RATS Ironman Party at Bonzai Sports
Kevin Kunkel of the Reston Area Triathletes was all smiles at the RATS annual Bonzai Kona Ironman Triathlon party
The Reston Area Triathlon Club, otherwise known as RATS had their annual “IronMan watching party” during the broadcast of the Kona Hawaii race. The club allowed Doug Landau to attend at the December 10th Bonzai Bike and Multisport Store party, where a large projection screen was set up and food served. Triathlete Coach Brian Clark enlisted Landau to help prepare burgers, buns and sausages, and “war stories” about races and training adventures filled the evening during the commercials. Landau also presented RATS President Kevin Kunkel with a check towards their good works. Landau and “Kona Kev” see each other training regularly at the Sport & Health Club at Worldgate in Herndon, Virginia as well as during Reston Bike Club evening rides and races when the weather is warmer.
The Herndon injury lawyer also told RATS members about the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU‘s free bike helmet program for schools as well as for individual local children who cannot afford head protection.
From the club’s web site:
About RATS: The Reston Area Triathletes, or RATS, started during triathlon’s first boom in the early 1980s. The club was re-started in February of 2001 with some of the original members working with some newer triathletes in the area. The informal club grew out of the long-standing weekly bike ride that follows the Reston Masters Saturday swim workout. While most members live or work in the Reston area (including Sterling, Vienna, Oakton, Cascades, and Ashburn), there are members from Arlington, Chantilly, and even Maryland.
RATS hosts several events throughout the year, offered first to members and subsequently to non-members. These are semi-organized training days with door-prizes raffled off to those who attend. RATS became an official USAT club in October of 2002 and now has more than 100 members. Almost 1,000 people subscribe to our publicly available email list. To subscribe simply send an email to trirats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. For more information contact info@trirats.net
