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Tara Davis-Woodhall, Sara Hall, and several other athletes shared messages of solidarity with Ali Feller after she revealed her battle with breast cancer. Feller is a runner and the host of the podcast, "Ali On The Run.'
Just eight months ago, Feller was declared cancer-free. But on Friday, June 6, the runner announced the relapse of cancer and revealed that she has again been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that has turned metastatic and has spread to the bones.
The 40-year-old shared this heartbreaking news on her Instagram handle, uploading a smiling selfie of her from the hospital bed. She penned a lengthy caption, opening up about the entire diagnosis, and revealed that she felt an intense pain at times and was unable to move by the end of every night.
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"It is Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that has spread to my bones.I am overwhelmed. I am up to my eyeballs in cancer admin. I am sad. I am scared. I am as delusionally optimistic as ever. I am angry," she wrote.
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This post garnered the sympathy of multiple track and field athletes, who expressed their concern in the comment section. One of them was Tara Davis-Woodhall, who showcased her love for Ali Feller, commenting:
"Love you ali," wrote Davis-Woodhall.
Following the long-jump athlete, another athlete, Sara Hall, penned a consoling note in the comment section that read:
"So sorry and not ok with this. We're all with you in your grief and determination. Sending so much love and prayers for healing. We love you!❤️"
Middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz also sent love to Ali Feller in the comment section, writing:
"We're all here for you Ali!❤️ Optimism, love and communitu are powerful things and I know you have boatloads of that behind you - sending you Annie and Ellie th biggest hugs❤️"
Along similar lines, Olympic athlete Emily Sisson also wrote a heartfelt comment that read:
"Sending so much love to you Ali❤️❤️ It's not fair and I'm so sorry you have to go through this. You've got the love and support of so many! Annd you are exceptional."
When Ali Feller opened up about the first time she was diagnosed with breast cancer
Ali Feller was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in May 2023 and then went through a double mastectomy, reconstruction, four rounds of chemotherapy, and one year of immunotherapy. Her treatment concluded in September 2024, and she shared a glimpse of her celebration on her Instagram handle.
Shortly after this, in December 2024, Feller sat for a conversation with NPR's Juana Summers and fielded questions surrounding the ins and outs of her first diagnosis, including how she managed herself after getting overwhelmed and took care of her family at the same time.
Revealing that her coping mechanism was to cry, she opened up about how she handled things during her first diagnosis.
"I cry all the time when I'm feeling overwhelmed. But you don't have that luxury if you have a job and relationships and a child, which my daughter was four when I was diagnosed," said Ali Feller.
"Running has been a huge part of my life for a long time now, but for some reason, when I got this diagnosis, I just couldn't seem to find - not the will to run, but I was already going through this hard thing, and running is inherently hard. And I think it was just one more hard thing. And so I just slowed it down, and I started walking," she added.
In the same interview, Ali Feller revealed that the only reason for her staying strong is her daughter, Annie, stating that she just wants to show up for her and be her mother. The runner and the podcast host will start her chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time on June 10, 2025.
