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 24, 2012

Rory had surgery today that removed the large evil tumor that started all of this. It went well, and Rory is doing great - she's awake and  From her Daddy Alex: "for now my little girl is out, talking up a storm, and watching movies (well, movie...actually just all of the Maleficent parts of Sleeping Beauty over and over--did you know, she's really a nice person, just needed a friend like Rory and now she's not mean anymore)." -- love it!  Talk about turning an evil entity around and making it good with her goodness!  First a tumor, now Maleficent - Watch Out, World!    Needless to say, i was quite emotional over it all.
I am nervous and ready for this event -My dear friend (Ironman,  Fiddler Extraordinaire and PT Doctor) Ellora is here from out of town, helping with the race prep - she will keep me company in the wee hours of the race, making sure i eat and stay awake, reminding me all the time of all the wonderful pledges and support, and how far ahead of me Rory is! Imagine us giggling down the trail with our headlamps- taking on bears and mountain lions and illusions of long-gone miners and burros!   My feet are healing from the blisters of my 50, and i am excited about my new blister-prevention strategy- surprise! keep my feet dry and powder and tape and toe socks, oh, yeah!
Photos will be posted for your entertainment, of course.
So Rory recovers from surgery and i recover from blisters - G, i think i got the easy road.  We wait to hear results of biopsy of the tumor and her plans leading forward.  She and I are in relentless forward motion.
I love this little girl with all my heart.  Thank you all again, for your tremendous support
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