Well Folks, I gave it my all at the Leadville 100-Mile "Race Across the Sky" this year ~ I made it 60 miles!
I was late for the cutoff time, so did not go on.

My team was beyond incredible - and the support from all of you has been overwhelming.

My goal and belief had been to be stronger and able to gather more miles for your pledges ~ I also was humbled and learned a great deal about perseverence. This leaves me even more in awe of little Rory's strengths.

Thank You with all my heart for your pledge per mile. Please click on the link to the right to donate your pledge x 60.
Or if you prefer other arrangements, please send me an email at: spiritrunning@gmail.com


Rory is my beautiful 2-year-old niece and god-daughter who was diagnosed with a rare form of late-stage, high-risk cancer on February 24th this year. She is a little fighter with a mighty spirit, brave through countless procedures, chemo treatments, therapies, and surgeries.

Rory is now walking with the help of her parents, a foot brace, and PT every day. I am so proud of her!

I commit! I won't quit! I am going to continue to work hard, hard and get as strong as i can to keep up with her. Way to set the bar up there, Rory!!


"I'm a little bit proud of myself" -Rory Petri

" Dig Deep" - mining slogan used for ultra events

"You are more than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can" -Ken Chlouber, race founder.


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The road goes on. -and on, and on...Rory keeps on it, running around on her knees and sporting the royal blue that she so loves to wear.  It continues to be quite a road for her parents as they advocate for her with various doctors, nurses, specialists, surgeons, gathering opinions on her potential surgical and treatment plan.  They are proactive and present and exhausted and fearful of the upcoming surgery at the end of the month to remove the large tumor that is the culprit of starting all this, while striving for clarity and making life- sized decisions for the one most dearest in their hearts.  We are all hopeful.
The support for my little niece continues to grow, albight slowly - i have a few pledges from work, and some from here and the internet.    pssst! i am collecting pledges, pass it on... all your contact lisst  :)
I am feeling strong - trained up, and running 50 miles this weekend on the Leadville course.  I plan to just run the last half of the course (in daylight-most of it will be at night during the event).  I consider it symbolic to running Rory all the way through surgery, finishing on the upslope in town and on the way to ice cream and recovery!  HooRay!
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