How it all started

Outrun Cancer

Back in September 2012, I got a Facebook message from a friend. Caroline had reached out to me 20 years after we left high school. I was now based in Tokyo, far from my hometown of NZ and we had not been in touch. The message just simply said “you have inspired me to go for a walk today”. And this was that start of a promise, and the foundation of the outruncancer journey and the life learnings from running and life learnings from cancer that I gather every.damn.day.

I’d love you to meet the woman who has been such a huge part of my life and one of my biggest supporters in my own cancer journey so you can hear how it all started.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• What happened on that day 10 years ago when Caroline told me she had cancer
• How running for 256 days became a year and now 10 years
• How I managed to find a way to continue the streak, even on the day I had my own cancer surgery
• Why it’s always good to run with your passport in hand if you have to keep your streak going and you are in an international airport!
• What happened when Caroline came to Japan to celebrate 1000 days of running - it’s a great story :)
• Why today, Feb 22nd is a DOUBLY special 5 year milestone.

If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we’d love to hear about it and know your learnings. Take a screenshot of yourself listening to the episode on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me @vanessa_outruncancer.

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