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Profile: Marina Libro

“Every day, you got up and there wasn’t anyone
you didn’t want to see. That’s unusual.”

Canam

“Team Barber Pole” has special meaning to retired Army
Master Sergeant Marina Libro. Riding south on her recumbent bicycle

Ottawa, Ontario to

in World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inaugural CanAm Veterans’ Challenge, many long hills exhausted

Washington, D.C.

the veteran rider. Marina recalled her military experience and welcomed assistance from
her colleagues to overcome challenges.

That’s where the barber pole came in. While slowly ascending the mountains south
of Binghamton, New York, Marina found help from Canadian colleagues Dean Peach and
Daniel Bodden. One rider would grab the push pole on the back of X\