Article: THE LIFT THAT'S WORTH ITS WEIGHT.(Sports)(For one Eugene woman, an event that's normally been reserved for men has a kind of `magic' power)

Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard

Standing a lean 6 feet tall, 54-year-old Nadine Powell doesn't fit the mold of a weight lifter.

But the Eugene woman is a National Masters champion who set a personal record Saturday at a USA Weightlifting meet at the Casanova Athletic Center at the University of Oregon.

Powell is among a legion of women entering the sport for the side benefits: the physical conditioning, the mental challenge and the camaraderie in seeing friends reach goals.

"It's a lot of fun to do this together," she says. "After work, it's like you're a little kid again and you want to go out and play after dinner. We train ...

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