SHERBROOKE, QUE.: It was a GOLD-en dream come true for Beaver Bank’s Abby Lewis on Saturday.
Racing in the Under-18 category, the 16-year-old Lewis ran an outstanding time of 9:40.58 to earn gold in the 3000-metre race at the Royal Canadian Legion Youth track and field nationals in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Speaking to The Laker News a few hours after her gold medal win and as her and her dad headed to Niagara for the Canada Games where she will compete in the Triathlon for N.S.
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Lewis said she was super happy with the result.
“I’ve imagined getting a gold medal at Legions since I was 11 or 12 years old,” said the Lockview High student. “it’s literally a dream come true.”
“After missing two years at Legions during Covid, It was great to see the hard work I had been doing through the pandemic pay off.”
She also earned bronze in the 1500 metre race, held a day earlier.
“I went into the 1500 not expecting a podium finish,” she said. “I knew how fast the girls I was racing would be, but I was able to execute a good race plan.”
“The bronze medal was a really great boost going into the 3000-metre race.”
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Lewis needed that extra boost too as it was a competitive field she was in gunning for the 3000-metre gold.
“It was a hard race and there were so many fast girls to push me through the race,” said Lewis. “I put together a race plan with my coach and I was able to execute it just like we planned.
“I don’t think the race could have gone any better for me.”
