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Cornwall Multisport Club Profile: Kathleen Hay
The Road To Marathon Runner
By Erynn Henry
here is, it seems, no perfect age
Tat which to become a runner.
Kathleen Hay is a resident of
Cornwall and now a member of the
Multisport Club in town. She started
running at 47 years of age because it
was something she’d always wanted
to do.
Growing up, Hay never wanted
to be involved in any type of sport,
and even opted out of gym class at
her earliest opportunity. When she
decided to try out running, it came as
no surprise to her that it would be a
difficult road, one that would lead her
to seek guidance.
“They helped me complete my
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very first five kilometer run and when “I’m not fast, but I’m working beginners just like yourself.
you cross that finish line, you know, on getting faster and there is
“It’s a really wonderful group to be
you’re not the same person because opportunities with the people that a part of in the community and it’s
it is a real accomplishment,” recalls you know in the club to learn how
something that is geared towards all
Hay, of the accomplishment she made to improve,” says Hay. “I have such ages,” adds Hay
back in 2007. a supportive group of friends from
the club that would send me words Hay says the biggest challenge you
After completing this goal, Hay will face is what your mind saying,
unfortunately fell out of running of encouragement before hand or and you have to learn to shut it off
for about a year and a half because congratulations afterwards and when
I was pushing my way through those because it will lie to you and say
of other commitments. She decided things like I’m not strong enough or
to pick it back up again in 2009, kilometers, knowing that they were
there and they had my back, you have I’m not fast enough. What you have
eventually being able to complete her to remember is there is no such thing
first half marathon in 2010 as well as no idea how much that means when as a bad run because no matter what,
rejoining the club. She says she hasn’t you’re up to those last five kilometers
and you’re feeling the strain.” you learn something from it.
looked back since then.
Hay says accomplishing this type Tanya Deeks helped Hay prepare
The Multisport Club ultimately
of goal can be physically, mentally for her marathons by coaching her
gave Hay the supportive network and and emotionally rewarding she says about nutrition to help her become a
friendships needed to help meet those and she encourages anybody who has more developed and efficient runner.
first goals.
wanted to, to give it a try. “It’s a sense of pride and
“There is nothing quite like getting “It’s been said that when you accomplishment that I feel in myself
your bib,” says Hay and when you complete a marathon you are not the when I can get out there and run in
pin that on your shirt the excitement same person afterwards and I would the morning and I’m healthy and I’m
at the start of the race before you agree with that, but I would also stress strong and I’m taking care of my
begin, there’s an energy there and its that completing any race whether it’s body,” says Hay
something that you cannot really put a five kilometer or more, you’re not
into words and there is such a feeling Her next goal is to complete the
the same person afterwards and it’s
of achievement when you complete Wine Glass Marathon in Corning,
it.” all positive.” New York on October 5 in less than
Hay wants beginners to know that five hours.
Hay has completed her second they don’t have to feel embarrassed or
marathon just recently, in Ottawa worry about having to compete with “I’m really quite honored to be
achieving the goal she had set out people who are more experienced. able to get the word out for the club
for herself, getting a personal best When you sign up for a Learn To because they’ve done a lot for me
for time of five hours and eighteen Run program, you are running with and I’d like to see other people taking
minutes. advantage of it.”
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