Racers assemble for the start of the race
And they're off...
First place finisher Willy Pickhardt starts
out on the challenging 13-mile bike course
David James of Huntsville, AR looks fresh
as he heads into lap two of the bike course
Mike Pearson of Overland Park, KS
celebrates completion of the bike course
With 5-miles down and 8 more to go,
Justin Buerge of Joplin, MO prepares
himself mentally
Kimberly Yanke of Springdale, AR
completes lap one of the bike course on
her way to 1st place in the 25-29 age group
Hydration was the name of the game on
race day - Clancy McMahon of Prairie
Grove, AR gets some fluids to go
1st place in the 35-39 age group, Julie
Burroughs of Hot Springs, AR powers
through the bike course
Carina Le of Lowell, AR shows that
having fun is what it's all about
Lindsay Thomas of Dallas, TX finishes
strong after 4 hours on this challenging
course
Greg Mones (#16) of Fayetteville, AR starts the 5-mile
run for his relay team while William Satterlee (#51) of
Joplin, MO continues on his way to 1st place in the
30-34 age group
Greg Sanders (#84) of Springfield, MO and Christopher Schwan (#55) of Dallas,
TX head out together for the last leg of the race.  They each took 3rd place in their
respective age groups
Imari Dellimore of Little Rock, AR stays
focused all the way to the finish line
3rd place male overall finisher Nathan
Vandiver of Conway, AR manages to
crack a smile as he crosses the finish line
It hurts so good... Josh Taylor of Tulsa,
OK digs deep as he starts the running leg
of the race
Sarah Stalder of Rogers, AR on her way to
become the female champion, besting the
competition by nearly 30 minutes
We would like to say "thank you" to all of the participants
at the 2006 race and we look forward to seeing you and
your friends next year!
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2006 Photos  -  1st Annual XTERRA Eureka Springs - Off-Road Triathlon
3rd Annual
Saturday June 7, 2008
XTERRA Eureka Springs
Off-Road Triathlon and Trail Run