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Training
to Be a Champion Runner
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Photo
from Amiel Ruiz
In
1994, I won the Mexican National
Championships. Later, I won fourth place
in the Pan-American games that were held
in Santiago de Chile
In
1997 and 1998, I again won the Mexican
National Championships and broke the
Mexican records.
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Amiel Ruiz
from Mexico
Amiel
Ruiz describes how she trained hard and became a
champion runner, breaking Mexican records and
winning national championships.
When
I was at primary school in the second grade, I used
to follow my older sister who is five years older
than me. She loved sports and was always playing
basketball and softball. She was also a runner and
was good at it. She brought home some running
awards, so I was motivated and started running,
too.
I
started training at school and never missed even a
day. Even if it was raining, I was training. At
first I was not very good; but as the years passed,
I got better and better and started to win some
competitions.
Breaking
Records
In
1994, I won the Mexican National Championships.
Later, I won fourth place in the Pan-American games
that were held in Santiago de Chile. In 1996, I
broke the Mexican record; and in 1997, I won fourth
place in the Central American Games. In 1997 and
1998, I again won the Mexican National
Championships and broke the Mexican records. Now I
want to improve my personal record of 19 feet, 2
inches.
Plans
for the Future
I'm in Houston now, training with coach Tom Tellez
at the University of Houston. He is the best coach
in the world. He also trained Carl Lewis, one of
the best U.S. athletes. I have the support of my
parents who always come with me to all my meets. I
think that's why I'm where I am. Next year I have
some very important competitions. One of them is in
Canada in July, 1999. I hope I do well.
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