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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, March 29, 2015

Fundraiser & 22 Miles!

The last 2 weeks have been quite busy so I missed updating the blog, but it's been a productive 2 weeks!  Thanks to many generous people, we've raised over $8,400 as of this week!  Part of this was the result of our successful fundraiser.  We had a good turnout at Meadhall and thanks to donations from local businesses and everyone who attended, we raised even more money for DFMC through the opportunity drawing!  Thanks everyone!
Prize buckets for the opportunity drawing.
Training is still going well and yesterday was our longest run.  Similar to past years, it was great to run with so many other charity runners, though the weather was less than optimal.  While many charities started in Hopkinton and ran in to Boston, we started at BC, ran out to Wellesley and headed back to BC.  For the 2nd run in a row, I thought that snow and wind were blowing in our faces as we headed out.  Of course, once we turned around the wind and snow would be at our backs, right?!  Both times I was wrong and the snow hit us in the face both ways!  Last week's run in Wayland was a bit worse, but (and I'm not hoping for this) I wouldn't be surprised if we had snow around April 20 and the marathon!  Fingers crossed this doesn't happen.

Yesterday's run was better than expected and we finished strong, running faster in the 2nd 1/2 than the 1st 1/2 and even finishing the last 6 miles around or under a 9min/mile pace!  Here are some pics from our long run this weekend...
Heading out around mile 1 or 2 with lots of runners on the road

Newton giving runners a lane of the road

Amy starting off with a smile

Before the snow and wind soaked through shoes and pants

Saucony provided support along the route
Before we started the run, the DFMC team supported some of our biggest supporters, Team Matty.  They have volunteered at every DFMC group run this year and shared Matty's story with us all these weeks.  Hearing of Matty's battle with cancer and running in his memory has surely motivated everyone on the team.  Thanks again to Team Matty for all their support this year!

Team Matty water stop!

DFMC team before the big reveal...

DFMC team all in 'Team Matty' shirts!



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