After completing her National Park Run to honor her daughter, Anna Rose, who died at 21 from an aggressive neuroendocrine cancer, Gil knew she wasn't finished trying to make a difference for people with neuroendocrine cancer and their caregivers.

Gil RIDES an aventon E-bike. Thanks to AVENTON For their support on her journey!

CYCLING THE CANALS

From June 8 to July 9, Gil rode her bike over 1,000 miles along historic canals in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Ontario, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland, ending in Washington, DC.

She met with individuals, support groups, fellow cyclists, media outlets, and others wanting to know more about neuroendocrine cancer and the people who have it.

WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW

Support Gil's goal of raising funds to educate more healthcare providers in neuroendocrine cancer.

“The first campaign was spiritual … to honor Anna Rose and the trip we had planned, to share her cancer journey and to encourage other NET patients and their families. This one also pays tribute to her—the courage she showed and the bravery of others like her—but crucially, we want to bring further awareness to a cancer that is still the most misdiagnosed.”
— Gil Schaenzle

INSPIRATION, LOSS, AND GOING THE DISTANCE

When Anna Rose Schaenzle was in treatment for neuroendocrine cancer, her mom Gil told her that she wanted to run in 50 national parks. Gil asked her daughter to be her support vehicle driver once she felt up to it, but Anna declined, saying she wanted to run with her mom instead. Tragically, Anna died on March 26, 2017. In November of that year, Gil began her nine-month tour as a tribute to Anna Rose. On August 4, 2018, Gil crossed her personal finish line in Rocky Mountain National Park, having traveled 42,000 miles to walk, run, and paddle 350 miles in 51 national parks, at 12 national monuments and two national preserves. Click here to read more about Anna, Gil, and the National Park Run.