Back in September 2012, I got a Facebook message from a friend. Caroline had reached out to me 20 years after we left high school. I was now based in Tokyo, far from my hometown of NZ and we had not been in touch. The message just simply said “you have inspired me to go for a walk today”. And this was that start of a promise, and the foundation of the outruncancer journey and the life learnings from running and life learnings from cancer that I gather every.damn.day. I’d love you to meet the woman who has been such a huge part of my life and one of my biggest supporters in my own cancer journey so you can hear how it all started. In this episode you’ll hear: What happened on that day 10 years ago when Caroline told me she had cancer How running for 256 days became a year and now 10 years How I managed to find a way to continue the streak, even on the day I had my own cancer surgery Why it’s always good to run with your passport in hand if you have to keep your streak going and you are in an international airport! What happened when Caroline came to Japan to celebrate 1000 days of running - it’s a great story :) Why today, Feb 22nd is a DOUBLY special 5 year milestone. If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we’d love to hear about it and know your learnings. Take a screenshot of yourself listening to the episode on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_outruncancer/ (@vanessa_outruncancer). Connect with Vanessa: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_outruncancer/ (https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_outruncancer/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-oshima-she-her-37b51113/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-oshima-she-her-37b51113/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weoutruncancer (https://www.facebook.com/weoutruncancer)