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CR: Youve had a wide range of careers over

the years. Where does running rank in terms of

personalsatisfaction?

RE: I always look at running and fitness

as an anchor. If I didnt have my running

career, I wouldnt have my TV career.

Running is what I do; its what I am. If I

cant run for one reason or another, Im

not a happy person. Luckily, I usually do

run, which is why Im happy so much of

the time.

CR:Whenyouwereacompetitiverunnerstudying

art,didyouthinkyoumightbecomeanentertain-

mentTVshowhost?

RE: When I was study ing art and art

history, I was on a track scholarship. I

love artistic expression, but at heart Im an

athlete. Finding myself on TV was not a

surprise. As an athlete, I was always on TV

doing interviews there was just no way

around it. The transition was so natural. I

got my start doing sports segments atcfcf

in Montreal a fter Ron Reusch saw me doing

interviews aft er the 1996 Olympics. AtET

Canada, its a little more glamorous thandoing interviews in t he locker room.

CR: Once you retired fromcompetition,did you

keeprunning?Howdidyouhandlethetransitionto

regularrunner?

RE: When I stopped competit ive running,

I still wanted to maintain that athletic

kick, but it wasnt as structured as before. I

graduated away from the track although

I still love getting on a good track and

sprinting. It ma kes you feel invincible. But

there certainly were some periods where I

missed some workouts.

CR: How did you get involved with the CBC

forBeijing?

RE: It was such a perfect fit. Youve got

the biggest sports event in the world, and

heres this lady who has competed in three

Olympics and works as a TV presenter.

They said they had Donovan [Bailey]

coming and would I like to go too, and I

was like, Are you kidding me? It was

great to meet up with Donovan again after

all of these years, and I got to meet Perdita

Felicien for the first time. Shes such a

beautiful , conf ident person.

CR: What about your own Olympic experience?

Tell us about setting theCanadian record for the

400mhurdles.

RE: At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the

semifinal was on July 29. I set a Canadian

record at 54:43 in the semis and made it

to the finals. I knew the field was really

tough, so I had to stay focused. Of course

there are these hurdles, and if you lose

your focus in this event, youre ruined. I

knew I had to run a nother PB to do well in

the finals, and lets be honest, when you

make it that far, everyone wants to win a

medal. In hurdles, its all about rhythm.

I got to the first hurdle in 21 strides, just

like I planned. I was running in lane 7,

which means youre running a little bit

blind . I stutter-stepped a litt le bit on the

ninth hurdle, and finished sixth. After

I crossed the line, I looked at the clock

that read 54:39, and I was just beaming.

Overcoming all of the obstacles, it was anamazing accomplishment. I was so happy.

CR:Ihearyourewritingafitnessbook.Howsthatcomingalong?

RE: It stalled a little bit since I got the job

working at the Olympics with the cbc.

The book will definitely be of interest

to runners. I hope it will appeal to avid

runners who are sick and tired of being

tired. Itll show runners how to get their

motivation back and start the fire of

desire.

CR: When youre interviewing celebrities

for ET Canada, does running ever come up in

conversation?

RE: It comes up a lot. I might be wear ing a

sleeveless top and theyll comment on my

arms. Adr ien Brody c ommented, and Kim

Cattrall. Anne Hathaway said, I want legs

like yours.

CR:Whataboutyourdaughter?Haveyouinspired

hertorun?

RE: Yes. I want to show my 13-year-old

daughter, Micha, how good it is to stay

fit. Thats something I want to pass on to

her, that just getting out there and doing

something active every day can rea lly help

you. Micha and I ran the Nike Human

Race 10k in Vancouver together earlier

this year. It was her first 10k and she ran

the whole thing, only stopping to walk a

couple of times. During the race, she went

through the peaks and valleys and had to

get through some tough patches. Shed

say, Im so tired, and I said to her, That s

life youll get through it, you run through

it. After t he race, she was bopping around

and really chatty, and I said, Thats therunners high.MK

I want legslike yours.

Anne Hathaway

Rosey Edeh, a senior

entertainment reporter

on GlobalTVs ET Canada,

is a three-time Olympian

in the 400m hurdles, and

a former meteorologist

at cnn and nbc. The

Montreal native recentlyworked as a track analyst

for the cbc at the Beijing

Games. Does she still

have time to run?

Stupid question.

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