Elisabeth is a small town All-Canadian gal from rural Saskachewan. She is tall (about 6′) blond, attractive and athletic! Very athletic.
One of the first impressions you get of her is what good shape she is in. She comes about that honestly too – six hours training a day.
She is a world-class track and field athlete who has taken a break from her job as a Registered Nurse to train for a spot on Canada’s Track team at the upcoming Championship Meet in Shenzen, China.
She specializes in the physically and technically demanding “Hammer Throw ” event. She needed to achieve two 60 metre plus throws in two seperate events. One at York University and one at U of T. If she does manage it, she’s heading for China!
In her first event at York, she must manage throws of over 60 metres in all three attempts! Then she would be halfway there!
She went to the U of T meet but we didn’t manage to see her before her return to the Lethbridge, Alberta training centre.
I’m checking the news results to see if she managed 60 metre plus efforts! We are hoping she did; and we’re cheering her on!
update: A quick search online indicates she won the event at York University! Three throws. Distance: 1) 60.26M; 2) 61.33M*; 3) 60.68M
* Her second throw seems to have eclipsed previous Series Record by more than five metres!
Liz had a slightly “off” day at the U 0f T. She managed throws of only a little over 59 metres. So it is back to training for an assault on the 63 metre mark. That will earn her a “national card” for a government subsidy. That will give her a stipend as she continues training.
You go girl!
