Fitness Club On Fire

Our Fitness Club has been On Fire this year so we celebrated with an end of season BBQ.

First we feasted!
Sorry the picture is so small but I wanted to show you how we do it here. About 3 weeks before an event someone calls the Recreation Department asking for rugs, chairs, tables, sound system equipment, etc. Their crew sets it up, takes it all down when done, and will provide a team of helpers throughout the event if needed. We can even get a helium tank for balloons if we want at no cost to us.

After the feast but before a game of Ultimate Frisbee our President had a few words about outstanding successes of the season, rankings in our race series, and last but not least some awards for things like:
Mental Toughness
Most Attractive to the Wrong Crowd
Fastest Person Who Didn't Spend a Small Fortune
Rookie of the Year (Yours truly)
......just to name a few.

Those who wanted to give out their own recognition awards did so too, such as the following saying written on a pair of bike shorts:
Pain is the Weakness Coming Out of You.....

and a fur covered bike helmet.

Kara recounted a story about a friend who has worn her bike helmet backward not once but....

TWICE!
She gave all the blonds in our group a hand mirror so they can do a quick once over before the next ride.

These are all the Fit Mammas in our group.

The week before the event a short survey was sent out. Now keep in mind only a handful of people actually responded but the numbers are outstanding!
(UDH 2011 Team Jersey)

General Recognition: August 2010-May 2011

Who ran further than they ever had before?
4

Who ran a marathon?
3, with another 4 who ran a 1/2 marathon

Participated in their first bike race?
8

Participated in a bike race?
18

Rode further than they ever had before?
11

Who caught a ride from a Bedouin back to camp?
5

Completed a century (100 mi, 160K)?
4

Saw improvement in their times during the season?
all

Participated in their first triathlon?
9

Participated in a triathlon?
20

Total Swim Miles/KM 177 mi (285 km)
Total Cycle Miles/KM 22705 mi (36540 km)
Total Run Miles/KM 1700 mi (2736 km)


Lastly we did lose a member of our group but quite frankly we were all happy to say good bye;) to...
Drum Roll Please......

Total Weight Lost Since August 2010
228+ lbs