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Two GIANT Aunties – One Epic Adventure

Team GIANT Aunties Tri Adventure / 29.04.2008

The following report is from team GIANT Aunties Tri Adventure (Jan Leverton, Kim Beckinsale) - an inspiring pair of women who not only finished the Keen Aventure Race, but who were one of the two ranked teams in the women\'s team category! Jan writes, \"I am an avid watcher of Sleepmonsters and hopefully some of your other watchers will be inspired to have a go at something like we did. As you can imagine, it was difficult in an all-female team with an all-female crew, but not impossible!! We are both over 40 as well (I\'m much closer to 50 and things don\'t get any easier...) It just shows you what you can do when you set your mind to it.\"
Congratulations Jan and Kim, your story and your accomplishments are an inspiration to many!

Well the Aunties have just completed our most incredible epic adventure ever – the KEEN Alps to Ocean Adventure Race…a 5 day journey from the beautiful alpine village of Falls Creek to the lazy seaside town of Lakes Entrance. What we endured over the 4 stages will stay in our minds for a long time and raise the bar on the abilities of veteran females in long distance Adventure Racing.

Our goals in the event were to FINISH (as a mystery illness had been plaguing Aunty Jan for the last 6 months …think it’s menopause..) see a wombat and remain friends … and, besides a couple of low points, we firmly achieved this with the help of our wonderful all-girl support crew Jude and Roz…..
Read on for a joy?-ride though some of our amazing experiences…..

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