Cancer Can Suck a Cactus

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Cancer Can Suck a Cactus Nonprofit creating community to empower and enable exercise because research shows that cancer hates exercise!

10/18/2026

Sneaking in a run home from the park after my kids birthday party today (I always need to be creative to fit in exercise consistently) and thought this might be a fun idea. January in Maine is a really lovely time for a long run 🥶.

My joints notoriously dislike the cold weather since chemo and endocrine therapy but lifting has been helping a lot. (Running generally makes my joints feel better, if I skip too many days my ankles feel they are being stabbed with glass. So fun.) I think this might just be the winter challenge I need to motivate me to move on days I don’t want to.

I’m currently at 5 miles for my long run. Getting back to 6 miles for the 5th annual Cancer Can Suck a Cactus 5/10k! I should have just enough time to get to 12.4 miles (a 20k) by early January for my last giant shot 🌵

10/16/2026

Come tell cancer to suck a cactus by joining our annual 5/10k race on November 8th! Details can be found in the link in our bio. It might just be the thing you need to stop a doomscroll!

✨register before October 19 to receive a free shirt with registration✨

Race in Kennebunk Maine or virtually, wherever you are!
All proceeds go to support our mission to empower and enable exercise because research shows that cancer hates exercise + cancer research!

10/11/2026

My kids will never remember me before my cancer diagnosis. They were 10 months old and 2 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

It’s so wild to have a conversation like this now and have my son know why I am going on a run. For him to so easily remind my daughter why. To be able to talk about cancer at such a young age with hope and silliness is not something I expected.

This conversation put a smile on my face and reminded me why I do this. It reminded me why I exercise, even when I don’t want to. I know they are watching. I know they are learning we can do hard things and still find joy and humor in it. I know they see me doing all I can to reduce my risk of recurrence, one step at a time🌵🖤

We still need help filling up our last volunteer positions for the 5/10k on November 8th!It’s a great way to participate...
10/11/2026

We still need help filling up our last volunteer positions for the 5/10k on November 8th!

It’s a great way to participate in the event and tell cancer to suck a cactus 🌵

09/30/2026

Water views every mile and the best vibes around the world!

Come tell cancer to suck a cactus by joining our annual 5/10k race on November 8th! Details can be found in the link in our bio.

Race in Kennebunk Maine or virtually, wherever you are!

All proceeds go to support our mission to empower and enable exercise because research shows that cancer hates exercise 🌵

Join our virtual training community and learn how you could win a cozy quilt and $50 to Coastal Run Maine !

09/26/2026

Exercise motivation isn’t always easy but sometimes if you just get started, the momentum will pull you through.

Needing to train for the 5th annual Cancer Can Suck a Cactus 10k in November got me out the door and I ended up having a really fun run. You never know what you’ll see out there!

This time 4 years ago I was training to run my first ever 10k to my last chemo infusion. I had been receiving chemo for over a year at this point and been running just over 4 months.

Last month we were interviewed by SCORE after being nominated as a success story for our 501(c)3 nonprofit! It was so wo...
09/20/2026

Last month we were interviewed by SCORE after being nominated as a success story for our 501(c)3 nonprofit! It was so wonderful to share the story of how we started and the critical role that SCORE has played to help get us off the ground.

If you haven’t heard of SCORE and have a small business you should check them out! It’s a nationwide group of volunteers with business expertise ready to help you start, grow and sustain your business through regular mentorship meetings.

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09/12/2026

Shorter days mean we may need to be more creative when motivating ourselves to exercise. This is what got me out the door tonight 😂

It’s ok to work out grumpy. Have fun and be safe out there.

Keep telling cancer to suck a cactus by exercising even when you don’t want to 🌵

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