Jasmine Carlson is a duathlete from Becida, MN and is one of Bemidji's most beloved and inspiring young women.
Jasmine, for the past two years, has been training extremely hard and has ran in numerous races both in and out of state. last year she completed and scored in the top 15 at her first multi sport event ever-- The Iron Girl Duathlon in Minneapolis, MN. This race lead her to compete in the National Duathlon Championship in Tuscan, AZ. "This event will qualify athletes for team USA, allowing athletes to represent the United States in Nancy, France, for the 2012 ITU short course Duathlon World Championships."
Her hard work and dedication paid off, and that race proved it; Jasmine received the honor of being chosen to be one of the athletes to represent the US in the upcoming World Duathlon Championships in Nancy, France, September 22-23, 2012!
For those of you still scratching your head, wondering what a duathlon is, let me get you up to speed. A duathlon is a very challenging sport where an athlete must first run a 5k then continue with a 35k bike race followed by another 5k. Needless to say, to do something like that would take a lot of hard work and dedication, and this girl has worked her butt off to have rightfully earned her spot on Team USA this year.
The inspiring young woman stated on her Team USA Facebook page that "I feel like i will be representing more than just our country, but i am also representing rural communities and women in athletics. I want others to be encouraged that even though they live in a rural community, they can still make a large impact and reach their goals no matter what they may be"... what a great role model!
Team USA is a non-profit organization meaning that they do not provide athletes with travel, food or lodging.
We (Bemidji Design Center) along with many other great, local companies want to show our support to Jasmine by helping her raise money, not only for her expenses for this chance-of-a-lifetime experience, but for her to bring her loved ones along as well.
Please help show your support to Jasmine by joining us July 20-22nd in the parking lot near the Bemidji Mercantile Design Center and The Blue Ox for our eventful fundraising weekend!
There will be a trunk show showcasing the mercantile fashion on Friday July 20th as well as a fire spinning show you will not want to miss!
Other events this fundraising weekend will include:
face painting
photo booth
outdoor yoga (all levels)
roller derby demo
live music (contact the Blue Ox if you are interested in playing).
foot race for ages 2-9 (prizes)
coffee floats
and much more...!
Let's have some fun and raise funds for Jasmine and Team USA!
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