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The 2010 Covenant Health Marathon Team...
Yes, You Can!
The first Covenant Health Marathon Team was established in 2004 to train for the inaugural Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Five years later, the team is bigger and better than ever, but with the same mission and same goals. The members of this special team do more than train together. They make a committment to be ambassadors for the marathon and for improving quality of life through physical fitness.
Meeting for the first time on November 14, the team members became fast friends and were immediately ready to take off toward the finish line. This year's team includes people from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of athletic abilities. It also includes the team's first hand cyclist, Carly Waugh, who participated in the 2009 half marathon.
The team has adopted a very special theme..."Yes, you can!" Coach Missy Kane, fitness promotion coordinator for Covenant Health, says it's a theme that speaks an important message, based on the teams that have crossed the finish line in the past.
"Over the past five years we have been inspired and motivated by team members who ran their first half or whole marathon despite overcoming heart surgery, cancer, personal trauma, and weight issues," Kane says. "Carly Waugh raced last year in her specially-designed racing wheelchair all 26.2 miles, showing us all again that when you have the will there is a way to achieve your fitness goals."
If you find yourself in need of a little extra inspiration and encouragement, look for these team members at the Knoxville Track Club's Saturday training runs.