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Coach Shari Borek
Shari was born in Montreal, Canada and currently resides in Hollywood, FL. She works as a computer consultant.
Shari
has been walking long distance events since 2000. She has completed six marathons,
fifteen half marathons and one 60-mile, 3-day walk. Her first marathon was the
2000 Dublin Marathon in Ireland. Shari says that she is motivated to keep walking
long distances because "it gives me more energy and keeps me focused."
Shari is a Certified Running Coach with the Road Running Club of America (RRCA).
Shari's favorite form of exercise is walking on overcast, breezy days. Her fitness
goals are "long term - to maintain a regular exercise routine that I can
sustain and short term - to increase speed so that my group can maintain a 16-minute
pace (the cutoff pace for the Disney marathon and half marathon)." When asked
about her favorite event, Shari says, "each one - for different reasons.
If I had to choose only one - my favorite would probably be the Hops Half Marathon
in Tampa - because my entire family participated." One thing about Shari,
she will never give up on her walkers (or friends) and is always there for them.
Outside of walking and work, Shari also enjoys her fun loving/devoted cats, trashy novels, 80's movies, word games, music, art and renaissance festivals, and supporting her friends.
Shari says that FIT has personally benefited her by "giving me a structure to obtain long-term goals, while also providing a great group of people who have common interests."
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