1. Name: Mason M. Smith

2. Year of Birth: 1988

3. Sarnia ASW Club member since:  June 2002

4. School: St. Clair High School, Sarnia

5. Graduation Date: 2006

6. Events and Personal Bests: 100m – 11.3 (HT), 200m - 23.23, 23.00 (HT), 400m - 52.24, 51.8 (HT)

7. Major Achievements:

Public school city division champion – grade 8

AA Alliance Hockey Peewee & Bantam Playoff Finalists

OTFA Supermeet 2002:  400m - 13^th overall/5^th age div      200m - 13^th overall/5^th age div

OFSAA Cross Country 2002, 2003, 2004

OFSAA 2004: 4x100 – 5^th

OFSAA 2005: 4x400

… I ran 10km in under 40 minutes! (longest run of my life)

8. Why did you start participating in Track and Field:  I believe it’s because of watching Mark Halls run cross country way back when we were at Queen E that got me interested in running; he made it looks easy.

9. What does participating in Track and Field mean to you:  It means putting myself through all the training and strength work outs necessary to compete with the best of my age.

10. To what do you attribute your improvements in the sport:  All the training I have received over the years from all coaches and trainers! Self inspiration of knowing you want to improve, and of course the support of everyone.

11. What is the highlight of your athletic career: It’s not pulling my hamstring twice in grade 10 and running the rest of the season like that, it’s not becoming ill with mono in grade 11… it’s wanting to keep on pushing to be the best I can be in spite of all that!

12. Future Goals: To always run. One day to pursue a career in Kinesiology.

13. Plans after you finish running: When the day comes that I am done finishing running, I will still maintain a good fitness level

14. Inspirational quote:  "It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse."

“Dream like you will live forever. Live like you will die tomorrow.”