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SHINES
THE
SPOTLIGHT ON
1397 Brookdale Ave.,
Cornwall OUR MEMBERS
Richard Pilon and his Passion for Multisport
By Molly Kett Cornwall Multisport Member,
directed him to the club. Pilon
ifty-six-year-old Richard Pilon
says he was impressed with the
Fis an extremely passionate
club’s organization and supportive
long distance runner. He and his
nature. Pilon has been a member
wife of thirty years, who are the
of the club ever since.
parents of five children, reside in
Cornwall where he is active with “I have met many like-minded
the Cornwall Multisport Club. people through the multisport
club and it has helped me keep
Pilon says it was only while
my running momentum going and
training for 10 km events, where
maintain my enthusiasm during
he would have training runs up
training periods,” says Pilon. “I
to 16 km long, that he began
have gained so much knowledge
to grow a passion for the sport.
from members over the past eight
From this point, his love for
years and I’m always happy to
running long distances grew and
share what I have learned with
he began training for half and full
new runners.”
marathons. Pilon says he would
rather run a four-hour marathon Since Pilon began running back
than go full speed for 22 minutes in 2007, he has run over 15,000
in a 5 km event. However, this km and completed 62 races,
wasn’t always the case. including 11 marathons and 16
half marathons.
“I used to be very active in my
20’s and early 30’s; mainly racquet “What I like about running is
sports. When we started having that it is a minimalist sport. All you
a family, there was little time for need is a good pair of shoes and
sports or fitness,” says Pilon. “I you can start your activity as soon
was starting to gain weight in my as you walk out the door,” says
40’s and wasn’t feeling that great. Pilon. “My favourite workout is
I knew I had to do something or the Saturday long runs; running by
I would be in bad shape when I myself, while listening to music or
got older. In 2007 my wife and contemplating life.”
I started running using the online Pilon has completed a few
‘Couch to 5k Program.’ The rest duathlons, but hopes to some day
is history.” attempt a triathlon. His current
Back in 2008, Pilon began to running goals include running
show an interest in running and the New York City Marathon
had a few questions about it. This and qualifying for the Boston
was when one of his friends, a Marathon.
