Michelle's Road to Rio
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$6000
330 days
0.28seconds ...
Are the numbers between me and my 2016 goals.
I am $6000 dollars short of the funding necessary for my 2016 track and field season.
I am 330 days away from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
I am 0.28 seconds shy of the 100mH olympic standard.
As some of you may know, I have recently moved to Toronto to train with the national speed/ hurdle coaches. This is a great opportunity to train as a full time athlete in an elite atmosphere for the first time leading up to the games.
As a member of this group, I train starting at 11am daily for a large portion of the day. There are times I don't end up leaving the track till 5 or 6 pm. We also travel to warm weather training camps and leave for months at a time. Warm weather camps/running outside on a large track is necesssary as the indoor tracks in Canada do not facilitate the 100mH race.
Because of this intensive training schedule and inflexible hours, it is hard to maintain a job that will fund the bills. Rent, living, and training expenses in Toronto are not cheap. I do have some funding and family help which helps to cover some of these expenses, but it doesnt cover all the expenses associated with being a competive athlete.
Any little bit of support helps!
Thanks for taking the time to read my story and help support me on my Road to Rio!
330 days
0.28seconds ...
Are the numbers between me and my 2016 goals.
I am $6000 dollars short of the funding necessary for my 2016 track and field season.
I am 330 days away from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
I am 0.28 seconds shy of the 100mH olympic standard.
As some of you may know, I have recently moved to Toronto to train with the national speed/ hurdle coaches. This is a great opportunity to train as a full time athlete in an elite atmosphere for the first time leading up to the games.
As a member of this group, I train starting at 11am daily for a large portion of the day. There are times I don't end up leaving the track till 5 or 6 pm. We also travel to warm weather training camps and leave for months at a time. Warm weather camps/running outside on a large track is necesssary as the indoor tracks in Canada do not facilitate the 100mH race.
Because of this intensive training schedule and inflexible hours, it is hard to maintain a job that will fund the bills. Rent, living, and training expenses in Toronto are not cheap. I do have some funding and family help which helps to cover some of these expenses, but it doesnt cover all the expenses associated with being a competive athlete.
Any little bit of support helps!
Thanks for taking the time to read my story and help support me on my Road to Rio!
Organizer
Michelle Young
Organizer
