Cherie is a lifelong athlete whose first serious competitive love was racing bicycles on the road and track; in the early 90s she earned her way on to a professional domestic team. Her post cycling life has primarily focused on running and she's raced distances from the 400m on the track to 50 miles on the trails, all the way to her recent completion of the historic 56-mile hilly road race, the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. These days Cherie is excited to explore the potential and the benefits of being an older athlete and what it means to improve as an athlete as the years go by. When Cherie isn't running or telling stories about other women running on Women's Running Stories, she's probably traveling or looking at animals. Ways to follow Hear Her SportsHear Her Sports website: HearHerSports.comHear Her Sports on Twitter: @hearhersportsHear Her Sports on Instagram: @hearhersportsWays to follow Women's Running StoriesWomen's Running Stories website: WomensRunningStories.comWomen's Running Stories on Twitter: @womenrunstoriesWomen's Running Stories on Instagram: @womensrunningstoriesMentioned in this episodeWomen’s Running Stories podcast about ComradesComrades MarathonStacy Sims on Hear Her SportsCoach Tony GentilecoreWestern States 100The Balanced Runner, (Feldenkrais Method) Founder, Jae Gruenke Tracksmith Boston HaresRxBarsCETS (Cherie & Elizabeth Talk Sports)