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 18, 2015

Silly Stitching...

After cutting my run short last week due to pain in my foot, I wasn't sure what to expect this week.  'Luckily' on Monday I noticed that the shoes I was wearing felt a bit different then my other pairs.  After further exploration, there's a bit of stitching difference right in the area where my foot was sore.  Switching shoes this week let me run 3 days this week for ~18 miles, not a huge amount but a great way to get back on track.

Yesterday's group run was back on the marathon course and it felt good, though a bit numbing.  We started the run in temps ~8F with a windchill a few degrees below 0F!!  It definitely took a few miles to get the blood warmed up and flowing.  Unfortunately, we had a headwind for a good chunk of the run making things a bit worse. As bad as it may have been for us, it had to be worse for our volunteers at the water stops.  They stood out there for 2hrs pouring gatorade slushies supporting us.  Thanks to them we survived the cold run, eventually thawed out and are now getting ready for this week's training.

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