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Race Result
| Racer: |
Steve Smith |
| Race: |
Reston Century |
| Date: |
Sunday, August 29, 2004 |
| Location: |
Reston, VA |
| Race Type: |
Bike - Century |
| Age Group: |
Male 30 - 34 |
| Time: |
5:30:00 |
Race Report:
Well, as best as I can tell there was no dying, bleeding, or crying at the Fourth Annual Ratman, so I think we'll chalk it up as a success. As David said, Jim Desrosiers is the mastermind behind all of the RATS mini-events. Tour de Skyline and RATMan are his brainchildren, I just keep them fed :)
(BTW, Raffle winners are at the bottom, so keep reading)
We will bring Beth in one night in early October to discuss the swim footage. Most people will be wrapping up their season by then & that's a great time to re-focus on technique for the next year.
As for next year, RATMan V (Go For It), I think we need to do a better job of tracking who's doing what event. The whole purpose of RATS is to help triathletes interact with one another and I think it would have helped some folks to know ahead of time whether athletes of similar ability were in attendance.
Anyway, big, Big, BIG thanks to our sponsors. First, Boofie O'Gorman. In addition to hooking Aaron up with an amazing new townhouse, Boofie's generous cash donation allows me to continually postpone the membership renewal process (really, it's coming, soon, I swear). Also, her funds paid for the new (and damn effective) RATS water cooler & neon green paint :)
Next Steve Crawford at Trinergy hooked us up with some great door prize schwag:
$25 Gift Certificate - James Thompson
$25 Gift Certificate - Frostinator
Triathlete's Training Bible - Steve Giorgis
Going Long (book) - Keith B.
The Stick - Jamie Roberson
Fuel Belt - Rob Weitzel
Bento Box - Mary Ellen Wolf
Lace Locks - Kyle Yost
Lace Locks - Brad Payne
and enough Trinergy run caps for those who stuck around
RAT Matt Taylor of Spa Noa came through with some pampering giveaways, appropriate after a hard day of RATMan work
Hour Massage - Eric Mackem
Hour Massage - Mike Guzek
Fascial - Amanda Shuman
Fascial - Bethany Noble
Fascial - Laura Gordon
Congrats to everyone who went out there. RATMan isn't about a
distance, it's about having fun, hanging with like-minded folks, and doing what we love. It's about setting a goal, heading for it, and adjusting as necessary. And it's about pizza. I'd like to thank Guz, Frosty & James for a great ride. On days like Sunday, it's good to have someone by the name of Frosty around. Sunday was one of those days ... I felt like a monster and nothing I did made me tired (well, nothing on the bike; that run was hot & rough). Sorry if I ripped anyone's legs off, I was just having fun out there, pushing & pushing with no resistance coming back.
Anyway, I'd like to tip my hat to Andrea Wicks. After stuffing an entire large pizza in my face, lounging around after the day and finally getting my butt back to my car, I went to pick up the water cooler (still with cold water mind you). When I look up and there's Andrea, making her way back to the Town Center. She did the whole ride, and she did the 10K run. She set her goals and she worked toward them, and she made me smile at the end of a very long day.
Congrats to all. C'ya next year.
--stv
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