5th NE2KC

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » January 24th, 2008, 11:45 am

More photos:

Fred Dickie (7:09.3) on the left, Frank Knight (7:15.3) on the right.

Ron Pelletier (7:10.7), being coxed by Dave Nock

Bill Burke (7:23.2 PB ), also known as kipkeino68 on the forum.

Rocket Roy · Post by **Rocket Roy** » January 24th, 2008, 2:15 pm

Wish i could make it, maybe next year.

I particularily like the sound of the breakfast place

Seems there were loads of people there Rick. Well done!

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » January 25th, 2008, 11:33 am

Roy, when you move to Florida you will be less than a 26-hour drive away.

More Photos:

Jim Keating (7:29.3), in the white, who also donated the 2nd place prizes, keyrings with a Nelson Sennit, the 4-strand alternate crown sennit named for Horatio Nelson since October 21,1805.

Gene Burnham (7:55.7) of Indian Nation, requesting divine intervention in his quest to break 8:00 for the first time. The request was apparently granted.

Kinley Gregg (8:09.0) in the green prepares for the start in the Women's heat that included (left to tight) Yvette Knight, Carla Stein and Mary Van Beuren.

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » January 26th, 2008, 2:25 pm

Wrapping up another year with some final photos:

Dave Nock (8:12.0) knocking off a quick 2km before getting a tumor removed on February 1st. The Legend grows!

Mary Van Beuren (9:05.2 PB ) establishing a new NE2KC age-50 lwt record.

Race Director Rick Bayko tantalizing he crowd with the coveted Ice Scrapers.

Mike Van Beuren accepts the Tackhammer (best lightweight time of the day) from the respectful director, who is doing his best Wayne's World imitation ('Not worthy, not worthy, I'm scum, I suck')

The PaulS Sledgehammer award (fastest overall time of the day) held aloft for all to see before being claimed by Trevor de Koekkoek, with the strains of Verdi's Anvil Chorus blaring in the background.

2008 was a very good year.

Rick Bayko,
Grand Poobah of the NE2KC

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » February 29th, 2008, 12:44 pm

Follow up;

Fourteen of the 21 competitors went on to the CRASH-B's with excellent results.

Trevor de Koekkoek 6:39.8 NE2KC, 6:29.1 CRASH-B's (PB )

Mike VanBeuren 6:47.6 NE2KC, 6:45.1 CRASH-B's (Hammer & PB )

Chad Goss 6:54.7 NE2KC, 6:49.4 CRASH-B's (not sure if PB or not)

Gary Passler 7:04.9 NE2KC, 7:00.9 CRASH-B's (Bronze medal)

Doug Snell 7:05.4 NE2KC (PB ), 6:57.4 CRASH-B's (PB )

Frank Knight 7:15.3 NE2KC, 7:08.7 CRASH-B's

Rick Bayko 7:21.0 NE2KC, 7:06.5 CRASH-B's (Bronze medal)

Bill Burke 7:23.2 NE2KC (PB ), 7:17.6 CRASH-B's (PB )

Jim Keating 7:29.3 NE2KC, 7:18.3 CRASH-B's

Carla Stein 7:29.9 NE2KC, 7:25.5 CRASH-B's (PB )

Gene Burnham 7:55.7 NE2KC (PB ), 7:26.0 CRASH-B's (PB )

Dave Nock 8:12.0 NE2KC (PB ), 8:13.9 CRASH-B's

Yvette Knight 8:51.8 NE2KC, 8:41.9 CRASH-B's (Bronze medal)

Mary Van Beuren 9:05.2 NE2KC (PB ), 8:55.1 CRASH-B's (PB )

We'll forgive Dave Nock for being the only one to not improve his time, due to extenuating circumstances. On February 1st he had an operation to have a cancerous tumor removed from the left groin area. Coming within 1.9 seconds of a PB 23 days later is at least as remarkable as anything that the rest of us did.

Rick Bayko,
Grand Poobah of the NE2KC

mikvan52 · Post by **mikvan52** » March 2nd, 2008, 10:54 am

Yankeerunner wrote:Follow up;

Fourteen of the 21 competitors went on to the CRASH-B's with excellent results.

We'll forgive Dave Nock for being the only one to not improve his time, due to extenuating circumstances. On February 1st he had an operation to have a cancerous tumor removed from the left groin area. Coming within 1.9 seconds of a PB 23 days later is at least as remarkable as anything that the rest of us did.

Rick Bayko,
Grand Poobah of the NE2KC

Thanks for the follow-up for the distinguished NE2KC group!
Fantastic spring-back by Dave Nock!

It was great to see the home-state group at WIRC!

=Mike=

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » March 2nd, 2008, 10:59 pm

Damn, we're good!