Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Jailbreak, Diva Dash, Hell Run and Danskin 2012

The last few months have been crazy busy with work, working out, doing events, finding time for friends and family and riding with my motorcycle group. In the past couple of months, I have done 3 adventure races and a triathlon. I have also gone on a 4 day, 1400 mile motorcycle trip through the Ozarks, and I have changed jobs. Whew!!! I decided to take a few, quick minutes, tell a fraction of the story, and post a few pictures.

In March, several friends and I did the Jailbreak Run in Austin. It was a course filled with numerous obstacles ranging from jumping hurdles, climbing tires, going down a huge slide, crawling through mud pits and rolling in sand, a treat called "The Powdered Doughnut." 

First the mudpit.......
The things I'll do for a medal!
 Then the roll in the sand...AKA "The Powdered Donut."
                                                                           We did it!!!!

                                                         The Jailbreak Medal!

Next up in April was the Shape Diva Dash. Several friends and I headed to Austin for this adventure race geared only for women.  Again there were obstacles all along the course. As a warm up activity the sponsors had teams compete in a tug-of-war contest so that the winners could be entered to win a free pair of shoes.  My team won, but none of us won the drawing for the sneakers afterwards.
                                                       Getting ready for WAR!!!!!!
                                                                    Victorious!!!!

The following weekend, a group of us drove down to South Austin for a lovely little event called the Hell Run. It was mud pit after mud pit after mud pit with a few fires to jump over and walls to climb. Not for the faint of heart!
Yup!!!
                                       Mud pit right before the finish line.....

This past weekend, June 3, 2012, I did my 10th Danskin Triathlon. It was the best medal ever, and of course I had a great time. I got to have my picture taken with Sally Edwards at the end of the race. It was awesome!!!!

                                                  My bike setup....
                                        My friend and me after the race....
                                                     Close up of the medal...

At the finish line, I got lucky enough to have my picture taken with Sally Edwards, the First Lady of Triathlons! I was so excited!!!


                                           Sally Edwards and me, Danskin 2012, Austin

In August 2010, I got to meet Dave Scott at the Rivercities Triathlon in Bossier City, Louisiana.

In October of 2010, I got to meet world class triathletes Hunter Kemper and Sarah Haskins at the Toyota Triathlon in Rockwall, Texas.


This weekend, I have a 5K on Saturday and then will be making the 3 hour drive to Las Colinas for the Wounded Warrior 10K. It is one of my favorite events to do because it supports such a worthy cause.


Ok....off to get ready for tomorrow. Keep moving!

Jill