My daughter Molly is six years old and has Type 1 Diabetes.

She wakes up every single day and manages more than most adults ever will. Site changes. Insulin doses. Drinking juice at 2a when she's low. Birthday parties where she has to stop and count carbs while the other kids just eat cake. She never complains. She never cries about it. She's just tough as hell.

I started running at 40. Two years later, I've logged over 600+ runs — half marathons, trail races, a 50K ultra, and two full marathons. Every mile has been building toward what comes next.

On May 16, 2026. My heart rate redlined from mile 2. I cramped at mile 24. I walked when I had to and ran when I could. It took a lot to cross that finish line. It wasn't pretty. It wasn't the time I trained for. But I finished, because that's what Molly does every single day. She doesn't get to quit, so neither do I.

On September 19, I'm stepping up to something bigger: the Bryce Canyon 50-Mile Ultramarathon. Fifty miles through the Utah high desert. 6,500 feet of climbing. A maximum elevation of 8,500 feet. A 16-hour cutoff. It will probably be the hardest physical thing I've ever done.

Every dollar raised goes directly toward Type 1 Diabetes research through the Wander Project, toward a future where Molly and kids like her don't have to fight this disease every single day of their lives.

I have some time yet to reach my $1,500 goal. Once I do, I'm eligible to run in her honor.

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