About Me

My Goal: Run the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2019 with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. Raise $17,000 (or more!) where 100% of funds raised benefit the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. I run in honor of my friend Chris Davie who is battling brain cancer. I also run in honor for my friend RJ and his continued cancer-free life, in memory of Heather Thomson, and for other family and friends who are or have battled cancer. Together we can help Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reach the ultimate finish line: a world without cancer

Barr Program Impact Statements

Barr Program Impact Statements

Immunotherapies: New Ways to Activate the Immune System—An important area of cancer research asks why the human body's defense systems do not always attack and destroy tumors as they form. Funded by the Claudia Adams Barr Program, Glenn Dranoff, MD, discovered complex regulatory pathways in the human immune system that cancers exploit in order to escape destruction. Reversal of these effects can lead to the development of vaccines against cancer, like Provenge for prostate cancer. This research has also enabled the development of immune-activating drugs such as ipilimumab, which showed striking effects in melanoma in a trial led by Dana-Farber scientists and is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Week 6 - Complete!

Week 6 ended much differently that week 6 of 2012...last year I was running at the Longfellow Club in Wayland in a snow storm, this year I chose to run the Minuteman trail again in Somerville, Arlington and Lexington in weather that was much more like March/April than January, windy, but a nice 45F!  Though I didn't run with the team this past week, it was a nice run nonetheless and I was able to stick to my goal of running slower and not increasing my mileage too quickly.  This coming week I'll rejoin the team for a number of runs as speed workouts start up on Tuesday! Though I'm not fast, I figure that some speed work can only be a good thing, right?

This past week was also a great one from a fundraising stand point.  First, I've started to organize a fundraiser.  We'll see how this goes as I still need opportunity drawing prizes, a date and location, but I'll get there, hopefully?!  As with every update, through some generous donors and company matches starting to come in, we've raised more than $3,500 for DFCI and the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Cancer Research.  This means that I've traveled ~9.2 miles from Hopkinton and about to enter Natick, MA.  Ah, I remember entering Natick last year with the heat starting to take effect after a solid 1.5hrs of running.  The fan support and number of hoses people had brought out to help us through the town was such a boost.  Here's hoping for an even better experience this coming year!

With 2013 well underway, I thought that my training summary from 2012 was pretty cool and I could pick out how training mimicked races.  Obviously Jan and Feb were big months while March and April dropped off as I was battling a few aches and pains before Boston.  The lack of enjoyment of running in the summer is clearly seen while increases in Aug and Sept coincide with training for Reach the Beach and getting my bike. Overall, 800+ miles is an achievement for 2012 and a goal to beat in 2013!

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