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Rachel Poirier Talks Multisport
By Molly Kett involved with the Cornwall
Multisport Club, joining the
achel Poirier was born Board of Directors as the club’s
Rin Quebec, but moved to treasurer, which she will continue
Cornwall when she was a very to do in 2018.
young girl. Growing up, Poirier
wasn’t always big into athletics.
She grew up in a big French family “As a board member, I help
with three sisters and a brother organize events throughout the
and describes herself as more of a year. The club hosts 10 to 15
book reader and a “bit of a nerd.” events per year and we always
“I wasn’t quite picked last for need volunteers to make things
school teams but it was close. I run smoothly. I’m more of a
joined a few activities after school runner than anything else, so when
like soccer, art classes, piano it comes to multi-sport events
but nothing remarkable,” shares I’d rather help organize than
Poirier. “When it was time to go participate in the events myself.”
to university I decided to shake Poirier says she has met some
things up and moved to Calgary. amazing people through being part
After I obtained by Bachelor of of the Cornwall Multisport Club.
Commerce I stayed in Calgary “They are the reason I still show
as I found a good job. I lived up, so we can talk and have fun
there for thirteen years and while doing our runs, training, and
only moved back to Cornwall in organizing events,” says Poirier.
2012.”
Currently, Poirier is training
It wasn’t until the fall of 2015 to run the half-marathon at the
that Poirier really began to get into Cornwall Run to End MS, which
athletics, joining the Cornwall takes place at the end of April.
Multisport Club.
“We have all kinds of athletes
“At the time I realized that I in our club: Fast ones, slow ones,
was getting a little pudgy from runners, swimmers, and bikers.
lack of exercise. My sister Sonia We’re all so supportive of each
was a big part of me joining the other and encouraging,” says
club. She convinced me that we Poirier. “It’s also great to rely
could do this together and that it on the advice of more seasoned
would be fun so I gave it a try,” athletes that can help you out
says Poirier. “At first, every step when you have a training question.
was a struggle and my cardio was It’s all about getting out there and Rachel just completes a tough run Submitted photo Photo Submitted
terrible, but at the end of the ten participating.” “We have a lot of events that if you need help. I cannot stress
weeks of the Learn to Run I was are family friendly and promote enough how friendly the people
able to do a 5 km race and enjoyed According to Poirier and exercise,” says Poirier. “There is are. There’s a real camaraderie
it.” most Cornwall Multisport Club
members, the CMC is for all always someone who’s willing to atmosphere, and I love running
In 2017, Poirier got even more fitness levels. stay back and take it slow with you with all my new friends.”
