PUBLISHED 09/25/2006
The Survivor: Judy Pickett
When Judy Pickett, 40, crossed the finish line of the Race for the Cure in Sacramento, California, on May 8, she had good reason to celebrate.
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Pickett, a mother of three who has survived three bouts of breast cancer, not only won the masters survivors division, she also completed her 100th breast-cancer-awareness 5-K-a goal she set in May of 1998, just five months after undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Along the way, Pickett, who was first diagnosed in 1996, founded the Pink Ribbon Running Club, which donates race-entry fees to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She travels extensively to cities hosting a Race for the Cure to invite people to race with her. In fact, since Pickett started running 5-Ks, she has logged more than 394 flights, raced in 33 states, won 75 races in the survivors division, raised more than $250,000, and set a PR of 18:48, all the while enduring two more battles with breast cancer, and the subsequent treatments. "Every time I cross a finish line," says Pickett, "I'm declaring that life after breast cancer is not just about surviving. It's about thriving."
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