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, March 20, 2016

Cruise Control

The last few weeks, I've run the weekly long run a bit faster than I really should be.  With a goal of breaking the 4hr mark (still!) this Boston, a good pace is ~9.00min/mile.  This leaves ~4-5mins of cushion for the congestion at the beginning, stopping to see family, RJ and others along the course and the likely slow-down that will come as we hit the Newton Hills.  With this in mind, I should be running the long runs slower than a 9.30min/mile pace but the last few training runs have been at race pace.  I went out this weekend with 1 goal, to run slower and just take my time.  Mission accomplished, running the 16+ miles at a 9.28min/mile.

As always, our volunteers helped us make the run successful.  Team Matty was out there in force with SpongeBob Sq Pants costumes, decorations and music, Matty's favorite cartoon.  Matty Dubuc battled cancer and unfortunately lost his battle on March 25, 2007.  To remember Matty his family will be doing a number of his favorite things on Friday.  As part of the water stop, they had a number of Matty's favorite things for us runners to pick and also do this coming week.  I get to enjoy some skittles, starbursts or sweetarts :)

We had a great day for the run and made it through the 16 miles without issue.  With our longest run of the season this coming weekend, it will be a week to ensure I don't overdo it.  Get the miles in and avoid injuries.  Only 4 weeks to the marathon and overall I'm feeling pretty good!



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