2008 Season End - 2009 Kick Off Party

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Sunday was a great day to be a Comprehensive Racing member. The End of Season 2008 - Kick Off Season 2009 party at Lowell Beer Works was a huge success led by the dynamic duo of Captains, Jen and Kurt. Plenty of Food, plenty of drink, plenty of creative awards (by the top team designer in the world - Jen), the unveiling of the new Comp uniform, and most of all hanging with a great bunch of people that feel more like family than just teammates. Let the season begin!

The awards, most voted by your fellow peers, were emceed by Kurt, designed by Jen and assembled with a little help by the Smurphy's (Smith-Murphy). And the Winner's were:

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Dan Cooper, Matt Garceau, Abigail Childs, Lance Mitchell, Bob Marsh, Kristen Nobels, Bill Morse, Katherine Mitchell, Steph Cooper, Richie Lewis, Eileen Dunn, Peter Wronski, Tracey Potter, Laura Frem, Roz Puleo, Sue Spellman, Lisa Macaulay, Kristen Carol, and our youngest member Tyler "Jr Cosmo" Boyle.

COSMO SPIRIT AWARD (Commitment to the sport in the face of adversity):

Matt "Big Daddy" Garceau

INSPIRATION AWARD (excellence in performance, mentorship and leadership):

Nancy "Another race, another medal" Thomson

MOST IMPROVED AWARD:

Seth "It's Showtime" Hanapole

CONSISTANT FORCE AWARD (min 5 yr active member who best exhibits team core values):

Tracy "Aqua-woman" Grilli, and

Art "Mr Winthrop" Gray

CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD:

Heather "Ironmom" Mackesy - Shoe drive for underpriveleged and $15,000 for Seacoast Century charities.

Lisa "Swim-Star" Freed - Organized and participation in 2 swim events to benefit Breast Cancer Research and Danny Oats Memorial 5k to benefit scholarship fund.

(Honorable Mention Charity Contributions to: Don & Elaine Vescio, Nicole DeHaven, Jen Linnane, Kurt Maw, Patrick Smith, Denise Murphy, Paul Penaskovic, and Jessie Perreault - Team Total Charity for 2008 - $20,000+)

MOST DIRECTIONALLY CHALLANGED (the title speaks for its self):

David "Cosmo -give me another cone" Boyle

COMPREHENSIVE LEADERS AWARD (outstanding assistance/leadership for Team Comp):

Dennis "Lead and they will come" Connelly, and

David "Cosmo" Boyle

FIRM TRI SERIES AGE GROUP WINNERS:

Nancy "Another race, another medal" Thomson

Kurt "Elmo-Olmo" Maw

Patrick "no more 4ths" Smith

2008 IRONMAN DISTANCE FINISHERS:

Jodi "Hat-trick" Frank - Lake Placid, Wisconsin, Florida

Seth "It's Showtime" Hanapole - Lake Placid

Alex "The Shadow" Janjic - Lake Placid

Dave "Cosmo" Boyle" - Coeur d'Alene

Heather "Ironmom" Mackesy - Coeur d'Alene

Peter "Rookie Tri to IM" Wronski - Florida

VELODROME AWARD (Top Comp Excellence on the Track):

Todd "I'm not Kurt's Brother" Crumb

HOLY COWBELL AWARD (Top Cyclocross Racer per the E. Bennett top secret points system):

Jessie "Podium-Master" Perrreault

TOP MVP RELAY MEMBER (Based on FIRM points series standings):

Tracy "Aqua-woman" Grilli

Don "faster than a speeding bullet" Vescio

TOP MVP INDIVIDUAL MEMBER (Based on FIRM points series standings):

Tonya "Super-S" Spagnuolo

Paul "the Clyde with glide" Penaskovic

Team party pictures will follow soon. Get ready, the 2009 season.....is here.