Sault Ste. Marie's Taylor Corelli is set to represent Canada at a pair of world championships
For Sault Ste. Marie’s Taylor Corelli, previous experience swimming at a high level along with a running background has meant some early success competing in triathlon.
“I just couldn’t believe it,” Corelli said. “In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would be winning. I just thought ‘I’m not ready to not be an athlete. I need to have a purpose of training, so I’m going to do these things that were fun.’ To be in the position that I won, I was just in shock.” “It drew a bit of a crowd, and it was really my first test competing against people from all over Canada,” Corelli said, adding that weather threw a bit of a wrench into the event as well.
“To place in the top three and within two minutes of the top two girls, I thought ‘Hey, maybe I should stop doubting myself. Maybe I have something here,’” Corelli said with a laugh. “Now I’m starting to understand, but I also don’t want to lose that gritty, doing it for fun mentality. I find if you get too focused on places or times, things start to get more difficult.