Oct. 24, 2005
"The spiritual life begins with the acceptance of our wounded self."
Brennan Manning

Don't forget that you can check on these postings via
multisportreport.com if for some reason you don't get this
enewsletter sent directly to you.

If you did an Ironman-distance triathlon this calendar year and you
are living in Louisiana and resided in the Bayou State when you did
the race, the printed edition of the Louisiana Multisport Report
wants to recognize your achievement. Contact Joesph M. Lee of Baton
Rouge, who is compiling the data for the printed edition due in the
U.S. mail in early 2005. Contact Lee at Joe.Lee@... or

Baton Rouge triathlete Stan Cadow is raising money for a charity and
will participate in an Ironman-distance event. For information,
contact
www.active.com/donate/imflorida/aatx .

This coming Sunday is the Hooper Road Park off-road duathlon in East
Baton Rouge Parish. Stay tuned for details or contact Jeff Diamond in
Baton Rouge via
http://members.cox.net/dubayou/FLIER1031.htm.

I remind everyone of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
Louisiana
Friends Group's fundraising 5km Run on Nov. 14 in Baton Rouge. For
everyone who's looking to support research regarding ALS and
assistance for
ALS victims, this would be a great event to support.

The entry fee is only $17 if you register before Nov. 5 and $20 if
you register after Nov. 5.

Rocktober Fest Bike Race Results
From Randall Legeai, rlegeai@...
These should make it onto the website in a day or so. The racing was
great!

Category 1,2,3
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1. Troy Porter (Herring), solo
2. Tim Regan (Herring), pack sprint
3. Frank Moak (Herring)
4. Branden Morvant (NOBC)
5. Noel Puentes (NBO/Peake)
6. Kenny Bellau (Herring)
7. Randy Legeai (NOBC)
8. Woody Boudreaux (NBO/Peake)
9. Norman Nolan (Southern Fire)
10. Mike Corcoran (NBO/Peake)
11. Scott Kuppersmith (Pathworks)
12. Todd Herbet (NBO/Peake)
13. Eddie Delgado (NBO/Peake)
14. Ben Schuler (NBO/Peake)
15. Keith Duet NOBC)

Category 4
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1. Jaro Jurenko (NOBC)
2. Chris Emory (GCBC)
3. Michael Ranch (Moblie Velo)
4. Dylan Jason (Unat)
5. Jay Bookman (Tiger Cycling)
6. Britt Drummond (Tiger Cycling)
7. Dan Jason (MFS)

Category 5 (partial results)
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1. Felipe de Vega (NOBC)
2. Mitch Evans (unat)
3. Jason Miller (Bovine)
4. Louis Tonglet (Unat)
5. Jacob Kedinger (NOBC)
6. John Rauch (unat)
7. Tery Juneau (Unat)
8. Bob Bell (NOBC)
9. Michael Lacussin (NOBC)
10. Ian Wilson (unat)
11. Steve Hemperly (unat)
12. Mark Wales (unat)

Master 35+
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1. Howard Luna (NBO/Peake)
2. Randy Legeai (NOBC)
3. Mike Lew (NOBC)
4. Hamrick Selby (NOBC)
5. V.J. Liberto (Unat)
6. Cary Holle (NBO/Peake)
7. Dennis Lindwall (NOBC)
8. Kirby Herbet (Unat)
9. Jay Joyce (Unat)
10. Darren Saroye (Adam's)
11. Todd Herbet (NBO/Peake)
12. Charlie Davis (NOBC)
13. Luke Ponseti (NBO/Peake)

Women
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1. Mary Kichler (Unat)
2. Taylor Ahrens (Tiger Cycling)
3. Julie Ardoin (Unat)
4. Toria Richard (Unat)

Junior
=====
1. Dylan Jason
2. Brooks Abel
3. Ausin Parker
4. Mark Ponseti

Kevin Leonhardt, the category five rider who crashed hard on Sunday,
is now home.
He has a broken clavicle and lots of road rash, but no head injury.
There is
some serious damage to his hand, I don't have the specifics. Richard
Roberts
warned me that this would be the case. Doctors have ordered him to
stay off
the bike for three months. I'll keep everyone posted about his
progress.
Thanks to those who came to his aid.

Adventure Race Notes; One More in Series of Events Remains
From Laurence Cohen
In what has to be considered the toughest physical challenge in
Louisiana sports, Massey's/GNO Cyclery's Adventure Racing Team
defended its title in the 24-Hour Atchafalaya Adventure Race. The
foursome of Julie Standing, Doug Cousineau, Laurence Cohen and
Captain Brian Hudson endured heat, mosquitoes and lots of other swamp
stuff to win in a time of just over 22 hours. The next closest team,
Buffalo Bayou from Houston, was almost 90 minutes behind.

Of what did the race consist? First, a noon start and a six-mile
trail run. Then on to the mountain bike for 24 miles on rutted, mushy
levee top. Canoe nine miles with a portage up a half mile, mosquito-
infested creek. Back on the bikes for four miles, a quick special
test and then a 5.5 mile trail run and 5.5 mile trail ride. Now it's
dark. Let's run four miles back to the canoes and then portage them a
half mile so that we can paddle another seven miles with a mile trail
run mixed in.

After a walk on a wire over the swamp, we are off on another levee-
top off-road ride of 16 miles. In transition, at 2 a.m., it's time to
climb a rock wall. Another 5.5 mile trail run and 5.5 mile bike. Last
time for the canoe, so let's make it a 15-mile paddle with a stop in
a dark cane field for a navigation test over a four-mile course .
Please add 10,000,000 mosquitoes to the equation. Add horrible
chaffing so bad you have to pull your bike shorts down to your knees.
Back in the boat to finish the canoe portion while your boatmate
falls asleep with a paddle in his hand.

Finally, you can finish this ordeal by doing a 5.5 mile hike-a-bike.
This is where two members must be on bikes while two others run. You
cannot believe that after 21.5 hours of adventuring, your teammates
are running the last portion of this race at a seven-minute-a-mile
pace. This is when you realize how great it is to be part of the
Massey's/GNO team and why adventure racing is the ultimate rush for
fitness junkies who miss team sports.

A great big thanks to our sponsors, Massey's Professional Outfitters
and GNO Cyclery. Both companies have been generous with their time
and funds. Without them it would not be so easy. Also, a great big
thanks to our support crew, who stayed up all night to help us keep
going as well as we did. Finally, a big salute to Larry Connor and
Dave Poleto, the race directors, and all their volunteers. They did a
fantastic job coordinating a race of this scale. Only one more race
in the series. If you have any desire to try out the sport, the
Fontainebleau race is a great place to check it out. Congrats to all
the teams that showed up and gave it a try in the Swamp. See you
next year.


Be Careful When Racing Off-U.S. Soil; Do You Have Insurance?
From Eric Murphy
I've been totally slacking on sending out an update after my bike
race accident.
Honestly I have had both good and bad days and am yet able to do the
thing I
love the most ... ride my bike. I had heard that an injury like this
can be
followed by post traumatic stress and depression. I have had moments
of
both of these, but overall am very optimistic and look forward to
getting
back on my bike and having an even stronger year on the bike. I feel
like
harnessing the negative things that happen to used to make us
stronger.

So anyhow, currently I am still off of the bike but am able to work
in a
limited way. My neck and back still hurt and are always stiff. My
tongue
has healed with a big piece of scar tissue which causes me to speak
with a
lisps. The anemia seems to be getting better but I have not gotten any
blood work to see what my hemoglobin or hematocrit actually are ... I
should
have this done soon.

My head-on collison with a motor vehicle during a bike race in Tobago
was extremely scary. I could have very easily lost my
life or even worse been paralyzed or disfigured. The fact that I can
see
out of both eyes and am not paralyzed is a true miracle.

One thing fellow cyclist need to keep in mind when leaving the
country to
race bikes is how good the medical system of the country you are
traveling
to is, make sure you have insurance, and what kind of support can you
expect
from the country or race promoter in the event that you are involved
in a
bad accident. I have personally been left pretty much on my own.
Unlike
the U.S. races in Tobago they do not cover insurance for riders. I,
on my own
brain farting, didn't have personal insurance, and therefore have
been left
with a broken body, bike, spirit, etc.

Now let me say that I have been helped to be made somewhat back whole
by an
incredible network of people. My incredible girlfriend, Megan, my mom
and
dad and brother, my friends here in the U.S. as well as in Trinidad,
the
random emails from across the country ... all of these things have
kept my
spirits high and the more direct support of helping me day to day has
made
it possible for me to get through each day.

Currently I am feeling a bit better and awaiting results from MRI to
make
sure my back and spine are intact. The lisps will have to wait until
I win
the lottery and can effort plastic surgery. I plan on getting on my
bike ASAP and kicking butt next year. I am really
motivated to race again and will not let this keep me down..maybe
I'll just
stay in the confines of the good ole U.S. of A.

Thank you everyone for your support and feel free to send a pro bono
doc my
way!
kirblee76@...

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That's it from here.

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