Teammates -
If you follow Team RWB on Twitter, then you are already aware of a great team announcement - the Austin Tri Camp being held this April. Focused primarily on introducing wounded veterans to triathlon, this camp will be hosted by Coach Derick Williamson and Team RWB Pro Ambassador Jessica Jacobs, giving our wounded veterans amazing access to two of the best in the business.
If you are interested, or know a wounded veteran who might be interested, please check out the website for all the details: http://www.austintricamp.com/. We have a great team of RWB members responsible for putting this together and from the blog team, we thank each of you for the efforts you are making to help introduce our wounded veterans to this great sport.
On a different note, if you are looking for some added motivation for your run tomorrow, please consider joining the virtual run in memory of Sherry Arnold, a wife, sister, teacher, and runner who was abducted and killed on her morning run. For the full story, please see this link: http://othervoices.runnersworld.com/2012/01/a-virtual-run-in-memory-of-sherry-arnold-2-11-12/?cm_mmc=Twitter-_-RunnersWorld-_-Content-Blog-_-OtherVoicesSherry
As we train, we all know that there are inherent risks involved, but it is appalling and saddening to know that these kinds of things happen. As always, we can only remind everyone to train smart - take an ID with you when you run and make sure someone knows where you are going and when you should be home. As we all know from being in or around the military, the buddy system - as ridiculous as it sometimes seems - serves a valuable purpose that can benefit us all here at home as well. While what happened to Sherry is as rare as it is horrific, we all deal with the common realities of distracted drivers, accidents, and equipment malfunctions. Please stay safe out there.
Happy trails.
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