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Rafeek Mohamed Talks Multisport

By Molly Kett Lucia, and Mt. Cotopaxi in Ecuador.
Mohamed also does trail running,
afeek Mohamed has been and snowshoe running.
Rwith the Cornwall Multisport
Mohamed says the club is important,
Club for 10 years or so, but his
as it provides an environment for
interest in Multi-Sport began a little
people with similar interests to meet
unconventionally.
and enjoy activities together as a
“I started running while in group. The Cornwall Multisport
elementary school because I wanted club arranges activities for all ages,
to play lunchtime cricket and soccer. including children.

I also had to go home for lunch and
“It’s important because many
I’d miss the game, so I began running
people may not participate if
home for lunch and back to school
there isn’t a group to support and
as fast as I could to get more play
encourage them along. The club
time,” says Mohamed. “At that
provides coaching sessions and there
time I was interested in cricket and
is a learn-to-run program that is done
soccer but my daily running routine
once a year. Last year there were 30
improved my running. I continued
new members who joined the club as
running since then and when I moved
a result of the learn-to-run program.
to Cornwall and joined the Cornwall
It’s a great way for beginners to get
Multisport club I began doing other
started,” says Mohamed.
events like biking and so on.”
Coming up next is a big event on
Mohamed says he joined the club
April 30, 2016, the Cornwall Run to
for group fitness. He participates in

End MS, in which he will participate,
a number of events, including biking,
in either the full or half marathon.
running and Duathlon.
After recent retirement, Mohamed
“I run for fun, fitness and sometimes decided to give back to the club,

for competition. The Multisport club participating on the executive and
has about 350 members who have the helping to arrange or volunteer at
same interests, so it’s a really nice some club events.
group of people who enjoy the same
His further involvement granted
things I do,” says Mohamed.
him a memorable and unique
His favourite part of participating experience. Earlier this year during
in Multisport is doing so with family. the Pan Am Games he was selected to
“My wife also enjoys doing the same be a torch bearer, the torch travelled
type of activities.” says Mohamed. from Mexico to Toronto. When it

“When I go for a long bike ride it is passed through Brockville, he was
more enjoyable when she joins me. one of the participants who carried

She also joins me for running, hiking, the torch through the city. “It was a
or snowshoeing.” fun and memorable experience.” says
Mohamed.
The couple stays very active,

even when they travel. They have You can find more information
hiked 9 of the 46 high peaks of the about the Cornwall Multisport Club
Adirondacks, the Gros Piton in St. at: www.cornwallmultisportclub.com Rafeek and his wife, Donna Mohamed Photo Submitted