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Playing for the Love of Sports: Stephen Last

By Molly Kett
of those,” says Last.

hirty-nine-year-old Stephen While Last has been focusing
TLast, employee at Giant Tiger on running primarily, he has
Wholesaler in Ottawa, has recently been considering taking a leap
begun on a journey towards better into swimming and biking with
fitness and health. He started the hopes of completing a small
running two years ago, but his triathlon.
transformation began before that.
Last is very involved in the
“I was not really into any sports running community.
as an adult. Five years ago I was
465 lbs. Three years ago, I began “I love the camaraderie of
a weight loss program and am running. When I did the Cornwall
now at 250 lbs. I started running Run to End MS, I got so much
after I had reached my peak support from my fellow runners,
fitness with walking. I have since and volunteers along the route,”
run multiple 5 and 10 km races, says Last. “The first place finisher
2 half marathons and even a full gave me a hug before the race,
marathon.” and I was nowhere near as fast as
him.”
Currently, Last has a few goals,
in terms of his running, in hopes In terms of what he has been
involved in recently, Last had the
of improving his performance on
a continuous basis. honour of volunteering at the iRun
Magazine booth during the Ottawa
“My current athletic goal is to Weekend Health and Fitness Expo.
run a half marathon in October He enjoyed his time volunteering
in less than 2 hours,” says Last. and being surrounded by runners.
He also says that there’s nothing
in the way of him accomplishing For those who may think they
this goal, but says working 10 aren’t skilled enough to get
involved with local sports, Last
hour work days may impede on
training. He also says it can be has a message for you.
hard to stay motivated. “I would like to remind everyone
not to let your skill level stop you
“Finding the motivation is a
challenge. Still being new and from participating in a sport you
love,” says Last.
ignorant of so many things in
regards to running makes it hard We hope to see Last taking on a
to know how to progress. Relying new challenge and participating in
on running friends helps with both a local triathlon in the near future. Stephen Last - Then Versus Now. Photo Submitted
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