Keeping Eloise Wellings in one spot long enough to get her to explain her remarkable sporting, philanthropic and personal life takes some manoeuvring.She had been running all morning, as part of her weekly 130km training regime. The afternoon was devoted to taking her three-year-old daughter, India, to the movies. Gym work had to be fitted in, as well as organisational work for an international charity of which she is a founding director.A trip the supermarket provided an opportunity this day to detail how she somehow is able to juggle numerous important responsibilities to ensure her longstanding Olympic dream can be fulfilled.This takes time, as the Eloise Wellings story does not just incorporate the usual elite athlete script of determination, success, and a list of personal-best times. It also involves anguish, frustrations, manias, incredible willpower, unexpected turns and the most humane of ventures - in which the prime aim is to assist those who desperately need help.Of all the athletes representing Australia at the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeio, none can boast a busier, broader life than the nations representative in the 5000m and 10000m female track events.For the 33-year-old Wellings, just getting to the Rio starting line is an achievement -- as she has had on numerous occasions every excuse to give up this athletic caper as it was too tough, too unfair.This has been the longest of hauls. Due to suffering repeated stress fractures - 11 in total -- Wellings missed three successive Olympic Games before eventually competing in London in 2012.She first qualified when 16 years old for Sydney but had to withdraw, after being measured for the team uniform, through the effects of a stress fracture caused by an ongoing eating disorder. There were similar dramas surrounding her campaign to get to Athens and Beijing.Wellings often wondered during why she kept going during an exasperating decade she now describes as her wilderness years.Blame that on a longstanding Olympic fixation.Since she was a young child, her life seemed to revolve around the Olympics. In her bedroom, she made an Olympic podium from phone books and encyclopaedias. She would play the national anthem and imagine she had just won gold for Australia. Any game she participated in had to have an Olympic touch.The Olympics ended up being a bit of a childhood obsession, Wellings tells ESPN.I remember watching the Atlanta Olympics when I was young, and being so inspired by it -- especially the womens distance events. At that time, I had shown a bit of promise at Little Athletics, while my mum was a good runner.It was so important for me to watch Olympic athletes reaching the pinnacle of their sport and I thought I would love to do that one day.It got to the stage where I would do projects at school about the Olympics. I wouldnt play games with other kids unless it was named after an Olympic event. The other kids didnt mind. They just played on. They knew it was something I really wanted to do.The fact that it was such a massive goal and obsession from an early age played a huge part after having so many setbacks in helping me get back on the horse. As it had been such a big dream for such a long time, I wasnt going to give up easily.Missing out all those times before finally making it was heartbreaking. It was tough each time, but if I didnt have that Olympic goal it would have been a lot easier to just do something else.Wellings told ESPN that her problems emanated from an eating disorder that began when she was 13.I missed those key bone-building years when I was young. I was obviously training quite hard, was involved in a high-impact sport, and my nutrition wasnt adequate enough to cope with that. Eating disorders are rife through female distance running.Maybe I was a bit stupid to keep going, but the fact is that I love running. And time heals. I knew I hadnt made it, and that also kept me going. I had a really supportive family who were always reassuring me to keep going and maybe one day it would happen, and if it didnt, theyd be proud of me anyway. That was such a good message, especially when I missed out on my first Olympic as a teenager.The toughest Olympics to miss out on was Beijing because I honestly thought third time lucky.I was in really good shape. The only thing that was going to stop me from making it was injury, and thats exactly what happened. I dont recall any other time when I wanted to quit than then.I remember saying to my husband: Im done.But there was an upside. Through her pursuit to compete at Beijing, Wellings met the most inspirational of Olympic athletes, whose experiences saw her life change direction.In 2008, Wellings was at a United States training camp in Portland, Oregon, trying to rehab my foot in time for Beijing where I met the Ugandan Olympic runner, Julius Achon.We became very good friends, and he told me his story, which included being forced to be a child soldier in Northern Uganda.He was held captive for three months, and saw his chance to escape when a government plane flew over the rebel camp. He and 14 other boys attempted to escape, but were shot at by the government plane. Nine were shot and six survived -- including Julius.Achon succeeded in making the 300km trek back to his home village, where he used running as a way to get educated. He eventually received a running scholarship to the U.S. and competed as a middle-distance runner at two Olympics -- Atlanta and Sydney.I didnt make Beijing but that was more than made up by my life being transformed through meeting Julius, Wellings tells ESPN.A few months later, my husband and I went to Uganda with my parents-in-law to attend Julius wedding. That was when we met all the orphans Julius has been caring for, and all the people in his community. The 25-years of civil war there had left incredible destruction and poverty.When we were flying home back to Sydney we knew we had a responsibility to try to do something about it.Julius had a job in Portland coaching the best US runners. But when I met him that was coming to an end, and he was worried how he was going to continue supporting his orphans and family back at home. His story was the inspiration behind the Love Mercy Foundation.The Love Mercy Foundation has over the past seven years provided financial support to many poverty-stricken Ugandan families.One of our main programs is a micro-loan farming program called Cents for Seeds. This is having a huge impact, and is our main focus for the next five years. This year we are running it with just over 7000 women, where $Aus30 sponsors a woman through a 30kg load of seeds. Out of that she usually harvests around 150kg of food. She also gets re-trained by agriculturalists who do workshops. It is really empowering the women and families to create their own livelihood.She hands back the loan at the end of the season, so we can pass it on to another woman. With the rest of her harvest, she can sell it at the marketplace and use that money for her children education, as well as buying food and household items. It also helps with improving the persons self-esteem.Our goal with Cents for Seeds is to have 20,000 women involved by 2020. To do that we need to raise $Aus2million. So far this year we have raised over $Aus500,000, which is exciting.Wellings and her husband, Jon, a film maker and photographer, travel to Uganda at least once a year.Julius has a big cross-country day for kids every November, so we try to get over for that. While there we visit Cents for Seeds villages. When things settle down with my running, and I eventually retire -- who knows when that will be -- my husband and I plan to spend a good chunk of time over there; probably six or 12 months.Meeting Achon also brought everything into perspective.Being injured was how I met Julius and how we started the foundation. Thats why I can honestly say that I wouldnt take one of my injuries back. I have developed friendships and relationships through being injured, and have learnt a lot about my body.My faith is also important. I believe that God has a plan, and everything will work out for the better, even if there are times when youre thinking youre walking around in the dark.The focus is now on Rio, which includes several weeks of altitude training in Los Angeles. Wellings believes she is in the best physical shape of her career.I know it sounds as if I get injured all the time, but I actually havent been injured for five years now. So I feel my experience going into Rio is my biggest asset.I also believe I am in the best position Ive ever been for both events. I did both in London, and felt I underperformed a bit. We did cut back a lot of my training to make the starting line that time.We really didnt take any risks. And I knew that going into London there was a good chance I might be a little under-done.After missing the previous three Games, the London Olympics was also extremely emotional. I was at the starting line, looked up and saw 20 of my family and friends who had made the trip over. Rio will be a lot more business-like.Wellings finished 20th in the 10,000m and 30th in the 5000m.Im also a different athlete to what I was five years ago. Theres been a real focus on gym work and nutrition, using unprocessed food and natural vitamins like calcium, magnesium as well as ubiquinol to compliment my diet and energy needs for training.I have stopped putting limitations on what I think I might be able to do at Rio. You dont go into races to run fourth or fifth or sixth or seventh, or merely make the final. You go into races to win. Im going to try to get myself in the best shape possible. That at the moment is going well. I do feel stronger than ever.Wellings responsibilities as a mother have not been put on hold. Part of he entourage in Rio will be husband and daughter.India is very excited. Every time she hears the word Rio on the news, she says: Thats where were going. I am very lucky to have a super-supportive husband. I definitely wouldnt have been able to do what Ive done without him. I think we are a very good team. We are still navigating raising a child, but it is a journey were really enjoying.And what a journey.Eloise Wellings spoke to ESPN as a brand ambassador for Kaneka, the Japanese manufacturer of Ubiquinol. Clearance Air Max Black Friday . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. 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The last one cleared the veterans troubled mind. The pinch hitter slammed a game-winning home run in the 10th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Tracys heroics at Petco Park negated a blown save by Nationals closer Rafael Soriano, who gave up two runs with two outs in the ninth. It made a quality start from Gio Gonzalez and a two-home-run night from first baseman Adam LaRoche stand up, and reclaim a victory that seemed so certain early on. "That one added a few grey hairs," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "It seemed like we had that one sewn up neat and it got away from us there at the end. Im happy the way it turned out and happy that Chad was able to get the job done." Tracy has owned the Padres as a pinch hitter. His seventh career pinch-hit home run was his fifth against the Padres and his third straight. Tracy is still hitting .162, but the home run did wonders for his mentality. "We were all fired up, myself included," Tracy said. "As a pinch hitter going through some struggles, you stay up at night in the hotel, thinking about them until youre next at-bat. The frustration builds and builds, and finally you just have to let it all go. Typically, thats when things can turn around." Things have certainly turned around for LaRoche. The first baseman extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a three-run shot 431 feet to deep centre in the fourth and hit his second 403 feet in the sixth inning. LaRoches second blast followed Ryan Zimmermans home run, which just cleared the right-field wall. It was LaRoches 21st multi-homer game, his second this season and a sign that his early season slump is over. LaRoche hit .189 over his first 25 games, but has batted .396 during his hitting streak, which includes four home runs, two doubles and 11 RBIs. "Adams issues have been dispelled," Johnson said. "He had a great night tonight, but hes been on fire for a couple weeks now. Its been impressive to watch him hit like his able to." Tracys home run came off Padres closer Huston Street (0-3), who has allowed six home runs in 17 1-3 innings. He gave up two in 39 innings last season. "With Huston or any pitcher, if you get a ball up in the strike zone, he has a chance to get hit," Padres manager Bud Black said. "If they square it up, it has a chance to leave the ball park. Has it happpened to Huston a few times? Yes.dddddddddddd. Am I concerned? No." The Padres tied the game with three straight singles. Chase Headleys RBI made it 5-4 and Yonder Alonso pushed him to third with another single. Kyle Blanks evened the score with another single, which sent the game into extra innings. It was Sorianos second blown save in 14 chances, although an error by Zimmerman made both ninth-inning runs unearned. Drew Storen got his first save of the season in the 10th. The Nationals took advantage of Padres right-hander Burch Smith, making his second professional start. The 23-year-old gave up five runs on six hits in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out eight and walked just one, but three home runs got him in trouble. It was still an improvement over his professional debut. Smith gave up six runs on five hits in one-plus innings in a no-decision at Tampa Bay on May 11. He pitched a perfect first, but couldnt get an out in the second and left the game with five runs in and the bases loaded. Gonzalez got better as the game went on, and allowed three runs - two earned - in 6 2-3 innings. Gonzalez walked three - two in the first inning - struck out five, and retired 10 straight at one point. Gonzalez hasnt exceeded two earned runs in three straight starts and six of nine this season. "I was able to make some in-game adjustments and get back on track," Gonzalez said. "Its always good when you can do that. Its also good when things go wrong in a game and the team can rally together and still get the win." NOTES: Washington LHP Ross Detwiler was diagnosed with an oblique strain and will miss at least one start. He was injured a start Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and had an MRI on the injury on Thursday. . Johnson said OF Jayson Werth is still experiencing hamstring tightness and that he may not come off the 15-day disabled list when eligible on Saturday. . The Padres placed OF Carlos Quentin on paternity leave Friday and promoted RHP Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Tucson in a corresponding move. Quentin also missed Thursdays game after the birth of his son, but he is expected back with the team on Saturday. RHP Thad Weber was designated for assignment to create room for Stauffer on the 40-man roster. . RHP Clayton Richard, on the 15-day disabled list with a stomach virus, allowed one run in six innings of a rehab start with Triple-A Tucson. Richard is expected to make one more start before returning to the Padres rotation. ' ' '