Ellen, a regular at Dynamic Touch, is an inspiration to us all.  This is a picture of her showing off her hard-won wooden bowl trophy for the 2009 Waikiki Rough Water Swim.  After 20-plus years of trying, she finally won her age group in this 2.4 mile ocean swim event.   Not only that, but this season Ellen also earned the Bronze Medal in the Senior Olympics for the 100 meter Freestyle (a VERY competitive event!).  She answers to the title “Professor”, since she has a PhD in Chinese History, and teaches Social Sciences at PCC.  When I told her I think she is a star, she just smiled and said “I am not a star — but I do show up and go for it!  I never think that winning is everything.  Trying your best is everything.  I love doing what I do.”  Ellen gets Sports Therapy Massages regularly, says that massage helps her stay loose, and works out the soreness and kinks, and “it just feels good”!