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Creek  By Gary Harris, XTERRA Rep  Panther Creek State Park is
home to an assortment of wild life, warm fresh water lakes and
fast flowing trails; in other words it's the perfect for an
XTERRA. Ed, Laura and the gang from River Sports Adventures do
have a great venue, add an exceptionally helpful Park Ranger
staff; a super enthusiastic local high school cross country team
for volunteers, a perfect Tennessee Sunday morning and you have
XTERRA paradise.   Early race day the clouds parted with a sun
rise that lit up the Smokey Mountain sky, athletes and their
families scurried about the boat launch in anticipation of the
day's events. Locals and travelers from all over the south east
gathered in transition; bikes shoes, sun block and laughter fill
the air.  The swim started with a bang as the hungry crew
chased, or shall I say tried to chase, Tennessee's Bruce Gennari
the whole way. Bruce was so fast moving through the glassy water
he was making wa