Shonny Vanlandingham is a World Champion
Vanlandingham, a longtime Durango resident, climbed to the top of the world’s podium in Hawaii last weekend when she won the 2010 Xterra World Championship on Maui.
“This is my third year on the Xterra circuit, and I made it my goal, although it was a lofty goal, to win the championship in my third year at the age of 41,” Vanlandingham said on the Xterra World Championship website.
Vanlandingham also is a primary figure in a major fundraising effort at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango.
David Bruzzese of Mercy has been working with Vanlandingham on a campaign to raise funds for mammogram screening at the Mercy Regional Breast Care Center.
Mercy is offering Shonny Vanlandingham Signature Series cycling jerseys for sale online. The cycling garment is the follow-up jersey to a jersey that was named the “Jersey of the Year” by Bicycling Magazine.
“Shonny takes the time to help her local community. We really appreciate that,” Bruzzese said.
From her standpoint, Vanlandingham said: “I was honored to be a part of it.”