Jenne Fromm survived a struggle with cancer four years ago.

The Kansas City, Mo., woman will have a chance to accomplish her next life goal Sunday in Lawrence: finishing the K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Kansas.

“It’s always something I’ve wanted to do,” said Fromm, who set the goal last year following treatment for lymphoma. The training helps keep her mind focused on recovery.

“It’s kind of my medicine,” she said.

Fromm will join more than 2,000 other local and national athletes at the third annual Ironman, which begins at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Clinton Lake.

Race director Ryan Robinson said plans for the race are going smoothly, and organizers are looking forward to some world-renowned competitors, including last year’s winner, Chrissie Wellington.

But Robinson said the race is still looking for volunteer groups of between 15 and 20 people to help at the event.

Each group can then choose a local nonprofit, and Ironman will donate between $250 and $500 to the organization for the group’s efforts.

Robinson said he’s confident some local groups will step up, as they have the previous two years.

“We appreciate all the support we get from the citizens of Lawrence,” he said. The group just needs “a final volunteer push.”

Fromm, however, said she won’t need a push to cross the finish line, as she sees the race as a symbol of her recovery from cancer.

“It’s a little deeper for me,” said Fromm, whose husband, Steve, will also compete at the triathlon.

And after completing a half-Ironman in the fall in Georgia, Fromm said she’s confident she’ll meet the challenge.

“I’ll complete it without a doubt,” she said. “I’ll be smiling, and not just because I finish.”