Mary Leliveld loved
amateur athletics. She was a
competitive runner, cyclist, triathlete who
competed for Canada on the Canadian
National Triathlon team at the World
Triathlon Championships in 2004. In
addition to being a top age group athlete,
she inspired others to achieve their dreams
through sport.
Mary died way to early at the age of 40 of melanoma. Her spirits lives on and inspired her friends to host a Club Fat Ass event in her name. Mary Leliveld's Happy Trail Run was conceived as way for friends to celebrate Mary's life and as a fundraiser for a bursary fund set up in her name. The directive of this fund is to
help deserving athletes get to competitions
they otherwise might not be able to race in.
Specifically, the fund will pay for race
fees, travel and accommodations of athletes
who are recommended by
TriathlonBC.
The three types of beneficiaries of the
fund are:
- junior athletes in the "Kids of Steel"
program
- age group athletes who have qualified for the Canadian Team for travel to world championships
- elite athletes who need points to to qualify for future Olympic Teams for travel to ITU races
If you would like to support the fund,
the specifics are:
Triathlon BC Mary Leliveld Fund
PO BOX 34098,
Station "D"
Vancouver BC V6J 4M1 Canada
Or contact an
administrator of the fund:
Tracey Mager
