Elle Purrier St. Pierre personifies the small-town athlete chasing Olympic glory.
As a lifelong Vermonter whose schooldays started at daybreak by milking cows on the family farm,
That would seem to be evident. During a photo shoot last week as St. Pierre effortlessly raced down a running path near Boston’s Charles River, a grizzled old-timer teetering on a 10-speed bicycle offered, “Not bad.” His comment made the photographer and this reporter laugh, but she graciously piped up, “Thank you!”
Although she trains in Flagstaff, Ariz., at 7,000 meters above sea level for part of the year, Vermont keeps her rooted. Visitors to her hometown are greeted with a sign that reads, “Smile, you’re in Montgomery.” Cabot Cheese is her newest sponsor but her family’s farm has been working with the company for many years. And the hardworking people who till the land are with her in other ways. Chatting about summer weather, St.
Her motivation at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., was more heart-driven. St. Pierre dedicated the race to a cousin’s toddler, who had been killed in a car accident earlier this year. “It was just a really tragic accident that had happened. I thought about them beforehand. There’s a lot of pressure put on athletes. I felt a lot of pressure before the race. Seeing the strength that her parents showed to everybody, after they lost their daughter just put things into perspective for me a lot.
Before signing up with Team New Balance Boston in 2018, the runner mulled over the decision similarly to how she decided on a college. “I just went with my gut. When I visited New Balance and the team, I felt that it was right,” she said.
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