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elliot85

2010-07-23 1:00 PM

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Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

Alligator to eat Tempe Town Lake fish... Let's hope they remember to take him out before IMAZ.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Alligator-being-brought-in-to-eat-Tempe-Town-Lake-fish-99110809.html

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wwhisler

2010-07-23 3:32 PM

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, Arizona

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

that's awesome! Water temp is higher than the air temp!

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bzgl40

2010-07-23 6:50 PM

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Payson, AZ

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

Looks like Red Rock will email everyone already registered in the next 24 hrs but it looks like run-bike-run for SOMA at least. Throw that extra run training in

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Fitzy

2010-07-23 6:53 PM

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Elite

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the desert

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

elliot85 - 2010-07-23 11:00 AM Alligator to eat Tempe Town Lake fish... Let's hope they remember to take him out before IMAZ.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Alligator-being-brought-in-to-eat-Tempe-Town-Lake-fish-99110809.html

that's actually a cool story.... as least the fish out just out there rotting. Very eco-friendly I guess

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gmanontheradio

2010-07-24 12:09 AM

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Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

Just read on redrock's site that they changed them to DU's

2010 Nathan Tempe Duathlon (DAM BROKE - NO LAKE!)
Sponsored by Nathan Hydration Systems
September 26, 2010
Olympic / Sprint Duathlon and Relay

INTRODUCTION
Red Rock proudly announces the Fifth year of the Nathan Tempe Triathlon. Come out in compete in either the Olympic, Sprint or Relay (Olympic AND Sprint) race. Since the dam broke we will not have a swim this year. We will be hosting a duathlon with a run-bike-run format. The runs will take place along side the gorgeous mud pit that was Tempe Town Lake, followed by the best Olympic bike course in Tempe, and a run along the multi-use path around the lake...ummm pit.

All participants start at Tempe Beach Park, on the south bank, just west of the Mill Avenue Bridge.

Notes on the Course - The bike portion is a relatively flat, urban, looped course; each loop is approximately 12.3 miles. The run is a 3.1 mile loop around Tempe Town Lake with some great views of ASU and the developing landscape of Tempe! Olympic distance athletes must complete 2 loops of the bike and 2 loops of the run course respectively.

this was going to be my first tri too so i'm pretty bummed. went down last night to check it out and it's pretty interesting to see it with only about 3ft of water!

mm5093

2010-07-24 1:24 PM

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Somewhere over there in Az

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

ITS A CONSPIRACY!!!! its all against Red Rock Company; first Barn Burner and now Nathan's, PBR and SOMA... ITS A CONSPIRACY!!!

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PirateGirl

2010-07-24 3:09 PM

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Elite

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Tucson, AZ

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

So for the PBR du, can we ride our mountain bikes at the bottom of Tempe Town Lake? That would be awesome!

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Fitzy

2010-07-24 4:37 PM

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Elite

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the desert

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

PirateGirl - 2010-07-24 1:09 PM So for the PBR du, can we ride our mountain bikes at the bottom of Tempe Town Lake? That would be awesome!

that would be kinda cool...

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gmanontheradio

2010-07-24 9:09 PM

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Phoenix

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

it's now the tempe "bike, run, and mud crawl"!

canadarn2001

2010-07-26 10:27 AM

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Wilmington, NC

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

I got the email this weekend that Soma is now officially a duathlon! I'm sort of excited (swimming is my weakest link) but I may be the only one who is excited about this! There is an option to race this as a duathlon or defer to 2011 and get 50% off of the entry.

Red Rock can't help it that the dam broke...so I am just glad they are going ahead and having an event regardless! We are flying in from NC and already have our plane tickets purchased so we are going race the duathlon and have a blast regardless.

Does this mean I don't have to swim for the rest of the summer??

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phxphotog

2010-07-26 12:37 PM

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Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

Red Rock has had a bad go of it for no fault of their own. I did the Las Palomas in Rocky Point and they did a great job. The dam collapse isn't their doing. They just have to deal with it. That being said, I', glad that I didn't register for Nathan's or SOMA yet. My run is my weakest thing right now and doing more of it isn't my thing right now. I'm going to pick up a few sprints in the fall and prepare for PF Changs 1/2 Mary in 2011.

Too bad this happened to a great event organization group.

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Slidell4life

2010-07-26 1:05 PM

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Phoenix, AZ

Subject: RE: Tempe Town Lake Dam Collapse

phxphotog - 2010-07-26 10:37 AM Red Rock has had a bad go of it for no fault of their own. I did the Las Palomas in Rocky Point and they did a great job. The dam collapse isn't their doing. They just have to deal with it. That being said, I', glad that I didn't register for Nathan's or SOMA yet. My run is my weakest thing right now and doing more of it isn't my thing right now. I'm going to pick up a few sprints in the fall and prepare for PF Changs 1/2 Mary in 2011.

Too bad this happened to a great event organization group.

Don't lose you focus, todd. Look for a spring 70.3.

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JoeP138

2010-07-26 4:38 PM

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