Kayla Montgomery

I tried to pretend I wasn't sick or anything -- I wanted to go on with life as normal as possible, nobody at school knew, and we were not allowed to talk about it at home. I just avoided it at all costs, and that actually made it a lot harder.

Kayla Montgomery

Racing is one of the greatest feelings in the world. I love it, long-distance running is my favorite... you have to have so much stamina, strength and determination. I like to push Kayla Montgomery to my limits for as long as I can.

Kayla Montgomery

They made me feel so welcome, they all knew my situation and it didn't bother them, and they didn't acknowledge it or ignore it either. It was exactly what I was looking for.

Kayla Montgomery

I keep running because it makes me happy, it makes me feel whole and safe, just because I know as long as I am running and still moving, I am still OK.

Kayla Montgomery

I wasn't amazing by any means but I was eighth on the team, so if somebody got hurt then I was there ! And I wanted to be there if they needed me, so I trained so hard all the time and that definitely helped to deal with the things I wouldn't talk about.

Kayla Montgomery