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Multisport Club Athlete Profile: Mark Williams:

Local Multisport Athlete says Multisport is a Great

Way to Deal with Stress

By Molly Kettrrick LoRusso For those who haven’t given
multi-sport a try, Williams
ark Williams has been encourages you to get out and give
Minvolved in athletics it a shot. “The best advice I could

for much of his life. He first give to anyone, that is interested
started running in high school at in starting running, is you don’t
Glengarry, with their Track and need to break the bank to get into
Field and Cross Country clubs. the sport. Find a decent pair of
Later, his neighbours got him shoes at your local Winners and
involved with cycling, as two of hit the road,” says Williams. “Set
them are amateur triathletes. He achievable goals for yourself and

first started running in the Heather build up slowly, listen to your
Saaltink Memorial run in 2011. body and don’t over do it. Most of
Williams says he doesn’t have all, only compete against yourself.
anyone in particular that helps There will always be someone
him get moving. He says he does faster!”
it for his own personal health. “I
suffered from ADHD as a child and
realized running helped deal with
the extra energy and calm me down
so I could concentrate and focus
in class,” says Williams. “Today

I find it a great way to deal with
stress and combat mental health
issues that run in my family.”

Williams has completed the
Ottawa Half Marathon; completing
it in a little under an hour and a half.
Williams does have ambitions of until the kids have grown up and Cornwall Multi-Sport Club. “CMC
completing more marathons in moved out.” is a great club because it’s affordable
the future. “I have ambitions of Williams also swims with the and most of all competitive. This
training, qualifying, and competing Cornwall Sea Lions’ Masters and provides challenges and goals to
in the Boston Marathon, but I’m a has been with the club for three achieve and also measure yourself
father of three, in a single income years. When he isn’t working against,” says Williams. “I enjoy
family. My wife is a stay-at-home out in the summer, Williams still the friendly people to train with;
Mom,” says Williams. “Finding makes sure to stay active, and in we share similar interests and
time to train and the funding to the winter, he is involved in cross- a common goal. CMC puts on
compete isn’t always there. At country skiing and snowshoe a good number of events over
the moment this is what holds me races. the summer, which require hard
back and will perhaps have to wait Williams is a big fan of the training to stay competitive.”