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    Meet Aleks Spalvins

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    Karen Karnis
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    Name: Aleksandra Spalvins
    Age: 47
    Location: Toronto, Ontario
    Makeover Goal: Run a marathonRunnerMakeover-hdr

    I need help to run better, further, faster …..   I have been training for about 1.5 yrs consistently; have run many races already but with varying degrees of success. I think that there is something missing from my training – I have been doing it on my own with the help of running magazines and my friends. I want to take it to the next level as I suspect that I have a lot more to give to the sport but I don’t know how to do better or what to do differently. I need help to be the best runner that I can be! I am very committed – some might say addicted – to running and don’t lack confidence or determination – just the proper tools. My longest run was the Midsummer Night’s Run 30K in August 2010 – I finished in exactly 3 hours.  I am pleased with that but suspect that I can do even better – possibly even qualify for Boston.

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    A runner for just over four years, Karen has already completed a marathon, two half marathons and a variety of 5k and 10k races. She describes her first marathon - the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon last September - as "a nightmare." However, she met a very interesting person in the process - a man named Sydney who was running his 152nd marathon! Although the race didn't go as well as planned for Karen or Sydney, he showed her that no matter how experienced a runner you are, you can still have a bad day. "Does that mean we shouldn't bother to prepare, or maybe just shouldn't bother at all? Of course not!" says Karen. "In the end, it is what we make it." We like her optimism!

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