Cindy Rhodes
The GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon
welcomes Cindy Rhodes!
Cindy Rhodes is a wife, a mother, a secondary school
Cindy joins us for this year’s Speaker Series
counselor, and six time winner of the Victoria Marathon. She
on Saturday, October 11, 2014.
is married to Brian Rhodes, former Canadian middle distance
rep. They live in Kelowna on a little acreage with their two dogs and
four horses.
In her adolescent years, Cindy participated in school team sports. She
didn’t start running until her mid 20’s when she dabbled in triathlons
too. Her first road race was in 1985, the Kelowna Mid Summer 10 km,
and she has been participating in road races ever since. She holds
several
BCA Masters Road Running Records such as:
• Women 50-54
• Half Marathon – 1:26:33
• Marathon – 3:06:45
• Women 55 – 59
• 5 km – 19:48
• 8 km – 33:06
• Half Marathon – 1:29:08
Cindy can count the number of
running injuries she has had on one
hand. None of the injuries have
prevented her from running for any
length of time. To this day she still
regards running as her de-stressor,
her mental wellness ‘fix’. Her idea of
the perfect day would start with an
early morning run with her dog
Gunnar (bonus if Chelsea or Cory joins
her) before going to work. After a
great day at work, she would finish off
by going for a horseback ride with her
husband.
Family is very important to Cindy, and she feels extremely fortunate to have the support and
encouragement from her husband, Brian, and her children, Chelsea and Cory during her competitive
years and to this day.