Congratulations to Derrick.
Derrick "Gunz" Fluegge, the elder statesman of Team Get a Grip Off Road Racing has been nominated Windy City Sports September Athlete of the Month.
Derrick attracted the attention of the publication with his dominating performance as the anchor leg at the Muddy Buddy Chicago, pacing his team to the top time overall. His win there marked his second Muddy Buddy victory in the last 3 years.
"I have recognized my own awesomeness for years now. It's about time someone else actually noticed," remarked Fluegge.*
"The guys a natural runner," remarked his teammate Ted Ramos. "I think it's about time he applied for his Muddy Buddy pro card and stopped sandbagging the age group ranks."
With a desire to go out on top, Fluegge announced his retirement from Muddy Buddy racing immediately after the awards ceremony.
Next up for Derrick is the final race of his multisport schedule the Accenture triathlon and then after that he plans to try out cyclocross racing in the Chicago Cyclocross Cup.
What's next for Derrick in 2009? "Next year I think I am going to do really well in Xterra racing."
As Wiindy City Sports Athlete of the Month, Derrick will receive a Subaru prize pack and will be entered in the sweepstakes for Windy City Athlete of the Year.
*not an actual quote, but it sounds like something he'd say.
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