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Sarah Ray – June 11/03
Sarah is a daughter
Sarah is a sister
Sarah is a runner
Sarah is a triathalete
Sarah is a friend to many and a best friend to me
Sarah is a warrior
Sarah is a survivor

Having been diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer at the tender age of 24, Sarah was forced to summon all of her strength, determination and will to survive towards fighting the biggest battle of her life.

After a long, grueling and at times seemingly endless journey, Sarah was finally rewarded with the greatest honour this decorated athlete and scholar had ever received-a graduation from cancer.Sarah’s successful escape from Cancerland has reinvigorated her spirit and given her a renewed sense of purpose. This reawakening has led her to set her sights in a new direction – towards finding a cure for cancer. Following this new path, Sarah has recently transitioned from her corporate job to a new career with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. In this new role, her combination of forward thinking and alluring personality promises to inspire and motivate a whole new generation of supporters who will take up the fight against Cancer.

When she says she will find a cure to Cancer, she means it!
Because Sarah is so many things to so many people, it is difficult to measure the true impact she’s had on people’s lives.

She is a person that radiates energy from every pore. She is the person in a room that you can’t take your eyes off, but when she is talking to you – her eyes never falter – and for that one precious moment, you are the center of her world.

For these reasons and so many more too numerous to list, we’d like you to dedicate a section of this race to our friend, our motivation, our inspiration-Sarah Ray.