Radiation, chemotherapy, surgery.

I was blown away.

There were thoughts [that] they'd have to amputate. And we got past that, and I thought, had they done that, would I have been able to do a race?

I don't know how the name came up. I'm sure people 50 to 55 or older know Burbank across the country. He definitely impacted the agricultural industry in the 20th century.

I'm going to put my father-in-law's and my grandmother's names on my arms because both of them passed away from cancer this year. So, they'll be with me.

Oh, I hope my husband is there to pick me up. I can't wait to get across the line, and go hit the ocean. [I'll] stick my feet in there and just realize, yeah, I did it.

People are probably looking at Luther Burbank Home and Gardens and wondering who they are and how they got that (award).