Lake Royal Results

The results are in and the RMEC did great at Lake Royale. Even though the temps were very cold for an early morning swim, three people ended up participating in this first year event from Rocky Mount. Two of them placed in their age group, and one ripped the skin off their rear-end, shoulder, and knuckles.

Mary, had a phenomenal race, finishing as the 4th woman overall! This was of course good enough to win her age group by almost 20 minutes. Wow! Take a look at that form in the picture to the left. Hard to beleive Mary does not consider herself much of a runner.

In her triathlon debut, Carol also found her way to the medal stand, finishing 3rd in the same age category. As many people have done in a tri, Carol had panic set in once she started the open water swim. A tight wetsuit made her breathing challenging. She easily could have called for help and quit. Instead she calmed herself and was able to finish the race in grand style. Great job ladies!

• Mary - Swim: 8:06, Bike: 51:27, Run: 27:23
• Carol - Swim: 15:11, Bike: 63:42, Run: 37:29

Dave, did not have the same result in this tri. After countless Masters' awards, Dave finally had fate not on his side. Taking a turn at 31 mph, Dave had a another cyclist make an illegal pass. Dave could have either t-boned the cyclist, or slid out of control. Neither was a good option, but Dave ended up taking the slide. Somewhere near Lake Royale, you can still find pieces of Dave's skin on the road. Despite some bruising and road rash, he was still able to make the State Fair that afternoon, and was seen running the roads today.

Jennifer was able to get some great photos of the event. I posted a few here, but check here Kodak site for the rest.