I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
100 Miles for Momentum
Athena’s Miles for CHOC
Athena’s Miles for CHOC
Thank you for the time and for your support today. I want to share my deeply personal story with you in hopes it sparks some inspiration in you, your family and your friends.
Sadly, my beautiful, kind, mom passed away on March 25th this year from Ovarian Cancer at the age of 62. Through this great loss and heartbreak I have learned how powerful the bond is between child and parent and that from this pain I was reminded of the unconditional, spectacular love that is shared between family. I know my mom would want me to help those childhood cancer survivors have a chance at having a family. My mom told me that being a mother was her greatest joy in this life and that is why I want to help others experience this joy. Now I am a mother of three young children and I understand exactly what she meant.
It is a dream shared by many: to have a family. But what if you are a childhood cancer survivor who, one day, also wants to have a family? The aggregate five-year cancer survival rate of more than 85% for children, adolescents and teens is leading to research that can preserve fertility, which may have been impacted by the cancer itself or the therapies to treat it, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgical procedures. While CHOC offers an array of options for pre- and post-pubescent male and female cancer patients—including egg harvesting, testicular sperm extraction, ovarian and testicular tissue cryopreservation and banking—there’s more to be done to help patients access and afford fertility preservation.
Hope comes from CHOC’s Hyundai Cancer Institute, which is part of the national interdisciplinary Oncofertility Consortium exploring the relationships between health, cancer, survivorship and fertility preservation. CHOC also is the only institution on the west coast to partner with Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in research around pediatric and adolescent ovarian biology and fertility leading to the next generation of protocols for ovarian tissue banking. Oncology fertility treatment is not covered by insurance; rather, it is solely supported through philanthropy...Here's where MOMentum starts.
By making a donation to my fundraising campaign, you are making a gift in any amount to help create an endowment that would provide sustainable funds for young patients to preserve their fertility and allow them to remain hopeful and create future plans in the face of cancer.
Please stay tuned to register for the MOMentum virtual 5K to take place this fall!
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 13.63 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 3.03 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 5.01 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 4.02 miles towards my goal!
NOV
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I ran 6.21 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.1 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 4.34 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 7.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 1.95 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 3.62 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 3.42 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 2.61 miles towards my goal!
I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 2.14 miles towards my goal!
I walked 4.18 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 1.77 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 1 mile towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 5.02 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 5.03 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 4.31 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 2.13 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I walked 2.01 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 5.22 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.08 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
SEP
7
7
I ran 5.78 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 6.08 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.58 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.07 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 4.17 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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2
I ran 11.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 4.21 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 1.03 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.04 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 9.01 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 4.18 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 2.03 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 2 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 10.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 3.2 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 0.41 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.45 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 2.05 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 0.64 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I walked 0.69 miles towards my goal!
JUL
28
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I ran 26.36 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I ran 4.83 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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24
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
JUL
23
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I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
JUL
20
20
I ran 3.38 miles towards my goal!
I walked 1.31 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I ran 4.02 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I ran 8.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I ran 13 miles towards my goal!
JUL
15
15
I walked 4.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
13
13
I ran 18.63 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
I walked 1.04 miles towards my goal!
JUL
11
11
I walked 4.72 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.08 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.5 miles towards my goal!
JUL
9
9
I ran 5.02 miles towards my goal!
I ran 5.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
7
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I ran 4.37 miles towards my goal!
JUL
6
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I walked 1 mile towards my goal!
JUL
4
4
I ran 3.54 miles towards my goal!
I ran 5.03 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.14 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
JUL
3
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I walked 4.8 miles towards my goal!
JUL
2
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I walked 0.93 miles towards my goal!
I ran 17.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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1
I ran 3.5 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 2.95 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.25 miles towards my goal!
JUN
27
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I ran 0.72 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.35 miles towards my goal!
JUN
26
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I walked 4.11 miles towards my goal!
I ran 7.34 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
25
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I walked 1.91 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.1 miles towards my goal!
JUN
24
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I walked 0.26 miles towards my goal!
I ran 13.15 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 3.46 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 3.32 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.43 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 8.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 4.03 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 11.93 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 3.4 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 9.72 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 4.32 miles towards my goal!
JUN
12
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I ran 1.02 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
JUN
10
10
I ran 17 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 8 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 1.5 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I walked 3.15 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
JUN
3
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I walked 0.39 miles towards my goal!
I ran 16.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I walked 6.75 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 5 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 1.1 miles towards my goal!
I ran 6.21 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.06 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 6.06 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I walked 0.52 miles towards my goal!
I ran 14.01 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I walked 1.24 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 3.09 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 4.07 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 6.16 miles towards my goal!
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.18 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.08 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.57 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 5.26 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I walked 3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 14 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.03 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 13.73 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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5
I ran 13.3 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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3
I walked 1 mile towards my goal!
I ran 6.08 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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2
I walked 0.72 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.22 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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1
I ran 4.02 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I walked 2.07 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I ran 11.15 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I walked 3.04 miles towards my goal!
APR
24
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I walked 0.42 miles towards my goal!
I ran 5.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
19
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
18
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I walked 2.18 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I walked 0.43 miles towards my goal!
I ran 5.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
15
15
I walked 0.73 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.68 miles towards my goal!
APR
11
11
I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
APR
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7
I walked 0.71 miles towards my goal!
APR
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I walked 1.84 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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I walked 1.93 miles towards my goal!
MAR
15
15
I ran 4.08 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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7
I ran 2.05 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.54 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.69 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.52 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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5
I ran 7.01 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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4
I ran 4.16 miles towards my goal!
MAR
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1
I walked 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.02 miles towards my goal!
FEB
29
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I walked 3.86 miles towards my goal!
FEB
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I ran 6.05 miles towards my goal!
FEB
16
16
I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
FEB
14
14
I ran 1.05 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.57 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.09 miles towards my goal!
FEB
12
12
I ran 7.33 miles towards my goal!
FEB
11
11
I walked 1.45 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
FEB
8
8
I ran 7.01 miles towards my goal!
FEB
7
7
I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
FEB
4
4
I ran 13.19 miles towards my goal!
FEB
3
3
I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
FEB
1
1
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
JAN
31
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I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
JAN
29
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I ran 10.01 miles towards my goal!
JAN
26
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I ran 5.03 miles towards my goal!
JAN
25
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I ran 5.01 miles towards my goal!
JAN
23
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I ran 8.01 miles towards my goal!
JAN
21
21
I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
JAN
19
19
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
JAN
18
18
I ran 4 miles towards my goal!
JAN
15
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I ran 6.03 miles towards my goal!
JAN
12
12
I ran 11 miles towards my goal!
JAN
9
9
I ran 5.41 miles towards my goal!
JAN
6
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I ran 2.31 miles towards my goal!
JAN
4
4
I ran 5.76 miles towards my goal!
JAN
1
1
I ran 5.46 miles towards my goal!
DEC
28
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I ran 5 miles towards my goal!
DEC
23
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
DEC
21
21
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
30
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I walked 1.75 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.28 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
25
25
I ran 2.05 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 3.15 miles towards my goal!
OCT
22
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I ran 26.12 miles towards my goal!
OCT
21
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I walked 2.14 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I walked 0.71 miles towards my goal!
OCT
19
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I ran 2.54 miles towards my goal!
OCT
17
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I ran 5.06 miles towards my goal!
OCT
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I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
OCT
15
15
I ran 13.51 miles towards my goal!
OCT
12
12
I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
OCT
10
10
I ran 2.17 miles towards my goal!
OCT
9
9
I ran 7.61 miles towards my goal!
OCT
8
8
I walked 1.2 miles towards my goal!
OCT
7
7
I walked 4.4 miles towards my goal!
I ran 7.05 miles towards my goal!
OCT
6
6
I walked 2.17 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.82 miles towards my goal!
OCT
4
4
I walked 1.68 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.29 miles towards my goal!
OCT
3
3
I ran 2.25 miles towards my goal!
OCT
2
2
I ran 7.01 miles towards my goal!
SEP
29
29
I ran 7.76 miles towards my goal!
SEP
28
28
I ran 5.93 miles towards my goal!
SEP
27
27
I ran 5.07 miles towards my goal!
SEP
26
26
I walked 0.77 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.62 miles towards my goal!
SEP
25
25
I walked 2.1 miles towards my goal!
I ran 8.75 miles towards my goal!
SEP
24
24
I walked 1 mile towards my goal!
I ran 2.34 miles towards my goal!
SEP
22
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I ran 8 miles towards my goal!
SEP
21
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I ran 4.64 miles towards my goal!
SEP
20
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I ran 1.05 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.76 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 3.02 miles towards my goal!
SEP
18
18
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.07 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 7.82 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 8.81 miles towards my goal!
SEP
13
13
I walked 0.45 miles towards my goal!
I ran 0.66 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.45 miles towards my goal!
SEP
12
12
I ran 4.54 miles towards my goal!
SEP
11
11
I walked 0.3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 0.25 miles towards my goal!
I ran 0.1 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
SEP
7
7
I ran 8 miles towards my goal!
SEP
6
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I walked 0.26 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.02 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1 mile towards my goal!
SEP
5
5
I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
SEP
2
2
I ran 7 miles towards my goal!
SEP
1
1
I ran 8.02 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 0.73 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 5.45 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 3.06 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
AUG
27
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I walked 0.71 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 0.03 miles towards my goal!
I ran 0.07 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I walked 0.82 miles towards my goal!
AUG
24
24
I ran 15.65 miles towards my goal!
AUG
22
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I ran 5.47 miles towards my goal!
AUG
20
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I ran 3.37 miles towards my goal!
AUG
18
18
I ran 9.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
16
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I walked 2.52 miles towards my goal!
I walked 1.09 miles towards my goal!
AUG
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I ran 0.06 miles towards my goal!
AUG
14
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I ran 9.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
11
11
I ran 2.4 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
AUG
9
9
I ran 2 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.05 miles towards my goal!
AUG
7
7
I ran 1.6 miles towards my goal!
I ran 10.52 miles towards my goal!
AUG
5
5
I ran 8.04 miles towards my goal!
JUL
31
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I ran 8 miles towards my goal!
JUL
30
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I ran 2.89 miles towards my goal!
JUL
28
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I walked 0.44 miles towards my goal!
I ran 7.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
25
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I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
24
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I ran 2 miles towards my goal!
I ran 0.33 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3 miles towards my goal!
JUL
21
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I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
JUL
19
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I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
18
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I walked 0.44 miles towards my goal!
I ran 2.81 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I walked 1.38 miles towards my goal!
JUL
15
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I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.01 miles towards my goal!
JUL
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I ran 13.1 miles towards my goal!
JUL
10
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I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
JUL
9
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I ran 5.44 miles towards my goal!
JUL
6
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I ran 9 miles towards my goal!
JUL
3
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I ran 5.1 miles towards my goal!
JUL
2
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I walked 0.77 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 5.05 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I ran 4.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
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I walked 2.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
24
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I walked 1.3 miles towards my goal!
I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 3.49 miles towards my goal!
JUN
22
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I walked 1.92 miles towards my goal!
JUN
19
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I walked 0.69 miles towards my goal!
I ran 1.34 miles towards my goal!
JUN
17
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I walked 0.71 miles towards my goal!
JUN
16
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I ran 10.02 miles towards my goal!
JUN
13
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I ran 19.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
10
10
I walked 0.68 miles towards my goal!
JUN
8
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I ran 6.01 miles towards my goal!
JUN
6
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I ran 5.04 miles towards my goal!
JUN
4
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I walked 6.56 miles towards my goal!
JUN
2
2
I ran 6 miles towards my goal!
JUN
1
1
I walked 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 5.63 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 6.43 miles towards my goal!
MAY
26
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I ran 12.42 miles towards my goal!
MAY
24
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I ran 4.5 miles towards my goal!
MAY
22
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I walked 1.01 miles towards my goal!
I ran 6.16 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.66 miles towards my goal!
MAY
19
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I walked 0.68 miles towards my goal!
I ran 4.71 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.26 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 13.12 miles towards my goal!
MAY
15
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I ran 10 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.76 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 5.07 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 5.04 miles towards my goal!
I walked 0.73 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I walked 0.69 miles towards my goal!
MAY
10
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I ran 3.5 miles towards my goal!
MAY
9
9
I walked 2.29 miles towards my goal!
MAY
8
8
I walked 0.67 miles towards my goal!
I walked 1.18 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 26.55 miles towards my goal!
MAY
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I ran 15 miles towards my goal!
SEP
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I ran 26.54 miles towards my goal!
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