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.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Philly Marathon Completed!

As a number of people know, I ran the Philadelphia marathon this past weekend with Amy.  It was her first and my 4th marathon.  While I originally thought about running the race for time, I decided to run the race with Amy and share her first marathon with her.  It was the right decision for many reasons, including dealing with injury unfortunately.

Since September I've been fighting a case of ITBS (IT band syndrome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome).  I have a nice sharp pain on the outside of my right knee and upper calf, though it usually only bothers me while running.  Great for everyday activities, but difficult to know when I'm healed and can really train again.  Anyway, I ran through the pain during Philly and it is good to know that I can complete a marathon with this injury, though it won't be fun.  Since the race though the pain has been intense and bothersome even while walking.  I had planned to take time off before training for Boston and will do so even more now.  It is a bit discouraging, but better time off now and enjoy Boston in April than suffer through training and barely complete the race.

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