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From the moment the gun went off, the sisters did just that. Stride for stride, they worked through every mile and every fuel station. When one started to falter off pace or miss a water bottle, the other would share her bottle and recite encouraging mantras. “We’re strong and powerful,” Regina would say as Sabrina breathed heavily next to her. “These hills are nothing,” Sabrina would remind Regina.
Their success at CIM was not the first one that the twins have shared together, but it was certainly one of the happiest. Before they found their groove in the marathon distance, the sisters traveled a long, hard—and eventually, rewarding—road to competitive running.Growing up in Alhambra, the Lopez twins were active in basketball and volleyball. As high school sophomores, they joined the cross-country and track teams at Sacred Heart High, where they immediately connected with the sport.
“We’re twins, so we pick up on each other’s emotions and actions. When she was depressed, I became depressed,” Regina said. “When I saw her habits, I picked up those habits, too.”In their teens and early 20s, Regina and Sabrina were inseparable. They trained together, raced together, lived together, and did just about everything together. But sharing an eating disorder caused both sisters to feel more alone than ever before.
“We did not want to get compared,” Regina said. “I really do think we both conquered this eating disorder by separating ourselves from each other because people stopped comparing us.”
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