The Battle of Twins

In "Twins Find Deeper Meaning in 3-Part Endurance Test", two sisters battle through both of their life crisis and become stronger runners, swimmers, and bikers to go on to win and compete in major triathlons.



I picked this article because I love sports and I figured this story would be better for me to write about. These two sisters, Rebeccah and Laurel, both have had a back ground of sports. Rebeccah got a scholarship to run for Mount St. Mary's and Laurel received a swimming scholarship as a walk-on at George Washington. Rebeccah pursued a running career and Laurel hit some speed bumps along the way to her athletic podium.



When Laurel was 23, she felt three bumps on the side of her neck that turned out to be Stage 2 Hodgkin's disease. While Laurel was having 6 months of chemotherapy, Rebeccah still ran hard.
Laurel even tried to keep her identity as an athlete by running on the treadmill at the hospital.
I can imagine being Laurel. She was an athlete and I think it would be hard to not exercise and still be in shape for that long. Laurel was probably worried.



Rebeccah won the armature triathlon and then a year later became a professional. Throughout the year, she still was improving and doing well in races and was named the 2004 elite rookie of the year. Rebeccah also had her speed bump along the way and that was when she got a pelvic stress fracture.



Rebeccah and Laurel had some bumps where they had to stop competing, but they always came back strong and still competed strongly in races. There were never hard feeling between the two sisters. I can imagine how hard it was to see the other sister win, but they both still worked hard to compete against each other.



I can understand how one might want to quit because they are losing, so I look up to these women because they were such hard workers and did not quit. They did not even quit when there lives looked the worst. Our world and leaders should be like that today. I bet sometimes the people in charge just quit because their problems get tough. If we follow the example of these women, our world might be a little better.