Sport inspires great passion and emotion. Fortunes can turn in a heartbeat on the race course—the hero may falter, the underdog triumph, or the favourite may own the day. Moments of brilliance or lapses in concentration during a hotly contested race may change an athlete’s life forever. Sometimes, though, lives change before the athlete even gets to the start line. That’s what happened to Kelly Guest six years ago.

Photography by Todd Duncan
Clothing provided by New Balance

Suzanne Evans is on the verge of joining the ranks of Canada's top women runners.