Inspired by Zero: Iron Woman 

Sorita Averill-Fitzgerald defines herself as an athlete. In addition to training and running multiple half marathons, marathons and triathlons, she also owns a Fleet Feet running store and participates in several running groups in her hometown of West Reading, Pennsylvania. Her athleticism, however, doesn’t just lie in the races, but also in her preparation for them.  “I love setting big goals

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Inspired by Zero: A Ray of Hope 

In 2011, Sonia Ray was the perfect picture of health. At 34 years old, she had been happily married for eleven years and the mother of two sons – 11 and 13. Sonia had no previous health issues and no family history of breast cancer, but when she suddenly felt symptoms of breast cancer such as pain in her breasts, she demanded a

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Inspired by Zero: Unfortunate Genes 

Running is more than life to Gretchen, even more so now than ever. If you had followed her through her middle and high school track careers, you would’ve never guessed that running would be her escape from lifelong diagnoses and treatments, but that’s just what it is.  Gretchen was diagnosed with adrenal cancer at just 2 years old. After 31

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Inspired by Zero: Women Support Women in Running for a Cure 

For many people, running is an individual sport. It’s about the number of miles, the time on the board and setting personal records. For Robin Lewis, Janna Erlien and Marcia Patton, the team comradery is what draws them to the sport and what draws them together in the causes they support.   Robin was a casual runner throughout high school and college but stopped running after having two

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