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The Treadmill Before Dawn

She started small. Walking on a treadmill. Then walking faster. Then running—first alone, then pushing 170 pounds of stroller and small children through 5K courses while crowds cheered for a woman they didn’t fully understand and she didn’t fully explain.

Running gave her something cancer couldn’t touch. A body that hurt but moved anyway. A finish line with no interest in prognosis.