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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, February 22, 2015

National Margarita Day!

Saturday AM was deja vu...up at 6.30am, getting ready for our team run with DFMC, heading to Boston College to run the Newton Hills and the national weather service reporting that it was really cold.  We managed ok but unlike the previous weekend, there was a decent breeze making it bit less fun at times.

To motivate us before the run, one of our volunteers and a former DFMC runner, shared a picture of Matty, who passed away several years ago.  Team Matty are big supporters of us DFMC runners and have been out there just as much as we have during training season.  The constant debate is who has the harder job...the training is a lot but certainly much better with water stops and volunteer support, whereas they are constantly thanking the runners for running and making a difference.  In this cold, at least we're moving around whereas the volunteers are standing in 1 place so I think they have the harder job!

This week Team Matty put together a water stop in celebration of National Margarita Day!  They had sombreros, margarita glasses of pretzels and snacks as well as many other themed items.  Thanks to all our volunteers this week and every week who help us train and prepare for the marathon!

Margarita water stop from this weekend's volunteers!
Group making our first stop after 4 miles
Even the local CBS news station was out there this week taping us runners and interviewing a number of folks.  While I wasn't interviewed (probably a good thing), others sum up the experience quite well.  I did get taped crossing the road and you can see my back ~46" into the video.  Not too exciting, but again, the video conveys the training experience this winter!
Runners Brave The Elements Training For 2015 Boston Marathon « CBS Boston

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