@run2beatcancer is setting out to undertake a run that is simply mind blowing in its size and scale. Travelling by foot from one coast of the United States to the other in an effort to both raise funds as well as awareness of the disease called cancer. That is a total of about 2,800 miles which is roughly 4,510 kilometers.
That is some kind of awesome right there. But when you sit back and consider all the people whom you may know that have been taken by, are battling with or have beaten cancer it is a very scary number. And cancer is a very scary disease. It attacks anyone and everyone. It is a silent killer that stalks the streets looking for its prey anywhere and everywhere people are.
And a journey like this can't be done completely alone. There are support people, friends and hopefully the various running communities across the United States who will share their homes, their stories and maybe even a few miles with Alison as she runs.
One thing I do know is that she is saving the hills to last. Just before you get to California there are a whole bunch of mountains you have to cross so in a month or two's time Alison is going to need some real support to get herself through those final stages and over the finish line. This journey really is the ultimate coast to coast.
@run2beatcancer has started on her journey already and is about two days in now. This is going to be a long trip and journey that will test her spirit, fortitude and ability to stay sane. At the moment the twitter account only has a handful of followers. So I encourage you to get on board and join the adventure now so you can one day say "I was part of something truly awesome".
You can find out more information if you check out her website - http://run2fightcancer.webstarts.com/index.html.
I love this tweet here because it totally captures the spirit of the journey and Alison herself. Humble, unstated and going to give it everything that she has -
"Here goes nothing!"
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