Red River Rampage 2014

Hundreds of Triathletes from all over Texas and neighboring states will be heading to Lake Texoma and Denison, Texas on September 20, 2014 for the Red River Rampage. It all begins on Saturday, September 20th at 5:30 PM with a Fast and Furious Sprint to Main Street Denison. The Triathlon starts with a 300 meter pool swim in Waterloo Pool, followed by a 6 mile bike ride and then a 2 mile run to Main Street Denison finishing at the post party. BluRock Band will be performing at the post party and the public is welcome to join the fun.

On Sunday, September 21st, the Grand Finale of the weekend begins at 7 AM with a Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlon at Lake Texoma. The Sprint begins at the Denison Dam Boat Ramp with a 750 meter open water swim in Lake Texoma, followed by a 10 mile bike ride on slightly hilly but fast, country roads and finishing with a 5k Run on mainly flat and fast roads. Aid Stations equipped with water and Powerade will be located about every 1 mile point. Each major intersection and turn around will be traffic controlled with directional assistance.

The Olympic begins with a 1500 meter open water swim in Lake Texoma, followed by a 20 mile bike ride (2 loops) and finishes with a 10K Run. The swim area is very spectator friendly and well supported by kayaks and lifeguards.
Sign up for the Red River Rampage Challenge and race both Triathlons and receive Special Pricing. This offer is limited to the first 400 athletes that take the Red River Rampage Challenge and participants will receive a special Denison Red River Rampage Weekend T-shirt. Register online for one or all of the events

Online Registration at http://playtri.com/denisontri

Special awards will be given for the Top 5 Male & Female Combined Times. Top Overall Male & Female combined Swim Times, Top Overall Male & Female combined Bike Times. Top Overall Male & Female combined Run Times.
Red River Rampage Weekend races are all USAT sanctioned events. All participants must be a current annual member of USAT. A one day permit for $12 or a $45 annual membership is available thru online registration or at packet pick up. All established USAT rules will be in effect. USAT member card and photo ID must be shown at packet pick up.

Author: BJ Kirkpatrick

Company: Texoma Connect

BJ Kirkpatrick is the publisher of www.TexomaConnect.com, an online tourism and relocation guide for the Lake Texoma Area. She lives in the hills surrounding Lake Texoma with her husband, their daughter and three grandchildren. BJ is the marketing coordinator for a local mortgage company and Blog post author You can reach BJ by email [email protected]

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GOOD. Water normal stain; 58 degrees; 1.53 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great drifting live shad around the islands or past the bridges near the rivers. Rain should finish off the spawn and look for bait on the banks with feeding fish near them. Top waters are working on sandy flats in 2-8 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are good on live shad along the bluffs on the banks in 2-4 feet of water. Also fair on spooks early and look for largemouth off the banks in 6-12 feet of water on main lake points near rocks. Catfish are fair on cut shad along the rocks in 30-45 feet of water. Drifting cut rough fish or gizzard shad in 5-10 feet of water near the river could produce a big fish after a rain with an inflow of dirty water. Crappie are good on brush piles in 12-18 feet of water on jigs using electronics to locate active fish working in and out of the brush. Look for spawners shallow with warmer temperatures in the forecast. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Threadfin shad are spawning along the banks. Hybrid stripers are good on topwaters in the morning along rocky banks. Some days the egrets are working leading the way to fish. Some schooling activity under gulls. After the morning bite ends switch to swimbaits and Alabama rigs in 10-25 feet of water on the edges and dropoffs. This pattern should hold for the next 4-6 weeks while shad spawn near docks and banks. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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