Stronger Than Cancer

SheStrong was built on a simple but powerful belief: cancer may become part of a woman’s story, but it does not get to define what comes next.

We are an Arizona nonprofit corporation and a registered USA Triathlon team dedicated to helping women affected by any form of cancer return to a healthier, more active way of life—especially through the sport of triathlon. We welcome women who are undergoing treatment, rebuilding after treatment, or learning to trust their bodies again in survivorship.

SheStrong represents the strength and resilience of women facing cancer. We are daughters, mothers, sisters, friends, wives, aunts, and neighbors. We are athletes—and women discovering the athlete within themselves. Together, we refuse to allow cancer to break us.

Our Story

SheStrong began with an extraordinary goal: to bring a team of female cancer survivors and women in active treatment to the IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, Maryland, on June 12, 2021.

This team represented far more than a finish line. It represented women reclaiming their health, confidence, strength, and identity after a cancer diagnosis. Through coaching, training, encouragement, and the support of an incredible community, our athletes prepared to do something that may once have felt impossible.

With the generosity of the USA Triathlon Foundation, SheStrong received a relief grant that helped cover race-registration costs for qualifying team members. Additional support from sponsors and donors helped us reach athletes traveling from outside Arizona and beyond the United States—including SheStrong’s first member, Canadian athlete Laura Branson.

“Prior to my diagnosis, I had competed in seven marathons, including two Boston Marathons, and was an IRONMAN competitor. When I joined SheStrong, I found the positivity of the group radiating. It was unlike any other cancer support group, as athletes are a different breed. We push through. Competing in a 70.3 again as a cancer survivor with my cancer sisters will be one of the most fulfilling endeavors of my life.”

— Laura Branson, Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor

Our Mission

Our mission extends far beyond a single race. SheStrong helps women affected by cancer regain their fitness and move forward with renewed purpose through motivation, coaching, training, community, and racing.

We understand that cancer can create physical, emotional, and financial challenges. Through fundraising, partnerships, and community support, we work to make training and participation more accessible to women who might not otherwise have the opportunity.

Every woman’s path is different. For one woman, success may mean completing her first walk or returning to the pool. For another, it may mean crossing the finish line of a triathlon. At SheStrong, every step forward matters.

Together, we are redefining survivorship through sport—one woman, one challenge, and one finish line at a time.

Help a Woman Reach Her Next Finish Line

Your donation helps women affected by cancer rebuild their strength through sport. Contributions support coaching, training, race registration, travel, and other essential costs that can stand between a survivor and her next starting line.

Whether you help fund a first training session or make it possible for an athlete to compete, your generosity reminds every SheStrong woman that she does not have to take this journey alone.

Give today and help a woman move forward with strength, confidence, and purpose.