Prognosis: POWER!

Four brutal surgeries, radiation treatment and chemotherapy couldn’t keep Jo Rolls, an instructor at the Wilderness Medicine Institute, bed-ridden. Feeling the strength drain from her athletic frame after being diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer that had latched on to her lymph nodes, Jo was determined to stay strong. Signing herself up for an 18-hour mountain bike race on a rugged Colorado course, she and her teammate began their training soon after her last round of treatment. Rolls was back on track in record time. From barely being able to carry a grocery bag to tackling rigorous mountain trails, she battled cancer and its side effects within a single year; the pedal-power way!

Jo Rolls and her teammate, Bec Bale, took to the trails with a “let’s have a go at it” attitude but, hours into the Fruita endurance race, it became clear that they were in it to win it! The crossed the finish line a full 10 minutes in front of the competition.

Rolls’ passion for riding encouraged her speedy recovery and left her competition in the dust. Thanks for the inspiration, Jo!

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