During last year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s ultramarathon Race for the Ages 바카라 게임 웹사이트� run over Labor Day weekend and geared toward runners over age 40 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Colleen Johnson, 63, spent the first 14 hours with an unwelcome running partner. Hurricane Harvey was lashing through the South, including her native Tennessee, where the race was run, and she slogged mile after mile in pouring rain.With an arthritic knee, she wobbled and waded as the blisters expanded on the soles of her feet. By the end of the race, the bottom of one foot was bloody and the other was getting close. Drenched, miserable and in pain, Johnson had her first moment of hesitation about completing a course since she started running in 2013. But it lasted only a moment.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�d set a goal,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she told Runner바카라 게임 웹사이트�s World by phone. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�When I make a decision, I do it, come hell or high water. Even if that means literally.바카라 게임 웹사이트� So she finished her 100-mile race.That sense of determination and motivation has been a theme for Johnson over the past six years. After being diagnosed with endometrial cancer 바카라 게임 웹사이트� also called uterine cancer 바카라 게임 웹사이트� two days after her 57th birthday she underwent a radical hysterectomy, radiation and hormone therapy. Like many cancer patients, she began to research her condition and discovered that estrogen and insulin helped to feed her cancer cells. Body fat percentage and exercise make a difference in survival rates, she learned. In fact, according to a 2016 meta-analysis published in Gynecologic Oncology, women with endometrial cancer who had a body mass index of 40 or above 바카라 게임 웹사이트� well over the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�obese바카라 게임 웹사이트� cutoff of 30 바카라 게임 웹사이트� were 66 percent more likely to die during follow-up than women with a normal BMI below 25. And for each 10 percent increase in BMI, their chances of dying early rose by 9 percent.At 240 pounds, she knew she needed to lose weight, but she first had to tackle the exercise portion of the equation.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I absolutely hate exercise, I can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t state that strongly enough, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s the worst,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve been pretty obese most of my adult life, and let바카라 게임 웹사이트�s be honest. You don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t get like that if you love exercise. But I wanted a better chance at living.바카라 게임 웹사이트�She tried running a loop on her gym바카라 게임 웹사이트�s track. Nope. She tried again, and again, to run continuously for a single lap. Still no success. But a trainer saw her struggle and suggested that she run right behind him as he slowly made his way around. This time, it worked.바카라 게임 웹사이트�That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s when I realized that running wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t a physical challenge, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a mental one,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If I could get over that barrier, I could run any distance.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Johnson proved that point easily in the next few years.After taking on her first 5K in 2013 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and discovering a love for crossing finish lines 바카라 게임 웹사이트� she completed her first marathon only five months later. By then, she was 140 pounds, her type 2 diabetes had reversed itself, and she thought of a handy way to stay motivated: by wearing her mission on a t-shirt.She had a shirt printed with a front that read 바카라 게임 웹사이트�From Cancer to 5K바카라 게임 웹사이트� (It now reads 바카라 게임 웹사이트�From Cancer to a Marathon바카라 게임 웹사이트�). But it was the back that means the most to her. That message highlights how many women die every year as a result of endometrial cancer. For her first race, that number was 8,190. Unfortunately, since the rate of deaths from endometrial cancer are increasing, this year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s shirt listed 11,340 that she honors with her run.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I run to keep myself off the back of my shirt,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Johnson said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Although I started running to save my life, what I never anticipated was the reaction from people who see the shirt. I didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t think this would affect others, but it really has.바카라 게임 웹사이트�People feel inspired, she said. For example, one woman told her that if Johnson can outrun cancer and finish a 100-mile race, she could fulfill a lifelong dream and attend college.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Somehow, the messages on both sides of the shirt give people strength and motivation,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I realized there바카라 게임 웹사이트�s power in what I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m doing.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Johnson바카라 게임 웹사이트�s most passionate wish is for that power to translate into more action for endometrial cancer research, which she feels is sorely lacking right now. The cancer doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have the kind of prominent foundation that drives research funding and awareness, she noted, and it doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t even have a race dedicated to the cancer specifically.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve run close to 200 races now, most for cancer,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�But the one cause that I would like to run a race for more than anything is the cancer that brought me to running in the first place. I can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t run for the cancer that almost took my life, because there isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t a race for that.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Until that race exists, Johnson is ready to keep running every race she can 바카라 게임 웹사이트� most recently, this year바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Race for the Ages 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and building awareness for endometrial cancer. She바카라 게임 웹사이트�s also made an impact in getting endometrial cancer included in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Guidelines for Patients, which was published in early September. This specific type of cancer wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t included in previous versions. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�There is a wall of silence that surrounds endometrial cancer,바카라 게임 웹사이트� she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�That silence has deadly consequences, and that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s why I run. To educate the public, and to give these women a voice.바카라 게임 웹사이트�