Tonia Smith on Cancer, Survival, and Running Through It All
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.
Tonia Smith, at her 100 Miler
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. Read more