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20          Issue #77  April 2019                                                           www.sportsenergynews.com



        Hurdling to Success with Kady Jeaurond



         By Victoria Klassen                   where she came in first place in the
                                               400m.
             ady  Jeaurond,  who  grew  up       “Other than my goal for OFSAA,
        Kplaying soccer, attended her  I’m training for nationals which is
        first  track  and  field  meet  in  grade  held  in  August  in  Nova  Scotia,”
        seven and broke three records.  That  expressed  Jeaurond.    “I’m  really
        was the start of her highly successful  excited for that.  Hopefully I’ll be
        track and field career.                able to run there.”
          Her events in grade seven were         Four times a week Jeaurond can

        the  400m,  200m,  and  long  jump.  be  found  training.    She  says  it’s
        The  following  year  she  joined  the  thanks  to  her  supportive  parents
        Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club  that  she  is  able  to  attend  so  many
        before  starting to  train  in  Quebec  practices.  Running is in Jeaurond’s
        with Nana Momoh.  In grade nine  blood — with her grandfather and
        she  qualified  for  OFSAA,  where  father both runners.
        she  placed  sixth  in  the  400m  and
        13th in the 200m.  Then she started      Jeaurond, 16, said that she would
                                               love  to  run  track  in  university  or
        training for hurdles.
                                               college.    Until  then,  she  has  her
          “Running on its own is hard, and  sights  set  on  OFSAA,  nationals,
        then adding the hurdles is more of  and setting some personal bests.
        a challenge and I really like that,”
        said Jeaurond, a grade 11 student at     “I  like  the  feeling  when  you’re
                                               finishing  a  race,  and  you  feel
        Glengarry District High School.
                                               amazing  —  even  if  you  didn’t  do
          In  grade  10  she  qualified  for  your personal best or if you didn’t
        OFSAA  once  again,  this  time  in  do exactly what you wanted to do
        the 300 hurdles, where she finished  — that feeling at the end that you
        12th,  and  the  400m  where  she  accomplished  something,”  shared
        finished  eighth.    Jeaurond  also  Jeaurond.  “I like that part.  That’s
        competed at the Quebec provincials  the feeling I get every time I run.”
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