What started as a mere fitness
past-time to help stay in touch has quickly turned into much, much more
for Cambrian College cross-country runner, Amanda Seed. The 20 year-old
native of Red Rock (Ontario), about 20 minutes outside of Nipigon,
completed an impressive season last fall in just her second year of
competitive racing.
With no cross-country or
track and field team included among the athletic roster of the Niprock
Lakers, Seed played both basketball and volleyball through high-school,
confining her regular jogs to a side hobby. “I really just ran for
general fitness…both my parents were runners”, she said.
Noting that she wasn’t
particularly serious about either of her court sports, despite her
mother coaching the basketball team, Seed received excellent
cross-training following the one loop that seemed logical. “I would head
down the escape road and then loop back down the highway…there were
hills which really helped my training” she explains.
The third year Fitness
and Leisure student enjoyed a noticeable jump in her results this past
season, culminating with a 5th place showing at the OCAA
championships. “I was surprised at how well I was doing…I was looking to
get into the top 10”, Seed admits.
With the College season
behind her, Seed looks forward to the summer to stretch her boundaries,
looking for longer races including the possibility of entering the
Ottawa Marathon in May. While she may not have began the season with
clear targets in sight, that changed quickly. “I think I achieved what I
hoped for - finishing in the top seven in the all-Ontario’s and earning
a trip to Nationals.”
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Amanda Seed,
X-Country Running
“I think I achieved
what I hoped
for - finishing in the top seven in the all-Ontario’s and earning a trip
to Nationals.”
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