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Pete Levac Talks Multisport

By Molly Kett was told to run, have fun, and
keep my $50. I knew one of
ocal 55-year-old athlete Pete the members of the club, Wendy
LLevac has a variety of athletic Henry, through my volunteering
passions, which include running, and promised to bring her the $10.
cycling, and hiking to name a few. She said, ‘keep your $10.00 and join

Levac isn’t just passionate about our club’. So, that day I showed up
athletics, but photography too, late, made everybody wait longer,
having been involved with non- paid no entry fee, and came in first
profit organizations in Cornwall as an winning a $20.00 Tim Horton’s
events photographer. card. That was 3 years ago and still
counting.”
He has volunteered for the
Canadian Cancer Society, taking Since Levac began participating
photos for Relay for Life and in multisport, he has continued to
Big Bike for Heart & Stroke, and not improve his athletic abilities.
to mention the Cornwall Triathlon!
According to Levac, he truly loves Last summer in Perth, for the annual
2018 8K Kilt run, Levac achieved his
being part of his community.
personal best at 34:42:15.
So, how did Levac become
interested in health and fitness? “My drive is still
strong to beat my 5K goal of 19:59,”
“I started running with a co- says Levac. He is currently at 20:03.
worker whom I befriended. My
luck, she was the Health & Safety According to Levac, the CMC
manager at Ridgewood Industries, hasn’t just been beneficial to him, but
where I have been working his community too.
for 25 plus years, and she “Last summer I was involved
passed along a challenge of joining in CMC kids’ day,” says Levac.
the Learn to Run 5K program,” “They put on a race, and have done it
says Levac. “That was the start for years, for all ages to attend free
of a newfound passion. I of charge. It’s a great promoter of
soon noticed I loved speed, and the healthy living, and exercise at a
sooner I could get the 5K over
young age. Not only did every kid
and done with, I could relax.”
get a medal, but more importantly
Levac became involved in the loud encouragement from CMC
Cornwall Multisport Club after he members, who all volunteered with
saw the annual fall race posted and a smile.”
decided to run the 5K.
What Levac says he likes most
“I showed up late because I had about the CMC is the members.
pre-registered and figured I was safe.
“Starting with the president Rick
Not so! They were ready to go.
I had no bib, had not been Croney, Wendy Henry, Kathleen Hay,
and Ian Callan, just to name a few,”
entered in their race computer,
and had not paid my $10.00,” says Levac. “It’s more like a family
says Levac. “They added five than a club. Everyone is encouraging,
and everyone knows you by name.
minutes to the clock while I got
things settled. I had a $50.00 You’re a part of the family, simply
put.”
bill, but they had no change, so I
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