SHERRIE MARTIN

...onto my back. Shocking, I know. Do you want me to stop doing my sport? I'll ask you this. Do we treat a young person differently when they risk or actually suffer an injury as opposed to 59 year old? You may not think so, you don't judge. Or do you? I feel like I need to answer and be accountable for my health, my ability to stay safe, and my athletic choices - to others. And this feeling gets stronger as I age. I care so deeply for my friends and family I do not wa

The road has been long and many years in the making. Now, only 80 days away it's very close, too close almost. In 80 days I will be competing at a regional gymnastics meet as Excel Gold. It's been 39 years since my last meet at Portland State University at the age of 20. I was a member of the Spokane Community College Gymnastics Team in 1978-79 (I only competed once or twice in college meets). That season was a comeback season. I came back into gymnastics at the age of 1