Leah is a former Canadian middle distance stand-out that competed at the international level. Her biggest accomplishment is her 4th place finish in the 1500m at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her personal best time of 4:03.56 ranks her 7th all-time in the Canadian rankings.
Training tip:
OK…for me the #1 thing was taking a regular rest day. I took each Friday totally off, so that I could really rest my body. That was my massage day and recovery day. I would try to sleep in late and just have a lazy day. I rarely got injured in an 18 year career and I feel that is a main reason why. Mike Lonergan and I never believed in high mileage, so i was always running on fresh legs.
