Jacqueline Harrill

New to the sport this January 2009 I have developed and intense for the sport of triathlon (almost as strong as my addiction to oatmeal- which I eat on average of 3-4 times a day). I became inspired by triathlons after meeting a friend through church who had recently completed his first ironman. We set up a running date the next morning after church. During that cold, windy, January run at White Rock Lake I made a commitment to sign up for Team in Training to complete an Olympic size triathlon in Hawaii and to fund raise $5800 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Through God’s grace, I overcame the obstacle of fundraising the $500 and in fact, raised $8000 in a time when the economy was (and still is) at an all time low. In addition, I have won my age group at 4/5 of the races I competed in this year and 2nd at the other. I am now training for my first Ironman in Tempe, AZ and hope to eventually get to Kona! This sport has allowed me to developed friendships with people who share similar values, goals and perspectives on life.