by Emily Snell | Apr 29, 2011 | News Slider
Many Lipscomb students will compete in the 12th annual Country Music Marathon this Saturday. Lumination Network spoke with three of them. Katie Connell, Julia Shrewsbury and Jordan Lewis will all be running the half marathon– some as first-timers and others as veterans. Shrewsbury, a sophomore in organizational communication and public relations, said this is her first time to participate in a marathon event. “I’m very nervous,” Shrewsbury said. “I’ve never actually run the full 13 [miles] yet. The most I’ve run is 10, and at 10, I’m hurting.” Connell, a senior psychology major from Knoxville, Tenn., thinks that the training is the hardest part of running the marathon. “[Training] is definitely the hardest part, and making sure you stick to it,” Connell said. “If you don’t [train], then you won’t perform well at all in the marathon and you will be miserable.” Connell and Lewis ran the half marathon last year and are hoping to finish with a faster time this year. “I enjoy setting a goal and accomplishing it,” Lewis said. “I really just love being outside and exercising.” The two said they hope to finish the race in two hours. Shrewsbury, from Lake Placid, Fla., has a different goal in mind being a first-time half marathon runner. “I just want to be able to say that I did one,” Shrewsbury said. “I don’t have a set goal, I just don’t want to walk.” The race boasts more than 20,000 participants each year, and Lewis, a junior in nursing from Chattanooga, Tenn., said that’s one aspect she really enjoys. “It was just really beautiful to watch that many...
