On April 15th, 2024, hundreds of runners will take to the streets to participate in the 128th Boston Marathon® and this year, I will be one of them.
Growing up in Cambridge MA, the Boston Marathon has been an event that enamored me. Although I live in Maryland today, I always thought it would be an amazing personal accomplishment to run the Marathon one day. In 2015 and 2016, after losing both my mother (Janie) AND mother-in-law (Sandy) to cancer, my reason for wanting to run changed from just a personal achievement, to one of also wanting to give back and support innovative cancer research. My family has been forever changed by cancer and it’s personal.
The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team runs and raises funds with thousands of special people in mind, like Janie and Sandy. From Hopkinton to Boston, I will carry special memories of them and countless others every step of the way. Will you help me reach my Marathon fundraising goal of $10,000?
One hundred percent of every dollar raised by the DFMC team supports the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. These funds are fueling some of today's most promising basic cancer research.
Thank you for your support! Together, we're headed toward the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer.
