By CHRISTINA KELLAR, For The Capital
By CHRISTINA KELLAR, For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
09/08/09
Among the more than 2,400 women who started the fourth Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon at Centennial Park in Columbia on Aug. 23, were several determined "pre-school moms" from the Crofton area whose triathlon bid was inspired by the memory of a courageous friend.
TOP: Terrill Hendershot of Crofton with son Holt, 5, in the fall of 2008. Terrill passed away July 4 at the age of 42, after battling cancer.
BOTTOM: Members of “Team Terrill” after the Aug. 23 Iron Girl Columbia Triathlon, which they entered in honor of their friend, the late Terrill Hendershot of Crofton, who died of cancer on July 4. From left, Carol Streeter of Crofton; Jena Cochrane of Gambrills; Karen Kuhn of Odenton; and Cindy Wood, Laurel Landry and Sarah White of Crofton.
The members of "Team Terrill" took on the .62-mile swim, 17.5-mile bike ride and 3.3-mile run to honor the life of their friend, Terrill Hendershot of Crofton, who passed away on July 4 at the age of 42 after battling cancer.
The idea of participating in the triathlon initially arose in a conversation last fall among several women talking after...
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