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DREAM BIG, CUTOUT KIDS
by Michelle Rohl
Winter Role Model -Michelle Rohl
 Michelle, a champion racewalker, works out in her hometown.My CUTOUT KID and I went out for a one hour workout today. We racewalked from my house, down to the end of the dike, and back home. Since it's December and we are in Pennsylvania, it was pretty cold. We bundled up in sweatshirts and wind jackets. I like this route because there aren't any dogs that come out and chase people. Also, the scenery is nice since it runs along the river. I noticed that the river is turning to ice. I guess winter is really here.  My
CUTOUT KID wasn't the only one along for the ride
today. Our newest and tiniest member of the family
also bounced along inside his mommy. Our new baby
will be born in the spring, but for now he is content
to have a nice hour long rock. I can't walk as fast
as I could a few months ago, but that gives me more
time to enjoy the Pennsylvania winter scenery.
BIO: Michelle is a 3-time Olympian (1992, 1996, 2000); She's the 5-time USA Indoor 3000W Champion (1995 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001),3-Time US outdoor 20k champion (1999-2001), and the 1995 Pan American Games silver medalist. You can find out more about Michelle by reading her bio on the USATF site.  Click here for our main DREAM BIG page.
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Please send your Winter entry (deadline March 31, 2002), telling us what you did with your CUTOUT KID, to KidsRunning.Com, PO Box 209, Fiskdale, MA, 01518. Notice to parents: with a KR PIN your child can enter the contest through the email. Please apply for one today for the safety and security of your child. Contact people for Dream Big are Carol Goodrow, Editor, KidsRunning.Com goodrow@infi.net and Mark Springer, Director of Grass Roots Programs, USATF mark.springer@usatf.org Prizes for the have been donated by USATF, Runner's World, and KidsRunning.Com.
  
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Editor's Note: Running and writing are more fun when they are combined. Warm up for our upcoming contest. Lace up your running shoes and get out the door. Start up slowly, then pick up the pace and have a great run. Cool down, drink and stretch, then break out that running journal and let 'er rip!
