Morgan Armstrong
Morgan has been involved in athletics his whole life from soccer to hockey to curling. Throughout junior high school, his focus shifted toward curling and he continued to play at a high level through university.
While attending Saint Mary's University, Morgan competed for three years at the CIS National Championships and finished 2nd in 2008. After graduating with a business degree with a major in Management, he decided it was time for a change. Morgan had gained more than 40lbs from where he was and this is what drove him to start doing something to improve his health. As a means of activity and an outlet for relieving daily stressors, he began to run with a goal of finishing the Blue Nose 10k in under an hour. After achieving his goal in 2011 with a time of 51.14, he was officially hooked! Since 2011, he has been involved with the Halifax Triathlon Club for three years, completed three half iron distance triathlons and has completed various other races including three legs of the Cabot Trail Relay. In October of 2016, Morgan completed his first full marathon at the PEI Marathon. |
Jessica Curtis
Since the age of five, Jessica has been highly involved in the dance community. She started with a primary focus in ballet and modern; performing in The Nutcraker for several years and attending National Ballet School and Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Jessica began attending Saint Mary's University in 2006, majoring in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. During her time at Saint Mary's, she was a member of the SMU dance team. in 2010, Jessica auditioned and became a member of The Woods Professional Hip Hop Dance Society. She is currently a full member Dancer and Manager of The Woods and is very involved in meetings with the Board of Directors. In 2014, Jessica decided to try her hand at running. Her first race was the "We've Got Your Back 5k" in support of spinal research. With her best friend by her side, she finished her first race and was hooked. Since then, she has completed the Blue Nose 5k (2016), 10k (2014 and 2015) and half marathon (2016). She ran leg 11 (2015) and leg 15 (2016) at the Cabot Trail Relay, and has finished the Navy 10k, PEI 10k, Runway Run, Bolt Run (Tampa, Florida), Santa Shuffle and various MEC races. |