Meek and Mighty 2011, St Petersburg

Meek and Mighty was so fun! We love traveling with the Jaguars and all of our best pals were there. Lily came in 4th out of 34 in her category and Marshall was 6th out of 32 in his category... such a great race for both kids! All of the Jaguars did really well, most of the kids placing in the top 5! They also got to meet Andy Potts, a professional triathlete, have their pictures taken and get autographs. We enjoyed staying an extra night to cheer for all of our friends racing in the St Anthony's Triathlon on Sunday.

Jay... or Forrest Gump?

Jay went out for a "little run" today and ended up at On Your Mark bike shop....11 1/2 miles away from our house!!! He just "kept runnin'!"

FAU Wellness Triathlon 2011

This was my first time at this race and it was great! I think it was probably my best race to date!! Overall in my category I was 16 out of 29; 8th in the swim, 11th on the bike and 21st on the run! Need to work on not being SOO wiped out in the run...but there is time before Loggerhead! I had a great cheering section and Julie, Marc and Scott also raced. A super day!

Dyer Challenge 4, to benefit Jack the Bike Man

Marshall raced in a ten minute bike race to benefit Jack the Bike Man. Jack the Bike Man is a local man who collects old bikes, fixes them and gives them away to kids or people in the community who need a bike to get to and from work. Marshall raced in a heat of 6 and came in 2nd place. He also got a really great "swag bag" and was very excited about that! Thanks to Coach Shelley for sponsoring the kids race!

Shamrock 5K

BEAUTIFUL weather for the Shamrock 5k this morning! We had a great representation for the Jaguars: 3 girls ran, in 3 different age groups and ALL 3 won 1st place! All of the girls had a PR that morning, which was pretty cool! We also had a few parents and Coach Shelley running as well. Lily's time was 25:53. I also ran and had my PR at 32:58. Congrats to Emma, Coral and Lily. A super fun morning!

Coconut Cup #6, Oleta

Marshall got out his mountain bike again for the Coconut Cup #6 race at Oleta River State Park Park in North Miami. He placed 3rd for his age group and had a great time! Jay was also planning on racing...BUT... while he was getting his bike ready a tent blew into his car! Someone had forgotten to stake down their tent and the wind picked it up, dumping it in on top of his brand new car! (it had less than 200 miles on it) Fortunately it did not injure anyone and we were able to take it down before it took off again! Yeesh...we were glad to get home this afternoon!

6 Hours of El Lagarto

We headed to Lakeland for the 6 hours of El Lagarto mountain bike race. Jay and Marshall both raced along with some friends from OYM, Matt, Julie, Kip and Dave. Marshall raced up an age group in the 10-14 category because he thought the race for his age was too easy...hehe! The kids race was a little goofy, the course was not clearly marked so all of the kids went in different directions. They didn't end up giving places since it was a little crazy, but they all had a fun time! Jay completed 7 laps and rode for 5 hours and 11 minutes (he was the fastest in the 7 lap group). He finished 23 out of 50 overall, this was his 2nd mountain bike race ever! I manned the tent and passed out bottles and nutrition which was fun too! Oh yeah, and all of the races started with a potato sack race...pretty funny!

Race For the Cure 2011

Aye...so hard this year! Lily, Lisa, April and I ran in memory of Kelly Gourley, my good friend who passed away in November. In previous years Lisa and I would do the run and then do the walk with Kelly, celebrating the fact that she had been cancer free for several years. This year was our first time at the event without her and it was really difficult. She was an amazing person and I was honored to run in her memory, we are rejoicing that she is completely healed now in Heaven!

Coconut Cup #4, Amelia

Jay and Marshall competed in their first mountain bike race this weekend, they both LOVED it! Marshall raced in the kids 6-8 category and came in 2nd place! He almost passed the first place guy right at the finish line...so close! Yeah Marshall! Jay was in the Base men 30-39 category and came in 27 out of 35! He rode the majority of the first lap (about 7 miles) with a flat tire! Way to go boys!

Dyer Consequences

Jay and the kids went to the Dyer Consequences event this weekend and kicked butt! They all ran the 5k, then the kids ran the 1k and then Marshall did the kids cyclocross race. The 5k: Lily and Marshall were both first in their age groups (Jay ran with Marshall)! 1k: Lily was 1st, Marshall 2nd overall! Kids cyclocross race, Marshall was 1st overall!!!! Great job Killer Millers! Aunt Kelly was also there doing her first 5k and did an awesome job! Yeah!! Nana and Pop were there in the cheering section!

Relay for Life

The kids ran the Relay for Life in Juno Beach. It was a 4x1 relay meaning teams of 4, each person runs 1 mile. Lily ran with Coral, Kelly and Jen as the "Candy Cane Girls" and they all had great times! Marshall and Colton ran the kids 1 mile fun race. A fun morning for a good cause!

Palm Beach Marathon Festival 2010

The Palm Beach 1/2 marathon was this weekend! My goal was to finish in 2:30 and my time was 2:30:55. No complaints here, I'll live with the 55 second overage... it was still 23 minutes faster than my last 1/2 marathon! The weather was BEAUTIFUL, high 40's and sunny. Erica and Lauren ran too, congrats to them! Jay and the kids were there braving the cold temps to cheer me on... signs and all! Thanks to Coach Bob for all of the Sunday morning pep talks!

The LEACh 2010

The LEACh (Loxahatchee Eco Adventure Challenge) is an 8 hour adventure race through Jonathan Dickenson State Park on an unmarked course. You compete as a team and are involved in canoeing, trekking, biking, navigation, obstacles and problem solving. Jay and Brent were team "Last to Register" (they really were the last to register) and Erica and Steve were team "Off the Grid". Both teams finished within the allotted time! "Last to Register" finished 14 out of 23 overall; "Off the Grid" 15 out of 23 AND 3 out of 4 for the co-ed division earning them a medal! It was a LONG day, but everyone was happy at the end. The cheering section included: Sara, Lily, Marshall, Randy, Martha and Noelle!

1k run and bike time trial

Busy weekend! Saturday Lily ran the NPB Ghost run 1k with her running club from school. She came in 4th for the girls. On Sunday she did a bike time trial (out in the middle of the sugar cane fields!) It was a 15k bike and she finished in 37 min. Not her best time, but big kuddos for going out there! Picture is from the bike time trial.