Algonquin runner Ada Gebauer finds her stride after receiving iron deficiency diagnosis
couldn’t feel.
That was freshman year.
Joy? Not possible when your race ends with a ride in a golf cart.
A middle school state championship that ends with vomit Ada Gebauer would take that over what transpired over six months during her first year of high school.
Doctor visits, physical therapy, strength training, new activities anything to reverse the trend.
The ailment not only sapped her energy but her identity.
“Up to that point,” says the Algonquin Regional High School sophomore, “running was something that made me, me.”