put in many, many hours in
the past weeks to make the trails excellent.  Here are the results from the
day's events from 41 entries.

Beginner Junior
 1.  Zach Thomas      Mandeville, LA    (14)
2.  John Mooney       Brookhaven, MS  (10)
3.  Daniel Mooney    Brookhaven, MS   (15)
4.  Patrick Mooney    Brookhaven, MS  (12)
DNF    Andrew Burgless    Mandeville, LA
Beginner  Women
1.  Michelle Hunt     Brandon, MS
2.  Brandi Aldridge    Mandeville, LA
3.  Amee Shyvey    New Orleans, LA
Beginner  Masters Men  35+
1.  Scott Shelly    Mandeville, LA
2.  Brad Yarbrough    Natchez, MS   Natchez Bicycle Club
3.  Greg Miles        Montgomery, AL
4.  Dean Thomas    Mandeville, LA
5.  Michael Aldridge    Mandeville, LA
Beginner Sr. Men
1.  Paul Bodet    Mandeville, LA
2.  Steve Sperier    Covington, LA
3.  Jeff Hightower    Summit, MS
4.  Brooks Branchal    Marrero, LA
5.  Eric Dubroe    Mandeville, LA
6.  Zach Morris    Greenville, MA    Natchez Bicycle Club
7.  Bryon Moudry    Brandon, MS
8.  Mark Stevetti    Abita Springs, LA
Sport Women
1.  Lena Yarbrough     Natchez, MS    Natchez Bicycle Club
Sport  Masters Men 35+
1.  Scott Randall    Baton Rouge, LA
2.  Don Blankenstein    Natchez, MS  Natchez Bicycle Club
3.  John Hagan    Baton Rouge, LA
4.  Spencer Mooney  Brookhaven, MS
Sport  Sr. Men
1.  David Moeller    Mandeville, LA
2.  Jerry Simon    Baton Rouge, LA  MFS
3.  Walter Averett    New Orleans, LA
4.  Brian Coleman    Jackson, MS    Natchez Bicycle Club
5.  Chuck Lyon    Jackson, MS    Natchez Bicycle Club
6.  Jason McManus    Jackson, MS    ProBike
7.  Matt Mooney    Brookhaven, MS
8.  Tyler Cummings    Brookhaven, MS
DNF  Brad Atkins    Madison, MS  ProBike
Single Speed
1.  Trey Smith  Baton Rouge, LA  Natchez Bicycle Club
1.  Todd Whitehead    Hattiesburg, MS  Natchez Bicycle Club
Expert  Masters Men
1.  Keith Duet  New Orleans, LA  NOBC
2.  Pen Clark    New Orleans, LA  NOBC
3.  Robert Luker Baton Rouge, LA  MFS
 Expert Sr. Men
 Brandon Morvant Marrero, LA  NOBC

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