For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a routine. She has run 52 marathons-once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who just 35 days after he was with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌).When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. "It made me feel .”she said ,“I knew I had to do something."
So this marathon queen, she calls herself, did what she did best: She went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in of her father. After asking people to money for each marathon, she a website, marathon goddess.com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN),a nonprofit organization. race every in some city across North America. leaving work at 5p,m. on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her l,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, more than $200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule ."My body's getting used to this. I'm changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more __ ." she said. When her muscles began to , she kept her in mind. "When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the happen. Together we can make a(n) , and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life." she said.
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