The hours of hard work at the gym have paid off for Myra Marshall.
The Camrose bodybuilder placed third in a field of eight in the Light Weights
event at the Canadian Body Building Foundation's national competition in Saskatoon
August 14.
Light weights are anything up to, and including, 114.5 pounds.
"I feel really good," said Marshall in an interview with the Booster
last week.
"I talked to a judge from the Alberta Body Builders' Association who
said it was amazing that I, being a clean athlete, was able to finish third in
a competition involving competitors from across Canada."
Myra qualified for the national competition when she placed first in the Light
Weights category at a provincial competition June 26.
Only the top five competitors in each category at the provincials get to go to
nationals.
Marshall earned a spot in provincials with her showing at the Alberta Body Building
Association's Fall Classic on November 1, 2008.
Marshall is going to take a break from competing and be a volunteer for body building
shows.
"Being around the other body builders will help me stay in touch with them
and keep me motivated at the gym," she said.
Marshall has been lifting weights for just about two years.
"I had been in and out of the gym before that, mostly doing aerobics, and
not knowing or having any direction in the weight room," she said.
"I was only doing what I knew, which wasn't very much."
