Jill Angel is tough, and she’s got trophies to prove it.

The Sacramento-area resident twice won the California “Toughest Cop Alive” competition for women by running three miles uphill, climbing 300 stairs, climbing ropes. lifting weights, sprinting 100 meters and completing a 300-yard obstacle course — all in one day.

After retiring from the Californina Highway Patrol, Jill moved into her first career change. She dabbled in the country music business as an agent. Her biggest success was helping her cousin sell a song that reached the Radio Disney Top 10. But even with a few clients, she had a hard time making enough to support her twodaughters.

Then her police fitness training came back into play. The AARP recently posted a four-minute video about Jill’s career changes. Jill’s story also was mentioned in a 2010 article from OnSacramento.com.

I’m finding lots of articles about sunset-chasing career changers. I’m planning to share those with you, in addition to writing articles based on my own interviews.

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