When Tonia Smith finished her first 100 miler in 2013, she was elated. When she won a 100k ultra marathon later that year, she was having arguably the best year of running in her life.
And then she learned that she had pancreatic cancer a few weeks later.
While she could have crumbled after being blindsided by this diagnosis, she did what any good ultra marathoner would do, she simply just kept going. During her treatments, she stayed as active as possible and set a goal of running a 50 miler less than a year after her cancer diagnosis, and she did.
I had a great chat with Tonia today, and I know you are going to enjoy listening in on our conversation. Here are some of the highlights:
Signing up for a marathon before running any other race
Getting into ultramarathons
Being completely blindsided by a pancreatic cancer diagnosis
The roll running played during her cancer treatments
The strength of the running community to support each other in times of need
Being a part of Project Purple
Lessons learned from running ultras that translate into real life
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