Lucy Smith (BA’90) was inducted to the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on November 10, 2017. Smith ran cross country and track for Dalhousie under the guidance of coach Al Yarr.

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Lucy Smith started running in Bedford when she was in Grade 6 and has never looked back.

Along the way the world-class distance runner has collected 19 Canadian championships in running, duathlon and triathlon.

This November the Charles P. Allen and Dalhousie University grad will step into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.

“I do remember internalizing quite young that running was something I was good at,” Smith, a mother of two now living in Victoria, B.C., said in an email.

“David Conley, the gym teacher, started a running club, and I started racing cross country around that time. I was a competitive kid, so I think the racing was something that matched my spirit. I had great teachers and coaches that fostered my love for sport and running.”

She is one of five athletes who will be honoured for their contribution to Nova Scotia sport when the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees in November. Also being inducted is one team and two builders.

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