Student-Athlete of the Week - Tarah McKay
January 20, 2010 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 20, 2010
Name: Tarah McKay
Sport: Women's Track and Field
Post-college ambition: Speech Pathology
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Pete Grinbergs (high school coach)
Biggest thrill in sports: Winning the Canadian National Cross Country Championships as a junior
Athlete you most admire: Wesley Korir
What impresses you most about your coach(es): He doesn't talk down to us as athletes. He listens to our input.
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Managing my time between school and track
Hobbies and outside interests: Languages, traveling, camping, playing ultimate frisbee, music
Favorite movie(s): Slumdog Millionaire
Favorite TV show(s): Friends
Favorite musical group/artist: Don't have one
Favorite foods: Italian
Favorite class: Linguistics
Favorite book: Jantsen's Gift
Words that describes you best are: Hardworking, disciplined, positive
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Always try to go an extra mile so it feels easier when you have to race."
What people should know about you but probably don't: I can speak some Swahili
Why you chose U of L: Because I liked the coaches and their training philosophy and they had good training facilities here
Best part of being an athlete: Getting to meet a lot of people
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I came 2nd in a cross country race in grade 7
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for/to: Starting an orphanage in Kenya
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: I was so dehydrated that my vision got really blurry
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Kenya for 6 weeks this summer
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Autumn because its not too hot for running
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