European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A. Olympic hopeful Julia Turing spends two hours a Day a and More on saturdays a working out and keeping an Eye on her weigh the army s finest a amps Ron Mcki Rwy continued from cover. Quot trials Greene said. But military personnel who tend to be very focused acid disciplined could prepare in less time he said. This is the second Opportunity for the 5-foot-7, 141-Pound sprinter to compete for a spot on the olympic team. Three years ago her time of 23.86 seconds in the 200-Nicter dash while running for Cuesta Junior College in California qualified her for the . Trials. V. A a a. / that was one of five school records Turing set. That year. A four coming in the state finals where she won the 200 Rhc ters and finished second in a photo finish in the 100 meters 11.38 seconds. Her other records included the 400 meters 54.1 second the Long jump 18 feet 1014 inches and the javelin 148-10. A calf injury however had sidelined Turing for the 1988 . Trials a it was a real Bummer because i was running so Well getting faster and faster a she said. Turing said she watched the olympic trials on television and saw Quot girls that i was outrunning participating. A t. One of those girls was a Tiuch younger Flor. Once Griffith Joyner. When Turing was a soph _ oin orc at Morro Bay High school the two sprinters met during an Amateur track meet in Southern California a i ran against her in High j school and i smoked her bad. Florence Griffith. She was a Good runner but she was Skinny. In College she was still pretty Small a she said. J a its amazing How big she became a also amazing was Turing a dominance at the armed forties track and Field championships last year at Pilare Island naval shipyard calif., As he army women easily won the team Competition Turing took the Gold in the 100-, 200 and.400. Meter dashes and the javelin and ran the Anchor for the w inning 400 and 1,600-meter relay teams. After running under the armed forces record times in the 200 and 400-meters during the season Turing ran into Competition she did no Tex pet a a stiff wind which kept her times three y a tenths of a second off the two records. A Iran really slow. H was like running into a Brick Wall Quot she said of the 40 Mph Gale. Quot Turing a natural Speed on the track has been somewhat slowed by her  to a military career. Quot i love being a Soldier. Really the thing that Means the most  is being Able to. Be a Soldier Bird an athlete at the same time a she. Said. \7. A v n6w, Turing would like to be a trailblazer for women a rights in the army. She said her officer career opportunities in the chemical Field Are hindered by old army traditions that need Chang in8  a its a real heartache being a female in terms of career opportunities. We re at an extreme disadvantage because we done to have the exp Cri Cnoc a she said. A /.  a Turing has earned airborne and air assault badges but was stopped from earning a Pathfinder badge after she had accomplished All the tasks. Leading up to the we Klong Field exercise that would have completed the requirements Fri stopped because she a female �?�._�?�. Army regulations governing the Pathfinder badge and the Ranger school restricts Soldier who cannot be assigned to combat arms units. That makes it a menus Only club. And when Turing is told she in t qualified because of her gender her otherwise docile Demeanour gets ruffled. A being female should not be the Issue. If _ you be got a woman who can accomplish the Mission then done to hold her Back. In a faster Strong or and smarter than a lot of the Guys who go through the Ranger school a she said Turing said she a Votile enjoy pushing for to changes within the army Diat Elcarte Djujie Way for qualified women. A if i could make a difference for the soldiers then i could say i did something for the army live More so than going to the olympics a she said. A a Turing leaves those thoughts behind while Quot a training two hours a Day during the week and four hours on saturdays either at the gym lifting weights or running. She focuses on weight training to build up her powerful leg Muscles her run Ning schedule includes Uphill sprints with weight belts attached to further develop Ivor strength to and stamina. A a a a a Fri. On sundays Turing relaxes participating often in Volks marches or taking Long walks in forests. A i can to stand being indoors for a Long period a she said. A a a and while most people head to Bavaria for relaxation Turing goes there to intensify. Her train ing by running up the trails of the Zug Spitze a and All the. Little mountains in the neighbouring  a fall you be got to do is find the Trail and run id run them All the Way up. And that makes me real Strong because in a running in High Altitude and in a running constantly Uphill. Two a Day. One in the morning and one in the afternoon for a week. The germans think in a crazy a she said Quot All that discipline could Lead Tau turn invitation to the . Trials in 1992-. A Cne believes that Korchemny Given adequate time could make a Strong contender out of Turing. If Turing could spend 12 to 14 months with Korchemny a i. Think she can definitely get to the final eight american athletes who then go on to compete for the three spots on the olympic squad he said. Greene said Luck can be a Factor in making the final eight but a runner cannot make any mistakes to finish among the top three who make the olympic team. ,. / a a a she s a Strong powerful person w Ith truck Field potential that has really gone untapped for a number of years due to her military career a Greene said. V a a a at tit is Point everything depends on How Long the deployment lasts. If she can get together with _ Korchemny by april and Start training she has a shot at winning a spot on the. Olympic team. Nieport chuch Emch the Yves her 9on blk read a contributed to Page 4 sunday March 3,1991