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Riverwood Triathlon 2008 – great day for a great race!
KarenG8r wins her age group (again). Check out how she was telling Squeeky exactly how much butt she was going to kick in the middle of the race 
Squeeky deals with inner tendon demons and was stil able to pull an extremely respectable 14th in his age group, despite fighting a nagging injury.
Sandbagger capitalizes on a great aerobic base built from Umstead Trail Marathon, as well as sandbagging on the bike leg to pull a great (for him) 5k run – and place 7th in the age group. (Beat #8 by 4 seconds – T2 30 seconds faster than #8).
Met some other friends and a large number of Lochmere neighbors at the race. The godfather of the the triathlon groupies, Rick, who apparently is the source of all our Tri-shenanigans.
We missed several of you!
Red White and Through
Check out our post for the 2007 Riverwood Triathlon, or the photo gallery.
Parting Shots:
11 responses so far ↓
1 MitDog // Apr 27, 2008 at 4:35 pm
You guys are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the photos. Sorry, Squeak, that you had to fight that injury; I can relate! But it sure didn’t hold you back; wow, 14th in the age group. You’re as impressive as Karen! And that is SAYING something. And Rama; oh, Rama, we love you, too. You’re, uh, my hero. Bet you were the best looking triathlete out there. And fast. And nice.
2 Squeeky // Apr 27, 2008 at 7:21 pm
It was great to see Sandbagger up in the single digit placements. He had a great race, despite the log jam in the pool. Apparently a few people thought they were supposed to submit a time for 50 yards.
I think one of the best parts about Tris is watching KarenG8r race. She has the best attitude and spirit. All that, and she kicks butt.
Hope the brickers had a good ride/run today. Sorry I missed out. I am up here in Wisconsin where they are predicting snow……
3 Herbs // Apr 27, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Congrats to all you Riverwood triathletes!! Great performances by all…You guys rock!! Fun pictures and footage, Rama…It makes me so psyched for the ’08 tri season!!
4 litl' bit // Apr 27, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Great production Rama! It was almost like I was there. Thanks so much for doing that.
I am so excited with everyone’s effort and strength yesterday. What a great way to start the season.
Thanks to those who ran yesterday… I always enjoy running with the boys. Great ride/run today. Heidi and Tommy were looking very strong. Karen got in a good victory lap
5 Squeeky // Apr 27, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Sandbagger, that video is great. I am laughing way up here in freezing cold Wisconsin. Made my evening. Thanks. Looking forward to more.
6 stabu // Apr 28, 2008 at 8:48 am
Great job to all of you!!! I love the pics – you always look like you’re having so much fun at these races – I can’t wait to do a race with the group soon (Kerr Lake??)
7 fgump // Apr 28, 2008 at 11:01 am
Awesome, awesome job gang. I am so looking forward to next weekend. In a sado-masochistic kind of way I think…
I’m such a tri-junkie. See you at White Lake.
8 KarenG8r // Apr 28, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Wow Sandbagger……good job on the video…it is hilarious!! I couldn’t stop laughing when I heard the announcer call out Squeeky’s finish!! Great way to share the fun with our fellow MM’ers!! By the way…both Sandbagger and Mr. Squeek had very impressive finishes at Riverwood. Can’t wait to hear all about White Lake…you guys are going to have a blast…Go get ‘em!!!
9 terp // Apr 28, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Congrats to all. Great pics, video and music Sandbagger! Squeeky – you’ll have to save that flag pic for when you run for office! Congrats Karen G8r.
10 sandbagger // Apr 28, 2008 at 10:00 pm
and when he does run for office, i will be right there handing out all the “other” photos
11 Squeeky // Apr 28, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Ah, friends. Where would we be without them.
I am going to start carrying my own camera….
By the way, it’s snowing here in Wisconsin. I miss NC.