"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7
I run for my mom, Teresa Lynn Pillatsch. It's been 8 years since she finished her race, and lost the battle to Ovarian Cancer. The courage she had to live her life to the fullest, regardless of nearly a decade fighting illness, gives me hope that as long as we keep fighting for her, we will overcome this battle with cancer.
This will be my first Country Music Half Marathon. I have been a Nashvillian for one year now, having left my family on the west coast. In that year, I have found a new family. With them I have found people who have been through exactly what I have been there. In a way, our loss has brought us together, and allowed us all to keep the memory of the ones we have lost alive and well. I'm proud to be a member of the Little Team That Could, and look forward to many years of running in the future.
-Allie
Beautiful!
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