RUNNER JUGGLES HER LIFE; MOTHER MUST DO A BALANCING ACT.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer It was a family picnic in the early 80's when Chelsea Christensen's track prowess PROWESS Infectious disease A clinical trial–Recombinant Human Activated Protein C [Zovant™] Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis first came to light. ``I think I was 5,'' she said. ``We were running races and I was beating everybody. My uncle told my parents that they should sign me up for track.'' Her parents did. By age 8 she was competing in junior Olympic events. At age 10 she was a national-level runner. She started her running career with the Newbury Park Track Club, coached by her parents. She also ran with the Rapid Motion TAC 1. TAC - Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. TAC - Terminal Access Controller. club. A group that included sprinters from the South Bay and Long Beach. ``The Newbury Park Track Club was her introduction, her debut,'' Janice Christensen said. ``She did well right off. She was beating all these girls from L.A.'' Christensen placed well in every event she entered. She was able to compete in events in locales such as Texas and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . ``When I was 10,'' Christensen said. ``I finished fourth in the 100 at nationals at Mount SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. . I finished sixth in the long jump with only one jump. I used to be pretty good.'' Christensen noticed she had a knack for the hurdle HURDLE, Eng. law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution. events and at age 13 her parents hired her a hurdling hurdling Track-and-field event, a footrace over a series of obstacles called hurdles. Runners must remain in assigned lanes throughout a race, and, though they may knock hurdles down while running over them, they may do so only with a leg or foot, not a hand. coach. She continued to work with the private coach, but she never ran at Newbury Park High. Two years after entering Newbury Park, Christensen had a daughter, Niobi, and her career was done - but not forgotten. ``I knew I wanted to run again,'' Christensen said. ``I guess this year was the time to do it.'' Christensen resurrected her career at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. and was a success right away. In the team's first event, an invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. on Feb. 12, in her first race, Christensen set the school record in the 400 hurdles (1:03.8). Said Moorpark College coach Doni Green: ``Chelsea is exceptional. She came in and made an impression with her ability.'' Over the past three months Christensen has juggled taking care of her daughter, school work and training. It hasn't been easy, but she's been determined to make it work. ``Sometimes it's really hard,'' the 20-year-old said. ``It's difficult to do it all. My parents have helped me out a lot, but sometimes it's tough.'' Christensen will finish her season of re-emergence today at Citrus College According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Citrus College had 632 students who transferred to universities during the 2005-2006 academic year, ranking seventh in the area. Citrus College students are represented by ASCC the Associated Students of Citrus College. in the Community College State Championships. Christensen will participate in the 400-meter hurdles event and in the 1,600-meter relay. She helped the team to the Western State Conference women's title two weeks ago. ``There will be some great teams there (state championships),'' Christensen said. ``I hope we can do well.'' Christensen is eligible to run again next year at Moorpark, but is uncertain if she will. ``I might just take classes and keep working out,'' she said. ``We'll see how things go. I still have goals and a lot of things I want to accomplish and track is still a big part of it. We'll see when it comes around.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Moorpark College's Chelsea Christensen is pulled by duties of a parent, school and track. Terri Thuente/Daily News 
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