Cheryl Kardish-Levitan (second bottom-left) posing with her team, Just Doing It before the 2023 CIBC Run for the Cure Marathon. [Photo © Koyuki Hayashi]
Cheryl Kardish-Levitan has been running long distances for more than four decades.
When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, she chose to keep training despite the radiation’s toll on her body.
Today she’s a top fundraiser for Ottawa’s Run for the Cure.
Credits:
Produced by Chris Edwards and Koyuki Hayashi
Special thanks to Cheryl Kardish-Levitan
Additional Pictures courtesy of Cheryl Kardish-Levitan
Additional courtesy to: Elana Levitan, Dragon Boat Team, Just Doing It team, Ottawa-Gatineau CIBC Run for the Cure organisers, Dr. Carolina Ilkow
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