At the five-kilometre mark, Katie Newlove was running comfortably in a large pack at the U Sports cross-country championships . If she was in the American NCAA or Canadian college championships, she would have been a few minutes away from finishing at 6K — well short of the distance men run. In the Canadian university system, distances have been equalized at 8K for women and men, so she still had time to break away.
“When I hit the 6K mark, I was definitely feeling it, but I was like: I’ve felt this so many times before, this is the feeling I like, this is why I train. So I knew I could do it,” Newlove said. “Once I went, I didn’t look back.” The 21-year-old from Ottawa crossed the line 11 seconds clear of the field, taking the win for the UBC Thunderbirds and boosting her confidence for the Canadian championships on Saturda
Katie Newlove U Sports Cross-Country Championships Ottawa Runner Canadian Championships
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