How Monument Avenue 10K pushed Henrico mom to transform her life
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Navigating grocery store aisles is a piece of cake for this mom and wife from Henrico. Keya Wingfield’s love for food began thousands of miles away, in Bombay, India, where life revolved around family meals.
“You basically eat throughout the day. Before you eat breakfast, you're thinking about dinner. That's the culture, if you will,” said Keya.
Two decades ago her love for food traveled eight thousand miles following her heart.
Keya told CBS 6 anchor GeNienne Samuels, “We met through work, and just kind of knew he was my person. And that brought me to Richmond, Virginia, from Bombay Street. That was a direct flight. And I've been here ever since.”
When Keya moved to Richmond to marry David Wingfield, her life was still full of flavor but short on fitness.
“Sure, in Bombay, you walk a lot everywhere because it's the city, but there wasn't a lot of emphasis or focus on going to the gym or lifting weights. I had never even heard of lifting. I'm not getting weights in my life. So that was the one piece that was missing.”
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