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Senior Sports Talk with Jim Riddell:

Sheila Lafave

heila Lafave (Pidgeon) was cousins up the road with nine kids, countries and is a member of the
Sborn in Cornwall and attended we pretty much made up two ball Marathon Globetrotters Club. For
Glen Walter Public School and teams. Dad pitched to both teams to the past 8 years Sheila has been a
Char-lan High School. She was make it fair. In later years, I played member of the Cornwall Multisport
then off to Queens University in a Cornwall softball league Club and was awarded ‘Runner of
where she earned her degree and and then broomball for which I the year’ for three consecutive years
teaching credentials. Following refereed for a few seasons. In high for accumulating the most running
graduation Sheila taught for thirty school I participated in basketball, points. “A few highlights of my
years at Lancaster Township Public volleyball and cheerleading”. Once running career are the experiences
School, retiring in 2005. Sheila Sheila began teaching, sports were tied into our travels like the hot
has been married for 45 years to tied to the school schedule and she air balloon ride and champagne
Wendell Lafave and they have one coached basketball, volleyball, breakfast on the Serengeti before
daughter and two grandchildren. soccer and floor hockey. “At the the Kilimanjaro half marathon and a
“Growing up, I played more age of 40, I started playing a little drive through the Jordanian Desert
softball than anything. Between tennis, doing a little biking and then to visit Petra after running the
our house of eight girls and our running. I thought that it was a nice Jerusalem Marathon. In Australia,

Photo Submitted a guide took me and four other
ladies to Ayers Rock for a sunrise
Cornwall’s Oldest Paint, switch to have a tired body at the
Blind & Shutter Store. end of the day and not just a tired run around the rock before the park
Family owned Business Since 1988 officially opened. In the US one
mind. The running at first involved or my favourite marathons was in
only a 5k distance but in the decade
Presents “Famous Sports Quotes” that followed that developed into Salmon Idaho, where runners are

10k’s, 15k’s, (Utica Boilermaker) bussed 26.2 miles from town. We
“Winners embrace hard work, they love the discipline of it, and eventually my first half ran back through the most gorgeous
scenery and at the crossings,
the trade off they’re making to win, losers, on the other hand, marathon in St. John NB (Marathon the volunteers were locals on
see it as punishment, and that’s the difference.” Lou Holtz by the Sea) in 2004. We had a local horseback looking so natural in
running group, which we aptly that setting. We put our feet into
named the Rasin River Ramblers the very cold Salmon River at the
and we kept each other motivated finish line.” Sheila mentions that
by travelling together both locally
ALL BLINDS and eventually internationally. In most marathons are memorable
because the organizers are able to
2005, upon my retirement from
teaching at the age of 53, I ran shut down major city roads to take
you on a scenic journey where you
my first full marathon in Athens can look around and appreciate the
Greece, the home of the marathon. sights. Often, she has a camera with
SAVE 50 % The next year I completed London her. Some of those cities have been
UP
and then New York City. I guess,
Rome, London, Geneva, Budapest
TO
at that point I was hooked because
the destination was as great an and most recently, Inverness
where she completed her 69th full
SOL-R experience as the run”. Since 2005, marathon. The friends that she
running has taken Sheila through
most of Canada, all 50 states, and and Wendell meet along the way
Since 1988 14 countries. She has completed and re-unite with certainly add to
Celebrating 31 years a marathon in each US state and the adventure. From 2008 to 2018

Quality & Service At The Right Price! is an official member of the 50 Sheila and Wendell co-directed
the Great Rasin River Footrace
Paints, Blinds, Shutters States Marathon Club. Sheila has which raised funds for Cornwall
240 Pitt Street • 613-933-8924 • www.jas-mar.com completed marathons in 12 different Continued on page 26