Olympians head back to class at the University of Calgary
Posted Sep 16, 2016 1:54 pm.
Last Updated Sep 16, 2016 1:56 pm.
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Olympians are putting a hold on the training and hitting the books at the University of Calgary, as studies resume at the post-secondary school.
Among those that will be taking courses at the U of C this year will be bronze medal cyclist Allison Beveridge.
“Back to reality and back to committing to school and getting the grades I need for some post-secondary plans I have of just kind of graduate programs and things like that, sorting it out and getting the marks of getting into what I need to,” she said.
“It’s been a bit of a change but I think people say after the Olympics you’re kind of left with this feeling of what do I do now, I’ve just gone through this whole journey and it’s kind of the end of this four year cycle for a lot of people and for some people it’s the end of their careers and to come back to school it really just throws your mind into something else and gives you something else to focus on.”
Beveridge says that’s essential and it’ll allow to her to get some schooling and surgery done before resuming training for the 2020 games in Tokyo.
“I’ll try and be back training a little, I have a bit of a wait time before the surgery, so do some sort of cross training, but take a bit of a break away from the bike and look at the priorities of school,” he said.
She tells reporters they often spend some time on the road and it’s been a long go so the mental break is welcome.
The bronze medalist says she’s thankful for how accommodating the University of Calgary has been to her studies.
“Even before going to Rio I came back here with the thought of going back to school, they reinstated me and helped me into the classes, they invited me back after winning the medal, they’ve just been really accommodating. They’re all so supportive of athletics and what it means to me and the university.”
She’s excited for the possibility of Calgary hosting another games in 2026.
City officials are still working on that potential big and plan on returning to council with their report in the new year.
