Helene Neville – Nurse/Cancer Survivor Breaks Several Records
Running Across the USA in Record Breaking Heat
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Her journey, entitled “One on the Run,” which began May 1, 2010, was completed on August 1, 2010 in just 93 days. She broke the existing record and established a new one that is unlikely to be equaled any time soon.
After surviving cancer and three brain surgeries, one woman set foot on a 2,520-mile run on May 1st, 2010 to deliver the essential message of healthy living to health care practitioners in the front line of patient care – nurses – across the country. Neville ran the transcontinental southern route, a route that has only been completed twice, and never before attempted during the hot, humid conditions of summer. Neville is now the first person and first woman ever to complete this course. Neville is also the fastest person to run the southern route at any time of the year.
Undeterred by the vast tracks of desert and the humid conditions, she kept running. Neville she said she drew strength from people who came out to meet her on the road and offered her ice water and hugs or even blessings as she passed.
Neville, called her 93-day transcontinental trek One On the Run. Even though it was a solo trip, she picked up support along the way from people who joined her for segments of the journey. Just as important was the legion of followers on her website, Facebook page, and Twitter account. On Sunday morning, August the 1st, Neville was escorted on her last run by more than one hundred Jacksonville, Florida runners as she crossed the finish line. Neville poured a bottle of Pacific Ocean water into the Atlantic Ocean.
Neville made several stops along the way at hospitals promoting her health and fitness book, Nurses in Shape, as she ran from Ocean Beach, Calif., to Atlantic Beach, Fla. “My run was not to realize my own dreams, but to help others realize theirs,” says Neville, “The focus of my book is to educate nurses on how to reach higher levels of mental, emotional and physical wellness so that they may better serve their patients.” Neville wants everyone following her journey to know what motivates her. “I have hope and hope implies a certain amount of perseverance, believing that anything is possible even if you have evidence to the contrary.” – Helene
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The official charity of “One On The Run” is The Maryellen Rouse Neifert Memorial Fund a 501(C) (3).
“While there’s life, there’s hope”. Cicero
Helene’s History Making Route Across the United States
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