What can you do with your lungs? A lot.
That’s what my sister, Kelcey Harrison, set out to prove when she left New York City on July 30 to run across the country to San Francisco.
She completed the journey, known as “The Great Lung Run,” on December 1, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and arriving in Crissy Field along with more than 100 supporters, who joined in for the last few miles of her journey.
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by Cal athlete’s lung cancer battle” href=”http://synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/2012/12/12/sf-native-runs-cross-country-raise-lung-cancer-awareness”>Let’s break it down: Using her own two feet, Kelcey ran from New York City to San Francisco in four months, a 3,500-mile run, covering an average of 30-40 miles daily.
Why did Kelcey, a 24-year-old Harvard grad, run and walk a marathon per day? To raise awareness and funds for lung cancer patients. She was inspired by her dear friend Jillian Costello, a 22-year-old nonsmoker and superstar student-athlete (varsity crew) at the University of California, Berkeley, who passed away after fighting stage IV lung cancer throughout her senior year of college.
