Page 4 <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com <strong>August</strong> <strong>2018</strong> FIGHT continued from page 1 a lumpectomy and 36 radiation treatments, and my youngest was two and my oldest was five. Just having to go to all the appointments and second opinions when I was diagnosed – I couldn’t and didn’t want to go,” says Davina, who also dreaded the side effects of chemotherapy. She felt angry about her situation, but appreciated “that they gave me options.” She wanted to put the experience behind her and forget about it, but she couldn’t. “I literally woke up one morning, and said ‘Steve, I want to run home, from Michigan to New York,’” says the runner. “He was like, absolutely not.” While her husband took some convincing, Davina was determined, and he turned into her biggest supporter. “I wanted it to be big, to mean something, to get people’s attention. I was thankful they found my breast cancer early, thankful for my outcome. They got it out, localtownpages Published Monthly Mailed FREE to the Communities of <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Circulation: 10,000 households Publisher Chuck Tashjian Editor J.D. O’Gara Advertising Sales Manager Lori Koller Franklin & <strong>Medway</strong>/<strong>Millis</strong> (508) 934-9608 Production & Layout Susan Dunne Michelle McSherry Advertising Department (508) 934-9608 lorikoller@localtownpages.com Ad Deadline is the 15th of each month. Localtownpages assumes no financial liability for errors or omissions in printed advertising and reserves the right to reject/edit advertising or editorial submissions. Send Editorial to: editor@millismedwaynews.com © Copyright <strong>2018</strong> LocalTownPages McNaney was welcomed and supported by her husband and two daughters at the end of her trek. Photo by Tim Rice Photography. and they got it all out. It wasn’t in the lymph nodes … People aren’t dying from breast cancer so much (as before), because they’ve done so much research, and that’s what I wanted the money to go toward.” The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (https://www.bcrf. org) funds over 200 researchers around the world. “They do an amazing job, with a bunch of them in Boston and just all over the world. Ninety-one cents of every dollar donated goes to funding research,” says McNaney, who also has a master’s degree and works in the disability resource office of Mass Bay Community College. Davina had done ultra-marathons before, and she did some research on long-distance runs. “Basically, once I have my mind made up, it’s done. I don’t stop until I reach my goal,” she says. “I looked at everything I would need to do to be successful and had a plan laid out,” says McNaney. Her motivation was complemented by her husband’s ability to assess risks. “He’s an insurance VP, a risk assessor. He’s very safe and calculated in the way he does things. I’m calculated, but I like to take calculated risks, and I won’t stop until I reach my goal. We’re a good team in that sense. We balance each other out.” No doubt Davina enjoys running. Although she’s run marathons, that distance, she says, is not her favorite. She prefers and has done several longer races, including 100-mile, 50-mile, and 50K races. She’s part of a <strong>Medway</strong> running group, The <strong>Medway</strong> Momma Striders. “For a 50K, it’s 32 miles. Those are usually on trails, easier on the joints, not on pavement, and going through the woods is a much more scenic and relaxed feeling, like it being an experience, a journey, rather than just a race,” says the runner. When asked what she enjoys about it, the athlete answers, “The solitude. The control. I have one job, I need to move forward and get to the finish line. 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For this last trek, McNaney credits local gym Training for Warriors, also one of her sponsors. “They whipped me into even better shape,” she says. “They had us pushing sleds, using body weights, TRX stuff. I couldn’t believe how much stronger I was getting. It really helped with running and not getting injured. I feel it was a huge attribute this time.” Preparing to run hundreds of miles isn’t easy. “I worked out more than I worked,” says Davina, would go to the gym five times a week, incorporating five or six runs that included long runs (about 20 miles). “Some of it included doing up to eight miles dragging a tire,” she says. Later, she says, she had a nightly routine of stretching, Epsom salt-soaking, drinking water, a muscle rub and more stretching. Starting on June 22nd, Davina began her run home from Boston, even running in 90-degree-heat for four days straight. “I didn’t collapse,” she says, “I made it every day.” Her husband and girls encouraged her. “They were there with me four full days through the Green Mountains. I cried every single day – you’re emotionally drained. You’re physically drained.” The heat, the mountains and the sleep deprivation were the hardest parts, she explains. Although her husband and girls are very proud of what she’s accomplished, Davina has promised no ultra runs this year – but she won’t stop running. “If I get the itch to do something else, I can always do a 10K, or 50K, or a half marathon.” If you’d like to learn more about Davina McNaney and her cause, or if you would like to donate to BCRF, visit www.bostrun2ny.com. 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