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, August 7, 2012

Step by step...

Well, last I heard, Rory walked across the room, unsupported by people and with her brace on!  This, after not having walked since February.  I cried.  Did you?  I mean, come on!  She's AMAZING!!!

I have to quote what she said:  "This is hard work!"  You got it Rory, and you are doing it anyway!
-segway to my steppin up...

I am ready to run this 100 miles, more ready than I have ever been to to tackle a goal in my life.
I am trained, motivated, and have a strong mental attitude.  I have the best inspiration in the world in this little girl goddess.  The team of folks here to support me is remarkable - they choose to drive way out to the top of the world and stay up through the night, they give me food & drink, salt &electrolytes,  clothes & shoes, and headlamp and band-aids and tough love oh my!  So i have a taste of perhaps what Rory has experienced in the difference that it makes to have such a gift to endure through a challenge - to prevail and conquer, to go from surviving to thriving.
 I am going to follow Rory's example and take another step and another until i finish.  I may say, "this is hard work!" and then i will keep going toward food and the award ceremony and recovery. 
I am looking forward to when I can take a walk with Rory, as I have never done that before.  She and I can celebrate a first together.
 The support and prayers from all of you, family, friends, folks we don't know has been beyond moving, it's powerful and obviously lends to her healing.  I thank you.
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