EMG Enduracamps

Despite another cold, icy punch from KC’s newest nemesis Old Man Winter, EMG enjoyed a wonderful night of inauguration and celebration on Feb 20th, 2010.  Nearly 60 people showed up to help us kick off a new year of training, racing and overall training season with EMG.  The evening was filled with both excitement and purpose, which stemmed from several sources.  First, there were the indulgences in food.  Chef Renne Kelly catered in dishes that made us all glad we are triathletes—I think everyone had more than one plate of the Chef’s masterpieces!

Second, things were certainly spiced up when the Trek Store offered everyone exclusive deals for the night.  People were able to peruse the Trek goodies, lay eyes on the new TEAM EMG jerseys showcased at front of the store and take in a picture show played at the opposite end.  Toward the middle of the evening we had a lovely drawing, where we gave away bodywork from The Sport of Massage, PT/Coaching from Josh and some EMG swag that made everyone glad they stuck around! 

Then came the purpose when one of our own described her battle with cancer.  Everyone in the room was filled with hope, inspiration and motivation.  By the end talk, we had a total of $875.00 in donations to Rock the Cure, a foundation set up to help fight cancer.  A special thanks goes out to Ryan Robison, race director of the Topeka Tinman, Ironman Kansas 70.3 and Ironman Branson 70.3 races for donating an entry into the Topeka Tinman and IM Branson 70.3.  Both of these were auctioned off with all funds going directly toward Rock the Cure.  (If you are interested in making a donation to Rock the Cure, please click here).

We were also able to provide everyone affiliated with EMG an official EMG T-shirt, courtesy of one of our great sponsors, Hyalogic.  In addition, Hyalogic  provided free samples of their newest delivery form of a lactic-acid buffering product called Myodurance.  Both were a huge hit!

There was even a cake-smothering contest between Ben and Liz at the end of the night.  We’ll let you decide who won that battle.  Check out the pictures under our “photos” section above or simply click here.

Indeed this was an exciting, entertaining and worthwhile event.  Thank you to everyone who made the trip out.  We seriously appreciate your time and dedication to the sport. Let’s all have a successful season and build a strong, all-inclusive triathlon community.  We are looking forward to an incredible year of helping you realize your goals and form new dreams!