Helen and Joe (co owners of Soma Ranch) have returned from Vegas, where they supported St Jude’s in the 1/2 Marathon. Helen ran while Joe was “emotional support and carrier of many things”. Super inspired Helen is running again in 2020 CLICK HERE to help

Helen shares:

The Vegas 1/2 Marathon has been on my bucket list for quite a while. The idea of running long distance at NIGHT is attractive, then bring mostly flat streets, with Rock ‘n’ Roll live bands, off the charts lights of Las Vegas Strip and a great crowd, and it’s an amazing experience!

All of the above is what attracted me to run the race. What sustained me, and now has encouraged me to sign up for 2020 in a bigger way, is St. Jude’s with their mission to Find Cures and Save Lives together.

The music and lights were a wonderful motivators, and then there were parts of the run that were fairly dark and quiet, and around mile 10 when my ankles started to tighten up I didn’t know if I could complete the course!

With more than 35,000 runners! I read a lot of backs with “in memory of…” and “i’m running for…”

Through all of this I fell into quite a deep (and at times emotional) meditation. I was prompted to think of folks I’ve known who have died from cancer. Like a dear friend in my 20’s Liliana (who our daughter is named after), a dear friend in my 30’s; Luana Anderson (who helped create and maintain the NiaMoves website as a volunteer), Bill Baun (MD Anderson Wellness Director & my mentor/ friend from my 20’s to my 50’s) and the list goes on…

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Let’s help Find Cures and Save Lives Together.